Parents often come to me feeling they have exhausted every avenue and are looking for practical steps to help their child’s anxiety. The parents often present as being…
One of the most prevalent issues I encounter in the therapeutic setting is that of teenage anxiety. It can take the shape of many forms, from social anxiety…
It is important that everyone in the family has a chance to express their feelings about what is happening in the house, writes Richard Hogan TEENAGE mental health has received a…
I still remember, vividly, the last conversation I had with a childhood friend of mine. I was out one Saturday night in Cork and happened to bump into…
Oscar Wilde said ‘to win back my youth, there is nothing I wouldn’t do — except take exercise, get up early, or be a useful member of the…
In my work as a school psychotherapist, I have been alarmed by the increasing number of students coming to me because they are experiencing difficulties in their personal…
Parents and front-line services dread the binge boozing of October 31, but we are all culpable in subtly encouraging the young to partake, says psychotherapist Richard Hogan HALLOWEEN…
NOTHING has invaded our personal worlds with such muted insidiousness than that of our technological devices. One of the most striking features of our society today is the…
The recent proliferation of internet-enabled technology has dramatically changed the way adolescents encounter and consume sexually explicit material. Such material, traditionally only sourced through magazines, videos or at…
We are now several weeks into the new school term, and for most children the initial negative reaction that ‘back to school’ brings in its wake has dissipated…