“I feel a bit stuck.”
Take stock of your current situation, identify one priority and choose a manageable action to begin with.
ONLINE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Understand more.
Put it into practice.
Learn useful ideas about yourself, your habits and your choices. Structured online personal development sessions with practical tools, resources and steps you can use in everyday life.
One-to-one sessions with Ger Boland, focused on your present and future. These sessions are not counselling or psychotherapy.
Explore a free first conversation15 minutes · Online · No obligation to continue
ONE STEP AT A TIME
Your starting point. Your next step.What matters
to you?
Understand yourself. Learn practical skills. Find your way forward.YOUR PACE. YOUR DIRECTION.
01 / A PLACE TO START
You don’t need to have
it all figured out.
You might have a clear goal or need help choosing a starting point. Together, we’ll agree a focus for the session and what you would like to take away.
“I’m ready for a change.”
Think through a current decision or change, consider your options and plan your next move.
“I want healthier habits.”
Look at your routines, notice what gets in the way and choose small changes you can practise in everyday life.
“I have a goal in mind.”
Turn an intention into realistic next steps, whether it relates to work, relationships, habits or something personal to you.
“I want clearer boundaries.”
Identify your everyday limits, practise saying no and find respectful ways to communicate what you are—and aren’t—comfortable with.
“I want to communicate better.”
Practise expressing your needs, making requests and listening to others. Rehearse an everyday conversation so you can find words that feel clear and natural to you.
02 / HOW I WORK
Learning that makes
sense in your life.
Education is a central part of my approach. We make time to understand an idea, connect it to your current situation and decide how you might use it.
My approach is humanistic: your values, choices and pace matter. I listen, ask questions and help you consider what is realistic for you. You decide the direction; we work towards an agreed personal development goal.
Psychoeducation means learning about how people think, feel and behave. Here, it is offered as general education for self-awareness and personal development. We might discuss habits, values, communication or ideas from attachment theory, without labelling you or treating a mental health condition.
Get to know GerA FRAMEWORK FOR YOUR SESSIONS
A structure for progress.
The GROW model helps us move from a current goal to practical action, with room to review what works for you.
- G
Goal
What would you like to be different?
- R
Reality
What is happening for you now?
- O
Options
What possibilities could you explore?
- W
Way forward
What feels like a realistic next step?
UNDERSTAND IT. TRY IT. TAKE IT WITH YOU.
More than a conversation.
We choose resources around your interests and goals, so the learning has a purpose for you.
Ideas made accessible
Plain-language explanations and selected reading to help you understand a topic. Ask questions, consider different perspectives and connect the ideas to everyday situations.
Tools to work with
Goal-setting worksheets, journaling prompts or the Wheel of Life to review your priorities. We can also use optional role-play to practise a boundary, make a request or try out the words for an everyday conversation.
Resources to take away
Relevant worksheets, prompts or reading suggestions to revisit between sessions. Try an idea in your own time, then review what was useful and what you want to adapt.
03 / UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE
Different purposes.
The right support for you.
Here is what my personal development sessions offer, and where counselling or another professional service may be more appropriate.
Personal development
Education, awareness and practical steps.
A structured space to learn about yourself and work towards a present or future goal.
- Understanding your values, habits and everyday choices.
- Setting everyday boundaries and practising how to say no.
- Expressing your needs, making requests and practising assertive communication.
- Rehearsing conversations through optional role-play and listening exercises.
- Setting goals, considering options and making a plan.
- Using worksheets, reflection prompts and educational resources.
- Trying small changes and reviewing what you learn.
We can acknowledge feelings and past experiences, but these sessions do not involve trauma processing, in-depth emotional work or treatment of mental health conditions.
Explore personal development sessionsCounselling & specialist mental health support
Therapeutic support, assessment and treatment where needed.
If you are seeking help for the concerns below, an appropriately qualified counsellor, psychotherapist, GP or specialist service is the right route. WellMind personal development sessions do not assess or treat these concerns.
