Chidera Okonkwo
Clinical psychologist, Galway, Ireland
Plain words about how the mind works, one short video at a time.
Sessions and talks
To see me for an assessment or weekly sessions, or to ask for a talk, write to me.
Assessment
from €120
A first, longer visit to talk through what has been going on, with a short written summary afterwards. For adults, one to one.
Weekly session
from €90
An hour a week in the room above the bookshop, with a regular day and time agreed together.
Talk for a team or an organisation
from €300
A one-hour talk, in person or online, on a general topic from the videos, with questions at the end.
Recent videos
How a first session goes
The room, the first questions, and what you can say or leave unsaid.
November 6, 2026 · 3 min
What an assessment is
What happens over an assessment, and what you take away from it.
October 30, 2026 · 4 min
From the radio slot
What I talk about in the weekly slot, in two minutes.
October 23, 2026 · 2 min
Words you will hear in the room
A few terms psychologists use, one at a time.
October 16, 2026 · 3 min
The course
Notes for a first session
A printed guide for the days before a first session: what to expect, what to bring, and space to write down your questions.
PDF · 20 pages
Understanding anxiety
Eight short video lessons on what anxiety is, how psychologists describe it and the words you will meet in a first session.
8 video lessons · At your own pace
To print and keep
Notes for a first session
A printed guide for the days before a first session: what to expect, what to bring, and space to write down your questions.
PDF · 20 pages
Press
A weekly slot on a regional radio station
Since 2022
A guest at the community health centre's evening talks
Every spring
A speaker at libraries and community centres across the west of Ireland
Each season
About
I'm a clinical psychologist with a private practice above a bookshop in Galway. I have worked with adults for fourteen years, first in a hospital service and now in my own room, and for the last four I have had a short weekly slot on local radio.
The room is plain and quiet, with very little in it. I see adults by inquiry, for assessments and for weekly sessions. On this site I put the videos, notes and talks that explain how the work goes, in the words I would use in the room.