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
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
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
“This too shall pass”. When things are bad, remember: it won’t always be this way. Take one day at a time. When things are good, remember: it won’t always be this way. Enjoy every great moment.
You have mixed feelings about your worries. On the one hand, your worries are bothering you and you can’t sleep, and you can’t get these negative thoughts out of your head. But there is a way that these worries make … Continued
For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning. T S Eliot
Are you living in a way that’s true to you? Jo Pang talks about the benefits of mindfulness, of everyday problems and how difficult it is to be happy – “Considering that everything dies, leaves or disappears”. See attached link … Continued