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Compassion & Emotion Focused Support in
You don't have to navigate infertility alone.
Supporting women heal from the grief, loss & Trauma carried from their journey to motherhood so they can regain confidence and enjoy life fully again.
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I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU FOUND ME AND FERTILITY WELLBEING IRELAND
I'm Dara
A certified Specialist Fertility and Women's Therapeutic Coach. Specialising in reproductive and perinatal emotional wellbeing, grief and trauma Support.
I am a woman on a mission to change the way we define grief, loss and trauma when it comes to understanding, processing and talking about our reproductive story. To change the narrative around how we connect with and support women going through infertility and how we navigate pregnancy and motherhood.
I know firsthand the gut wrenching heartache that comes with trying to conceive month after month, then year after year. The complete sense of overwhelm, loneliness, anger, resentment, exhaustion and rollercoaster of emotions. You can feel completely lost and like you no longer know who you are. Relationships, friendships and confidence can suffer and it can feel like you no longer have control over any part of your life. I also know that this can spill over into pregnancy and indeed into motherhood.
You can reach a stage where it all feels too much. This is where I come in. I am here to meet you where you are at. To hold space for you to share your thoughts, feelings, hopes, expectations and journey with you to process any grief or trauma. To rediscover who you are, what you want and feel empowered, confident and enjoy life again while you wait for your baby.
Knowing that no matter what comes your way you can and will handle it.
To learn more about me click on the 'ABOUT ME' & 'MY APPROACH' Tabs in the menu bar.
Navigating infertility can be overwhelming. You can very easily get lost in it all.
WOULD YOU LIKE SUPPORT AS YOU NAVIGATE YOUR JOURNEY?
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EMOTION AND COMPASSION FOCUSED SUPPORT NAVIGATING TTC,
INFERTILITY & EXPLORING IVF
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SUPPORT WITH EMOTIONAL WELLBEING IN PREGNANCY AFTER INFERTILITY OR LOSS
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SUPPORT WITH EMOTIONAL WELLBEING IN MOTHERHOOD AFTER INFERTILITY OR LOSS
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SUPPORT UNDERSTAINDING YOUR REPRODUCTIVE STORY & GRIEF OR TRAUMA
How I can help you...
The support that I offer is very much person centred, so that at all times it will be what feels right for you. I embrace compassion and emotion focused support along with practical and solution focused support. It is important for me to meet you where you are currently at and create a safe, non judgemental space to talk about what is going on, or has been going on and how it is affecting you now. Space to tell your story , share your thoughts, feelings, hopes, expectations and process your emotions, understand them and put tools into place that help you to move forward, learn, grow and feel confident in all that you do and who you are.
I use a blend of psychology, psychotherapy and counselling modalities coupled with coaching, neuroscience and mind body connection techniques. My job is to listen to what has been going on for you and together we make a flexible plan that best supports you. Not trying to judge, force or fix things, but rather acknowledge and understand what you need.
When we work together, no matter where you are on your journey, whether it is Navigating TTC, Infertility or exploring IVF, Support with Anxiety or emotional wellbeing in Pregnancy after infertility or loss or Navigating Motherhood after Infertility or Loss. Know that when we work together, when you are willing to accept support, to be open, curious, honest with yourself, accountable and show up for yourself you will feel confident again and you will trust yourself and know that no matter what comes your way in life you will be able to cope.
To know more about how I can support you click on the 'COMBINING TALK THERAPY/HOLISTIC THERAPY' & 'HOW I CAN HELP' tabs at the top of the page or indeed follow me on Instagram or Facebook @fertilitywellbeingireland.
Change along with reaching out, asking for and accepting support can
feel incredibly scary or like you are failing in some way. Deciding to take the step to change and to begin your healing journey takes courage. But you don't have to do it alone. That's what I am here for.
So what can you expect when working with me?
Training & Education
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WHAT
YOU
CAN
EXPECT
WHEN
YOU
ARE
WORKING
WITH
ME.
Something that I realised and was a turning point for me, was the difference in knowing I can do something on my own & feeling I have to do it on my own.
This feels very different & in turn creates very different feelings. Doing hard things alone is exhausting. Doing hard things with the right support, & in a way empowers your sense of knowing, trust in yourself, promotes confidence in your ability to make decisions for yourself is an incredible gift.
Anything that encourages me to feel empowered as opposed to enabling me to stay stuck is enormously helpful for me.
I have found having space & support to get compassionately curious has been a game changer for me. I also have the wonderful gift of seeing the difference it makes in the lives of the women that I support.
In working with you can expect
CONNECTION.
CLARITY.
HEALING AND GROWTH.
TO FEEL HEARD.
TO FEEL SUPPORTED.
COMPASSIONATE CURIOUSITY.
A SAFE NON JUDGEMENTAL SPACE.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
UNDERSTANDING.
THE TOOLS TO RECONNECT TO YOURSELF AND IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS.
SPACE TO REDISCOVER WHO YOU ARE.
SPACE TO EXPLORE YOUR FEELINGS, WANTS AND NEEDS.
SPACE TO EXPLORE BELIEFS AND BOUNDARIES.
SPACE TO RECONNECT WITH YOUR GUT INSTINCT.
This is your space to explore what is going on for you. Get in touch and we can have a phone call and see if working with me feels right for you and which session type meets you where you are at right now in order to enable to move forward in a way that will help you to feel like you again, to feel confident again and enjoy life in the way you so very much deserve to.
or follow Instagram
@fertilitywellbeingireland