Description: 

In a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, the client can gain a better understanding of their emotions and the thoughts behind them. They are guided to a place of self confidence into their own natural ability to self regulate any emotion, therefore developing a resilience for life. Parents are an important part of therapy also and Carina likes to remain in contact with the parent throughout the therapeutic
process. Carina will meet with the parent/parents/care givers initially to discuss what changes the child/teen wants to make and how the parent/care giver can support them at home. 

Duration: 1 hour per session (allow 2 hours for parental session €100)

Investment: €70 

Testimonials: See testimonials page to read what others are saying … 

This four-week course is designed to help children build confidence by developing key life skills, including decision-making, social skills, and problem-solving. Children will also learn to become more confident by understanding how their thoughts, self-talk, and body language influence their self-belief and interactions with the world. Week one is a parental session to help parents support their child at home.

Time: 4 sessions of 2 hours each (usually on a 4 week basis)

Investment:   €179

Description:  This session helps parents to gain a better understanding of anxiety, what it feels like, what thoughts are swirling around in their kids/teens minds and why it can be so exhausting. Parents are brought through the most common causes of anxiety in today’s modern society and finally then HOW they can help and support their child/teen in their management of anxiety.

Duration: 2 1/2 hour

Price: €120

Description: Learn how to avoid the battle of the wills, morning struggles and supermarket tantrums with simple yet effective techniques all based around our own language and communication towards our little ones. We can positively influence their behaviour and attitudes yet allow their independence and confidence to shine!

Duration: 2 1/2 hour

Price: €120

Description: This course is design to give parents a greater understanding of children/adolescent anxiety and to empower them with the knowledge and confidence they need to take back control over anxiety in their own home! Anxiety, with the right information and determination is manageable, therefore this course can act as a pre-emptive to anxiety developing into more complex issues. The knowledge and aids presented will not only improve the life of the child but the family as a whole! The course is 18 hours long in total.

Includes for FREE: Sometimes I worry … how about you? and the adult support book, ‘Sometimes my child worries … what do I do?’ 

Duration: 6 weeks  / 9 weeks online and/or in person

Price: €400 

Talk 1: Understanding and Managing Children’s Anxiety

Description: A talk for busy parents who may wish to gain some valuable understanding around their child’s anxiety and how best to support their child in their management of it. 

Duration: 1 & 1/2 hour with time for Q&A

Investion: €20 (online at the moment)

Talk 2: Resilience Building for our Young People 

Description: Being able to bounce back from adversity is a skill that we can teach our kids in order to help them deal with life’s inevitable up’s and down’s! In turn then, when our kids know they have this superpower to bounce back, to feel uncomfortable emotions and be okay, to face problems with solutions … then they feel capable, confident and self-assured when faced with any of life’s upheavals.!

Duration: 1 & 1/2 hour with time for Q&A

Investion: €20 (online at the moment)

Talk 3: Mind and Body Connection (Online only)

Description: In partnership with Latoya Byrne from Health, Fitness and Wellbeing. Bringing you powerful information, tips and techniques to use YOUR own natural mind and body connection to get you into a good place physically and mentally. Latoya brings you through a wonderful relaxing pilates session where you stretch out the stress of daily life, leaving you feeling wonderful! 

Duration: 2 & 1/2 hours

Investment: €30 

Talk 4: Supporting your Child’s Transition to Secondary School

Description: Moving from primary school to secondary school is quite a significant upward shift in our child’s life, traditionally seen as that step from childhood to adulthood. In this talk Carina talks about the developmental, psychological and emotional changes which present themselves at this time in the child’s life. Plus the social aspect which can cause anxiety for many pre-teens. Alongside the valuable information, parents are also given an understanding on how best to support their son or daughter as they take this leap. Five specifice anxiety management techniques are expalined also!

Duration: 1 & 1/2 hour with time for Q&A

Investion: €20 (online at the moment)

Description:

Duration: 4 hours in total, can be broken up to suit school.

Price: €450

Description:

This
is a 4-hour workshop whereby upon completion the teacher and Special Needs
Assistant has a more in depth understanding of children’s anxiety and how to
manage it within their classroom. The knowledge and aids presented during the
workshop not only help the teacher manage the anxiety but also gives them the
tools to help the child to manage their own emotions. By guiding the child to
self-regulate their emotions and manage their own anxiety we are teaching them
to become resilient in the face of inevitable adversity and to develop their
own confidence around their capabilities to deal with life. Promoting better
mental health, focus, attention and learning all round. 

Duration: 4 hours

Price: €500