NEW SERVICE
Online Therapy & Psychological Assessment
Mary is committed to promoting positive Adult Mental Health using evidenced based:
Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy,
Compassion Focused Therapy,
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
Schema Therapy
Assessment Pre-Bariatric Surgery
to support people with severe and enduring mental health needs such as Anxiety Disorder, Mood Disorder, Binge Eating Disorder, Trauma, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Adult ADHD, Social Anxiety, Low Self Esteem. Weight Management and Obesity treatment .
Now we are happy to announce our online therapy and assessment session which can be booked via the button below. If you have any questions or need more information about our online sessions, please get in touch.
Bariatric Assessment
Specialised Expertise as a Bariatric Psychologist
For the past eight years Dr Mary Hynes has worked as a highly specialist Bariatric Psychologist in the Saolta Hospital Group settings, most particularly in University Hospital Galway. She works predominantly with people with severe obesity, binge eating disorders, difficulties with Emotional Eating and Emotional Overeating. She has a passion for supporting people to work psychologically to address issues to Overcoming Obesity and Emotional Eating using a CBT, Compassionate-focused therapeutic and Mindfulness Based Therapeutic approach.
Psychology Counselling for Obesity and Weight Management
Rather than focusing on assessing Psychological (un)suitability for Bariatric surgery an evidenced based approach is used to improve readiness for surgery and post operative interventions to address recurring or emerging difficulties which may impact outcomes, Regardless of pre-operative mental health vulnerabilities, bariatric surgery requires major changes to eating behaviour and development of new skills which may be difficult to maintain.
Binge Eating Disorder, loss of control of eating and Emotional Eating are the most common eating related issues to re-emerge after bariatric surgery and is predictive of poorer weight loss.
Dr Mary Hynes, Senior Clinical Psychologist and Bariatric Psychologist provides pre and post-bariatric psychological support. In addition she offers weight management psychological interventions.
Listen to my I radio interview on Emotional Eating
https://www.iradio.ie/askanexpert/
Publications:
The Role of Self-Compassion in the Treatment of Eating Disorders: a Systemic Review. The Irish Psychologist.
Hynes, M., Conway, R & McGuire, B.E (2018). The role of self-compassion in the Treatment of Eating Disorders. The Irish Psychologist.
'Effects of a Milk-Based Meal Replacement Program on Weight and Metabolic Characteristics in Adults with Severe Obesity'
Rafey, MF,Murphy, CF,Abdalgwad, R,Kilkelly, K,Griffin, H,Beatty, N,O'Shea, PM,Collins, C,McGrath, R, Hynes, M, Davenport, C,O'Donnell, M,Finucane, FM (2020) 'Effects of a Milk-Based Meal Replacement Program on Weight and Metabolic Characteristics in Adults with Severe Obesity'. Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome And Obesity-Targets And Therapy, 13 :197-205 [DOI] [Details]
'Effects of an eight-week supervised, structured lifestyle modification programme on anthropometric, metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors in severely obese adults'
Crowe C, Gibson I, Cunning K, Kerins C, Costello C, Windle J, O'Shea PM, Hynes M, MGuire BE, Kilkelly K, Griffin H, O'Brien T, Jones J, Finucane FM. (2015) 'Effects of an eight-week supervised, structured lifestyle modification programme on anthropometric, metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors in severely obese adults'. BMC Endocr Disord, [DOI] [Details]
Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is a form of psychological treatment that has been demonstrated to be effective for a range of problems including depression, anxiety disorders, marital problems, eating disorders, and mental health issues. Numerous research studies suggest that CBT leads to significant improvement in functioning and quality of life. .
CBT is based on several core principles, including:
1. Psychological problems are based, in part, on faulty or unhelpful ways of thinking.
2. Psychological problems are based, in part, on learned patterns of unhelpful behaviour.
3. People suffering from psychological problems can learn better ways of coping with them, thereby relieving their symptoms and becoming more effective in their lives. CBT treatment usually involves efforts to change thinking
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) was developed as a psychological approach for people at risk for depressive relapse who wish to learn how to stay well in the long-term. MBCT is based on Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program at the University of Massachusetts Medical Centre. It includes meditation techniques to help people become more aware of their experience in the present moment, by tuning into moment-to-moment changes in the mind and the body. Through the mindfulness practices people learn to see more clearly the patterns of the mind, and to recognise when mood is beginning to dip without adding to the problem by attempting to avoid or suppress painful thoughts and feelings, or by falling into analysis and rumination.
Mindfulness Intervention
Compassion focused therapy (CFT) is a system of psychotherapy developed by Prof. Paul Gilbert, Clinical Psychologist, that integrates techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy with concepts from evolutionary psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, Buddhist psychology, and neuroscience. Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) helps those who struggle with the shame and self-criticism that can result from early experiences of abuse or neglect. CFT teaches clients to cultivate skills in compassion and self-compassion, which can help regulate mood and lead to feelings of safety, self-acceptance, and comfort. CFT has been shown to effectively treat long-term emotional problems including anxiety disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, hoarding disorder, and psychosis by addressing patterns of shame and self-criticism, which can significantly contribute to mental health issues
Compassion Focused Therapy
Post-Stroke Psychological Support
Addressing psychological need should be accepted as an essential part of the recovery plan for people with stroke.