There is often a negative stigma associated with attending talk therapy. Often people feel the need to talk about their emotions is weak or shameful. This stigma is often the reason why people avoid seeking help. With mental illnesses affecting 1 in 4 people in Ireland it is important to be aware of the benefits […]

Compassion focused therapy (CFT) is a relatively new therapeutic approach that was developed by Paul Gilbert. Buddhist psychology has a long tradition of compassion focused approaches which has greatly inspired the development of CFT. The main aims of CFT are to promote mental and emotional healing by encouraging individuals in treatment to be compassionate toward […]

For many people, the word ‘psychotherapy’ conjures up images of the client, lying on a long couch, professing their inner-most secrets and conflicts to a note-taking therapist. In reality, most modern psychotherapy sessions look nothing like this. So where did this picture come from? One of the earliest forms of psychotherapy, based on the theory […]