The Lynnbrook Centre

26/11/2020

Getting very excited now with just a few more places left on our next Advanced Certificate Course in Jungian Sand Therapy. Roll on January!

The closing date for applications for this unique course is just days away — and there's only a few places left!

01/11/2020

Our Advanced Course in Jungian Sand Therapy will not only change your abilities — it will change you. https://www.thelynnbrookcentre.com/copy-of-our-training-unit

09/04/2020

Like everyone else with an ounce of sense we’re not going away for the Easter holidays. But then why would we when we have this view not 200 metres from our front door! Be safe and be well everybody.

29/03/2020

The early trickle of new coronavirus infections has turned into a steady current. By creating simple simulations, we can see how to slow it down.

23/03/2020

Our thoughts on this Monday morning... wishing you all good health and happiness.

THIS IS NOT ISOLATION, IT’S TRUE COMMUNITY LIVING

As that tiniest of killers continues to lay low even the giants of our world, today is the Monday of a week that will end all-too prematurely for many. This morning will also be another morning when our hearts will once again burst with awe at the courage of our health professionals, ahead of yet another evening when they will break apart as we see the death toll rise in a war that feels hopelessly one-sided.

For something that arrived so quickly, its departure is now agonisingly slow. Today we just tread water as the floodwaters of contagion rise rapidly around us. And as those of us still gifted with life try to count our blessings, we can’t help but hear the headlines count the dead.

But even here there’s room for irony.

The very act of distancing ourselves from each other seems to have brought us closer together. And as we watch foreigners die on the same day as our loved ones, we realise we are not different, but the same. Their mourners grieve like our mourners. Their families break like our families. Their lost lives mattered just like ours did.

And as the death toll climbs to the many, we now know we are in fact one. Not black or yellow or white or old or young or rich or poor or abled or disabled. Just one. One civilisation fighting for its very existence. One species not ready yet to give in. It appears we are no longer distinguished by our differences but united in a common purpose. Each equal in our right to life as much as our responsibility to preserve it. How I live today dictates if you live tomorrow; and vice versa — it’s not isolation, its true community living.

The greatest Irony of all, however, is that now we know that the simple act of washing hands allows us to be both killer and saviour, at this time when we are at our weakest, we actually have more power in our hands than ever before.

You’re right, it’s not as exciting as charging a machine gun nest armed with a tin hat and a tommie gun during an especially challenging game of Call of Duty 4. I doubt they’ll be handing out medals for hand-washing either when all of this is over. But then Call of Duty isn’t real life, is it? Sadly, Covid-19 is.

21/03/2020

Free counselling in Co. Louth

The Covid-19 Pandemic is a crisis for everybody, but it effects each one of us differently. To some it means overwhelming fear, anxiety, and dread of what the future might hold for themselves or a loved one.

If you know someone who's finding it hard to cope, please let them know we’re here to help.

We are offering free short-term counselling to anyone in our area who is finding it difficult to cope with the challenges presented by Covid-19. We are based in County Louth just 1km from Castlebellingham on the Annagassan Road.

While we are a private practice, we have always offered some free long-term counselling to those in our area who cannot afford it. Our Covid-19 offer is an extension of this — but is free to all, whether they can afford it or not.

Please understand this is short term counselling (typically 3/4 sessions) and is intended only to address the problems Covid-19 is creating. Spaces are also limited as many of our current clients continue to use the Centre.

Would-be clients should ring first for an assessment of suitability on 042-9372047 and speak with Jean.

Full details of our address, location and contact details are available on our website:

The Lynnbrook Centre is one of Ireland's most advanced counselling and psychotherapy centres. We offer a full range of therapies including Jungian sand therapy to adults, couples and children.

14/03/2020

Be safe out there

13/03/2020

An updated review shows it performs better than some other common treatments and is less expensive.

03/03/2020

"My own journey through Jungian Sandplay Therapy has been painful, challenging and very rewarding. It has brought me to some of the darkest corners of my unconscious as well as some of the brightest.
It has helped me grow, taught me humility, encouraged me to learn more and enabled me to celebrate my achievements.
Most importantly, it has made me a better therapist."
So writes Jean O’Kelly in a detailed article for Droichead — the official journal of the Supervisors Association of Ireland. It’s a lengthy piece but well worth reading for its practical examples of how Jungian Sand Therapy can be used both with clients and in supervision.
You can download a copy from our website here: https://www.thelynnbrookcentre.com/our-training-unit

08/01/2020

Happy New Year!
I thought you'd like to know that we have just published our 2020 workshop programme.You can find it on our website here: https://www.thelynnbrookcentre.com/our-training-unit

Each event offers a unique opportunity to experience at first hand the power of Jungian Sand Therapy and to understand its effectiveness with both adults and children.
However, as many of you who couldn't secure a place at our workshops last year can attest, our events tend to book out quickly.
So, if you want to spend an exciting weekend exploring Jungian Sand Therapy and the surprisingly positive impact it can have on your clients and your practice, then please book your place sooner rather than later.

You can book now with just a few clicks on our workshop booking page: https://www.thelynnbrookcentre.com/our-training-unit


While you're there, check out the Advanced Certificate Course we offer.
This course is approved by AJSTI, the Association for Jungian Sand Therapy in Ireland. Combined with the appropriate number of practice hours and required levels of post-grad supervision, it qualifies successful participants for full accreditation with the Association for Jungian Sand therapy in Ireland.

I look forward to seeing you at some time during the year and sincerely wish that 2020 brings you everything you need and most of what you want.
Best wishes,
Jean

18/12/2019

Merry Christmas to you all from everyone at The Lynnbrook Centre