Many couples will experience a breakdown in communication or periods of anger, conflict or mistrust, during the course of their relationship. This can lead to repeated arguments, feelings of resentment and loss of the couple’s trust, intimacy and sex life.Life Meaning
As human beings, what separates us from all other species of life is our higher intelligence, moral conscience, and ultimately our search for meaning or happiness in our lives. This existential quest to make sense of the world, and our place and purpose in it, can be…
Sex & Sexuality
Your sexuality is defined as your sexual orientation, your sexual activity and your capacity for sexual feelings. It embodies much more than sex and gender however. It’s about how you think, act and feel as an individual. Your sexual identity can influence how you feel about yourself, your relationships and your place in the world.
Addiction is a persistent, compulsive dependence on a behaviour or substance. It can take the form of a ‘substance addiction’ (for example, alcoholism, drug abuse or smoking), or a ‘process addiction’ (for example, gambling, shopping, eating or sexual activity).Adolescent Issues
Teenagers suffer from a host of pressures, from the biological changes of puberty to issues surrounding who they are in life and in society. Adolescents often behave in ways that puzzle and concern their parents, teachers and friends. LifeChange provides a potential space where…
Ante and Post-natal Depression & Anxiety
Pregnancy is considered a joyous and wonderful occasion in the lifecycle of a woman. A much loved and wanted baby is a major life-changing event for most of us, however it can come with feelings of distress, depression or anxiety. At LifeChange we try to provide a safe place to make meaning of this distress and contain your anxiety.
Loss & Bereavement
Loss is a universal human phenomenon and much of our lives consist of negotiating and accepting various losses on many levels. The death of a loved one is a ubiquitous human experience; most people, at some point in their lives, must confront the inevitable, and in many cases enduring, pain of interpersonal loss.
Anxiety
Anxiety is something that everyone experiences in life. At LifeChange, we recognize the importance of attending to anxiety in the life of the individual, when it gets out of control. It is important to look to the root causes as well as devise a personalised treatment plan that supports you.
Stress can be defined as the brain’s response to any demand or stressor. Many things can trigger this response, including change. Changes can be positive or negative, as well as real or perceived. They may be recurring, short-term, or long-term and may include things like…
Depression can be something everyone experiences, a natural response to having a bad day or hearing sad news. However, depression can also be more serious and sustained, when your whole energy and concentration is down and you are struggling to focus.Anger
Anger is a natural feeling that affects everyone. Things that can make you feel angry include losing someone you love (grief), sexual frustration, being tired, hungry or experiencing pain. At LifeChange, Anger management is a form of counselling to help you cope with any angry feelings…
Disordered Eating
Is eating is dominating your thoughts and do you struggle constantly to control your weight? Maybe you obsess about your shape and find yourself hating your own body, or you have strict rules around what you should and should not eat? At LifeChange we take a holistic…
Suicidal Ideation
Suicide is a difficult thing to bare and almost impossible for us to understand. Death by suicide amplifies loss; it prolongs the grieving process. Suicide represents a denial of life and an endorsement of hopelessness and final pessimism. On the other hand psychotherapy involves a privileged…
Mindfulness has become the buzzword synonymous with this present era. John Kabat-Zinn, seen as the founder of modern mindfulness defines mindfulness as “our willingness or ability to show up fully in our lives and live them as if they really mattered”.Cultural Diversity
A changing demographic pattern in Ireland is the reality of cultural and racial difference. At LifeChange, rather than treating multiculturalism as an afterthought, we hold to the philosophy that we need to respond by placing culture at the center of what it means to be human.
Trauma
The word “trauma” is used to describe experiences or situations that are emotionally painful and distressing, and that overwhelm people’s ability to cope, leaving them powerless. Trauma has sometimes been defined in reference to circumstances that are outside the realm of normal human experience.