It’s completely normal to feel heightened emotions like anger or anxiety when we’re frustrated or nervous. One of the biggest challenges to working with difficult emotions like anxiety and anger is to accept them in the first place. It’s hard … Continued
‘Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference’. Being able to recognise the difference between the things you can change and those you … Continued
We tend to associate cold weather with despondency and warm weather with happiness. For many people, this rings true. Winter can cause many people to experience genuine depression. But for others, it’s summer, not winter, that can contribute to feeling … Continued
We all feel stuck from time to time, but for some people, it can feel like a way of life. You may feel very stuck in a job you don’t like, stuck in a relationship that doesn’t nourish you, or … Continued
Is your internal monologue friendly, calm and encouraging? Or critical and bullying? Too many of us are quietly, privately, hard on ourselves. We walk around with an inner critic, telling us we’re not ‘good enough’. It’s not your fault all this … Continued
Don’t feel strange about social anxiety, because it is perfectly normal. What is strange is when we don’t feel any at all. Social anxiety disorder (social phobia) is an extremely common problem. Millions of people all over the world struggle … Continued
Clinical Psychologist, Tony Bates, gives insight to the importance and benefits of ‘opening up’ for our mental health in this RTE podcast https://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/html5/#/radio1/21918524 How can counselling help? Most of us, at some time in our lives, have periods when it … Continued
“Relaxing with the present moment, relaxing with hopelessness, relaxing with death, not resisting the fact that things end, that things pass, that things have no lasting substance, that everything is changing all the time—that is the basic message.” Pema Chodron … Continued
As of May 18th 2020 we will begin a phased return to In Person counselling sessions. In line with the Irish Government’s “Return to Work Protocol: Covid-19 Specific National Protocol For Employers and Workers” and the NSAI “Covid-19 Workplace Protection … Continued
Communication is the bedrock of relationships. But when two people with different backgrounds, perspectives and concerns get together, there are many things that can go wrong along the way. No matter how in tune you are with your partner, misunderstandings … Continued