Talk and gym therapy.

Strengthening your mind and body.

 

My Mental Fitness uses exercise as a foundation to improve your mental health. Combining psychotherapy and personal training I aim to build strength from the inside out. With a focus on mental health results are not measured by the size of your bicep or the abs you gain but by the positive changes in your life and the happiness you feel inside.

 
 
 

Certified Happiness

Studies have shown that combining exercise and therapy significantly reduces anxiety and depression symptoms while also improving overall mood. This innovative method builds a stronger you.

My Mental Fitness, using this specific blend of psychotherapy and personal training, aims to improve your mental health and physical fitness, while also providing you with the necessary tools conducive to a positive life-style. This combination will help you overcome any issues that might prevent you from living your best life and help you make the positive changes required to make that happen.

Customized & Comfortable

I want to get to know you as an individual and tailor my approach accordingly. Having a degree in psychotherapy and a certified personal trainer I have the qualifications and training to help you.

With one-on-one training you don’t need to feel intimated by the gym and equipment. We work at your pace and comfort level.

 
 

We’re a perfect fit if you:

 
 

1. Want to improve your mental & physical health

2. Have anxiety, depression or low self-esteem

3. Want to live a life that works for you

4. Prefer 1–1 sessions over traditional gyms

Customized Support

Using a blended version of therapy and exercise I will work with you to build from the inside out. Everyone has different needs or goals, as such there is not a “one-size fits all” approach. All sessions are carried out on a one-to-one basis and each program is carefully tailored to your individual requirements.

In the first session we will discuss your goals and needs, we will also identify little milestones to put in place along the way to keep track of progress and ensure that your aims are being achieved. Based on this analysis I will tailor an overarching program suitable to your needs which we will review regularly.

Every subsequent session will begin with a talk about how your week went, any issues you may have had and what you need from the session to best set you up for the week ahead. From there we can decide what type of exercise would most benefit you on that day.

Exercise might range from some light cardio to a more intense workout or weight training. Some sessions might involve going for a light walk in nature, with more of a focus on the therapy experience.

The exercise in each session will be specifically tailored for what you need on that particular day and is designed to create a significant change to your lifestyle. I’m with you every step of the way, and as your needs and goals change so does my approach.

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 Happiness is an inside job.

—Napoleon Hill

Our Services

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Stress Management
Stress Management

4 WEEK PACKAGE – €190

This package is designed to address specific stressor in your life at a given time, such as exam stress, a significant life change, or just the stress that occurs in your day to day life.

  • Professional support from a qualified Psychotherapist and personal trainer

  • Stress management program

  • 4 weekly 1 to 1 sessions

  • Additional support between sessions

Lifestyle Overhaul
Lifestyle Overhaul

12 WEEK PACKAGE – €450

This is designed to take an in depth look at what is working or more importantly what is not working in your life, and address issues such as anxiety, depression, social anxiety, low self-esteem and stress. Together we implement changes and work together to bring positive change while at the same time improving your physical health and building confidence.

Package includes:

  • Professional support from a qualified Psychotherapist and personal trainer

  • Tailored program for your mental and physical health

  • 12 weekly 1 to 1 sessions

  • Follow up phone calls between sessions

  • On hand support

  • Nutritional advice

At Your Convenience
At Your Convenience

6 SESSION PACKAGE

Designed to be used at you convenience and can be used at a time of your choosing over a 6 month period.

Let’s Maintain
Let’s Maintain

ON-GOING SESSIONS

These are offered, usually after a client completes an initial package, preferable on a weekly or bi weekly basis. These are designed to maintain and improve the progress that has already been made and are on a pay as you go basis. This is a time out in your week to focus on your self and look after your mental and physical health

Personal Training
Personal Training

PERSONAL TRAINING

12 Weeks – €390 | 4 Weeks – €150

1-to-1 personal training in a private and safe environment. Ideal for anyone intimidated by attending a regular gym.

Package includes:

  • Two 30-min PT’s a week

  • Optional 30-min group exercise class

  • Nutritional advice

Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy

PSYCHOTHERAPY – €60

Counselling and Psychotherapy Sessions

Professional assistance to anyone experiencing personal issues. Psychotherapy provides you with a confidential and safe environment to explore the issue or difficulties causing you distress or worry and find the best ways to cope with them.

I offer an initial free consultation to help you determine which of the packages would suit you best.

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Colin Gayer,
BA (hons) Psychotherapy, Personal Trainer

 

I’ve walked the walk.

 I started My Mental Fitness because I wanted to take a more comprehensive approach to ‘fitness’. I wanted to put more of a focus on mental health and in doing that achieve a level of fitness that starts with the mind and works outwards.

‘Happiness is an inside job’ Napoleon Hill

I developed this concept from my own personal experience. Whether you suffer from anxiety, depression or just low self esteem life can be a struggle for many of us and we spend most of our time just trying to navigate through it as best we can. Eventually just managing life is the only way we know how to exist. We don’t know how to change or even if it’s possible.

Speaking from experience I know that change is possible. I never really felt like I had control over my life, and I was just trying to manage it as best I could. I never stopped to evaluate what was working well in my life or what was preventing me from being happy. Turns out most of the decisions I was making was exactly what was keeping me from having control of my life or from living a life that actually worked for me. I needed to make a change but I didn’t even know where to start.

I started to make different choices and exercise got me through my most difficult times and I loved the energy it gave me. Once I could see the wood from the trees I realised that exercise alone wasn’t enough to keep my life on track I had to have a healthy mind as well as a healthy body.

‘You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind’

I went back to college to study psychotherapy graduating with an honours degree from MTU. And while studying psychotherapy I also qualified as a personal trainer. What started as a personal journey and a desire to basically ‘be happy’ had turned into so much more. Things I never thought were possible were now a reality. I remember just when just getting through a day felt like an achievement now I can’t wait to start the day.

I believe fitness starts from the mind.

‘It is the mind itself which builds the body’ Joseph Pilates

When you work with me you’re not just getting someone who thinks they know what’s best for you or someone that’s going to tell you how to live your life. My approach is to find what works for you and bring you to a place of genuine happiness. I work with you to make your life work for you. I’m not just qualified to do it but I’ve been on that journey of change.

I don’t just talk the talk I walk the walk.

You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.