#CuriousNotCritical
Is the working ethos of my practice, meaning:
You are fundamentally ok!, and given encouraging conditions, you can grow autonomously to live in a way that is most natural and valuable to you.
To be 'Curious Not Critical' means moving beyond labels and diagnoses to understand unhelpful living patterns with empathy to their earlier roots and be affirmative to the many facets that make up a person such as;
Life goals, personal values, creative practice, neurodiversity, sexuality, gender, spirituality and the many domains that make you YOU!
As with lyrics, this leaves space for the human experience: from joy to pain, past to present and future and the natural balance of thoughts and emotions.
Common areas of focus
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Anxiety & Panic
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ADHD & Neurodiversity
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Creativity & Meaningful Living
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Creative arts psychotherpy.
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Depression & Loss Of Meaning
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Family Dynamics & Relationship Issues
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Goal setting & Coaching
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Grief & Loss
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Life Changes; job loss, breakup, 'what next?'
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Sexuality & Gender Identity
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Stress Management
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Student-focused Counselling
If there is an issue you would like to work with, that is not here, please feel free to check in with me around it so I can assist or provide appropriate referral.
About Me
Hello!
My name is Kevin O'Byrne I am a psychotherapist and working musician based in Dublin. I am keenly aware of the indispensable nature of creativity in life as well as the space and wellness that often needs to be there to enjoy it.
Creative Background
I studied on the BA Jazz performance in Newpark Music Centre before transferring to complete my BA Commercial Modern Musician in TU Dublin's BIMM.
Clinical Training
I trained on Edinburgh's Queen Margaret University MSc Music Therapy; an NHS accredited, psychodynamically-informed training which involved clinical placement at Dublin's National Rehabilitation Hospital.
I hold a H.Dip (Level8) and Masters in Psychotherapy from Dublin Business School, equipping me to practice in a way that combines the relational and holding aspects of talk therapy whilst synthesizing the power of music and visual arts in the therapeutic work.
Additional bits
As of 2024, I have commenced a post-graduate diploma in Adolescent Psychotherapy to augment my experience in working with young people. I hold a professional cert in Art Therapy from Dublin Art Therapy College and I will be working with various creative bodies such as NCAD, BIMM, Electric Picnic, Ireland Music Week and more to come!