Prevail Counselling Therapy

22/08/2026

Sometimes its just good to see the beauty in the ordinary.

Have a great weekend

19/08/2026

Su***de awareness training in Clondalkin on Friday 11th of September in North Clondalkin Library.

Suicidal thoughts are mostly hard to notice.
It is possible to train yourself to be aware of them among your friends and family.

Do consider this training if possible.

17/08/2026

Hard work can deliver

Yes we celebrate our swimmers and athletes success.
We celebrate their hard work which was rewarded so well.

May we be so inspired to overcome our own obstacles in striving to succeed.

And its hard work.

Learn how with Prevailcounsellingtherapy.ie
085 857 1193

01/08/2026

Keeping a diary- could it be for you?

People generally believe writing a diary is a good thing to do, but struggle to do it.
The reasons for this are generally a perception that it's not for them, and that it's hard to get going with it.
Some simply believe they don’t know what to write in a diary.

In this blog, I respond to these objections. I provide advice on how people who are not used to journaling can get started.

To learn more about journaling use the link below:
https://www.prevailcounsellingtherapy.ie/blog/journalling-being-your-own-therapist

01/08/2026

Keeping a diary- could it be for you?

People generally believe writing a diary is a good thing to do, but struggle to do it.
The reasons for this are generally a perception that it's not for them, and that it's hard to get going with it.
Some simply believe they don’t know what to write in a diary.

In this blog, I respond to these objections. I provide advice on how people who are not used to journaling can get started.

A diary is your personal life record. It is an aid to learning how you do things well and not so well. Your journey of self discovery starts there.

19/07/2026

In honour of the release of The Odessey.

"The heroic figure of Odysseus from Homer’s The Odyssey embarked on a perilous journey home after the Trojan War.

To achieve his goal of restoring his family life, the gods frustrated him with challenges that cost him greatly.

These challenges cost him a lot of personal agony along the way.
Still, he overcame what could have stopped him and was eventually reunited with his wife and son."

Read more about heroes and our psychological need of them in the blog below.
https://www.prevailcounsellingtherapy.ie/blog/do-we-need-a-hero?rq=Hero

19/07/2026

In honour of the release of The Odessey.

"The heroic figure of Odysseus from Homer’s The Odyssey embarked on a perilous journey home after the Trojan War.

To achieve his goal of restoring his family life, the gods frustrated him with challenges that cost him greatly.

These challenges cost him a lot of personal agony along the way.
Still, he overcame what could have stopped him and was eventually reunited with his wife and son."

Read more about heroes and our psychological need of them in the blog below.

Hero’s; do they play a constructive role for us today or are they just wasteful distractions? When you consider the prevalence of heroes through out time we have to acknowledge there seems to be an inherent need for them in our psyche. Do they provide us with an inspiration to overcome our own obs...

21/06/2026

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

It is not always straightforward to be a Daddy or to have one.

But we know the benefit of what we learn through our ups and downs of being a Dad and how that impacts our children is irreplaceable.