Mr Fergal Clancy

Mr Fergal Clancy is an Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist with approximately 15 years of counselling experience. His professional practice has included work in private practice, educational settings, and addiction services.

Mr Clancy previously worked with the Schools Completion Programme Connemara South & West, providing support to children and adolescents in areas including school attendance, classroom behaviour, peer relationships, low mood, anxiety, confidence building, and family-related issues. He subsequently worked as a counsellor with the Health Service Executive Drug and Alcohol Service in Galway, where he provided addiction counselling in both in-person and online settings and coordinated rehabilitation funding and placement services.

His therapeutic approach is integrative and incorporates elements of person-centred therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Trauma-Informed Care (TIC), and the Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA).

Mr Clancy holds a BA (Honours) Degree (Level 8) in Counselling and Psychotherapy with Addiction Studies, as well as a BA Degree (Level 7) in Counselling Skills and Addiction Studies.

He is an accredited member of the Association of Professional Counsellors and Psychotherapists (APCP) and the Addiction Counsellors of Ireland (ACI). He also undertakes regular professional supervision and personal therapy as part of his professional practice.