Shows
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastNeil Costello of Better Care talks about founding a multidisciplinary mental health organizationHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people, who have an interest in Mental Health and Wellbeing, about their careers, their work, and the music they like, all in 20 minutes.
I was delighted to talk with Neil Costello who is and Entrepreneur and a Psychotherapist
Neil relates how, during COVID, he had time to reflect on what he was doing and was looking at providing services to people. So, he founded BetterCare Mental Health Services, BetterCare offers comprehensive mental health care for all. From counselling to p...
2024-08-1324 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastProf Eduardo Bunge - Digital Mental Health Visionary talks about Parente AI, his Chatbot company to aid ParentsHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people, who have an interest in Mental Health and Wellbeing, about their careers, their work, and the music they like, all in 20 minutes.
I was delighted to talk with Professor Eduardo Bunge, who is a Digital Mental Health Visionary about how he moved from Argentina to California and also how he moved from being a Psychotherapist to being an AI Technology Entrepreneur.
In the early part of his career, Eduardo has a lot of experience in Clinical Practise and also...
2024-08-0827 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastDr Katherine Grill, is a Neuroscientist and an Entrepreneur, she is CEO and Founder of Neolth focusing on Youth Mental HealthHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people, who have an interest in Mental Health and Well being, about their careers, their work, and the music they like, all in 20 minutes.
I was delighted to talk with Dr Katherine Grill about how he moved from New York to California and also how she moved from being a Scientist to being an Entrepreneur.
Katherine has a very impressive Resume, Dr. Grill received a BS in Art Therapy, MA in Psychology, and a PhD in Behavioral Neuroscience. She ha...
2024-08-0117 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastDr Tim van Wanrooij - talks about helping his LGBTQ Clients and the impact of IntersectionalityHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people, who have an interest in Mental Health and Wellbeing, about their careers, their work, and the music they like, all in 20 minutes.
I was delighted to talk with Dr Tim van Wanrooij about how he moved from the Netherlands to Ireland and became interested in Psychology, completing his Doctorate in Trinity College. Tim talks about his interest in LGBTQ issues and Intersectionality and how he finds that they affect his Clients, and how he helps them manage their lives and g...
2024-06-2633 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastProf Ferdinand von Prondzynski - ex-Pres of DCU and other Universities, talks about his new surprising career path and why it mattersHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people, who have an interest in Mental Health and Wellbeing, about their careers, their work, and the music they like, all in 30 minutes.
I was delighted to talk with Professor Ferdinand von Prondzynski about his long career in the academic world which is very interesting and impressive. He has led a few of the most innovative Universities in Ireland, England and Scotland, managing their growth and change. He is probably best known in Ireland for having been the President of DCU du...
2024-06-1137 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastSheila O'Malley talks about Wellbeing, Stress and developing Resilience in the WorkplaceHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people, who have an interest in Mental Health, about their careers, their work, and the music they like, all in 20 minutes.
This episode we talk to Sheila O’Malley, about Wellbeing, Stress and Resilience in the Workplace.
Sheila O’Malley stands out as one of Ireland’s foremost experts in Wellbeing, renowned for her impactful training and compelling public speaking engagements. With a wealth of experience partnering with leading healthcare providers and top-tier companies such as Apple, Google, and Pfizer...
2024-05-2220 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastDr John Francis Leader - talks about Mental Health and Technology and how it can be managed to help usHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people, who have an interest in Mental Health, about their careers, their work, and the music they like, all in 20 minutes.
In this show we talk to Dr John Francis Leader, also known as JFL, who is a consulting psychologist, psychotherapist and cognitive scientist who specialises in communications, experiential learning and mixed reality therapy, John assists people in successfully navigating the physical, the virtual and the imaginary.
We had a great conversation covering the wide range of areas that J...
2024-04-2924 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastPeter Hynes - Freelance Columnist with the Farming Independent, Dairy Farmer and Mental Health AdvocateHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people, who have an interest in Mental Health, about their careers, their work, and the music they like, all in 20 minutes.
This episode we talk to Peter Hynes, Freelance Columnist with the Irish Independent, Dairy Farm Manager and Advocate for Mental Health. Peter is also an Ambassador for Irish Rugby’s “Tackle your feelings” campaign.
We had a great talk with Peter about working as a Farmer and the impact on Mental Health and how it should be managed.
W...
2024-04-1526 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastNicole Runyon - Parent Coach, Keynote Speaker and a Psychotherapist talks about Parenting Children and the impact of TechnologyHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people in the Counseling field about their careers, their work, and the music they like, all in 20 minutes.
This episode we talk to Nicole Runyon, she is a Parent Coach, Keynote Speaker and a Psychotherapist.
Nicole has a very interesting take on Technology and Child Development. In her work she noticed that psychotherapy was not very effective on her young clients, and this set her thinking, she realized that it was the landscape and culture that they live in. Sh...
2024-03-1823 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastDr Madhav Bhargav talks about his research into the Mental Health of University StudentsHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people in the Counseling field about their careers, their work, and the music they like, all in 20 minutes.
