Monaghan Therapy Clinic - Counselling & Psychotherapy

Monaghan Therapy Clinic - Counselling & Psychotherapy IACP acredired psychotherapist. Speak English, Lithuanian and Russian. Hello, I'm Kristina Silovs, the founder of Monaghan Therapy Clinic.

My own personal journey has shaped my passion for helping individuals navigate their unique paths towards self-discovery and healing. With a profound understanding of the challenges life can present, I have dedicated myself to creating a space where individuals can embark on transformative journeys. Having witnessed the power of therapy firsthand, I established Monaghan Therapy Clinic in 2022 as a

haven for personal growth and empowerment. Drawing from years of experience, we are committed to providing compassionate and client-centred care. At Monaghan Therapy Clinic, we believe in the importance of creating a safe and non-judgmental environment where individuals can freely explore their thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Through a collaborative approach, we work together to cultivate increased self-awareness, develop effective coping strategies, and strengthen relationships. Our goal is to empower you to navigate life's challenges with resilience, finding renewed purpose and meaning along the way. Together, we can embark on a transformative journey that leads to personal growth, healing, and an overall sense of well-being. I invite you to join me on this journey of self-discovery and empowerment. At Monaghan Therapy Clinic, we are dedicated to supporting you every step of the way as you embark on your own path towards healing and personal transformation.

Why does the brain sometimes choose familiar pain over unknown peace?Because the brain is built for prediction.When some...
26/05/2026

Why does the brain sometimes choose familiar pain over unknown peace?

Because the brain is built for prediction.

When something is familiar, even if it is painful, your nervous system knows what to expect. It knows the pattern. It knows how to prepare. It knows how to survive it.

Peace, on the other hand, can feel unknown.

A healthy relationship may feel strange.
Calm may feel uncomfortable.
Being treated kindly may feel suspicious.
Rest may feel unsafe.
A new way of living may feel harder than repeating an old pattern.

This does not mean you are broken.

It often means your brain and body learned to protect you in environments where uncertainty felt dangerous.

Healing begins when you start noticing the familiar patterns, pausing before repeating them, and slowly allowing calm to feel safe.

You can learn to trust peace again.

Monaghan Therapy Clinic
Counselling & Psychotherapy

Why can calm feel uncomfortable after chaos?When stress, conflict, or uncertainty have been part of your life for a long...
21/05/2026

Why can calm feel uncomfortable after chaos?

When stress, conflict, or uncertainty have been part of your life for a long time, your body can learn to stay alert, even when you are finally in a safer place.

Quiet can feel strange.
Peace can feel unfamiliar.
Rest can feel suspicious.
Slowness can feel uncomfortable.

This does not mean you are doing healing wrong.

It may simply mean your nervous system is learning something new: that it no longer needs to stay in survival mode all the time.

Healing is not always dramatic.

Sometimes healing looks like resting more, setting better boundaries, making slower decisions, feeling less urgency, and slowly learning to trust peace again.

You can learn to feel safe in calm.

Monaghan Therapy Clinic
Counselling & Psychotherapy

Last Saturday, I attended training on behavioural addictions, deepening my understanding of issues such as gambling, gam...
19/05/2026

Last Saturday, I attended training on behavioural addictions, deepening my understanding of issues such as gambling, gaming, po*******hy, social media use, and other compulsive behaviours.

Addiction does not always involve a substance.

Sometimes it shows up in patterns of behaviour that may begin as relief, distraction, or pleasure, but gradually lead to loss of control, emotional distress, and consequences in relationships, mental health, work, finances, and family life.

Seeking help is not a weakness.

It is an important first step toward understanding what is happening, recognising patterns, and building healthier ways forward with professional support, care, and compassion.

As a therapist, I believe ongoing training is essential so I can continue offering informed, human, and effective support to my clients.

Change is possible with support.

Monaghan Therapy Clinic
Counselling & Psychotherapy

Break the cycle, heal for good.Sometimes we keep repeating patterns we never consciously chose.The same fears.The same r...
14/05/2026

Break the cycle, heal for good.

Sometimes we keep repeating patterns we never consciously chose.

The same fears.
The same reactions.
The same relationships.
The same emotional weight.

But healing begins when you realise this:

You don’t have to carry what isn’t yours to keep.

Therapy can help you understand your past, heal emotional wounds, build healthier patterns, set boundaries, and reconnect with who you were before pain taught you to survive.

You don’t have to do it alone.

At Monaghan Therapy Clinic, you’ll find a safe and confidential space to explore, heal, and grow at your own pace.

Book your consultation when you are ready.

You are not overreacting.Sometimes your nervous system is not trying to make life harder.It may be trying to protect you...
12/05/2026

You are not overreacting.

