South Tipperary Counselling and CBT

South Tipperary Counselling and CBT Offering Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and counselling in Clonmel and the surrounding areas.

06/12/2025

Suffering doesn't come primarily from life's challenges. It comes from the solutions you created as a child that you're still using as an adult.

You learned to people-please to stay connected. Now you can't say no.
You learned to shut down your emotions to block out the chaos. Now you have trouble processing your feelings.
You learned to control everything to avoid feeling unsafe. Now you can't relax or trust.
You learned to suppress your needs so you wouldn't be a burden. Now you can't ask for help.
You learned to stay hypervigilant to stay safe. Now you can't find peace.

These weren't bad choices. They were your way of coping. They kept you sane during an insane time in your life.
But you're not in that environment anymore.
The strategies that protected you from the pain then are hurting you now. What saved you as a child is destroying you now as an adult.
To live a life worth living, you need to update your strategies or stay trapped using solutions that no longer fit the problem.

13/11/2025

Have you ever noticed how much of your self-worth has been tied to doing rather than being? If so, it's important to remember that the mind can never rest when it believes your value depends on constant activity.

Slow down. Breathe. Spend more time being. Less time doing.

12/11/2025

Not everyone can come with you.

When you evolve, some won't like it.
They'll judge you. Criticize you. Pull away.
Your transformation will remind them they're stuck. It will be easier for them to say you've changed for the worse than admit they haven't changed at all.
Your new boundaries will confuse them.
Your pursuit of peace will feel like rejection.
Your standards will offend them.
It's important to realise, self growth expands your life but shrinks your circle.

Not everyone can come with you.

11/11/2025

CBT rests on two simple ideas:

1) Keep thinking the same way, keep feeling the same way.

2) Keep doing the same things, keep getting the same results.

Want different outcomes? Change your thoughts. Change your actions.

07/11/2025

Our friendships in adulthood require patience.

Everyone is busy. Jobs. Kids. Family issues. Problems you don't see.

Some people are growing fast. Some are stuck repeating the same old patterns.

Less communication doesn't mean they don't care. Everyone's on a different timeline. Some heal in months, others can take years.

Don't take a period of silence personally. Check in, don't check out.

07/11/2025

Your life is the product of your attention.

Eight hours scrolling gets you an empty mind.

Eight hours creating gets you a meaningful life.

Where your attention goes, your life follows.

04/11/2025

My work with young men centers on a choice: Big Man or Good Man.

The Big Man is arrogant, brash, cruel, egocentric. Loud. Aggressive. Demands respect.

The Good Man is strong, protective, virtuous. Calm. Controlled. Earns respect.

Many young men think the Good Man is weak. They're wrong.

The Big Man is inflexible. He's performing to protect the vulnerable child inside. His cruelty compensates for insecurity.

The Good Man is secure. He cares for his family. Protects those weaker than him. Treats people with respect.

Andrew Tate vs Paul O'Connell? Conor McGregor vs Jocko Willink?

Strength isn't being the loudest or most aggressive. It's being controlled, protective, virtuous.

Choose the Good Man. The Big Man is just a scared boy pretending.

04/11/2025

When you exercise, you stress your muscles so they grow back stronger. This discomfort is necessary for growth.

Emotional discomfort works the same way. It's the stimulus your resilience needs to grow.

Stop avoiding what hurts emotionally. Face it. Approach it.

Do the hard things. Seek discomfort, not comfort.

Your strength, both physical and emotional comes from what you're willing to endure.

03/11/2025

If you're going to overthink, at least overthink all the ways it could work out in your favor, the best case scenario, and every version of your life that turns out better than expected.

03/11/2025

Stop assuming that people are mad at you.

Stop attempting to read people's minds.

Stop trying to manage the thoughts and emotions of others.

Let people be in charge of themselves. If they have something to say to you, they will. And if they don't, it's their responsibility, not yours.

✅ It's time for a rebrand ✅Nothing has changed except our name. ✅Same people, same service just a different name The sam...
01/10/2025

✅ It's time for a rebrand ✅

Nothing has changed except our name. ✅

Same people, same service just a different name

The same trusted team continues to provide the quality care you know and value.

The rebrand simply reflects our wider reach, now serving not just Clonmel but the whole of South Tipperary and afar.

At the heart of our new identity is the Triquetra, or trinity knot—a timeless Irish symbol of unity and interconnectedness. It mirrors the CBT triangle, where thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are in constant relationship. By embracing this symbol, we honor Irish heritage while expressing the essence of therapy: balance, connection, and transformation—continuity with tradition and a forward-looking commitment to holistic mental health and wellbeing.

We hope you like our new look logo ✅

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