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If you struggle with your relationship to food, eating and body image you deserve support. Regardless of whether you have an official diagnosis or not. Eating issues exist on a spectrum. Diagnosed eating disorders are…

Your Path to Personal Growth Introduction Welcome to the transformative world of counselling online, where support and guidance for your mental health concerns are just a click away. This article explores the incredible benefits of…

Introduction: Since its establishment in 2011, CounsellingOnline.ie (Irish Online Counselling and Psychotherapy Services) has been at the forefront of providing transformative online counselling in Ireland. Their commitment to excellence and compassionate care extends to individuals,…

Eating Disorder Awareness Week (EDAW) is an annual, international event, aimed at raising awareness of all things eating disorders. The focus this year is on men and eating disorders. My name is Niamh, and I’m…

You Are Not Alone Written by:  Josephine Power-Anastasiou Read more about Josephine   YOU ARE NOT ALONE... Society is harsh on many people. In a storm of chaos, where things are uncertain, many people, men…

Breast Cancer Awareness Written by:  Josephine Power-Anastasiou Read more about Josephine   According to the NCBI, the most common coping strategies and experiences in women with a primary breast cancer diagnosis are; Religion, active coping,…

A Day At The Lake   May I be happy. May I be well. May I find peace… These are the words I am saying Over and over I offer them, Every day I’m giving…

By Laura Read more about Laura   Over the past few months of working with clients, I’ve noticed that guilt has become a common theme in sessions. At some stage throughout the pandemic, we have all…

‘Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts’ - Winston Churchill By Miriam Read more about Miriam Our journey through life does not come with a map. The…

Can I get through Christmas if I feel anxious? Firstly, remember that Christmas will pass! This time of the year encourages people to spend more, socialise more, eat and drink more. Activities which are considered…

Whether or not it is something that we celebrate, Christmas is all around us, so it can be helpful to think about what this means for us and what we can do to best support…

“Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year,” as the well know song goes. Or is it? For many people it is a hugely stressful time even in the best of years. This can…

By Mary Read more about Mary   12 Self Care Tips for Christmas 2020 We are just coming to the end of an exceptional year.  In our wildest dreams as we approached Christmas last year did…

Written by Faye Mahony Read more about Faye All of us have moments when we are triggered into child-like responses with our loved ones, particularly following an argument in which we are left feeling criticised,…

By Mike Read more about Mike   In spite of the concerns around online/cyber counselling, an increasing number of analysts have found proof supporting the viability of online/cyber counselling for an assortment of mental issues,…

By Miriam Read more about Miriam   When we think of February, it’s possible that Saint Bridget's Day heralding in the spring and Valentine’s Day, known rightly or wrongly as the day of love come…

By Mike Read more about Mike   Lockdown 3: Here we go again! Will it be over by the summer? Can we handle one Christmas without seeing friends and family? I can’t wait to see the…

By Mike Read more about Mike   In March many of us had to begin working from home due to the Covid restrictions. It was great, right? No commute, no overpriced lunches, roll out of bed…

By Mike Read more about Mike   OK so here go again! As we reach the halfway point of the new lockdown I’ve already seen many people’s mental health being affected. The long days and change…

By Sarah Culligan Read more about Sarah. A friend of mine recently experienced the death of an ex-partner which brought up a number of unexpected feelings for her. The typical grief responses set in-shock, disbelief,…

By Mary McHugh Read more about Mary As humans we can be strange creatures. Most of us need to have an understanding about what may be happening to us, and this allows for us to see…

By Sarah Read more about Sarah   The current global pandemic has significantly impacted all our lives in various ways. Alongside the obvious physical health concerns that Covid poses, we are faced with the negative…

By Josephine Read more about Josephine   A CHRISTMAS FRIENDSHIP REFLECTION   I can still hear her say ‘agapi mou’ (my dear). Christmas was her favourite time of the year. As she struggled to roll her…

Sometimes I wish a tornado would blow the roof off this house of anxiety and clear it down to the foundation when the clouds clear and the sun shines again I can rebuild a stronger…

Photo by Sean Calvey We are unprecedented times. Asking my parents if they remember anything remotely like this and they don’t. To see, not only fear in their faces but dismay and confusion is unsettling…

As I sit here to begin to try and explain how difficult it is coming to grips with the fast pace of social media, I am pulled between do I write about it or do…

Photo by Sean Calvey Generational Healing on a Global Scale. Are we repeating the patterns of dis-ease over and over again? What is happening within the global brain? In 1894, thirty-two Achill people lost their…

Don’t be fooled by the mask I wear, that is the first line of a great poem by Charles Finn. We, as humans are great at masking what is really going on for us. We…