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Children with anxiety problems may or may not act like anxious adults.

Rachel Sweetman, hakomi psychotherapist, runs very popular ongoing certified courses in Mindfulness and Loving Presence in Ballina. People come for one or many courses to develop their practice, and their sense of inner wellbeing. Her next 10 week course starts on Tuesday February 5 in The Downhill House Hotel, Ballina from 6.45pm to 9.30pm.

A poll of psychologists has cited emotions as the top obstacle to weight loss.

Mindfulness is a practice that can teach us how to enjoy life to the full and how to relax even when there is a lot of pressure in our lives. It teaches us how to make the most of every day and find contentment even in the routine of each day.

A non-profit counselling and psychotherapy service will open in the city tomorrow (Friday). The Good 2 Talk Galway health care service, which will be located at the Tuam Road Retail Centre, will focus0 on client need rather than ability to pay.

As thousands of students embark on their biggest adventure yet, a recent survey by the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP) reveals that almost one in four (23 per cent) adults would be embarrassed to seek professional help for personal problems and only six per cent of under 25s in Ireland would seek professional help to deal with personal issues.

A new series of certified mindfulness and loving presence courses starts on September 25, led by Rachel Sweetman, hakomi psychotherapist.

Under immense pressure, many people in modern society are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, confused, and worried. Registered therapist Amanda Walsh, based in Castlebar, comments on the importance of normalising psychological therapy in Irish society. “What happens in the mind is vital to contentment, health, and wellbeing. This is where the therapy can help. Therapy aids one in developing tools and resources for dealing with life’s challenges. I believe it is vital to highlight for all, that the areas of stress, anxiety, and anger; panic attacks; sleep difficulties; social anxiety; habits; fears and phobias, can be effectively overcome in a relatively short space of time with long-term gains.”

Melissa Quinn is a multi-qualified therapist based in Ballymahon, Co Longford. She qualified as a counsellor and psychotherapist and is a certified Reiki practitioner. Melissa is available to assist people who are in distress or have reached a point in their lives where they realise they are not reaching their full potential. Melissa has worked with clients from a young age to beyond retirement.

If you are affected by stress, anxiety, depression, or chronic pain, mindfulness may offer the help you have been looking for. Esker Retreat House in Athenry will host a day-long mindfulness retreat on Sunday August 26. You will learn how to calm your busy mind and free yourself from discursive thoughts, mental chatter, stress and worries.