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Offering a nonpathologising & compassionate approach in mental health. Trained in EMDR. Trauma, attachment, and Internal Family Systems informed.

Offering in-person therapy at the Kinvara Clinic & online therapy to clients across Ireland.

15/08/2025

Another year! I will always be grateful that I have been given the opportunity to connect with so many wonderful people out there. Thank you.

To many more years ahead!

08/02/2025

such a wonderful initiative! If you are in the Kinvara area, pop in for a cuppa, at one of the participating local coffee shops, Friday, February 14th.

Per Kinvara Alive “No awkward dates, no bad pickup lines-just a warm, comforting drink on us this Friday morning. Grab your friends, loved ones and all comers, because true love is free... and so is your coffee/tea.”

Pop in and claim yours!

06/02/2025

“Sometimes my thoughts were hard to digest. Sometimes my brain would get stuck on a concept that troubled me and would create endless rabbit holes in my head. It seemed like the more I tried to find an answer, the more complicated it would become. And sometimes unsettling images would randomly flash into my head. I didn’t want to describe what they were. I knew the images weren’t true, but they often made me feel uneasy.” -J. Aleong.

did such a wonderful job capturing the differences between intrusive thoughts vs impulsive thoughts.

10/08/2024

🎈 🎉 Celebrating 3-years in private practice! As always, I am grateful to be surrounded by such wonderful and supportive people. I tried my best to include everyone in the photos and I am still missing Niall, Ciarra, and Sinead (will attempt to post more photos next week). A special thanks to my amazing clients and lovely community. I am blessed to have you all! 🥰

15/04/2024

Grief is a universal experience; however, it is a topic that people are uncomfortable with. When we muster the strength to share our experience with someone, it is often minimised, brushed aside, or greeted with insensitive remarks. Consequently, we don’t feel like there is a safe place to express and honour our grief. We feel vulnerable, raw, and alone, as we suffer in silence. The world keeps moving and we feel the pressure; the external force that tells us to get up and go, even when we are in despair. We know that if we take time to rest and mourned we will be questioned and shamed that we cannot “get over it” within the timeframe that society deems acceptable. So, we do what our external world tells us, “ Get up and go.” This method, however, does not work long-term. The more you try to suppress and control it, the stronger it becomes.

I thank Dr. Melissa Delgado-Flint (one of my favourite professors, who is also on the board for the Miss Foundation) for helping us understand, name, and honour our grief. Also, sharing a beautiful poem that resonated with me.

On those days
when you miss someone the most

as though your memories
are sharp enough
to slice through skin and bone

remember how they loved you.

Remember how they loved you
and do that
for yourself.

In their name
in their honour.
Love yourself
as they loved you.

They would like that.

On those days
when you miss someone the most
love yourself harder.

-Donna Ashworth

11/02/2024

I was featured in the .weekend to discuss common relationship issues in therapy. While there are many factors, it is important that we keep the following in mind:

“For a relationship to thrive, it is vital for partners to engage in healthy interaction patterns. The first step is gaining awareness of how your behaviours affect your partner. Taking personal responsibility, by shifting from blame to empathy can cultivate a deeper, more open, and connected relationship.”

Delighted to be mentioned. My ❤️is full.

05/02/2024

Jazzed up the office this weekend. Looking forward to using the new stove, especially with the upcoming cold spell.

10/08/2023

🎉🎉I will be celebrating 2-years in private practice on August 13th! 🎉🎉Wooo hooo! I am truly grateful for all my wonderful clients, team, and community.

I want to send a special shout out to the Kinvara Crew (pic of Anne, Maleeha, Matt). We are missing some crew members, so expect more pictures next week!

08/06/2023

Listen to how you speak to yourself.

1. Ask: Would I say that to someone I love?

If the answer is no, it is more than likely that you are blended with your critic.

Our critic constantly judges our thoughts, actions, and behaviours. It acts as an inner voice that can be harsh, critical, and self-deprecating, often leading to negative self-perception and self- esteem (making us believe that we are inadequate, flawed, or unworthy).

Our critic affects how we engage in relationships by projecting its judgments onto others. We learn to be hyper-vigilant by constantly anticipating rejection or disapproval from others. This can lead to defensive behaviours, social withdrawal, or a deep desire for validation. It generates insecurities and self-doubt that hinder our ability to trust and form deep connections with others.

It is important to understand that our critic is not the core of our identity, but rather a protective mechanism developed to shield us from perceived threats or vulnerabilities.

Our critic often originates from past experiences, internalising external judgments, or adopting societal standards of success and worthiness. It operates with the intention of keeping us safe, albeit in an unhelpful and self-defeating way.

19/02/2023

The so-called black sheep of the family are, in fact, hunters born of paths of liberation into the family tree.

The members of a tree who do not conform to the norms or traditions of the family system, those who since childhood have constantly sought to revolutionise beliefs, going against the paths marked by family traditions, those criticised, judged and even rejected, these are usually called to free the tree of repetitive stories that frustrate entire generations.

The black sheep, those who do not adapt, those who cry rebelliously, play a basic role within each family system, they repair, pick up and create new and unfold branches in the family tree.

Thanks to these members, our trees renew their roots. Its rebellion is fertile soil, its madness is water that nourishes, its stubbornness is new air, its passion is fire that re-ignites the light of the heart of the ancestors.

Uncountable repressed desires, unfulfilled dreams, the frustrated talents of our ancestors are manifested in the rebelliousness of these black sheep seeking fulfilment. The genealogical tree, by inertia will want to continue to maintain the castrating and toxic course of its trunk, which makes the task of our sheep a difficult and conflicting work.

However, who would bring new flowers to our tree if it were not for them? Who would create new branches? Without them, the unfulfilled dreams of those who support the tree generations ago would die buried beneath their own roots.

Let no one cause you to doubt, take care of your rarity as the most precious flower of your tree. You are the dream of all your ancestors.

- Bert Hellinger

16/01/2023

It is official! As of today, I am an accredited EMDR Europe Practitioner. 🎉 Woo hoo!

I want to thank my work bestie for helping me celebrate my wins and also being there for me through challenging moments in my life.

With that said, remember to surround yourself with people that welcome you (all aspects of you) with open arms. Choose to be with people that help you celebrate wins and are willing to sit next to you in dark moments without judgment. Cherish meaningful connections.

31/12/2022

A beautiful reminder to anyone that needs to hear this today.

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