Caro O'Neill
MSc, CST-D
CranioSacral Therapy
Gestalt Psychotherapy
Hi! My name is Caro. Welcome to my site.
I am hoping you will find all the information you need in the following pages but if you have any questions please reach out and contact me by email or phone. I will be delighted to talk you through any queries you may have.
I began practising as a CranioSacral Practitioner in 1996 and working as a Gestaltist in 2018. I qualified as a Gestalt Psychotherapist with The Metanoia Institute, London, in 2022.
As a qualified member of UKCP and the CranioSacral Society, I abide by their code of ethics, am fully insured and DBS checked to work with children and vulnerable adults. I have regular supervision and am continually updating my knowledge and skills through regular continuing professional development.
"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."
~ Carl Rogers
About Me
My journey as a complementary health professional began in 1996. I studied the CranioSacral curriculum with the Upledger Institute UK for 5 years before attaining qualification. I set up and ran a CST Children’s Clinic in Spain where I was living before returning to the UK with my family in 2002.
Since then I have worked in a multi disciplinary practice in Launceston, Cornwall and have my own private clinic in Holsworthy, Devon. I am a founding director of Upledger Programmes, a Community Interest Company providing Intensive CranioSacral Therapy programmes.
I began working with Psychotherapy clients in 2018 and completed my Masters in Gestalt Psychotherapy in 2022.
My work focuses on the relationship that you and I create together whether it is on the couch for CST or in the chair for Gestalt. I aim to meet you where you are at, both physically and emotionally and balance the support and challenge required for change.
I aim to help you to discover your true potential by listening deeply to what you tell me, with your body and your words. I truly believe that we all hold the power within ourselves to heal and only you have access to that power. My role is to facilitate you in finding it. I believe healing occurs through contact and connection.
"Connection is the energy that is created between people when they feel seen, heard and valued - when they can give and receive without judgment "
~ Brene Brown
Qualifications
MSc Gestalt Psychotherapy...Metanoia Institute
Diplomate in CranioSacral Therapy...Upledger Institute
Clinical Applications for Trauma and CST...Upledger Institute
NeuroAnatomy...College of Body Science
SomatoEmotional Release 1&2...Upledger Institute
Paediatrics Curriculum for CST...Upledger Institute
Certificate in Hypnotherapy...The Clinical Hypnosis Institute
Study Group Leader for Devon and Cornwall Upledger CST Practitioners
Director of Upledger Programmes CIC
Introductory Course Leader for CST
Mentor for CST Practitioners
Member of IAAGT, CSS