Ep. 19 | Productivity & Busyness in the Therapy Room

12/01/23 • 46 min

We are discussing the themes of productivity and busyness raised by clients in therapy. We explore the difference which can exist between being busy and productive and the key role core beliefs play in our feelings and behaviours around achievement, rest and worth. We highlight the impact of technology on our availability and discuss the role of self-care. In particular, we highlight the importance of self-awareness to help us notice our patterns, to enhance our sense of choice and move away from a sense of restriction and stuckness.

Linda is a psychotherapist, supervisor, trainer and associate lecturer with PCI College. She works with individuals, couples and groups in therapeutic and corporate settings. Eileen is a psychotherapist, Life, Career and Public Speaking Coach, and an associate lecturer with PCI College.

Eileen spent over thirty years in nursing and nurse management with first-hand experience of the impact of stress, burnout and vicarious trauma.

Please see Linda’s website here Therapy and Training - Treat Yourself to Therapy today – and Eileen’s website here - Home - Eileen Hopkins - Psychotherapist and Coaching

Eileen spent over thirty years in nursing and nurse management with first-hand experience of the impact of stress, burnout and vicarious trauma.

Please see Linda’s website here Therapy and Training - Treat Yourself to Therapy today – and Eileen’s website here - Home - Eileen Hopkins - Psychotherapist and Coaching

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Ep. 18 | International Men’s Day

We are celebrating International Men’s Day in today’s episode. It takes place on November 19th and highlights the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities. It raises awareness of positive male role models and men’s wellbeing. I am joined by Dan O Mahony, PCI Faculty lecturer and psychotherapist with Pieta. Dan generously shares his own story to demonstrate how society holds very strong ideas of what it means to be a man, e.g., what job you should have, how you should dress, how you should speak etc. He also shows the strong response to men who don’t match up to these expectations and how damaging that can be to your sense of self.

We do discuss suicide in this episode and want to highlight the supports available through Pieta https://www.pieta.ie/ , the PCI low cost counselling service https://www.pcicollege.ie/counselling-service/lowcostcounselling and the International Men’s Day website https://internationalmensday.com/

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Ep. 20 | Being a Counselling & Psychotherapy Graduate

This episode is about exploring the counselling and psychotherapy graduate experience. We discuss how it can look and feel different for everyone, and how it differs from other professions where the path might be more recognisable. We explore the idea of transitions as you move from being a student with many options to explore e.g., working with an organisation or private practice. When do you finally feel like a ‘real’ therapist? We acknowledge the mixed feelings which may exist as you no longer have the network and structure of the college, while also feeling relieved about being free from that structure and its requirements.

My guests today are Simon Forsyth and Sean Mullen. Simon is an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist with a specialism in writing/journal therapy and a particular link to the LGBTQ+ community. He graduated from PCI College in 2014 and works in Dublin and online. He lectures with PCI College and delivers our CPD workshops on writing therapy and Gender, Sexual and Relationship diversity. Sean graduated from PCI College in 2021 and works as a counsellor and psychotherapist in Cork. He brings his extensive experience of sales and management to his private practice which now facilitates 25 therapists, including trainees to work from his premises. He is passionate about mentoring other counsellors on this aspect also.

Please see Simon’s website here - https://nozomicounselling.com/ and Sean’s website here - https://dochastherapy.ie/