- Addiction: alcohol or drug dependence, gambling problems and other addictive behaviours.
- Trauma: childhood or recent trauma, the effects of abuse, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Self-harm or suicidal thoughts: seek prompt professional support; see the urgent-help information below.
- Anxiety difficulties: persistent anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety and phobias.
- Depression: persistent low mood, hopelessness or postnatal depression.
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): distressing obsessions and compulsions.
- Eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia or binge eating disorder.
- Grief, bereavement and loss: when you want help with the emotional impact.
- Other mental health conditions: bipolar disorder, psychosis, schizophrenia or personality disorders need assessment and appropriate specialist care.
- Deeper emotional difficulties: distressing past experiences or recurring relationship patterns you want to work through therapeutically.
This is a guide to support outside these educational sessions, not a diagnosis checklist or a list of services I offer. Counselling may form part of someone’s care; medical or specialist treatment may also be needed.
Counselling at WellMind is planned for mid-2027, subject to completing my qualification and practice requirements. The scope of that service will be confirmed before bookings open; this list does not mean I will treat every condition shown.
There is overlap. Counselling can also include education, practical tools and personal development. The distinction here is the purpose and limits of my current sessions—not that learning belongs only on one side and feelings on the other. You do not need to try personal development before seeking counselling.
Learn more: Irish Council for Psychotherapy · NHS guide to talking therapies · HSE mental health information
LISTENING. LEARNING. NEXT STEPS.04 / MEET GER
Hello, I’m Ger.
Over the past four years, my college journey has given me so much to think about: how we understand ourselves, relate to others and make choices. I want to share that learning in a way that is useful beyond the classroom.
WellMind is a way for me to give back to the community through accessible education, practical resources and one-to-one personal development sessions. You don’t need a background in psychology to take part: we work through ideas in plain language, at your pace.
I’m currently completing PCI College’s four-year BSc (Hons) in Counselling & Psychotherapy, with completion expected in June 2027. My personal development sessions draw on what I am learning while remaining a separate, educational service. They are not counselling, psychotherapy or a professional training course.
My aim is for you to leave with something you understand more clearly and something practical to try. I plan to offer counselling through WellMind from mid-2027, once my qualification and practice requirements are complete.
“My role isn’t to tell you how to live your life. It’s to help you explore what matters to you.”Ger Boland · Founder of WellMind
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Training &
continued learning.
Alongside my degree studies, I continue to develop my knowledge through additional training. The certificates below record completed CPD and eLearning courses.
DEGREE IN PROGRESS
BSc (Hons) Counselling & Psychotherapy
PCI College
Expected completion: June 2027
PCI College’s programme combines academic learning, practical counselling skills and personal development. It takes an integrative approach, drawing on different therapeutic perspectives within a humanistic framework.
The course covers humanistic, cognitive-behavioural and psychodynamic approaches, alongside ethical practice, self-awareness, research and supervised clinical placement. It is developed and delivered by PCI College, and validated and awarded by Middlesex University.
For me, this learning has reinforced the value of listening, reflection and making ideas accessible. Through WellMind, I share relevant education and practical resources within the scope of my current personal development sessions. Counselling through WellMind is planned for mid-2027, once my qualification and practice requirements are complete.
Read about the degree at PCI College
PCI COLLEGE
Mindfulness Based CBT
Continuing professional development course · 6 CPD hours
Completed
View certificate (PDF)
PCI COLLEGE
Working Professionally Online
Continuing professional development course · 6 CPD hours
Completed
View certificate (image)
TUSLA · CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCY
Introduction to Children First
eLearning programme
Completed
View certificate (PDF)
TUSLA · CHILD AND FAMILY AGENCY
Children First Mandated Person
eLearning module
Completed
View certificate (PDF)05 / WHAT TO EXPECT
Check in. Choose a focus.
Take it forward.
After an introductory conversation to discuss fit, our one-to-one sessions follow a simple structure. These sessions take place online.
Where are you now?
We check in on what’s happening currently and review any steps you chose to try since our last session. Together, we agree what would make today’s session useful.
Work on what matters.
We work on your chosen goal or question, explain relevant ideas and use an exercise or resource to connect that learning to your everyday life. There is time to ask questions and make sense of it together.
Choose your next step.
We finish by agreeing a realistic action or small experiment, how you’ll notice progress and what you want to review next time. You can take away relevant resources or prompts to support that step between sessions.
07 / GOOD TO KNOW
A few questions,
answered.
It’s okay to want to know more before getting started.
Are these sessions counselling?
WellMind offers educational personal development sessions that combine understandable ideas, practical resources, goal setting and reflection. We focus on what is happening now, what you want to work towards and the steps you can take. These sessions are not counselling or psychotherapy and do not provide mental health treatment.
Feelings and past experiences may come up in conversation. In these sessions, we acknowledge relevant context without moving into in-depth work on past experiences or emotional difficulties. If that kind of support is needed, we discuss counselling or another appropriate service separately.
Counselling through WellMind is planned from mid-2027, subject to completing my qualification and the requirements to practise. It is not currently available to book here.
Will I receive tools or resources?
Yes. Depending on your focus, I’ll share relevant worksheets, journaling prompts, exercises or reading suggestions. We make time to explain and use them together, so you can decide what is useful in your own life. This is informal personal development education, not a college course, qualification or therapy programme.
Do I need a specific goal?
Not before we meet. You can bring a current challenge, a decision or an area you’d like to improve. Part of our first session can be choosing a realistic goal and agreeing a focus for our work.
What happens in the free 15-minute conversation?
We’ll introduce ourselves, discuss what you’re looking for and make space for your questions. It’s a chance to consider the fit before arranging a personal development session, with no obligation to continue. It isn’t a counselling session.
What do I need for an online session?
A quiet, private space, a reliable internet connection and a device you are comfortable using. Headphones can help with privacy and sound. Please join when you can give the conversation your attention, rather than while driving or in a public place.
What if feelings or past experiences come up?
You don’t have to hide your feelings. We can acknowledge them and pause. We may recognise that something deserves deeper attention, but we won’t use these sessions to work through past trauma or undertake in-depth emotional exploration.
We’ll discuss whether it is appropriate to continue with our agreed personal development focus, pause sessions or seek a separate service such as counselling. Personal development sessions are not a substitute for that support.
Are conversations confidential or recorded?
Conversations are treated with care and confidentiality. We’ll discuss confidentiality and its limits before working together, including serious safety concerns and circumstances where disclosure is required by law.
Sessions are not recorded. Please do not record a session without prior agreement.
How many sessions will I need?
That depends on your goals and the amount of structure you want. Choose a single session, a four-session bundle or a course of 12 weekly sessions. We’ll review your progress as we go. If you’re unsure where to begin, the free 15-minute introduction is a chance to discuss your options. See the options and fees.
Can I cancel or reschedule?
Please give at least 24 hours’ notice to cancel or reschedule. Late cancellations or missed appointments may be charged, as set out in the terms agreed before booking.
What if I need urgent mental health support?
WellMind is not a crisis service. If you are having thoughts of suicide, contact your GP, mental health team or a crisis support service promptly. In Ireland, if you are at immediate risk of harming yourself or someone else, call 112 or 999, or go to your nearest emergency department. Please do not wait for a WellMind appointment or reply. Find current HSE support options.
YOUR FIRST STEP
Let’s start
with a conversation.
A free 15-minute introduction to discuss your aims,
ask questions and see whether these sessions fit your needs.
Prefer to email? ger@wellmind.ie
FREE INTRODUCTORY CONVERSATION15 minutes.
15 minutes.
Find your starting point.
Meet Ger online and discuss what you’d like to work towards. This is an introduction, with no obligation to book further sessions.
View availability & book
Booking opens in Studio Ninja.
What can we talk about?
What you hope to get from personal development sessions, how sessions work, and whether my approach feels right for you. You can also ask about fees and availability before deciding.