Lisa-Anne Campbell Counselling and Psychotherapy IAHIP

09/01/2024

If you are interested in why you dream, and what your dreams mean and how they can help you - great value here from dreamwork expert Kathleen Duffy.

08/01/2024

20/11/2023

Therapy can help when things are going well too!

14/11/2023

By choosing an IAHIP Psychotherapist, you are guaranteed a highly experienced, accredited practitioner who has been trained to a masters level in their field. You can trust in their extensive experience - before being accredited they will already have a minimum of 500 hours supervised clinical work (with clients) as part of their training requirements.
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14/11/2023

Delighted to receive my certificate today confirming my return to full accreditation with IAHIP.

10/10/2023

We all struggle at times, and in different ways. Let's get rid of the stigma around asking for help. There is such strength in taking the steps to move towards better mental health. On this International Mental Health Day let's start working to normalise reaching out and asking for help when we need it. ❤️

27/09/2023

In Ireland we are well known for doing funerals well. But the grief that accompanies the loss of someone we love is not often spoken about freely - and I think for those who want to talk, that needs to change. We all go through it at some stage unfortunately, and I think it's time we opened up the conversation around grieving, its impact, and what we can do to accommodate it.

Here is a podcast of an interview I did with Joe Finnegan on Shannonside FM let year. Please feel free to share this with anyone who might benefit.

(Copyright Shannonside FM)

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25/09/2023

This is a very real and raw podcast about the often normalised problem of weekly excessive alcohol and drug consumption, particularly for younger people, the cycle or loop it can become - and the adverse effects it can have. And how to go about changing that ….

Well worth a listen.
https://spotify.link/WJ9Ecb2xnDb

There’s a major problem with drugs & alcohol currently for young people, it’s become so normalised that a lot of people don’t even see it as an issue.

Also simply telling people not to do it doesn’t work

I’m speaking from personal experience

I had the talks in school about how one pill can kill, my parents were very anti drug and it was always drilled into me that you shouldn’t do them

But I still did

So instead of lecturing or judging people for going out taking drugs I’ve decided to just tell my story

I went through a phase of my life were all I done was drink and take drugs multiple times a week without a care in the world

But it soon caught up to me and I decided to make the change

Hopefully at least one person will relate to it and it’ll guide them to a better path

I’ve done this in the form of a 45 minute podcast

The link in is the comments

Thank you ❤️

24/09/2023

It’s easy and usual to feel in some way ‘weak’ or a bother if we share our problems. I think particularly if we need to seek professional help.

But every single person who talks to a friend or family member, or their GP and shares how they are feeling; and each person who walks through the door of a therapy room is so brave to take the step to share their vulnerability.

Their courage is inspiring, even if it doesn’t feel very courageous to them at the time. I believe that showing our vulnerability, while difficult, is one of the strongest things we can do.

22/09/2023

A positive therapeutic experience empowers the client to reframe how they think and feel about themselves, their relationship with themselves, others and the world around them. It allows compassionate understanding for why those feelings have come about and explores whether they are serving us well.

Good therapy will support the client in working through immediate problems as well as towards fulfilling their potential, at their own pace. It is never too late (or too early!) to make change and live a life that feels right for you and is at ease.

There is a way to turn things around, one step at a time.

Have a good weekend x

02/09/2023

Sometimes, when we are stuck in a rut, a problem or a situation, it can be hard to see the best way out of it. The first step is always easier when we can acknowledge where we are, and then go about seeking change and finding hope for the future.

Thanks for reading, Lisa-Anne x

21/08/2023

I have gratefully noticed that I have a few new followers on this page over the last little while so I thought it would be a good time to say a little bit about my background and training in counselling and psychotherapy.

I began my interest in therapy having attended counselling as a client myself.

In 2009 I began a long journey of study and in 2010 I was awarded the NUI Certificate in Psychology. With my interest and enthusiasm in this whole area firmly established, in 2011 I completed an NUI Certificate in Counselling Skills.

At this stage I decided that I would like to train as a professional psychotherapist and so I began my studies at the Tivoli Institute in Dublin in 2011 and having successfully completed the 4 year course I was awarded a Professional Diploma in Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy in 2014.

During my training period I saw clients at both the Family Life Centre in Boyle and the Knock Counselling Centre as a trainee psychotherapist.

Once qualified, I stayed on at Knock and also saw clients privately while working towards accreditation. In 2017 I received my full accreditation with the Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy.

During the time that I have been off, I changed my accreditation to that of a non-practising member of IAHIP and have recently reapplied to have my full membership reinstated.

While working at the Knock Counselling Centre, in addition to my work with individual clients, I created and facilitated an emotional well-being workshop called “How Are You”. This is an integrative workshop examining our emotional heath, looking at awareness and expression of our feelings, how we deal with stress, considering meaningful ways to manage life changes, and reflecting on how to acknowledge our hearts desires and live fulfilled and joyful lives.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to drop me a direct message.

Thanks for reading, Lisa-Anne

09/08/2023

It often SEEMS easier to stay in the same familiar patterns of behaviour, even though they are emotionally damaging to us, than it is to change. We may not even be aware that we are continuing in a damaging pattern - but we will most definitely know that something is off. We won't feel at ease with ourselves or the world around us.

It could be that we feel anger or rage, sadness or despair, frustration or sometimes we might not be able to feel very much at all. And we don't know why.

Each of us has the answer within us. When we become aware of the patterns, when we gently examine and reflect, we gain insight into what is causing us discomfort or distress. And that's allows us choice. Change is hard - sometimes it is difficult to believe we have it in us to change.

But we do.

That feeling of unease or frustration is often the first step that leads someone into the therapy room. Being supported in the exploration of how we are and how that impacts on the way we relate to ourselves and those around us, is at the centre of the therapeutic experience in my opinion.

And for me the most important part of all is that - until such time as the client is able to really believe that they have the wisdom within them to know what they need - and to trust it - the 'hope' for that is held carefully by the therapist in the therapeutic alliance until the client is ready to hold it themselves. And that is a very beautiful and scared space.

Thanks for reading, Lisa Anne

Fully accredited member of IAHIP (Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy)