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JL Meneely, Dip.Couns, MBACP
🎭 Created by a dancer
💬 Counselling▪︎Mentoring▪︎Wellbeing Workshops
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📍Acorn Therapies, Dungannon
💻 Online & In-person private sessions available

06/09/2026

𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗦 & 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗜𝗢 𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦...

As another dance year gets underway, it’s a good time to think about how YOU want this year to look too.

Do you ever feel like you give EVERYTHING to your dance school and have very little left for yourself?

You love what you do. But sometimes you feel overwhelmed. Sometimes you resent how much of you it takes. Sometimes your own life gets whatever is left.

𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘣𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴.

A practical afternoon to reflect on your boundaries, workload, priorities and mindset, recognise what’s working for you and identify anything that might need to change.

A few weeks to settle back in… then an afternoon to check in with yourself and make sure you’re on your priority list this year too. 💙

📅 Sunday 27th September
⏰ 2pm–4.30pm
📍 Tower Room, Hill of the O’Neill, Dungannon
🎟 £49pp

𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 & 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘥.

📢 Enter EARLYBIRD at checkout for a little discount if you book this week!

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04/09/2026

𝘿𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙮 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 💙

We often have many plates spinning at once.

Just remember, you’re allowed to change things. You’re allowed to delegate, to grow your team and to run your school your way.

Look after yourself this year.

✨️ You matter too.

31/08/2026

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗼 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🙌

A new term, a new season and another year of doing what we love.

We've made the plans. We've organised everyone else. We're ready to open the studio doors and get going again.

But this year, let's remember that 𝘸𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘰.

Our time off. Our social lives. Our fun. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲. The things that allow us to switch off, recharge and have a life outside the studio.

Looking after ourselves doesn't make us any less committed to our dancers. It helps us keep doing what we love in a way that's sustainable.

So as we head into another busy season, make some space for yourself in it too.

𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼. 𝗜 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿. 💙

30/08/2026

𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 = 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀? 🤯

𝘐𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰.

The drop-offs, pick-ups, rehearsals, uniforms, emails, changing schedules and everything else that comes with dance can add to an already busy week.

𝘈 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.

Get the dates in the calendar. Keep the information somewhere you can find it. Communicate. Share some of the responsibility as your dancer gets older. And remember to factor yourself into the week too.

We can't avoid every stressful moment, but we can be proactive about reducing some of the unnecessary ones.

And to all the parents doing the driving, waiting, organising, paying and supporting...

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 💙

28/08/2026

✨️𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗦✨️

𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹. 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲.

September can get busy very quickly.

One of the simplest ways we can help lower our stress levels is to prepare.

𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥...

What does your timetable actually look like? What do you want from your dancing this term? What needs organised? What could you do now that will make life easier when everything gets busy?

Set your intentions. Make a plan. Communicate. Pack the bag. Use your time well. Get the early night.

And give yourself a little patience while you settle back into it all.

We can't avoid every stressful day - but we can avoid adding unnecessary stress by being prepared.

Save this one for the first few weeks back. 💙

22/07/2026

After months of competitions, performances, rehearsals and constant planning, it's normal to feel flat, totally exhausted or a little lost when it all comes to an end.

During periods of prolonged pressure, our nervous system spends a lot of time in a heightened state. Hormones such as 𝘢𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 and 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘭 help us stay focused, energised and ready to meet the demands in front of us.

When the pressure suddenly disappears, our nervous system can go through a period of adjustment - 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣.

The result? You may notice physical exhaustion, mental fatigue, lower motivation or a social battery that feels completely drained.

❕️This is not something to feel guilty about.

It’s your mind and body recovering after a prolonged period of intensity.

𝘿𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 is part of recovery.

Before the next season begins with new timetables, fresh goals and another busy year ahead, allow yourself time to reset.

✨️ Take a brain break.
✨️ Take a body break.
✨️ Step away from the studio for a while.

Spend time doing the things that make you feel like 𝘺𝘰𝘶.
Change your scenery.
𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲.

There is no need to rush back.

