Rachel John Counselling Services

20/08/2026

✨️"Kids will grab any opportunity to use their imagination, because they don't always get the chance." ✨
A few weeks ago, my cousin said this to me and it captured the heart of everything I foster here at Hummingbird Studio. When children are given the space, permission, and time to just be, the boost in their self-belief is extraordinary.

☘️We will be ending the Summer fun at this weeks Sunday Art and Nature Workshop☘️

🧚☘️ 1. FAIRY DOOR & GARDEN WORKSHOP (THIS WEEKEND)☘️🧚‍♀️
Join us for a nature-based, magical workshop! Kids will explore the outdoors, collect natural treasures, and build their very own enchanted fairy garden complete with tiny doors and secret pathways. (If it rains we will stay in the studio)

💥Dynamic Duo Deal: Bring a sibling, cousin, or best friend 2 Kids for €45!

💥When: This Sunday 10-1pm

🎨 2. BACK-TO-SCHOOL TERM CLASSES
September classes begin on the 2nd with our weekly studio sessions designed to help kids unwind and build confidence.

Wednesday After-School Club
4-7 years 3.30.4.30pm
8-11 years 5-6pm
Saturday Calm Creative Club 8-11 years 10am-11am

🎟️ HOW TO BOOK:
Go to linktree in bio or dm me
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Tricia

17/08/2026

FAIRY GARDENS + MAGICAL DOORS

16/08/2026

Date for your diary!
For the Kerry Mental Health and Wellbeing Festival, I will be offering a free stress release workshop. This will take place on Sunday the 11th of October in Collis Sandes House between 10.00 and 13.00.

Places are limited. Booking is essential and is done through the Kerry Mental Health and Wellbeing Festival website.

Reminder to please wear loose clothing, bring your own mat, water and blanket.

Also, please let me know if you have any physical injuries that prevent you from taking part or if you are taking any psychotic medications.

14/08/2026

✨WEBINAR ✨- School-Based Anxiety: Supporting Your Child Back to School
WEDNESDAY 26 AUGUST 7:00pm

For some children and teenagers, the return to school brings more than the usual nerves, and for parents, knowing how best to help can be difficult. There are the struggles getting to sleep, the constant need for reassurance and those tense mornings when you don’t know whether they will get out of bed, make it to the car or manage to walk through the school gates. Over time, it can leave parents feeling worried, exhausted and increasingly powerless. In this webinar, we’ll explore what drives school-based anxiety, the understandable ways parents tend to respond and why these can sometimes inadvertently keep the anxiety going. I’ll then introduce a practical four-stage strategy to help you support your child or teenager as they navigate the return to school.

Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7Svsve0PTVytfCwvCRemMw

07/08/2026

🦅Playing the Eagles Nest🦅 at summer camp this morning.
This is a fun game about using senses other then sight.
I have one spot left for next weeks Calm Creative Camp, a camp designed for children who like smaller groups.
Message me here or on 085 1144700 to book the last spot
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Tricia

06/08/2026

06/08/2026

Are you raising a child with ADHD, or currently on the journey toward a diagnosis?
You don't have to navigate it alone. 🤝

At Shannow Family Resource Centre we host a dedicated Parent Support Group on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. It’s a safe, welcoming space to share experiences, build resilience, and connect with other parents who truly understand.

New members are always welcome!
For more information or to register your place,
please call 066 71 98018 or 087 777 4673.

04/08/2026

We often think loneliness is the absence of people, but sometimes it exists in the presence of others. Most of us have experienced what it’s like to be with someone who isn’t really there. They’re listening, but only in fragments. Their attention drifts between the conversation, their phone, tomorrow’s responsibilities and the endless stream of notifications competing for their mind. Something important is missing - relational attention. Human beings have a deep yearning to be listened to in order to feel recognised and received. When you feel that another person’s inner world has made room for yours, you’re on the receiving end of relational attention and it leaves us feeling understood and emotionally met. It’s a soothing balm against loneliness, distress and disconnection. These small moments often leave the deepest impression. None of us can be fully present all the time and one of the quieter costs of living in an age of constant interruption is that our attention has become increasingly fragmented. And because it has become rarer, it has also become more valuable. Giving someone your undivided attention is no longer a trivial gesture, it’s one of the clearest ways we communicate care and presence. People rarely need us to solve their problems or say exactly the right thing. More often, they simply need to feel that, for a little while, they didn’t have to compete with the rest of the world for our attention. Sometimes, being fully present is the most meaningful thing we can offer another human being. Seek out moments of relational attention - they happen often if we’re present enough to notice them. What a gift it is to be able to make someone else’s day richer by attending to them instead of our phone. 😊