Breakthrough Counselling NI

07/01/2026

✨ We’re Back - Happy New Year from Breakthrough ✨

Today we’re gently returning to work after the Christmas break, and we just want to say thank you to everyone who trusted us, walked with us and supported our work throughout last year.

A new year doesn’t mean pressure to “be a new you.”
It means new space, new chances, and continued care for the parts of you that are already here.

As we step into 2026, our commitment remains the same:
✨ Trauma-informed
✨ Compassion-led
✨ Whole-person, nervous-system-aware support for individuals (children, young people & adults), couples and families.

Whether this year feels hopeful, heavy or a bit of both, you don’t have to carry it alone.

Here’s to moving forward gently, honestly and with care.

10/10/2025

🎗🎗World Mental Health Day at St Killian's College🎗🎗

On world mental health day, we had the pleasure of supporting St. Killian’s exciting new initiative for ‘Inclusion Ambassadors’ who will offer peer support within their school community.

John delivered Peer Support Training to a wonderful bunch of inspiring students & staff. We were excited to hear of St. Killian’s approach and honoured to connect with something so powerful for young minds. We were very impressed at the energy, wisdom & compassion from the group - and look forward to hearing about the great work they will do this year!

🌿 The CARA Project is a peer support training for 16–18 year olds to help younger students feel safe, seen and supported.
💬 It teaches nervous system awareness, compassion, active listening and relational safety.
🧠 Young people learn to connect, include and anchor others - not fix, but be there.
✨ Together we build a culture of safety, regulation and belonging.

10/10/2025

🧠 World Mental Health Day 2025

Our mind, body and relationships are all connected - caring for one supports the others.

Therapy offers space to slow down, notice what’s happening inside and reconnect with your Self.

💬 If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, stuck or disconnected, you’re not alone.
Healing begins with understanding - and it’s never too late to start.

🌿 Breakthrough Counselling NI
Trauma-trained | Body-based | Compassion-focused
🔗 www.breakthroughni.co.uk

09/10/2025

PDA Parenting ✨💖

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[Credit: PDA Parenting ]

07/09/2025

What Dr. Lori said!

19/08/2025

🌱 Progress Over Perfection

You don’t have to do it all.
You don’t have to get it right.
You just have to keep showing up.

Healing and growth aren’t about perfection -
they’re about small steps, taken with care.

Whether you’re working on yourself, your parenting, your relationships, or your recovery…
Progress is enough. You are enough.

📩 info@breakthroughni.co.uk
🌐 www.breakthroughni.co.uk

18/08/2025

Oh yes, it's that time of year again!

This photo is of my own baby on her first day in school [shared with permission] But just a heads up that I will be tormenting you with a few weeks of back to school posts! 😉

So whether you have a little one starting preschool, or primary school for the first time; or whether you have a child who is a little nervous going back to school; or indeed a teenager who is starting secondary school for the first time; I have some advice coming up.

Also, just to let you know, if you have a child who is stuggling with school, on Perfectly Imperfect Parenting on 103.2 Dublin City FM I have a series of interviews about school based anxiety coming up end August and through the month of September. We will be covering all aspects from the little ones who may be stuggling with separation anxiety, through to children who are unable to go to school. I have experts joining me to give their advice on this very challenging topic. I will share details over the coming weeks.

18/08/2025

18/08/2025

🧠 How Trauma Affects Attention, Not Just Emotions
When we talk about trauma, we often focus on big feelings—fear, anger, sadness.
But trauma also affects focus, memory, and how present we feel in our day-to-day lives.

Do you notice your child, student, or even yourself:
🌀 Spacing out often?
🌀 Losing track mid-sentence?
🌀 Hyperfocusing or zoning out for hours?

These aren’t laziness or lack of motivation.
They’re nervous system responses—your body and brain trying to cope.

At Breakthrough NI, we offer a compassionate lens.
Through Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, we support individuals to safely explore what’s going on underneath the struggle to concentrate—so they can begin to heal, regulate, and thrive.

✨ Healing happens when we stop asking “What’s wrong with them?”
And start asking “What happened that made focusing feel unsafe?”

📩 info@breakthroughni.co.uk
🌐 www.breakthroughni.co.uk

17/08/2025

Some clients have never known what secure attachment feels like.

In A Parts Approach to Preverbal Attachment Trauma, Frank Anderson, MD will show you how to help them experience that — from the inside out.

Parts work offers a path toward trust, connection, and integration.

Sign up today for 50% off! ➡️ https://www.nicabm.com/program/preverbal-trauma-4/?del=8.17.2025FBPost3