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International Women’s Day 2025: Accelerating action

In the workplace, women often face unique challenges. While men and women are equally capable, societal expectations, organisational experiences, and life events such as menopause, fertility, and family responsibilities can create different outcomes for women. In honour of International Women’s Day 2025 (8th March 2025) and the theme for this year being ‘accelerate action’ we […]

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Why you need to know about emotion efficacy therapy to do ACT

You don’t necessarily need to know emotional efficacy therapy (EET) to do ACT, but understanding EET can enhance your application of ACT, especially when working with clients who struggle with emotional regulation. Here’s why: 1. ACT addresses emotions broadly; EET addresses emotions in a specific, detailed and structured manner ACT helps clients change their relationship […]

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Promoting self-compassion for people with long-term health conditions using the ‘soothing hand’ exercise

Living with long-term physical health conditions can be challenging, often leading to feelings of frustration, anxiety, and self-criticism. For individuals with long term health conditions, we often find the presenting concern (e.g. chronic pain) and then the secondary consequences of this. These can be far reaching, e.g. avoidance, frustration / irritation, impact on relationships, and […]

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Trainer profile: Yvonne Barnes-Holmes

Yvonne Barnes-Holmes is a highly accomplished academic and clinician who has made significant contributions to the field of psychology. She has over 20 years of experience in teaching, training, publishing, and presenting. Before co-founding Perspectives Ireland, she was an Associate Professor in Behaviour Analysis and a Senior Research Fellow at Ghent University. In this article […]

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Using Internal Family Systems (IFS) to complement ACT: addressing avoidance 

Addressing experiential avoidance is a key aspect of ACT intervention, and such behaviours can significantly hinder personal growth and emotional well-being. We wanted to consider how internal family systems (IFS) offers a complementary approach that can effectively tackle avoidance by fostering internal dialogue and self-awareness. Here’s some of our ideas on how IFS can help […]

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Embracing discomfort: The wrinkly sock metaphor in sports psychology

In the world of sports, anxiety is a familiar companion. Whether you’re an athlete facing the pressure of competition or someone navigating challenges in leadership, managing discomfort is crucial. Alison Maitland, a sports psychologist who will be hosting a training session for us in March – ‘Thriving in Sport’ alongside Jenna Ashford, recently joined us […]

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Taking the steps to becoming a more advanced ACT practitioner 

When learning acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), many practitioners begin with the key concept of promoting psychological flexibility, which is the ability to adapt to life’s challenges while staying connected to what matters most. A natural starting point for beginners is to learn each of the six core ACT processes individually and then apply them […]

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Training, supervision and therapy: A look back at 2024

As we build towards the end of another calendar year it’s a great time to look back, appreciate and reflect upon our journey over the last 12 months. With over 140 hours of new live CE accredited training, 250+ supervision sessions, 600+ therapy sessions and a plethora of free resource and advice provided, we hope […]

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Navigating grief in the lead up to Christmas

Practical suggestions from ACT to help with grief The festive season is often portrayed as a time of joy, connection, and celebration. However, for those experiencing grief, the lead-up to Christmas can feel particularly heavy. Grief doesn’t take a holiday, and the contrast between the external festivities and internal pain can feel overwhelming. Christmas can […]

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