About Olivia
I firmly believe you don't have to reach rock bottom to remove alcohol from your life.I certainly didn't.
I'm Olivia Farrelly, a mum of two living in Dublin, a grey area drinker, and alcohol-free since the 4th of July 2018. Now I help people just like me to stop drinking, without relying on willpower alone.
My story
From the outside, there was no problem.
I never met the criteria for dependence. I didn't drink every day. I was functioning, working, parenting. But inwardly, alcohol felt quietly destructive. It was taking far more than it was giving, I was secretly worried about it and I was always making and breaking rules around it.
That's the grey area. Drinking that has become a problem, but isn't life-threatening. It's confusing, isolating and the old labels of alcoholic or not an alcoholic simply don't fit.
Having spent almost 20 years in the education sector designing and delivering behaviour change interventions, I finally turned that expertise on myself in relation to alcohol and as a result giving up alcohol is, and will always remain, the greatest achievement of my life. It changed everything. And I'm fanatical about helping others untangle from the booze too.
'The issue is rarely a lack of willpower. It's understanding the patterns that keep us returning to alcohol.'
Qualifications
Lived experience, backed by training.
- BSc in Social Psychology
- MSc in Health Psychology
- Diploma in Alcohol Studies Diploma in Coaching
- PgCert Trauma-Informed Practice
- Trained in Motivational Interviewing
- Trained Recovery Facilitator
How I work
For anyone who is done with booze.
I work with people of every gender and background. If alcohol is making you think there has to be more to life than this merrygoround of drinking and hanging then you're exactly who I help.
Evidence- Informed Programs
Psychology informed curriculum covering behaviour change, emotional regulations, identity and long term change.
Honesty, always
I'll tell you plainly what I believe will and won't work for you, including moderation.
Confidential & safe
Nothing you share leaves our conversation. No judgement.
Personal Approach
I deliver every session myself. You'll never be handed off to someone else.
Let's talk about where you are.
Start with a 45-minute consultation, or see all the ways we can work together.