Spring Play Therapy & Psychotherapy

18/10/2025

A workshop for Mums to cultivate self regulation, awareness and embodied presence.
✨Overview:
This workshop supports mothers in understanding and nurturing their own nervous systems so they can show up with greater calm, connection and compassion- both for themselves and their children.
✨Day One:
Understanding and Self-Regulation:
Participants will learn how the nervous system responds to stress and triggers, and explore practical tools for self regulation. Through guided practices, mums will begin to notice their patterns and develop personal strategies for grounding and co-regulation.
✨Day Two.
Embodying the learning:
Here we will reflect on the real life challenges of applying these tools in daily parenting. Participants will explore what has supported or blocked their embodiment of regulation practices and receive individualised guidance on meeting those challenges.
⭐️Small, facilitated groups will provide a safe space for sharing, deeper insight and mutual support- ensuring each mother will receive maximum value and integration from the experience.
Facilitated by:
⭕️Wellness by Olivia Dip in Nervous System regulation, eft, nlp & coach.
⭕️The Parent Connection Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist.
✨WHEN: Sunday Nov 2nd & 16th.
✨WHERE: An Tobar, Ardbraccan, Navan. Co. Meath C15 XD6H.
✨TIME: 2.30-5.00pm.
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11/10/2025

Mothering the Nervous System

A workshop for parents to cultivate self-regulation, awareness, and embodied resilience.

Overview:
This workshop supports parents in understanding and nurturing their own nervous systems, so they can show up with greater calm, connection, and compassion — both for themselves and their children.

Part One – Understanding & Self-Regulation:
Participants will learn how the nervous system responds to stress and triggers, and explore practical tools for self-regulation. Through guided practices, parents will begin to notice their patterns and develop personal strategies for grounding and co-regulation.

Part Two – Embodying the Practice:
In the second half, we reflect on the real-life challenges of applying these tools in daily parenting. Participants will explore what has supported or blocked their embodiment of regulation practices and receive individualized guidance on meeting those challenges.

Small, facilitated groups will provide a safe space for honest sharing, deeper insight, and mutual support — ensuring each parent receives maximum value and integration from the experience.

04/10/2025

29/09/2025

The Circle of Security Parenting Programme has the power to enhance your parenting in ways that you wish for but just don’t know how. There was no manual given to you when you had your child to teach you how to parent them. Likely also you may not want to parent in the way you were parented but you just lack the knowledge and support to change. This relationship based programme is comprehensive but presented in a simple easy to follow manner with lots of video footage of other parents who want to do better. I will guide and support you through it all in a small group. If you feel even the slightest inkling that this might be for you just message me for any further info you would like.

24/09/2025

Supporting parents to be the best parents they can be is one of my greatest passions. I consider parenting the most difficult job we get to do but also the most rewarding. As a parent myself I know how easy it is to feel lost, unsure and isolated when it appears that everyone else seems to be getting it “right”. It’s disheartening and can knock our confidence. I want to change that narrative for as many parents as I can by offering an opportunity to learn with support, kindness and respect. The Circle of security parenting programme can be life changing for you and your family. I don’t say that lightly. It offers a foundation in parenting that you will use throughout the lifespan of your parenting and I promise you will never look back. You are welcome to contact for any further info. I will be posting dates etc in the next few days.

11/09/2025

If your child had an ongoing sore throat or a cough you would go to the doctor and get it sorted. Hurting with emotions is no different. If you don’t know what to do get support and advice. This can really make all the difference between a speedy resolution or a move down a road of broken trust, mental torture and impacted development. No child comes with a guide book but there is help. Make a call, send a text or email. There are therapist all over Ireland who are highly trained and expert in helping parents. I guarantee the relief is immense.

20/08/2025

The Circle of Security parenting programme is a comprehensive relationship based programme. It is recognised world wide and helps caregivers understand their child’s emotional world, respond to their needs and ultimately build a secure parent child relationship. I feel it is important to add this is not about perfect parenting as that doesn’t exist. It is about “good enough” parenting. If you would.like any further information just pm me and I would be happy to chat further about it.

18/08/2025

This post from resonates both personally and professionally. It is truly where our richness lies and affords us immense possibilities in our everyday lives. Our relationship with self and others is only as good as our self awareness and nervous system regulation. With this in mind as I start a new year( I know it’s Sept 25) I will be offering new learnings to parents who wish to take this journey of growth with me🩷. It’s all in the creation process🌈🦄🤩

18/04/2025

I am becoming increasingly concerned about the lack of understanding and knowledge that parents I meet with have about their role as parents. There is a missing link in how all the information we have gained in the last ten to twenty years re children’s development is being passed on to parents. Otherwise what is the point of the research!! It truly must feel so disempowering and overwhelming for Mums and Dads as they try to parent in this somewhat chaotic world. We need to change this, we need to give insight, information and understanding so that children and families get to experience the best life possible.

27/01/2025

My latest training completed. I cannot overstate my enthusiasm for the Circle of Security Parenting and how potentially life changing it could be for parents and indeed all those who have contact with children. The ethos, content and succinctness of the programme is excellent and I cannot wait to get started sharing it with those who wish to make a real difference in their lives and that of their children. This could easily be rolled out as a programme for all parents even those contemplating parenthood. Am I excited 🥳🥳🥳🥳. Please feel free to let me know if you’d be interested in learning more.

13/12/2024

What a privilege and wonderful way to end our parenting workshops. We were treated to Aisleen reading her first book just published🥳🥳 My Voice,My Choice. A powerful read empowering children to use their voices to express their needs and helping adults listen better. It now has pride of place in my playroom. I also wanted to thank for providing the space to hold our workshops. Forever grateful to all who showed their commitment to their children by attending and also being open to listen to me teach about my great passion🙏🙏🙏🙏🩷