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Are you dealing with Small-T Trauma?

November 10, 2025
For therapist Con Healy Small-T Trauma is like a slow, dripping tap. It's not a…
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What is Big-T trauma?

November 10, 2025
Trauma refers to life‑threatening or severe events that pose actual or threatened death, serious injury,…
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Meet a Wounded Healer

June 26, 2025
Having faced pain, adversity, and the work of recovery, I recognize how these chapters in…
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Are you struggling?

June 26, 2025
Are you struggling?
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What are Wounded Healers?

June 25, 2025
The wounded healer archetype highlights the therapeutic potential of shared suffering and the capacity for…
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Why choose counselling with me?

June 23, 2025
At Wisdom with Whiskers counselling is more than just a supportive conversation - it's a…
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Need to know the latest?

July 3, 2024
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What people are saying

July 3, 2024
What people say about therapist Con Healy.
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Testimonial about Conal Healy, Counsellor

June 20, 2024
"He coaxed me and supported me and made me dig deeper to see what I…
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‘I HATE LIFE’: What to do if nothing makes you happy

July 14, 2023
Can't get out of bed in the morning? Feeling hopeless? Feeling lost about your future? If…
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What to do if you’re married … but are feeling lonely

May 19, 2023
You love your partner, so why do you feel lonely? Being married - but lonely…
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How nature therapy helps your mental health

March 10, 2023
This article explains what nature therapy involves, how nature therapy can benefit your mental health,…
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Getting to know you…

March 2, 2023
Has the cat got your tongue? Lost for words? Here are 50 questions to ask…
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Are you struggling?

February 24, 2023
...find the strength and courage to move past these current struggles in your lives.
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Need to be heard?

August 22, 2022
Do you need to be heard?
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Living through dark times

August 15, 2022
Conal’s PTSD, depression, anxiety were joined by complex grief as his partner of 35 years…
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What happens in therapy

July 7, 2022
Our therapists are warm, friendly and non-judgemental. You will find empathy, unconditional positive regard and…
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Need urgent help?

June 1, 2022
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY... : Keep a note of these phone numbers, they…
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Our services (and cost)

May 31, 2022
Wisdom with Whiskers counselling is offering our clients their first three sessions for $100 per…
Diary of a grieving husband

Background: When death is not the end of a relationship

May 29, 2022
Anna was born in 1959. Conal was born in 1960. Both were born in Dublin,…
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What is your loss? Tell us

May 23, 2022
What has Covid-19 taken from you? Have you lost someone you loved? Have you lost…
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Who is Wisdom With Whiskers?

May 19, 2022
“My job was to develop relationships with people to help them achieve their goals ...…
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Where did Wisdom With Whiskers come from?

May 18, 2022
"In my mind, I went mad (with grief) for a year. I cried when I…
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Welcome to Wisdom with Whiskers counselling

May 18, 2022
At Wisdom with Whiskers counselling, we believe the client is the expert about themselves. They…
Diary of a grieving husband

Episode 1: One memory away from tears

May 18, 2022
A week earlier I had buried Anna. She was gone. Anna was dead. Now I…
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Episode 16: Dropping emotional luggage

April 30, 2022
We were determined nothing was going to get in the way of giving our son…
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Episode 21: Life goes on (Part 1)

April 30, 2022
People would ask how I was? I’d reply: “I managed today”.
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Episode 22: Life goes on -(Part 2)

April 30, 2022
I never felt scared, never felt alone … the weight on my shoulders was heavy,…
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What is Call of the Void?

March 19, 2026
There's a little voice in head which urges you to jump off the edge of…
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Did you know: Festive flatness

December 29, 2025
Christmas is over. It was fun. It was festive. So why do so many people…
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Explaining the news…

December 14, 2025
Parents can explain mass shootings to young children by offering brief, honest information, limiting frightening…
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Tips for surviving grief/loss at Christmas

December 11, 2025
Grief and loss often hurt more at Christmas because the season magnifies absence, expectations, and…
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How to beat Christmas stress

December 8, 2025
Is Christmas meant to be hard work? Is the festive season meant to be filled…
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What is retirement depression?

December 8, 2025
Retirement depression is a term used to describe depressive symptoms that appear or worsen after…