Gabriela Bucur

MIACP - Multilingual Psychotherapist & Counsellor

I am a Multilingual (English, Italian, and Romanian) qualified Counsellor and Psychotherapist, and an Accredited Member of Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MIACP). 

 

My expertise encompasses:

Individual Therapy, Couples Therapy, CBT for Perimenopause & Menopause, Death Doula, Parenting, and Family Therapy.

 

My main training embodies a number of different approaches including: Person-Centred Approach, Psychoanalysis, Existentialism, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Body Psychotherapy, Stress Response, Integrative & Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Family & Systemic  Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Psychopathology, Addiction Studies, and Group Psychotherapy.  

Psychoanalysis

 

Currently, I am pursuing a four-years program of Professional Clinical MA in Psychoanalysis at UCD School of Medicine, which necessitates my attendance at weekly psychiatric case conferences at St. Vincent's University Hospital and involvement in personal analysis. A psychiatric and psychoanalytic approach to mental illness is brought together by this teaching forum. Through participation in clinical settings and rigorous practice in this course, I will acquire a solid foundation for working in the field of mental health.

The main emphasis in this course is on Human Sexuality and Sexuation, Desires and Its Interpretation, the connection between Symptoms and Dreams, Psychoanalysis and Language, Neurosis, Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Child Psychoanalysis, Clinical Diagnosis, and Clinical Placement.

 

Psychoanalysis is a therapeutic approach that delves into the unconscious workings of the mind that has the greatest impact on our thoughts, actions, and feelings. Explicitly expressing your concerns in psychoanalysis is a unique opportunity, allowing you to hear things you're not aware of, which can impact your actions and position in life. 

Psychoanalytic insights play a key role in uncovering the delicate balance of meaning in our lives and understanding the factors behind mental health and its breakdown in illness.

Logotherapy and Existential Analysis

 

At the same time, I am also enrolled in obtaining a Professional Diploma in Logotherapy and Existential Analysis from the Viktor Frankl Institute of Ireland - completing the last module. The diploma in Logotherapy and Existential Analysis provides me a better understanding of Life & Death Concepts and Instincts, Existential Angst, and the Theory and Therapy of Mental Disorders like Neuroses, Psychoses, Schizophrenia, Criminality, and Suicide. 

 

A Logotherapist helps their clients have a better understanding about Life & Death, Will-to-Meaning & Meaning-Centred Interventions, Happiness & Gratitude, Freedom vs Fate, Choice & Responsibility, Ethics & Trust, Power of the Human Spirit, Unavoidable Suffering, Existential Vacuum (Lack of Meaning, Boredom, Inner Emptiness), Sunday Neurosis, Attitudinal Change, Crisis Situations, Despair & Violence & Aggression, Addictions, Depression. 

Additional Completed Training :

 

 

  • Professional Certificate in Family Therapy 
  • Death Doula Certificate 
  • Certificate in CBT for Menopausal Symptoms
  • Professional Certificate in Couples Therapy from the Institute of Couples Therapy Ireland
  • Certificate in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training 
  • Suicide Prevention Training program with HSE 

 

Those combined modalities give me the opportunity to have a holistic and visceral understanding of my client’s needs and fears. My goal is to help my clients turn their suffering into achievement and accomplishment, to reduce anxieties that paralyses their potential, and use their spiritual resources to withstand adversity. Regardless of your identity or circumstances, you have the option to choose. 

 

Either you choose to live on autopilot, fear, or be a victim of your circumstances, or you can opt to choose to stop reacting to your surroundings and decide how you respond to life. I believe that by taking the first step, everyone has the Power to unlock Inner Peace, promote Wellbeing, and to improve Resilience, Acceptance, Cognitive Re-appraisal, Spirituality, Happiness, overall Health, and Life Satisfaction.