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Counselling, Psychotherapy and Clinical Supervision MIACP. Training Workshops CPD. Family Systems Co

Norah Finn has worked with people using alternative practices since 1996. In 2000 she trained as a Psychotherapist to add to her numerous qualifications. Having founded Alethea Counselling, Psychotherapy, and Training Services in 2004, Norah then founded Alethea Holistic and Healing Services in 2010. Our clients can receive many different treatments from psychotherapy, family constellation work, cognitive behavioural therapy, life coaching, massage, colour chakra therapy, spiritual readings, spiritual mentoring to beauty treatments, and much more. If we can’t provide the treatments, we’ll recommend and refer you to the best.

30/10/2026

SOMETIMES, you just have to put on your hat and remind them who they’re dealing with!

Remember, you are descended from the witches they didn’t get to burn. Stand tall. Know your worth. Own your power.

Be careful with your words. It’s not called spell-ing for nothing! And remember, witches stick together. Never sell another witch out!

We’ve come too far for that. 🌻

29/10/2026

Any face painters out there that would be available to do a kids event tomorrow in Clondalkin? Please phone 0851277002 🧙

29/10/2026

BASIC INTENSIVE TRAINING IN CHOICE THEORY.
Once you learn this psychology, you just cannot see life the same way again.
Next Training:
DATE: NOVEMBER 2026, 28th & 29th,
and DECEMBER 2026, 5th & 6th.
TIME COMMITMENT : 4 training days.
Total 30 hours.
TIME: 10am-5.30pm daily.
INSTRUCTOR: Norah Finn, Founder, Snr Instructor, MCTI.
VENUE: Bawnogue Community Centre, Bawnogue Road, Clondalkin, D22 DY68
COST: €395
Ph: Norah, 085 1277002, to book your place.

CHOICE THEORY is humanistic psychology, founded by psychiatric Dr William Glasser. Glasserian Psychology is a study of the mind, the brain, why and how we operate as we do as humans.

Empower yourself. Knowledge is power. Choice Theory could possibly be the best gift you’ll ever give to yourself.

Choice Theory ……… because you’re worth it!

Get in touch if interested, or for any queries.

www.choicetheoryireland.com

29/10/2026

CONSENT IS NOT JUST ABOUT SAYING YES OR NO 💜
How many people say yes when they want to say no, but are afraid of the consequences? Through coercion, abuse, manipulation, misinformation, or fear, people can be made to feel they have no real choice.

A spoken yes does not automatically mean freely given consent. Context matters. “No means no” is important, but we must also understand that people need to feel psychologically safe to say no without fear of the negative consequences.

We must respect another person’s no and pay much closer attention to their yes. Was it freely given, informed, and understood, or was it driven by fear, pressure, or an imbalance of power?

Abusers can be skilled at manipulating the boundaries of consent. We need to educate ourselves about these dynamics if we are serious about preventing abuse and protecting people.

You have the right to say no without having to explain, defend, or justify your decision. Let’s educate ourselves about consent and psychological safety. Never assume that because someone said yes, they genuinely meant it.

We all have a responsibility to be clear on what consent actually is. Consent is about fully respecting another person’s right to choose, and creating conditions where they will not be punished for choosing what is right for them. It’s about communicating with responsibility and accountability, without fear, pressure, or coercion.

Let’s look deeper at how we relate in this world to create psychologically safe environments. There can be no consent without psychological safety being established and created.

Therapy invites us to unravel the suffering we have experienced when we were in situations where we could not freely consent. Saying “but you could have walked away” is not that clear cut.

Let’s be mindful of the language we use around consent. Victim blaming is not the answer. That’s what abusers do.

Consent needs to be applied to every relational situation. Sexual abuse is something that can take place by a perpetrator after they have being breaching the boundaries of their victim’s consent for a while.

Let’s look at consent in a much broader context.💜

28/10/2026

EMPOWERING ANOTHER IS NOT ABOUT GIVING THEM THE ANSWERS. 💜
How could we possibly know what is right for someone else anyway?

True empowerment is about creating a space of psychological safety where another person feels respected, heard, and free to think critically, question their beliefs, explore possibilities, and discover what is right for them.

Empowerment is not about telling people what to do or think. It is about creating the conditions where they feel safe enough to think for themselves.

We don’t empower people by giving them the answers. We empower others by creating the space for them to find their own. Therapy works. There is something so empowering in searching inwardly for your answers.

You had the power all along. In therapy, you get to witness yourself put it into practice. 💜

27/10/2026

It’s the simple things. Never underestimate the impact of the little things. Tucked up indoors when it’s wet outside. Heating on. Candle lit. Warm cup of tea. Everyone we love doing happy and well.

