Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

Keep a notepad by your bed and get into the habit of writing down your dreams

The secret to interpersonal harmony is listening, being content not to win all the time and focusing clearly on solutions

The therapy room is not always a safe haven, especially when it echoes the unconscious biases of our society

Don’t focus on the loss but on the gain, such as better health, a clearer head, the financial rewards or more time to read books or pursue a hobby.

We are dealing with war, rampant inflation and climate crisis – yet some of us feel bad because we have not performed perfectly. Are we mad?

Padraig O’Morain: Abuse has no age limits

Pet owners who stage funerals can be the target of mockery, but ceremony can help

Padraig O’Morain: Image of summer as season of happiness and bliss doesn’t hold true

There is great power in apologising – but only if it is done correctly

Padraig O’Morain: Healing depends on people knowing their feelings accepted as genuine

Acknowledge and express your emotions instead of pushing them away

The prospect of a return to ‘normality’ is growing dimmer by the day

In about half of people, mental illnesses arise before age 18 - add climate change fears and the outlook is grim

Willingness of women to speak out about their fears is a crucial step toward change

Goal of not losing the fitness you have might be more achievable than becoming superfit

Mental health professionals say many of us are hurting badly from the Covid-19 pandemic

We celebrate weight loss, and our basic attitude towards being overweight is disapproval

It’s what you say to yourself about yourself that counts most in building up that idea of who you are

Euphoric recall tricks us, we also have plenty of good times without alcohol

Being alert to real dangers is wise. But that doesn’t mean catastrophic thinking

So many of us fail to draw a distinction between making a mistake and being a mistake

If handled sensitively, seeing your family virtually could be a warm moment

Padraig O’Morain: Why we condemn in others faults we are ashamed of in ourselves

Economic realities may push refuseniks back to the office but attitudes are changing

Slapping the ‘alcoholic’ label on someone can do more harm than good

Current generation have already suffered enormous disruption during a very formative period in their lives

Living while longing: for a loved one, a job, a home, the life you had before Covid

Start-up Fettle secures backing of a number of leading entrepreneurs in pre-seed round

The pandemic world poked holes in the confidence and positivity of our students

Quiet people rest assured, brilliant conversationalists are a pain in the neck

It’s natural to wonder how you will re-establish yourself when back in the office

If you never felt down you would be completely out of touch with reality

Acceptance can allow you to enjoy fulfilling activities or good relationships once again

Mega-productive people usually have teams running around for them

Emotional forgiveness can help leave upsetting events behind and enable understanding

Tell Me About It: ‘My husband is angry with me, as he believes I have not thought this through’

Longer prison sentences and adequately financed treatment services needed

Dear Trish: ‘I would describe myself as the embodiment of Walter Mitty and Walter White’

Getting cut from the herd never feels good and spells danger, it’s how bullying works

I used to forget about reality in the illusory distractions of streets, theatres, cinemas