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What Your Anxiety Is Trying to Tell You

Decoding the Message Behind the Discomfort, What the Research Tells Us and Why It Matters for Your Growth 

Why Schema Therapy Is Growing in Ireland: A Therapist’s Guide to the Evidence, the Context, and the Opportunity 

1. Introduction: A Shifting Clinical Landscape  Experienced therapists working in Ireland today are encountering a different client population than even a decade […]

Why Therapists Burn Out and How CPD Can Help

The warning signs most practitioners miss, and the professional habits that protect against them  There is something quietly ironic about […]

CBT vs Person-Centred Therapy: Which One Fits You?

A plain-English guide to two of the most widely used approaches in Ireland today  If you have ever searched for […]

The Invisible Weight on Irish Mums: Caught Between Ambition and the “Perfect” Mother Myth

Confession from a Mam who has worked her ass off to get the high-powered promotion, has built a thriving business, is […]

5 Myths About Becoming a Therapist

Every week, I speak with people who are thinking seriously about training as a counsellor or psychotherapist. They are thoughtful, […]

Cosmeticorexia: The New Face of Body Obsession Stealing Our Kids’ Childhoods

Imagine your 11-year-old daughter staring into the mirror, not seeing the freckles you love, but a “flawed” canvas needing filler, […]

Ethical Fatigue Is Real: Staying Grounded as Regulation and Clinical Complexity Increase

There’s a quiet exhaustion settling over the therapy profession. It isn’t just the familiar burnout that comes from holding other people’s pain, managing […]

Therapy Isn’t One Thing: How Different Approaches Shape the Client Experience

When people think about starting therapy, they often imagine a single, predictable experience: a comfortable room, an empathetic listener, perhaps some gentle […]

2026 New Trends in Therapy You Should Know About

The therapy landscape is shifting. Not in dramatic, headline grabbing ways, but in subtle, consequential patterns that experienced practitioners can feel […]

How Therapists Find Their Niche: What Clinicians Really Say

A few weeks ago, I found myself in the middle of a lively discussion with a group of therapists about […]

Self-Care as a Clinical Skill: Why It Belongs at the Heart of CPD for Experienced Therapists

For experienced counsellors and psychotherapists, self-care is often talked about as something separate from clinical work. A personal responsibility. Something […]