When we make the time to reflect, it doesn’t take us long to realise that it’s the simplest things that mean the most.
What are you grateful for right now? 💜

27/10/2026

A BULLY USES TRIANGULATION 💜
Triangulation is a manipulation tactic that can be used by a bully or someone displaying covert narcissistic behaviours to create division, damage relationships, and maintain control.

They recruit others by spreading rumours, sharing a distorted version of events, playing the victim, or portraying their target as the problem.

They use other people to pass on messages, provoke reactions, or isolate their target from their support network. The aim is to influence what others believe while making it harder for the target to be heard or supported.

Don’t allow someone else to put another person down in order to win your support. When someone speaks badly about another person, stop and think. You are hearing one side of a story, and you may not have all the facts.

Don’t allow yourself to be recruited into someone else’s conflict. Don’t join in, spread gossip, or become part of a campaign to damage another person’s reputation.

You can listen without agreeing. You can care without taking sides. You can ask questions without passing judgement.

Your willingness to listen does not give someone permission to use you to hurt another person.

Think critically. Look for evidence. Pay attention to patterns of behaviour rather than accusations alone. You don’t need to take sides to stand up for what is fair.

Don’t become a weapon in someone else’s hands. Don’t become part of the bullying. Be the person who refuses to participate in those dangerous games. 💜

26/10/2026

THERAPISTS ARE COMMITTED TO DOING THEIR OWN INNER WORK 💜
We cannot do our best therapeutic work if we are not willing to do our own inner work.

As therapists, we must be willing to look within, challenge our own beliefs, recognise our biases, and become aware of how our own experiences influence the way we work with others. Our professional qualifications matter, but so does our personal growth.

How do you do your own inner work?
Do you make time to reflect on your own thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and behaviours? Are you willing to question yourself, recognise your blind spots, and acknowledge where you still have room to grow?
Do you see your inner work as an essential part of your ongoing self-development?

The deeper we are willing to go in our own inner work, the deeper we can potentially support our clients in exploring their own.

We cannot walk alongside others on their journey of self-awareness if we are unwilling to explore our own.

The work begins with us. 💜

25/10/2026

“I’m okay”, doesn’t describe what someone is feeling. Okay, fine, grand, etc, needs to be explored. They are words that are avoiding someone from naming their true feelings.

If you’re worried about someone, ask more questions. What is fine? Are they really okay? What does grand mean? It’s okay to tell someone you’re worried about them.

Perhaps that’s what they need to hear to open up a little more. When people are feeling very down they become concerned that they are a burden. They can’t see a way out. They’re feeling that low that they dont want to put that on another human.

They don’t know where to start, so, you do it for them. You start the conversation. Tell them you’re not going anywhere. That you sense that they’re not okay. That you want to support them. Get them talking.

Make a safety plan if you’re genuinely worried about someone, and encourage them to use the support services available. Get in touch with their family or trusted support people. Perhaps they need immediate medical care. Don’t leave their side until that support is put in place.

If you or someone you know is struggling right now, get support. Get talking. It’s better to ask the questions and be wrong, than not ask the questions at all. 💜

24/10/2026

WHO’S HOLDING THE POWER?
If one person controls the finances in a relationship, ask yourself who’s holding the power? Financial control is abuse, it is coercive control, which is a crime.

Having children is a shared responsibility. Both parents are responsible to equally contribute to meeting their children’s everyday needs.

If one parent spends all their income raising the children, with nothing left for their own future, while the other contributes only a portion and can plan for their future, how is this fair? What are the consequences of this for the children?

Fear can lead a parent to agree to an unfair arrangement simply to end the cycle of abuse. Agreement does not necessarily mean fairness. And the abuse will continue anyway. How will anyone ever give respect from this mentality?

Separation is painful for families. But we do not know what happened behind closed doors. Do not judge, take sides or allow your emotions to encourage behaviour that causes further harm. The children must come first. And to love the child, it is vital that you respect both parents.

No one should support the abuse or mistreatment of a parent simply because they believe they know the full story. Think critically. Be fair. Be wise. The truth will emerge in time, but by then, relationships may be beyond repair.

It takes two people to bring a child into the world. It takes two responsible parents to raise that child. But it takes two exceptionally responsible parents to separate and protect their children’s psychological wellbeing, and that includes how they are financially looked after. Been poor in one house, and comfortable in the other, damages a child’s wellbeing.

Withholding financial support from the other parent is abuse, and, it is also abuse of the child. If you want to know what’s really going on between two people, check out the finances. It will tell you everything of who’s abusing their power.

Talk with a professional. Seek support. Keeping the peace by accepting less than is rightfully yours after separation, will lead you to a life of bowing down to an abuser. 💜

Address

Ace Enterprise Park, Bawnogue, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
Dublin

Telephone

+353851277002

Website

http://www.choicetheoryireland.com/

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