Whether you're a student, teacher or parent, it will all still be there come September.

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16/06/2026

✨️ 𝘽𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣.

I'm incredibly grateful to the festival organisers .armagh for recognising the importance of supporting the wellbeing of dancers, teachers and families, and for giving Spotlight Support a place within this year's festival.

Dance offers so many incredible opportunities. It builds confidence, resilience, discipline, creativity, friendships and memories that can last a lifetime.

Alongside those positives, dancers can sometimes experience pressure, nerves, self-doubt, comparison, injuries or challenges both in and outside of dance. Teachers carry the responsibility of supporting their students, while parents often navigate the emotional highs and lows alongside their children.

𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨. 𝘐𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴, 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦.

💙 If you'd like to learn more about Spotlight Support, get in touch -

📧 [email protected]
📞 07845 521 335

04/06/2026

👀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲.

As a society, we celebrate successful male performers. We admire their talent, dedication, athleticism and achievements. We watch them on our screens, listen to their music and fill theatres to see them perform.

Yet some boys are still given the message that performing arts aren't really for them.

As someone who has spent years in this industry, I find that difficult to understand 🤔

𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙣.

Some of the dancers, actors, singers and musicians I admire most are men.

Men who inspire audiences around the world all started somewhere.

✨️ 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘵𝘰𝘰.

The truth is that the arts offer so much more than a performance on a stage -

They teach discipline. Commitment. Resilience. Confidence. Communication. Teamwork.

They teach young people how to handle feedback, cope with disappointment, work towards long-term goals and keep showing up when things get tough.

These aren't performing skills.

They're life skills.

Mental health support matters.

Therapy helps.

Conversations help.

𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙨.

❗️𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙨𝙤 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙤𝙮𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚!

Because sometimes the greatest thing a child gains from the arts isn't a career.

It's a stronger sense of who they are.

💙

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📞 07845 521 335

31/05/2026

𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆.

Just before Covid, I experienced burnout, I didn't recognise it for what it was. I thought I was tired and getting sick. I thought I just needed a break. Looking back now, the signs were there long before I was willing to acknowledge them.

For me, burnout showed up as chest pain, low motivation, poor sleep, and a loss of enjoyment in things that would normally bring me comfort. I was still functioning, still showing up, still doing what needed to be done, but I wasn't feeling like myself.

Through therapy, self-development and learning more about my own patterns, I began to understand that burnout wasn't just about doing too much. It was about ignoring my own needs for too long.

▪︎ 𝘐𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴.

▪︎ 𝘐𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.

▪︎ 𝘐𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘻𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥; 𝘪𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯.

▪︎ 𝘐𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘰 - without guilt.

Most importantly, it helped me develop greater 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. To notice when I'm taking on too much, when I'm people-pleasing, when I'm overcommitting, and when I need support.

✨Therapy can't remove every pressure from life, but it can help you understand why you carry so much, why saying no feels difficult, and how to create healthier, more sustainable ways of coping.

As we move towards the summer months, perhaps this is an opportunity not only to rest, but to reflect.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣?

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26/05/2026

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 is something I know personally - not just through training in counselling, but through growing up and working within creative environments myself.

For a long time, I thought perfectionism was about caring deeply, working hard, being committed, disciplined or ambitious.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙢 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙧.
Fear of not being good enough.
Fear of disappointing people.
Fear that if we stop achieving, performing, helping or proving ourselves, there won’t be much left of our identity underneath it all.

✨️ Creative industries can be beautiful, inspiring and deeply meaningful, but they can also unintentionally reinforce the idea that our worth is tied to performance, praise, achievement or external validation.

That’s one of the reasons Spotlight Support matters to me 💙

▪︎Not because I have all the answers.
▪︎Not because I’m “above” these struggles.
▪︎But because I understand how deeply these environments can affect people psychologically - and I also know healing and support are possible.

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘶𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

You are allowed to be passionate about what you do without destroying yourself in the process.

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Address

Carland Road
Dungannon
BT714AA

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Thursday	9am - 9pm
Friday	9am - 1pm

Telephone

+447845521335

Website

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