The Corkman

Katie is finding a niche in psychother­apy

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KATARINA MADARASZ is a qualified psychother­apist based in Kanturk.

Originally from Slovakia, Katie, as her Irish friend’s call her has been living in Ireland for the last 14 years, so she is well versed in the Irish way of life.

Katarina specialise­s in Cognitive Behavioura­l Therapy. CBT is proven to be very effective in the treatment of many different mental health difficulti­es.

Katies, interest in CBT came through her training as a psychiatri­c mental health nurse; and she qualified from IT Tralee in 2011.

After the nursing training, Katie completed her Masters Degree in CBT at ICHAS College in Limerick.

As part of the Masters Degree she completed over 200 hours of practical training.

Since her qualificat­ion Katie has applied her CBT skills in her everyday practice as a psychiatri­c nurse.

Katie has successful­ly helped people suffering from Social Anxiety, Generalize­d Anxiety, Depression with Suicidal Ideation; Self Esteem Issues, Panic Disorders and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

hrough her psychiatri­c mental health nurse training she learned all about the importance of listening, being non-judgementa­l and empathetic, treating every person as an individual having their own individual needs. During the sessions she aims to support her clients, but in the meantime she challenges them in their thinking and guides them to finding solutions to their difficulti­es.

Katie is based in Kanturk and can be contacted on 085 204 7979 or e-mail katarinama­darasz77@gmail.com

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Katarina (Katie) Madarasz

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