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

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?

📧 [email protected]
📞 07845 521 335

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.

📧 [email protected]
📞 07845 521 335

20/05/2026

💚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘 💊

For The Effect, Bardic Theatre partnered with Jamie-Lee Meneely and Spotlight Support
to ensure wellbeing support was part of the process from the very beginning.

This is a play about anxiety, connection, mental health and emotional vulnerability and having that care and support within the room mattered deeply to this company.

Jamie-Lee speaks about the importance of wellbeing in the arts and why Bardic’s approach to this production was so forward-thinking.

With this level of care and attention to the details that matter, both on and off stage, The Effect becomes more than just a night at the theatre.

This is a production you need to experience

BOOK NOW https://lnk.bio/BardicTheatre

📍Bardic Theatre - 28 & 29 May
📍Playhouse Derry - 30 May
📍 Lyric Belfast - 3 - 6 June

20/05/2026

So grateful to be working alongside Bardic Theatre on their production of 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 through Spotlight Support.

Having been involved in the creative industry from a young age, creating spaces where wellbeing is valued alongside performance is something I care deeply about.

This is my first collaboration with a theatre company in this capacity, and I hope it’s the first of many. 💙

A show not to be missed!

BOOK NOW 💚

https://www.ticketsource.com/bardictheatre/the-effect-by-lucy-prebble/e-rbkjkk

15/05/2026

🎭 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲｡｡｡

Some are worn in everyday life - by people who keep showing up, keep functioning, keep supporting everyone else, while quietly struggling underneath it all.

But constantly performing your way through life is exhausting.

Sometimes we don’t realise how much we’re carrying until we finally stop long enough to reflect on it.

💙 1:1 therapy sessions available in person and online
📧 [email protected]
📞 07845 521 335

08/05/2026

⚖️ 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲｡｡｡

Exam season can bring a lot of pressure - not just academically, but emotionally too.

I asked some former dance pupils to reflect on their experience balancing school, exams, dance, extracurricular activities, part-time jobs, and life in general. What stood out most was that although it wasn’t always easy, many of them are grateful they continued doing the things they loved alongside their studies.

For some, dance was structure.
For others, it was stress relief, routine, confidence, friendship, or simply a space to switch off for a few hours.

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙤. Whether it’s sport, music, drama, art, the gym, volunteering, or any other hobby - young people still deserve joy, balance, movement, creativity, and connection during difficult seasons of life.

𝗧𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁:
Please remember that your worth is not measured entirely by grades. Work hard, do your best, but take care of yourself too. You are allowed to rest. You are allowed to enjoy things. You are allowed to be more than your exam results.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 - encouragement, reassurance, perspective, and emotional support often matter more than pressure ever will 💙

Believe in yourself. One step, one day, one exam at a time ✨

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📞 07845 521 335

01/05/2026

𝗚𝗲𝗻 𝗭 ✨️ As both a therapist and dance teacher, I spend a lot of time with Gen Z. After 18 years of working with young people (and surviving lockdown alongside them!), I can honestly say I’ve seen a huge shift in confidence, connection, and the basic life skills so many young people are struggling with.

At this point, I’m adding to my vocabulary weekly in the dance studio - getting all the tea, and smiling at dancers as they audibly say they 'cooked' their turn sequence 🧐

But jokes aside, what I’m seeing is real.

In the therapy room, I see young people struggling deeply with self-worth, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦, who people-please to feel accepted, who are terrified of speaking up for themselves, and who feel overwhelmed by even the smallest moments of discomfort - like making a phone call▪︎Returning an item in a shop▪Starting a conversation▪Handling rejection▪︎Saying no▪︎Asking for help.

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 - but they don’t always feel basic anymore.
And if we’re honest, many young people are trying to learn confidence, identity, and belonging through screens, through social media, and even through AI.

𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚.

Confidence comes from showing up.
Communication comes from connection.
Resilience comes from fear.
Self-worth comes from REAL experiences, REAL relationships, and REAL encouragement.

𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝘁.

That’s why spaces like dance, drama, and the performing arts matter so much. What looks like “just a class” is often where we learn discipline, build confidence, find belonging, expression and develop life skills!

These creative spaces teach us how to show up, 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁, work through fear, and realise our capabilities.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳.

If this feels familiar for you or someone you love, support is available 💙

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📞 07845 521 335

28/04/2026

𝗦𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗲!
WHO KNEW!?🙀

Lyrical solo circa 1997 (or thereabouts) 🙀🙀

I didn’t have it all figured out here.

I didn’t know what dance would become in my life, or where it would lead me - I just knew I loved it.

Years later, that same love is still part of who I am, even if the path looks different than I imagined.

Sometimes we put so much pressure on young people to have everything mapped out, especially around exam time, that the very things that bring them joy are the first to be pushed aside.

But the truth is, we often put that same pressure on ourselves as adults - to have the answers, to stay on one path, to know exactly where we’re going.

Life doesn’t always work that way, and that’s okay.

The path can change. The dream can evolve. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿!

They shape confidence.
They shape identity.
They remind us who we are.

You don’t need to have the whole future figured out to hold on to what you love 💙

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Carland Road
Dungannon
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Thursday	9am - 9pm
Friday	9am - 1pm

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+447845521335

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http://www.jlmdance.com/, https://optimistic-mode-98949.myflodesk.com/lafvxdx5i0, https://optimistic-mode-98949.myflodes

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