We are talking with Dr Madhav Bhargav who completed his PhD Research into the Mental Health of young people and particularly University Students.
Madhav relates a very funny story about how he learned about Trinity college Dublin and why he applied to go there.
When he got to Trinity he became involved in the Graduate Students Union and was...
2024-03-0429 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastManus Hanratty - Experienced High Level Tech Exec talks about the impact of Bullying, Porn on Children and has a proposalHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people in the Counseling field about their careers, their work, and the music they like, all in 20 minutes.
This episode we talk to Manus Hanratty, he is an experienced Technology Executive who has also worked in Social Entrepreneurship Projects, both nationally and Europe wide.
Manus has worked at high levels in seminal Computer Companies such as Lotus, Netscape and AOL, all of which had significant impacts on the computing industry and, indeed, the world.
He also has...
2024-02-2133 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastDr Elena Herrera talks about the impact of stress on relationships for Tech Workers in Silicon ValleyHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people in the Counseling field about their careers, their work, and the music they like, all in 20 minutes.
This episode we talk to Dr Elena Herrera, who is a psychologist in San Jose, California. Elena’s is based in Silicon Valley and her practice brings her many Techies, Engineers, and Programmers. Typically, these people are working in highly stressful and highly paid jobs. In some cases, these Clients may be on the neurodiverse spectrum.
These pressures and the types of per...
2024-02-1527 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastDr Elena Herrara - talks about how stress affects relationships in the Silicon Valley Tech Industry and how she helps alleviate itHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people in the Counseling field about their careers, their work, and the music they like, all in 20 minutes.
This episode we talk to Dr Elena Herrara, who is a psychologist in San Jose, California. Elena’s is based in Silicon Valley and her practice brings her many Techies, Engineers, and Programmers. Typically, these people are working in highly stressful and highly paid jobs. In some cases, these Clients may be on the neurodiverse spectrum.
These pressures and the types of per...
2024-02-1527 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastDr Lawrence Shapiro of Between Sessions talks about how Artificial Intelligence is transforming CounselingHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people in the Counseling field about their careers, their work and the music they like, all in 20 minutes.
This episode we talk to Dr Lawrence Shapiro, who is the CEO and Founder of Between Sessions, about how Artificial Intelligence can help Therapists - https://www.betweensessions.com/
Lawrence is a very interesting guest with a background in Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and entrepreneurship, having been the founder of several companies in the field.
Lawrence has always looked for practical...
2024-01-3028 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastEntrepreneurial Mental Health in practise - Mark O’Neill and Moayed Hamza of HAON Life ScienceWe are delighted to have Mark O’Neill and Dr Moayed Hamza of HAON Life Sciences as our guests on the Podcast. HAON is a company that is developing a novel cell therapy for new born brain injury, a very exciting technology that promises to change new born brain injury in a radical way.
Mark and Moayed talk about how HAON is developing and where the product is on its Clinical Path. We delve deeply into the Entrepreneurial mindset and what it means to be an entrepreneur. We discuss how to work together as a team, how to co...
2023-11-2929 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastDr Dale Whelehan, CEO of 4 Day Week talks about the benefits of a 4 Day Working week for employees and companiesWe are delighted to have Dr Dale Whelehan as our guest on the Podcast. Dale started as a Physiotherapist but decided he would do a PhD in Behavioral Science. Dale relates to us how he took this journey.
As a result of this, he is now CEO of an NFP called 4 Day Week which is an advocacy and education group that encourages companies to consider why a 4 Day Work week can actually increase productivity and employee well-being.
Their tag line is to deliver 1 million hours of free time, something I think is very interesting and wi...
2023-11-0632 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastStephen McBride, Director of Services at Aware, talks about Mental Health and how Aware helps peopleHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people in the Mental Health field about their careers, their work and the music they like, all in 20 minutes
This episode we talk to Stephen McBride who is the Director of Services for Aware Mental Health Charity.
Stephen relates what he does with Aware and how the Charity helped 40,000 people directly last year in a number of different ways.
I asked Stephen what he sees as the current trends in Mental Health in Ireland and he gives...
2023-10-1628 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastColman Noctor talks about his book ”The 4-7 Zone” about how we should set realistic expecations for ourselvesHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people in the psychotherapy field about their careers, their work and the music they like, all in 20 minutes.
This episode we talk to Dr Colman Noctor, well known Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist, Lecturer and Columnist. He talks about his new Book “The 4-7 Zone” which asks us to look at why we need to be at either extreme. Colman points out that being comfortable with the middle is the healthiest and best outlook in many situations.
We talk about the im...
2023-06-2834 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastSadhbh Carpenter and Josh Hernon, 3rd Yr Psychology Students in Trinity researched the Student Counselling ServicesHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people in the psychotherapy field about their careers, their work and the music they like, all in 20 minutes.
