Therapy Institute

Therapy Institute At Therapy Institute we provide one of the most progressive and effective approaches to mental healt

➡️Boston is a beautiful city, particularly this time of year. Snow piled on the sidewalks, the air dry and crisp, and Bo...
26/02/2026

➡️Boston is a beautiful city, particularly this time of year. Snow piled on the sidewalks, the air dry and crisp, and Boston Common in an aureole of brilliant sunshine, with squirrels clambering away while traffic stampedes and heeds inanimate instruction.

➡️The only aspect of America that I find difficult is going into shops. You almost have to take a breath and brace yourself for the tsunami of overly-zealous shop assistants waiting to envelope you as you enter. “Welcome to Sephora, how can I assist you today?”

➡️“We’re just in from… Ireland.”
“Oh, my God, you’re Irish?”
I should have said Bolivia or somewhere. Why did I have to say that? Idiot.

➡️It’s like breaking up with a very anxious girlfriend, wanting to leave a shop in America. “It’s not you, I think your shop is fab, I just want to check out what the other shops are like too, if you don’t mind. I promise I’ll come back.”

Had a lovely night in Boston talking with the great parents of Dorchester and surrounding area. Lot of Irish people in t...
22/02/2026

Had a lovely night in Boston talking with the great parents of Dorchester and surrounding area. Lot of Irish people in the crowd from Offaly, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Meath, Kerry.

There was good craic, and we talked about the impact technology is having on our children and how to thrive as a family.

Boston is a beautiful City. Just hope the storm holds off until we leave today! Snow is coming!

Thank you to everyone who came out on a cold, snowy evening. It was lovely meeting you all. And I even got to hav breakfast at my favourite cafe, - Until next time.

➡️For years, my parents tried, to varying success and failure, to get me into reading. Dyslexia disrupted that journey. ...
20/02/2026

➡️For years, my parents tried, to varying success and failure, to get me into reading. Dyslexia disrupted that journey. I found books static and boring. I loved the outside world of activity and adventure. Climbing trees, hoarding conkers, and breaking bones. That was my early childhood.

➡️And so for years I flirted with reading, I’d buy books only to leave them unread. I loved poetry. They were short and abstract and made so much sense to me.

➡️I was only 13 when I first read The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock by TS Eliot. It blew my head right off my shoulders. No other poem hit me like that poem did. It was the voice, the distinctive voice of the narrator.

➡️The reason I’m talking about all of this is because Saturday, February 28 is Ireland Reads Day. Ireland Reads is a national campaign inspiring people to ‘get lost in a good book’.

➡️Getting your children into the world of reading could be one of the most important gifts you give them.

14/02/2026

Parents deal with Incredible sadness and tragedy at times. But the courage and dignity I witness in my clinic is always awe-inspiring.

I want to raise awareness for adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), Ruth McDonnell lost her beautiful son Ruairí 5 weeks after his 9th birthday. Please buy the book honouring her beautiful boy.

14/02/2026

Tune in at 12pm where I’ll be chatting to Brendan about estrangement, why it happens and how to heal from it.

➡️It really feels like the woods are beginning to move against Big Tech. For too long now, they have had free access to ...
12/02/2026

➡️It really feels like the woods are beginning to move against Big Tech. For too long now, they have had free access to our children’s attention and wellbeing. There is an entire generation born in the early 2000s who traversed this landscape unfettered and unprotected.

➡️Social media platforms plucked our children from real life activities and friendships and imprisoned them in their rooms. During adolescence, teenagers will always pull away from parents with a preference for time with friends, but what we have seen in the last number of years is the withdrawal from their peers also.

➡️Tánaiste Simon Harris has been very vocal in recent months about taking on Big Tech and introducing a social media ban for under 16s. This is laudable but not the full answer.

➡️Imagine for a moment that our children have to walk through a toxic sewer on their way to school. The people who operate the sewer are making unimaginable profits from all the footfall.

➡️How about we make the sewer operators responsible for what they produce. Here is my simple solution... how about cleaning the sewer so children can walk down that space and enjoy all it has to offer, free from toxicity.

➡️You can access the article through my link tree.

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I am delighted to announce that tickets for my first parenting seminar in the US are available now! I will be coming to ...
10/02/2026

I am delighted to announce that tickets for my first parenting seminar in the US are available now! I will be coming to Florian Hall in Dorchester on 20th of February 2026.

🎟️You can purchase tickets to the event through my link tree (in my bio).

🎟️Alternatively, you can copy and paste this link into your browser to find tickets:
https://drrichardhoganboston.eventbrite.com

10/02/2026

My show ‘Parenting the Screenager’ is coming to Boston next week. It’s on in Dorchester in the Florian Hall at 7pm on Friday 20th of February.

I’m really looking forward to meeting everyone.
I’ll do a post later with details on how to get a ticket!

09/02/2026

It’s International Epilepsy Day! The more we are aware of people’s experiences with conditions the more funding we get! Thinking of all the amazing people who live with epilepsy day! 💜

09/02/2026

I’d love to hear what words from literature really spoke to you. Giving our children the gift of reading is a life long gift. They’ll never be bored!

I’m proud to say I’m an ambassador for Ireland reads 2026!

06/02/2026

Like to hear your thoughts on our Presidents interaction with DUP Gregory Campbell. He was particularly aggressive and provocative, I’m not delighted she apologised for calling Derry by its name. I get diplomacy etc but you should never back down to a bully. I would have liked a strong response so girls can see how you deal with a little male tyrant. Maybe I’m wrong on this one?

➡️We all know what makes a bad leader — someone who has inner circles, low competency, low self-esteem, poor awareness, ...
05/02/2026

➡️We all know what makes a bad leader — someone who has inner circles, low competency, low self-esteem, poor awareness, someone who talks about the staff behind their backs, diminishes people, targets those they deem enemies and tries to make their life miserable, has favourites, and rewards some while castigating others.

➡️Narcissism is often at the centre of a boss like this, and narcissists believe they should be the ones in charge.

➡️If you are working for someone like this, I would always advise making notes of what they say to you. Be precise, get the time, who was there in the meeting and what they said. Silence and fear are what allows someone like this thrive. 

➡️If you decide to go to HR or upper management, calmly stick to the facts and not the boss’s character. Through your demeanour show them you are a reasonable person who has had unreasonable demands and behaviours levelled at you.

➡️You can access the full article through my link tree.

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At Therapy Institute we provide one of the most progressive and effective approaches to mental health distress available in Ireland. Ours is an approach driven by scientific research and supported by our high success rate. Therapy Institute strongly believes that therapy should move towards a desired outcome. We view each client’s story as unique and adopt an individualistic therapeutic model to best suit the needs of each client. We understand that all of us, at times in our lives, look to heal and change and we work to effect this change in our client’s life as a starting point of our therapeutic conversation. Our therapist’s all hold a Master’s in Science Medicine Systemic Psychotherapy with UCD and the Mater Hospital as a minimum qualification requirement. This ensures the highest standard of excellence in the Therapy Institute.