My Space Play Therapy and Parent Support

My Space Play Therapy and Parent Support I help parents of children aged 3-13years old improve relationships at home and bring back calm by understanding their children's behaviours and feelings.

Often children find "talking" therapies difficult. Play therapy allows children to express their feelings and difficulties through play in a safe, non judgemental and child led environment.Through play therapy children can develop a sense of self, improve social skills and concentration and can work through difficult issues. Mediums used in the play room include art and craft materials musical instruments, puppets, role play equipment, sand, water, small world toys, dolls house

Play therapy can be suitable for children who are finding it difficult to concentrate in school, have suffered a trauma, whose parents have separated, have suffered abuse, had a loss/bereavement,find it hard to make/keep friends, have difficult behaviours or have nightmares to name some issues

PARENT SUPPORT CONSULTATIONS- Are you struggling at the minute with parenting , not sure what to do or say to your child ....Get in touch to arrange a face to face or zoom consult ,individualised to your family �

CREATIVE CLINICAL SUPERVISION- a safe, reflective, non judgemental space to explore, learn and grow your professional practice. improve the quality of your work and gain support with any workplace issues. Available for trainee and qualified therapists, teachers, early years educators, nurses, gardai, etc

CORPORATE WELLBEING SESSIONS/WEBINAR- Are you a small or large business wanting to support employees who are parenting In a pandemic. We know our home life affects productivity. Get in touch to explore how you can reduce parenting stressors for your staff, improving productivity and well-being. Get a tailor made session or webinar specific to your needs

TRAINING- providing tailor made trainings for those Croke Park hours, preschool teachers, SNA, paediateic staff etc . For example- managing anxiety in the classroom, integrating sensory play into your setting , Raising Self Esteem, Positive Parentinh etc . Get in touch to explore further

13/03/2026

💜Parenting doesn’t just raise children it raises the parts of us that were never fully seen, soothed, or understood.

💜That’s why some moments feel so much bigger than the behaviour in front of you.

💜You’re not a bad parent.
You’re a human with a nervous system and a story.

💜And when we understand our triggers, we stop parenting from reaction and start parenting with awareness.

✅️This is exactly the work we do inside my parent support sessions

💥DM to chat some more

12/03/2026

💜Somewhere along the way, many mums lost a little bit of themselves.

💜Between the school runs…
the packed lunches…
the bedtime routines…
the constant worrying about everyone else…

💜Many mums quietly stopped asking themselves one important question:

“What do I need?”

💜After 30 years supporting families, I see how often mothers are the ones holding everything together, while running completely on empty.

💜And yet, we rarely give ourselves permission to pause.

💥That’s one of the reasons Fion and I created The Mum Reset on March 27th.

A space for mums to slow down, breathe, reconnect with themselves and feel supported again.

Because when mums feel calmer, stronger and more resourced…
it changes everything at home.

💥Link in bio

11/03/2026

💜When we are busy rushing around tending to the needs of everyone else, whose tending to our needs.

💜I know as a mum too we tend to put everyone else first but imagine if you took 2 hours out when the kids were at school to tending to your needs how that would impact how you respond to your kids, how their behaviour might trigger you differently, how your home becomes calmer,happier with more time for fun because less is spent giving out..

💥Come along to The Mum Reset on 27th March and let this happen.

📆March 27th
🕰10am -12pm
🛖The Village Hotel. Bettystown

✅️Link in bio or send me a DM


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10/03/2026

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10/03/2026

💜After 30 years supporting families and being a mum 23 of those years, I know how damm hard parenting is.

💜I want to share these few things that I learned during my journey .

💜Most parents aren't struggling because they dont care. They are struggling because they are tired, overwhelmed and doing it all alone.

💜Does this post resonate with you ? Drop an emoji in comments !

10/03/2026

What mammy would like to feel calmer in parenting...pop ME below

09/03/2026

💜If you have ever gone to bed thinking
"I wish I handled that differently today", please know you aren't alone.

💜And after 30 years working with families, I can tell you that the parents who worry about being good parents are usually the ones who care the most.

