Caoine Counselling and Psychotherapy

25/08/2025

S H O W I N G
U P

Well done to the 600 plus point students who got all the plaudits in the news recently.

Please remember, these students, most likely come from a two parent home, with two incomes, have been building social, sporting, and cultural capital through clubs , connections after school activities since four years of age.
These students are at an advantage from a very early age.

Do not compare your ever with their right now.

👏🤣Here’s to 🎉👏

👏Here’s to the young carer looking after his sick parent and still showing up for school.

👏Here’s to the student growing up in a home with domestic violence and still showing up for school

👏Here’s to the student being bullied and excluded and still chooses to show up.

👏Here’s to the student helping his siblings with their homework because of absent parents
They are tired - they still show up

👏Here’s to the student that buried a loved one this year and still chose to turn up.

These students won’t make the national news, they fly under the radar.

If you got through the LC, despite all these challenges - here’s to you 👏🎉

Are we resourcing our young people for progression?

📷 Dr Colman Noctor

14/08/2025

💕You don’t have to go through this alone. 💕

If you're feeling overwhelmed and struggling
— support is here.

At CAOINE Counselling & Psychotherapy we provide a quiet and comforting space to work together, establish safety, manage limitations and look at what 'beginning again' looks like?

CAOINE is a safe, woman-centered space where your pain is seen and your voice matters.

You are not broken — you are tired, hurting, and in need of care.

DM, call or ask your mental health provider to refer you.

📍 Appointments from Tuesday September 16th 2025
📩 Tel: 089 949 3344
Info@caoine.ie
www.caoine.ie

12/08/2025

Hello,

My name is Angi Dixon and I specialise in grief, loss, suicidality and female focused mental health.

CAOINE is a comfort and dignity space for women. A safe reflective space for individuals and families to balance bereavment, recovery and loss.

Recovery is not a straight line. It doesnt come in stages. There is rage, tears, stamping feet, acting out, crying episodes and then joy again You have to remember this pain is an an infant and so you must treat it so.

The approach we have at CAOINE Counselling is non clinical and user led. Every woman who walks through our door has been through her own unique loss experience.

Divorce, miscarriage, baby loss, loss of a pet, loss of the family home, loss of a parent, loss of a loved one, sudden loss, loss of identity?

At CAOINE we bring a personal touch to what we do as well as understanding the underlying factors that can lead to poor mental health in women.

We support our clients and thier families through difficult times and cover a range from intervention, prevention, post-vention and coping skills .

I work in a 1:1 setting and with groups.

If you are looking for a safe, brave and comforting space to explore and navigate the difficult feelings around what you are experiencing.

Let’s just begin there?

My new clinic in Arigna Co, Roscommon will be open from Tuesday 16th September 2025.

*Please note I do not respond to private FB messages.

Thank you for all your enquires so far, I look forward to seeing you in September🍂

Contact me for an appointment here:
📞WhatsApp: 089 949 3344
✉️email: info@caoine.ie
🌏www.caoine.ie

The kettle is on☕️
See you soon

Le Gřa
Angi

05/08/2025

S U R R E N D E R

Powerful and comforting words from Mary Coughlan on being in addiction.

‘’The hardest part is stopping
Find somebody you can talk too
Get new friends
You only need one good person in your life
Who knows all the good and the bad
Does not shame you for it
Does not scold you for it
You are the way you are because of what has happened to you’’

03/08/2025

‘’There really is no better place than our lovely little island in the Sunmer’’⛰️🌊🧘🏻🎶🎤 Séamus & Caoimhe

31/07/2025

T H A N K
Y O U 💐

The time has come for me to say goodbye to Knock Counselling Centre.
It has been an honour and a privilege to work as a therapist in this truly special place.

The healing spirit of Knock is somthing I will carry with me always. The breathtaking gardens, the peaceful meditation walk, and the deeply reflective atmosphere of this sacred space has informed and enriched my practice in ways I will carry with me always.

The small mindful acts of lighting a candle, surrendering the burden to somthing bigger than us, sitting on the back bench talking to a stranger in the adoration chapel, they too, giving themselves permission to surrender thier woe to somthing bigger than themselves. Sitting in the memorial garden sharing a cuppa with a client, bearing witness, trying to figure out how to put one foot in front of the other - sipping, crying breathing, surrendering, grateful- repeat.

These sacred surroundings offered more than beauty; they provided stillness, depth, and a quiet invitation to listen—to both others and to the self. That spirit shaped how I held space for each person who came through my door. For that, I am forever grateful.

To all of the clients I’ve had the privilege to work with: thank you for your trust. It has been a gift to witness your courage, growth, and healing. To my dear colleagues thank you for your continued guidance, wisdom, knowledge and support. - I could not have done it without you.

To the wider Knock shrine staff —your warmth and kindness will never be forgotten.

As I begin this next chapter, I leave with a full heart, deep gratitude, and a continued commitment to this work and where it leads me next.

With sincere thanks💐

Le Gřa
Angi

29/07/2025

17/07/2025

💗💚

"If you didn’t do it at forty, then do it at sixty. The only thing that matters—is that you do it!"

My grandmother, who lived to be 97, always told me that life only gets better with time. And now? I finally understand what she meant.

Age is a funny thing. We live in a world obsessed with timelines—marry by this age, succeed by that age, retire by another. Miss a milestone? Society tells you the moment is gone forever.

But here’s the truth: that’s a lie.

If your twenties were full of doubts, make your forties wild.
If your forties were consumed by responsibilities, dance through your sixties.
If you didn’t burn brightly back then—ignite now.

There’s no deadline on joy. No expiration date on reinvention. No too-late for dreams.

So wear the bold colors. Book the ticket. Learn the language. Start over.

Because late? Is always better than never.

✨
— Tilda Swinton

15/07/2025

14/07/2025

🍃How I Work 🍃

At CAOINE I work with women in an integrative woman centered counselling approach which focuses on the unique needs and experiences of women. Often within a framework that acknowledges societal and systemic factors impacting their mental health. It emphasizes women's strengths, promotes empowerment, and considers the psychological, physical, social, cultural, and spiritual aspects of women’s lives and the overall impact on their wellbeing.

Put simply 🍃

What is it like to live in your world right now? what is it like to live in your body right now? What are your relationships like?
Are you coping?
What does safety look like?
How are your heart and mind interpreting the world you live in?
Could they be impacting the issues you’re facing?
Are you resourced for progression?
Do I have the capacity to develop the parts of myself that require growth?

Healing is not easy…

At CAOINE we explore the chaotic and prickly world of healing in a safe space.
In female focused psychotherapy there is an emphasis on the 'what happened to you' as opposed to 'what is wrong with you'.

How can we manage limitations, live well within our bodies, our homes and relationships with the resources and capacity we have.









(📣 www.caoine.ie - opening September 2025)

14/07/2025

We look forward to seeing you on Friday at the launch of ‘Seeking Safety’. In Boyle Family Resource Centre with Roscommon Women's Network - RWN

Looking forward to coffee, chats and empowering conversations.

See you then💜

All are welcome to join us at our launch of Seeking Safety in Boyle Family Resource Centre on Friday 18th July from 10am-11am. We will have guest speakers including women whose lives have been positively affected by the Seeking Safety therapy program. For more information contact Angi Dixon adixon@rwn.ie.
Tea/coffee and refreshments served.

Women's Collective Ireland Western Region Drug and Alcohol Task Force Roscommon Safe Link Seeking Safety