Kathryn McAree - Psychological Services

31/05/2026

✨ You are good enough just the way you are✨

We are constantly surrounded by messaging telling us we need to change.

Be less anxious. More productive. Think positive. Eat healthier. Sleep better. Stop being negative. Wake earlier. Stop overthinking. Heal. Be more grateful. Be more present. Work harder. Do more. Exercise more. Understand more. Don’t be on your phone etc.

It’s exhausting and can actually lead to burnout! 😴This constant pressure to improve comes at a cost emotionally, financially, and physically.

Over time, these messages can leave us feeling like we are not good enough and we just need to try harder.

We start to think if we just find the right service, programme, routine, diet, app, or gadget, then we’ll finally feel better.

But this actually keeps us feeling stuck and the vicious cycle keeps going. We spend so much time trying to become “good enough” that we end up never getting the chance to feel good enough just as we are.

When you catch yourself thinking “I should be doing more,” replace it with: “I’m doing the best I can with what I have today.”

Sometimes the best thing we can do, is stop treating ourselves as a ‘problem’ that needs ‘fixing’.

✨You are already enough✨

20/05/2026

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24/03/2026

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𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲: 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻

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30/01/2026

“You are your own worst critic”. It is very true that most of us are hard on ourselves. Many seem to find it hard to switch off the inner critic, and for some people it can feel almost impossible to treat or speak to themselves in a kind or caring manner. Self criticism keeps our nervous system in threat mode. Self-compassion does the opposite.

Even 3 minutes of soothing self-talk can help activate the soothe system, calm your body, reduce overwhelm, and create space to respond instead of react.

You don’t need to fix everything right now. You just need safety first. 🤍

26/01/2026

Have you ever thought “Why am I thinking this?” - you are not alone! ✨

Intrusive thoughts are unwanted, distressing thoughts that pop into our minds. Everyone has them, but anxiety can make them feel louder and scarier.

It’s important to remember:
✅ Your thoughts are not facts. 📈
✅You don’t have to engage or argue with them⛔️
✅ Kindness towards yourself is more important than control 💛
✅You are not your thoughts. You are the observer of them 🔍👀

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17/01/2026

Have you been feeling anxious lately but unsure where to turn? 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷

My clients often tell me they felt nervous before first reaching out for support, especially with so many different therapeutic and wellness options out there.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is one of the most widely researched, evidence-based psychological treatments for anxiety. 📚 It is shown to be as effective as medication in clinical trials with longer-lasting benefits because it teaches skills to manage anxiety after treatment ends, whereas medication effects typically stop when you stop taking the pills.

Unlike unregulated approaches, CBT is delivered by trained, regulated clinicians and is recommended by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence using proven methods to help you take back control of your anxiety by learning tools to manage it 💪🏼

If you would like to explore whether CBT may be helpful for you, please feel free to get in touch.

08/07/2025

✨ Feeling stuck in the past? EMDR can help you move forward.

This evidence-based psychological therapy helps rewire how your brain stores traumatic memories - so you can finally feel calm, safe, and back in control again. 💛

Swipe through to learn how EMDR works and why it’s helped millions heal from PTSD, anxiety, and more. ➡️

You can heal. You can feel like yourself again.

01/07/2025

✨ The Importance of Expressing Emotions

My clients will always hear me talking about the importance of expressing, not suppressing their emotions.

In today’s fast-paced world—where wellness is trending but emotional authenticity often isn’t—we’ve been conditioned to “keep calm and carry on.” Or in other words: suppress.

But at what cost?

Suppressing emotions doesn’t make them disappear. It can bury them deeper. And over time, that emotional build-up can manifest as anxiety, burnout, disconnection, depression or even physical illness.

Through psychological therapy, we often uncover where the emotional suppression may have originated perhaps you were taught to be “strong,” “good,” or “quiet.” Or maybe big emotions, were met with ridicule, discomfort, criticism, or even punishment.

For some, suppression is survival—but is it sustainable?

A reminder:
🧠 Emotions are NOT weaknesses.✅
💬 Expressing them is NOT oversharing.✅
❤️ Feeling them is NOT failure.✅

Expression is healing.

Let’s normalise ALL the feelings, and give ourselves permission to feel it all and use our emotions as important information rather than something we need to get rid off.

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16/10/2024

🌟 FASN - A Beacon of Hope for Families Affected by Addiction & Substance Misuse🌟

We are holding a Church Gate Collection outside the churches in Cavan, Virginia, and Kingscourt on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th October 2024. Your support will help us continue providing vital services to families affected by addiction across the Northeast region.

Our Family Support Groups run weekly in Cavan, Navan, Dundalk, Castleblaney and Drogheda. Together, we can be a lifeline for those who need it most.

For more details, call 087 9046407 or 042 9355251.

Thank you for your support 💙