Helena Downey
Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapist (Pre-Accredited)
Qualifications/Certification:
MSc in Mindfulness-Based Interventions, University College Dublin (UCD)
BA (Hons) in Counselling and Psychotherapy, ICPPD
BComm (Hons), University College Dublin (UCD)
500-hour Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Therapy Ireland (YTI)
Pre-accredited member of the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP)
Full member of the Mindfulness Teachers Association of Ireland (MTAI)
Full member of Yoga Therapy Ireland (YTI)
Tutor on Yoga Therapy Ireland’s Teacher Training Programme for six years
17 years of business experience across IT, Change Management, Training and Development
Helena Downey
Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapist (Pre-Accredited)
About Helena
Helena Downey is a Humanistic and Integrative psychotherapist offering Counselling and Psychotherapy at The Dublin Wellbeing Centre.
Helena qualified with a BA (Hons) in Counselling and Psychotherapy in 2024 and has been working with clients since 2022. She is a pre-accredited member of the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP).
Her therapeutic work is also informed by an extensive background in mindfulness, yoga, human development and organisational change. Helena holds an MSc in Mindfulness-Based Interventions from University College Dublin and has undertaken 500-hour Yoga Teacher Training with Yoga Therapy Ireland.
Before training as a psychotherapist, Helena spent 17 years working in business, with experience in IT, change management, training and development. This varied professional and personal background contributes to a grounded understanding of the challenges, transitions and changes people can encounter throughout life.
Ethical, research-informed practice is a core value for Helena. As a Humanistic and Integrative psychotherapist, she does not take a one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, therapy is responsive to the individual, their circumstances and what they need from the therapeutic space.
Working with Helena
Therapy is an invitation to cast a gentle light of awareness on yourself and your life. Therapy works in a comprehensive way providing space to explore thinking patterns, emotions, embodied experiences, spiritual influences and relationships with others.
Everyone can benefit from therapy as it is a confidential, safe space to speak about whatever may have been weighing on your mind or in your heart.
"Hope" is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without the words, and never stops at all.'
Emily Dickinson
How to Book an Appointment
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How to Get to the Centre
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