Talking to children and young People about COVID19
A eight-week programme of singing and drumming workshops for people with mental health difficulties led to a significant improvement in wellbeing among participants Choral Singing and Mental Health
SupportMe SupportMe is a website designed for people who wish to find information on all the various support services that are available to them in the West of Ireland. Twenty different categories are listed in order to make looking for information a bit easier and you can also search by keyword or put in your […]
For many counties the month of October marks the end of the GAA Season with Championship matches reaching final stages. Today marked the end of the Galway Championship and many will have left Tuam Stadium already missing the weekly fixtures and county wide excursions. For many the GAA provides not only a social outlet but […]
The Commmonweath Fund has reported that Virtual services are safe, effective, and comparable in outcomes to in-person services. However, prior to COVID-19, telemental health was used primarily to provide services in areas that otherwise do not have access — for instance, in rural regions. It is now used throughout the country. Telehealth during COVID19
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of disturbing life experiences. In my practice I offer EMDR in particular as part of a psychotherapy approach that recognises that the body can become blocked after traumatic experiences, either single […]
From mid-May 2021 there will be availability for blended (face to face/online) EMDR therapy in south County Wicklow. EMDR is a suitable treatment option for both complex trauma and single event trauma/PTSD. Sessions initially will be face to face and if appropriate the work will move to a blended format of online work with intermittent […]
Narratives of recovery from Mental Illness This publication presents research that challenges the prevailing view that recovery from mental illness must take place within the boundaries of traditional mental health services. Developed by Mike Watts, GROW Ireland and Agnes Higgins, Trinity College Dublin, both accept that medical treatment maybe a vital start to some peoples […]
The National Women’s Council of Ireland with St Patrick’s Mental Health Services invites you to attend the third meeting of the Women’s Mental Health Network, a free networking event which will look at Trauma Informed Care. https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/womens-mental-health-network-trauma-informed-care-tickets-65944442603?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
This year’s Skibbereen Arts Festival, running from 28 July to 6 August, will include a number of arts and mental health events. A screening of Alan Gilsenan’s acclaimed new documentary film Meetings with Ivor on 29 July will be followed by ‘Making Sense’, a panel discussion on the power of the arts in enabling positive mental […]