Sometimes your nervous system is not trying to make life harder.

It may be trying to protect you.

What looks like overthinking, shutting down, people-pleasing, staying alert, feeling tense or going numb may be your body’s way of saying:

“I learned this to survive.”

But you do not have to live in survival mode forever.

Therapy can help you understand what your body is carrying, notice your triggers, regulate your nervous system, build healthier boundaries and feel safer in your daily life.

Healing does not mean forcing yourself to “get over it.”

It means slowly teaching your body that now is different from then.

At Monaghan Therapy Clinic, we offer a safe and confidential space to explore anxiety, trauma, emotional overwhelm and stress.

Start healing gently.

Book your consultation when you are ready.

Your brain is not fixed.For years, many people believed the adult brain was almost impossible to change once it had full...
08/05/2026

Your brain is not fixed.

For years, many people believed the adult brain was almost impossible to change once it had fully developed.

But neuroscience changed that.

Research on neuroplasticity helped show that the brain can reorganise itself through experience, attention, learning, and repetition.

That matters because many emotional patterns are not simply personality.

Anxiety can become automatic.
Avoidance can become automatic.
Self-criticism can become automatic.
Living in survival mode can become automatic.

But the same brain that learned to protect you can also learn new ways of responding.

Therapy works with this principle.

You begin to notice the pattern.
You name the trigger.
You understand what keeps it going.
You practise a different response.

Over time, repeated safe experiences can help the brain build new pathways.

Change is not instant.
It is repetition with awareness.

If your mind has learned survival, it can also learn safety.

Monaghan Therapy Clinic offers counselling and psychotherapy support for anxiety, stress, trauma, grief, depression, and relationship difficulties.

You do not have to untangle everything alone.

Book your appointment today.

08/05/2026

Working just for a paycheck drains more than your time.

You wake up with no drive, count hours, and feel nothing at the end of the day.

That’s not effort, that’s survival.

And it wears you down slowly.

Building something you actually care about hits different.

It’s still hard, still demanding, but it feels alive.

You’re not just earning, you’re creating.

That’s the shift.

Same work, but one feels like a cage and the other feels like a purpose.🔥🏆

Naming what you feel may seem simple.But neuroscience suggests it can do something powerful in the brain.Research on aff...
05/05/2026

Naming what you feel may seem simple.

But neuroscience suggests it can do something powerful in the brain.

Research on affect labeling, often described as putting feelings into words, has shown that naming emotions can be linked to reduced activity in the amygdala, the part of the brain involved in threat and emotional alarm, and increased activity in prefrontal regions connected to regulation.

In real life, this means that saying:

I feel anxious.
I feel overwhelmed.
I feel ashamed.
I feel unsafe.
I feel exhausted.

can be more helpful than pretending everything is fine.

Therapy gives you a safe space to do exactly that.

To slow down.
To understand your patterns.
To name what is happening inside.
To respond with more clarity instead of just surviving the moment.

You do not have to untangle everything alone.

At Monaghan Therapy Clinic, we offer counselling and psychotherapy support for anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, stress, and relationship difficulties.

Book your appointment today and take the first step toward understanding what your mind has been trying to tell you.

Some people look completely fine from the outside.They work.They smile.They answer messages.They keep going.But inside, ...
30/04/2026

Some people look completely fine from the outside.

They work.
They smile.
They answer messages.
They keep going.

But inside, they may feel exhausted, overwhelmed, numb, or constantly on edge.

Therapy gives that hidden weight a place to be spoken about slowly, safely and privately.

You do not have to prove that your pain is serious enough to get help.

If it is affecting your life, it matters.

Monaghan Therapy Clinic offers counselling and psychotherapy in a safe, professional space.

Reach out when you are ready.

A lot of people wait until life becomes unbearable before asking for support.But therapy is not only for crisis.It can a...
28/04/2026

A lot of people wait until life becomes unbearable before asking for support.

But therapy is not only for crisis.

It can also be a space to understand your patterns, your reactions, your relationships, and the emotional weight you have been carrying quietly.

Sometimes, the strongest thing you can do is pause before everything breaks.

At Monaghan Therapy Clinic, we offer counselling and psychotherapy in a safe, confidential and professional space.

Book a confidential appointment today.

There’s something powerful about being heard.Not judgedNot rushedNot misunderstoodJust heardThat’s what therapy should f...
23/04/2026

There’s something powerful about being heard.

Not judged
Not rushed
Not misunderstood

Just heard

That’s what therapy should feel like

A space where you can speak freely
and start making sense of what you’re feeling

If you’ve been holding things in
this might be the place to start

Address

YWCA Building, North Road, Co. Monaghan, H18KF 98
Monaghan
H18KF98

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 3pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm

Telephone

+353874868684

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