Celbridge Wellness

21/10/2025

“I feel like I don’t fit in anywhere.”
That quiet thought sits behind so much loneliness.

Some people feel left out because everyone else seems more confident, attractive, or interesting.

Others feel like there’s an invisible wall between them and the rest of the world.

Either way, the result is the same — loneliness.

You might avoid social situations because they feel exhausting… or because anxiety whispers,
“I’ll say something stupid.”
“They’ll see right through me.”

But it’s not a lack of social skills . It’s fear: fear of judgment, rejection, or not being enough.

The truth?
You’re not the outsider you imagine yourself to be.
You just learned, somewhere along the way, to doubt your place in the world.

🌿 Therapy can help you find your way back into connection — not by changing who you are, but by helping you see that you already belong.

💬 If this feels familiar, reach out. You don’t have to keep living on the edge of connection.

18/10/2025

18/10/2025

IACP Chief Executive Officer Lisa Molloy will feature on Newstalk's Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna this Sunday morning 19th October on the topic of state regulation of the counselling and psychotherapy professions.

🎤 Listen live from 8:00 – 9:00 on newstalk.com

🎧 Tune in or listen back here: https://www.newstalk.com/shows/alive-kicking-claire-mckenna-834302

📸 Pictured is Lisa Molloy with Clare McKenna, host of the Alive and Kicking programme on Newstalk.








CORU - Regulating Health and Social Care Professionals
International Association for Counselling
Irish Council for Psychotherapy
Irish Association of Humanistic & Integrative Psychotherapy - IAHIP

17/10/2025

Attachment & Loveless Love

Most of us want closeness, love, and emotional safety, yet many of us end up in relationships that feel empty or insecure.

Why? John Bowlby says it is because our early attachment wounds shape how we love. Here are three key ones to know: Anxious, Avoidant, and Secure.

This can lead you to feel unloved, unseen, or stuck in bad relational cycles. But here’s the truth: your attachment style is not your fate.

Through therapy, healing is possible. You can move toward a more secure way of relating — one rooted in mutual respect, vulnerability, and real love.

DM to schedule a session🌸

15/10/2025

Many people carry a hidden belief that they are somehow flawed — not good enough, not lovable, not worthy of respect.

It’s a painful, private kind of shame. You hide it well, even from yourself.
You might look confident, capable, even successful — but deep down, there’s a fear that if people really knew you, they’d turn away. This belief often begins in childhood, through criticism or rejection, and grows quietly over the years.

It can leave you feeling vaguely unhappy, never quite at peace with yourself.

Therapy helps you see this lie for what it is — and replace it with the truth:
you are not broken; you’ve simply learned to see yourself through someone else’s unkind eyes.

If this feels familiar, you don’t have to keep it hidden. Talking helps.

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12/10/2025

“When your life is built around keeping everyone else happy, you slowly disappear.”

Many people live under the quiet weight of people-pleasing — the belief that their job is to keep everyone else happy: parents, partners, bosses, even strangers.

You get used to asking, “What will they think?” instead of “What do I need?”
Over time, it can leave you feeling trapped, resentful, and unsure who you really are. Therapy helps you reclaim your freedom — to rediscover your own voice, your own wants, your own life.

If this resonates, you’re not alone. Talking can help you find a way out of that pattern.

05/10/2025

At Celbridge & Lucan Wellness, we are dedicated to providing high-quality counselling, psychotherapy, and CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) in Kildare and the wider Dublin South West area.

Our experienced therapists offer a warm, confidential space to help you manage anxiety, stress, low mood, relationship issues, and other emotional difficulties.

We tailor therapy to your individual needs — supporting you as you work towards a calmer, healthier, and more fulfilling life.

🌿 Individual & relationship therapy
🌸Options for adults, teens, children and couples
💙Low-cost options
💬 CBT & evidence-based approaches
📍 Based in Celbridge & Lucan, serving Kildare, Dublin South West & nearby communities

Learn more or book a session: www.celbridgewellness.ie