Nuala Harpur

Description of Work and Background:

Nuala is an IAHIP accredited Gestalt Psychotherapist working in a private practice in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. Nuala is also a student of the Diamond Approach Teaching Ireland.

She is employed as a Senior Health Promotion Officer with the HSE since 2001 working in and with a broad range of diverse settings and population groups. She has a deep understanding of the complex determinants that underpin our health. Nuala is an advanced facilitator, with a vast experience of working with groups. She started her work with the HSE in 1984 as a general nurse and specialized in cardiac rehabilitation.

Nuala works from a humanistic and integrative approach, working with individuals to provide both short and long-term psychotherapy support as required. Her work covers a broad a range of emotional and psychological issues, such as anxiety, stress, anger, depression, loss and bereavement, parenting, relationships and sexuality, trauma, abuse, self - harm and addiction.

One of Nuala’s strength is her ability to create a safe, supportive and creative space for the client. This is underpinned by her strong belief in the importance of the therapeutic relationship in supporting the client to do their personal work and self-enquiry. She believes that each person is unique and has the capacity to achieve their potential for true contact and awareness both with themselves and in their relationship with others.