Linda Allen is a therapist with a comprehensive skill set, having worked with people from all walks of life for over 30 years.
Much of her work has been in the area personal development and adult education and Linda was a tutor with the ETB (Education Training Board) for over 10 years. Linda has supported adults in building confidence, resilience and self-awareness through one to one counselling sessions, workshops and speaking engagements and continues to help people foster a greater feeling of empowerment and well being.
Linda has also worked in Child Protection for Tusla (Child and Family Agency) supporting children in the care of the State as well as in the area of staff training in particular around stress management.
Linda has also trained as a Mediator and her experience of working with people often in very challenging circumstances along with her facilitation experience makes Linda a competent and successful mediator.
Linda has a broad skill set in both complimentary and mainstream trainings. Integrated in her work is her training in the field of energy medicine having studied Polarity Therapy and Counselling Skills, Reiki, Transforming Cellular Memory and Massage.
Her training in Psychology, Mediation and Frontline Counselling provides Linda with an expansive wealth of knowledge. These skills coupled with the many years of experience working with people in many diverse situations and environments enables Linda to come from a person centred-needs based perspective.
A natural empathiser and intuitive counsellor with great compassion and a capacity to hear what is been said beneath the words culminates in a powerful healing opportunity to present in working with Linda.
Linda has also published her book which was a born out the tragic death of her teenage son by suicide. This is both an inspiring and uplifting account of renewal and restoration after tragedy.
“My sustained passion for personal development and personal empowerment has supported my diverse work in the areas of child protection, adult education, group facilitation and one-to-one sessions over the past years. It has been the foundational structure on how I have replenished my spirit in the face of adversity”
Linda has been interviewed on both national and local radio and T.V and is an authentic and inspiring speaker.
I first met Linda when I joined her mindfulness class every week, this was the start of my life changing and not staying stuck in repeat cycle. ..I knew I trusted Linda and what she taught me there made such good changes in my life and my belief in me .Everything was now coming to a head with what I had experienced as a child that had led to poor boundaries and self worth. It was life changing when I booked in with Linda for 1:1 counseling, I cannot recommend her enough, it’s hard at times but so worth it for the peace you gain, you deserve to live your best life with ease and love and I learned to believe that and practice it as natural as breathing.. life is good and I look forward to enjoying it even on difficult days, now I know what to do. .
Ms. Allen presented on the subject of physiology of stress, antidotes to stress and mindfulness among a num-ber of topics. The session was extremely well attended by a varied cohort of staff including academic, admin-istrative and support staff across our seventy sites. Ms. Allen was knowledgeable about the subject are and demonstrated a high level of enthusiasm, empathy and engagement during the sessions. I personally attended the session and found the mix of theory and practical guidance offered to be of a very high standard. Feedback from attendees was excellent. City of Dublin ETB would look forward to engaging with Linda in the future.