💜Sometimes what mums need most is simply a space to pause, reflect and reconnect with themselves.

💜Check out The Mum Reset on 27th March where you ll get a place to breathe and also support with your parenting.

💥Love to see you there.

Pop ME in comments for the details

08/03/2026

💜I was in Vegas, which was amazing, but then life threw a bit of a curveball and I had to come home for a family situation. And it reminded me of something I talk about to parents all the time…

Life doesn’t move in straight lines.

💜Some weeks we feel on top of things. Other weeks we are just trying to keep everything together. And the truth is ........that’s parenting.

💜Even after 30 years supporting families, I still see how important it is for parents to have space to pause, breathe and reset.

💜That’s actually why I created the Mum Reset event along with my friend , a space for mums who are holding a lot, feeling overwhelmed, and needing time to refill their own cup while also learning how to parent to the best of their ability.

💥💥If that sounds like something you might need shout YES in comments and I ll send the info💥💥

07/03/2026

💜Most mums don’t need more advice.
They need support, understanding, and space to reset.

💜That’s exactly what The Mum Reset is about.

💜A room full of mums who get it.
Real conversations about the hard parts of parenting.
Practical tools that actually work when emotions are high.

You’ll leave with:
✔ More patience
✔ More confidence in how you respond to your child
✔ Less guilt and overwhelm
✔ A reminder that you’re not doing this alone

💜Sometimes the most powerful thing a mum can do…
is give herself permission to pause and reset.

🎟 Come join us. Tickets in bio or pop ME below

06/03/2026

💜If it feels like you’re always fighting, that does NOT mean you’re failing.

💜It usually means:
✅️You’re exhausted
✅️They’re needing connection
✅️And neither of you knows how to get there without conflict.

✖️Kids who argue aren’t bad
✖️Kids who push back aren’t broken
✖️Kids who shout aren’t disrespectful

💜They’re communicating.
And when you feel like you’re battling them all day?
That’s communication too.

💜Instead of asking:
“How do I make them listen?”

💜Try asking:
“What’s happening underneath this?”

💜When we shift from control to curiosity, the whole energy in the house changes.

💥If this sounds like your house you need to be at The Mum Reset on.27th March
💥Tickets in Bio or type ME in comments for details

04/03/2026

💜You didn’t wake up this morning planning to argue about socks.
Or toast.
Or whose turn it is.

And yet… here you are. Again.

💜If it feels like you’re constantly battling your kids, it’s usually not because they’re “strong-willed” or you’re “too soft.”

It’s because you’re both dysregulated.

💜When you’re overwhelmed, overstimulated, fed up, mentally juggling 400 tabs in your head… your nervous system is already on edge.

✅️So when they push back?
It lands as a threat
✅️And when they feel your tension? They push harder.

It becomes parent vs child.
When really… it’s two nervous systems clashing.

💜The goal isn’t to win the battle. It’s to step out of the battlefield.

💥If this feels like your house right now, the Mum Reset is exactly where we start with you.

Drop “RESET” below and I’ll send you the details

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27/02/2026

💜Do you recall the time your child had a lovley public meltdown. Yes, the one where you carried them out like a surfboard.

💜The one where someone tutted.

💜The one where you whispered, “Please stop” through gritted teeth.

💜That one.

💜You didn’t ruin your child.
You didn’t undo all your parenting.
And no everyone is not thinking you’re the worse parent in the world (even if it feels like they are).

💜Public meltdowns hit differently because they trigger your nervous system.

✅️Shame.
✅️Embarrassment.
✅️Panic.
✅️Anger.

💜And when your nervous system spikes so does theirs.
That’s why it escalates so fast.

💜It’s not about the biscuit.
Or the toy. Or leaving the park.

💜It’s about regulation.
When we understand what’s actually happening underneath behaviour, we respond differently.

✅️Calmer.
✅️More confident.
✅️Less reactive.

If public meltdowns leave you doubting yourself, my parent support sessions are designed exactly for this — real-life situations, practical tools, no judgement.

Because parenting shouldn’t feel like survival mode every time you leave the house.

💥Let's chat some more in the DM

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