The Swallow's Trail Parenting Support

13/04/2026

I’m on a mission to help parents to cultivate more self- compassion, celebration of their own unique wisdom & strengths and trust in what they are doing is good enough 💕
Follow along if you’d like to hear more uplifting parenting messages!

10/04/2026

Thank you for all the messages, interest and queries about my Circle of Security groups!
I have 2 places left for the next round, starting on Monday!
It’s not too late if you want to join us!
The next round will not take place til Autumn.
This course is life changing for families!
Check out the pinned posts on my grid to find out more !

09/04/2026

Can I ask a favour please?
My reach on here has gone waaaaaaaaay down in the last few months.
If you see this post could you please like it or comment on it?
It will give me an idea of who is seeing the posts!
Thank you!!!
Cathy 😊

07/04/2026

Are some feelings easier to ‘meet and greet’ for you as a parent?🥰😊🤗🤣
I think it’s probably true for all of us!
Ever think about why that is?
Is it down to messages we may have received ourselves when we were young?
Or maybe because there is so much more known now about emotional intelligence?
Still doesn’t make it easy to meet and be with big feelings sometimes!🤨😞😭😤🤬

Would love to hear your thoughts on these ideas!
Leave me a comment below if this resonated or gave you some new food for thought!

02/04/2026

Looking forward to delivering these workshops Shannon Family Resource Centre!
Let us know if you can make it!

01/04/2026

More playful parenting wisdom from as we head into the Easter holidays!
Do you notice your cup gets a refill from fun and playful connection with your children?

01/04/2026

This is a great blog post from Circle of Security International about Shark Music 🦈🎶
If you’d like to learn more about this my next group starts Monday April 13th and I’ve got two spaces left!
Drop me an email if you’d like to join us!

Shark Music: when a parent's past shapes their present response, it isn't a flaw. It's a signal worth learning to listen for.

28/03/2026

Looking forward to facilitating this 7 day Therapeutic Play Skills course In a few weeks! It’s a great foundation level training in using play in you current working role and an ideal starting point to dip your toe into the power of play!!!

Final call for anyone interested in joining our next Therapeutic Play Skills Certificate course. If you have been thinking about applying for this course now is your time to do so!

CTC’s Therapeutic Play Skills Certificate, a QQI Level 6 Minor Award, is a fantastic course for professionals working with children, or parents/carers, interested in developing new skills to make more therapeutic use of play within their current professional role. It is also ideal foundation level training for anyone considering applying for our MA course. CTC’s Certificate in Therapeutic Play Skills is offered on a part-time basis and equips participants with the relevant knowledge, skill and competencies to plan, deliver and evaluate both group and individual play-based interventions.

One April intake is taking place in person in our Limerick training centre. This is a wonderful opportunity to complete this amazing course face to face. An added bonus is that one of our wonderful MA trainers, Cathy O Byrne is facilitating the Limerick course.

April In Person Limerick Course Dates: 11th & 12th April, April 19th, 2nd&3rd May, 13th & 14th June

Trainer: Cathy O’Bryne


The second April intake is being offered as a “remote” live online learning programmes with experiential learning opportunities built in throughout.

April Live Online Intake Dates: 11th& 12thApril, May 2nd,23rd& 24thMay, June 6th& 7th.Assignments due on or before July 12th. 10am – 5pm live online each day.

Trainer: Edel Lawlor

Applications will be closing for both intakes soon so if you are ready to stay this incredible training please get your application in! Full details and online application available at www.childrenstherapycentre.ie

23/03/2026

Brimming with excitement here after being part of the first group trained in the CPRT (Child Parent Relationship Training) group model for Parents here in Ireland.🇮🇪

It’s a 10 week evidence based programme for parents in maximising the benefits of child led play that teaches them skills to:
Follow their child’s lead
Validate and co-regulate feelings
Set limits when needed
Offer choices that promote autonomy
Build self esteem and intrinsic motivation but best of all:
Maximise the power of the parent child connection using 30 minutes of ‘just me and you time’ a week…

The icing on the cake was definitely getting to learn from the very wonderful Dr Sue Bratton herself!
I am rolling it out in Croom Frc after Easter and hopefully again in Autumn time with another FRC.

Will also be teaming up with Treasure Within Therapy to offer it to parents in a private capacity also!

Please get in touch if you’d like to have a chat about it!

Having Dr. Sue Bratton facilitate for us was a wonderful end to our CPRT training, thank you so much to Dr. Sue, Cathy , Lisa and Liz for facilitating this wonderful course for us. And massive thank you to the wonderfully playful and engaged therapists who joined us for the course, it was great to have you with us! A very successful course indeed.

CPRT - Child Parent Relationship Therapy - is an evidence based Filial Therapy model. We are excited for all that lies ahead for the therapists who completed the training with us and for the families they are going to work with. We are also excited to plan the next course, if you are interested in completing our training in Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT): A 10-Session Filial Therapy Model for Groups please register your interest on our website - www.childrenstherapycentre.ie

18/03/2026

If behaviour could speak…
What would it say?
Learn to decode and read what’s underneath the behaviour..
Using the Circle of Security as a guide map.
Learn new skills to understand and meet deeper needs and respond to behaviour in a
Bigger,
Stronger,
Wiser and Kind way 💫
Queries welcome by email or WhatsApp!
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