We are fortunate to have Angela Ferris recently join our team as a podiatrist to look after our clients’ feet. In today’s #ThursdayThoughts blog post, Angela explains about diabetic foot care. Diabetes can cause nerve damage and blood...
Read moreContinuing on with our series on LGBTQ issues, today’s blog post from our therapist, Teyhou Smyth, looks at the negative effects of stigma. If you or someone you know is struggling with the pressure of GSM stigma, we list some resources at...
Read moreThis week is Mental Health Week in Ireland and today is World Mental Health Day. The theme this year is “Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World”. In order to help raise awareness of this important topic, the Centre’s...
Read moreWe’re back with another LGBTQ-focused article in this week’s #ThursdayThoughts blog. Teyhou Smyth, one of our therapists, looks at how people identifying with the GSM (gay or a gender or sexual minority) view themselves and can...
Read moreIt’s been a while, but we’re delighted to welcome Centre therapist Carly Salter back to #ThursdayThoughts. Once again her #TherapistsThoughts piece focusses on our intra-personal relationship – this time she gives us some really...
Read moreThis blog post is the second in our LGBTQ-focused series by Centre therapist, Teyhou Smyth. In this article she looks at the causes and results of discrimination against people identifying as part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Perhaps you can...
Read moreCentre therapist, Teyhou Smyth, has written a blog series focused on the mental health of the LGBTQ community. Her first article focuses on the issues that make letting others know about their LGBTQ identity so difficult for people, and she gives...
Read moreToday’s blog post is the first one featured here by Centre therapist Teyhou Smyth. Teyhou is part of the Connolly Counselling Centre team based in London. You can find out more about Teyhou on her bio page here. Most of us participate in a...
Read moreOvercoming School Anxiety – its not just for kids! As those heady days of what was essentially a fantastic Summer of 2018 dwindle, many parents are having to deal with separation anxiety – and not just their child’s but their own anxiety too as...
Read moreOwen Connolly has spoken and written about the reptilian function of the brain, our natural alarm system, in the past. He claims this system can be triggered by interventions in childbirth, such as forceps or ventouse delivery or caesarean...
Read moreIn today’s short #ThursdayThoughts blog post, we give you a glimpse into Owen Connolly’s views on how human beings are designed to survive, and how this relates to their personal development. Owen is the founder of the Connolly...
Read moreIn this #ThursdayThoughts post, we return to a common theme in our series of articles taken from Owen Connolly‘s book “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants”: Men – their roles in society and their importance in the lives of...
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