This episode we talk to Sadhbh Carpenter and Josh Hernon, Third Year Psychology Students in Trinity College, who have undertaken Research into the demand for Student Counselling Services in Trinity College. They talk about the three key mental health issues that are facing Students today.
Sadhbh and Josh also talk about how they relax and they have some interesting hobbies and w...
2023-05-3020 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastDr Lawrence Shapiro talks about how using Psychological Homework develops Skills and aids the Client in their Clinical JourneyHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people in the therapy field about their careers, their work and the music they like, all in 20 minutes.
This episode we talk to Dr Laurence Shapiro, President, of Between Sessions who is based in Miami.
Laurence talks about his journey from being a Child Psychologist to developing his ideas of making games and Psychological Workbooks available to Therapists for them to work with Clients; literally, between sessions.
The materials are all evidence based but also practical and...
2023-05-1623 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastMark Smyth, Clinical Psychologist, ex-Pres PSI, talks how he started, Family Therapy, the importance of Sport and his favourite MusicHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people in the therapy field about their careers, their work and the music they like, all in 20 minutes
This episode we talk to Mark Smyth who is a Senior Clinical Psychologist, a Clinical Lead with Rugby Players Ireland & also a Past President of the Psychological Society of Ireland.
Mark has some great insights on how to work with parents and how to communicate to them their importance to the Child or Teenager
We talk about how much M...
2023-03-1331 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastMary McHugh - a pioneer in Online Counselling talks about her experiences of developing services and her favourite songHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people in the therapy field about their careers, their work and the music they like, all in 20 minutes
This episode we talk to Mary McHugh who is a Pioneer in Online Counseling.
This is something that is common place now but was seen as unusual or even not acceptable a decade ago. They originally started with basic Text Chat and, surprisingly, even this provided a channel that worked for some Clients. This has progressed to Telephone and then to fu...
2023-01-2723 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastDr Sean Kelley - talks about his Research into Depression prediction, living in different countries and if Twitter can predict depressionHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people in the therapy field about their careers, their work and the music they like, all in 20 minutes
This episode we talk to Sean Kelley, a soon to be Doctor and a Researcher in Trinity College Dublin.
Sean tells us his story about working in Universities in the US, Germany and Ireland and his thoughts on the different approaches he encountered. His Research has covered everything from Twitter Word analysis to the Social networks of Macaque Monkeys.
S...
2022-11-1020 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastNiamh Hannan - talks Therapy, Coaching women in leadership, creating safe spaces and her musicHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people in the therapy field about their careers, their work and the music they like, all in 20 minutes
This episode we talk to Niamh Hannan, An award winning Therapist and Coach who focuses on helping women to excel in Leadership.
Niamh has previous extensive experience as a Therapist with men, women and teenagers but now focuses on coaching women in particular.
She provides both individual Coaching but she puts together groups of women to work together. Niamh t...
2022-09-0927 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastLochlann Scott of Helplink Mental Health talks about their Online Service for Emigrants, the COVID impacts and his hobbies and musicHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people in the therapy field about their careers, their work and the music they like, all in 20 minutes
This episode we talk to Lochlann Scott, CEO, of Helplink Mental Health who is based in Galway
Helplink is a Social Entreprise as well as a Charity and provides some very innovative services. For example, the isolation of the Irish emigrants abroad led to the establishment of the Irish Abroad Therapy Service, an online Therapy Service for the Irish who have e...
2022-06-2925 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastDr Vincent Mc Darby - talks about Psychology in Ireland, the PSI, growing up in a small town, the Irish Wake and John WayneHello and welcome to the Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people in the therapy field about their careers, their lives and the music they like, all in 20 minutes
This episode we talk with Dr Vincent Mc Darby who is an insightful and surprising guest. Vincent is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and also consults at Crumlin Children’s Hospital. He is the current President of the Psychological Society of Ireland.
Vincent gives us his views on the current development of Psychology in Ireland across a number of areas. We talk abou...
2022-05-0320 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastDr Fiona Weldon talks about her career, her thoughts on the current state of mental health and her love of musicHello and welcome to Coffee with your Therapist Podcast, the podcast where we talk with people in the psychotherapy field about their careers, their work and the music they like - all in 20 minutes
This episode we talk with Dr Fiona Weldon who is a great guest, she covers a wide range of topics from
Stories we tell ourselves
What your “edge” is
Her experience in the area of Forensic psychology
The impact of Covid on, well, everyone
We finish off with a talk about music and Fiona’s special interest in that area.
The p...
2022-04-0627 min
Coffee with your Therapist PodcastCoffee with your Therapist - talking with people in the world of therapy about careers, projects and their favourite music - all in 20 minutesWell hello, isn’t this music wonderful?
This is the Inkspots from 1940 with “The Java Jive“
I’m Pat Flynn and I have a great interest in People, Therapy and Technology
We are planning a great new Podcast called ‘Coffee with your Therapist’
We will be interviewing all sorts of people from the world of Therapy and getting to know them better.
They will tell us about how they got to where they are, what interesting projects they are working on and finally they will play out with a piece of mus...
2022-03-0903 min