Veronica Walsh – about me and what I do…

I am Veronica Walsh – I am a cognitive science and cognitive behavioural trainer, and owner of CBTandFeelingGood.com CBT and BrainSkills training.

I started CBTandFeelingGood in 2009. My mission was to provide best practice cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), but with the focus of turning therapy into accessible and practical learning. My background as a corporate trainer gave me transferable skills that clicked perfectly with CBT, especially in the area of creating user friendly handouts and worksheets and workbooks for clients, and designing professional experiential organisational and corporate training. In fact my materials are used by mental health professionals all over the world.

My programmes have been assessed and accredited for inclusion on the national register of trainers, so I progressed quickly to not just working with individuals in my private practice in Dublin’s Wicklow Street, but also offering cognitive behavioural training well-being seminars and group workshops to organisations and companies – working with everybody from banks to government funded bodies and schools and universities.

I constantly research and study and apply – and of course the last few years have moved the mental health models in to neuroscience, neurobiology, and evolutionary psychology – and that is blended into my training.

And you’re reading this here on my free online self help resource website, which I created in 2012, and where you can access my original downloadable materials, so you can see I provide theory and application handouts and worksheets and mini-workbooks that move through various models. I read everything so you don’t have to, and turn it into training! Note: I add to it regularly so please feel free to sign up to receive alerts to new posts.

My Dublin one to one sessions are in a lovely therapy setting, and done through a mixture of discussion and accessible easy to use homework, literally teaching people life changing skills to ‘learn wellness’ and how to be happier.  The official terms for this type of work are: low intensity CBT or fast intervention therapy or facilitated guided self help – which basically means turning therapy into fast practical accessible and fun facilitated training in a partnership. And it works! (CLICK HERE FOR TESTIMONIALS)

HeyDublin.ie – the go-to-guide for best services – did a secret assessment of Veronica Walsh CBT and Feeling Good – and ranked it #6 in the Top 9 Psychotherapy Services in Dublin 2024”  Our Unvarnished Impressions of CBT and Feeling Good (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) Dublin: From the moment I stepped into CBT and Feeling Good, it was apparent that Veronica is passionate about her profession. Her infectious energy combined with a truly caring nature immediately put me at ease, allowing us to dive straight into my therapy sessions. I cannot speak highly enough of her expertise in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – she knows exactly what questions to ask, when prompts are needed and how to tailor each session towards achieving optimum results. Experiencing anxiety can make life feel like such a struggle sometimes but since visiting CBT and Feeling Good, my outlook on life has changed significantly for the better! By focusing on changing negative thinking patterns that were previously holding me back, I found myself feeling significantly more confident day-to-day. Overall, This business provided exceptional service from start to finish as well as having affordable fees!. Whether you have been battling anxieties or depressions for years or months only- don’t hesitate- go see Veronica without any delay. I guarantee you will not regret taking this brave step forward toward mental well-being because she truly gave me new lease of life.! Name – CBT and Feeling Good (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) Dublin – http://www.CBTandFeelingGood.com – 30 Wicklow Street, Dublin 2, Ireland

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Low Intensity CBT – this kind of therapy is recommended for low to moderate anxiety and depression, or as a complementary treatment if medication and more traditional therapies have not helped you. You just bring yourself along to a session and I’ll take care of everything else. For engaged learners you won’t have to wait months to understand and apply and start getting obvious results; in fact it can be immediately life-changing for many clients.

Click to open a window to my website testimonials / evaluations page…

Methods: my work takes a holistic third wave approach, using everything that works – from pure CBT foundations in exploring evidence based practical applications to build awareness and management of how we think and feel and behave, to the neuroscience and neurobiology of our physicality, with added positive psychology, and mindfulness and acceptance, and to the philosophy of living in the present practices. The posts and worksheets available on this blog span all of those modalities and more, and each in person session or training workshop is organic and tailored specifically to the client and their particular needs. I share the view of leading academics in psychology and neuroscience that modern psycho-educational models should be efficient and fascinating science of wellness training, not like the old ‘sickness’ models, and that the therapy should deliver early measurable results through a working partnership.

My past life thumbnail bio includes: corporate trainer & training manager for AppleCentres (including creating original documentation) – through to running the Dublin Applecentre as managing partner – then leading a digital media startup through Enterprise Ireland, along with general management consultancy including facilitating high end tenders – including becoming a licensed NYC realtor for high end Manhattan property while I was retraining in CBT and experiential training accreditation.

I am a media contributor and event speaker – see a selection of newspaper/magazine/and radio contributions below:

 

NOTE – I also teach Mind Mapping as part of my ‘change your brain and how you do things’ skills. Mind Mapping is a way to map and organise information visually onto a page for easy storing in, and recall from, your brain. 80% of us think visually – so your brain prefers to work this way rather than the linear note-making and learning by rote way you learned in school – Mind mapping is efficient and will make your life easier – organise and plan what you want to say, and recall it easily and clearly. Click HERE to go to my mindmap web page.

For more information, (and/or to book a session or training or an appearance at an event or an interview), email me at info@CBTandFeelingGood.com, or call me at Ireland 086 8113031.

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Ireland Links: private one-to-one sessions  (in Dublin’s city centre), and group workshops for organisations and companies.

CBT & Feeling Good approved Training Programmes & Trainers have been placed on the FAS & Enterprise Ireland National Register of Trainers. (Registration # 903680.) In compliance with the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act 1999. Fully accredited and insured. (Training certification: FETAC. CBT Diploma: ASET UK Gov/National Awarding Body qualification.)