Northern Ireland Counselling Forum

Mindfulness and how it can help counsellors both personally and professionally Recovery Ethos

Saturday 28th September, 2024

Mairead and Niall Heron
Counsellor, Supervision, Mindfulness Trainers
https://newdawnhealthandwellbeing.co.uk/

During this workshop Mairead & Niall from New Dawn Health and Wellbeing, will discuss mindfulness, their own practice and how it has helped both personally and professionally.

Mairead is an addiction specialist with over 15 years’ experience in the field of addiction and harm reduction. Mairéad is dedicated to helping individuals overcome substance use disorders and achieve long-term recovery.  Throughout her career Mairéad has worked in various settings including, homeless hostels, clinical setting and in the community involving herself in outreach programs aimed at raising awareness about addiction and reducing the stigma associated with substance use disorders.

In addition to her therapeutic work with clients, Mairéad has gained a Post Graduate Diploma in Substance use and substance use disorders from the University of Ulster.

Niall is a qualified counsellor from QUB with almost 20 years counselling experience, ranging from addiction, bereavement, crisis response, wellbeing, trauma, and other mental health related issues. Niall has 15 years’ experience providing clinical supervision to various organisations and therapists, along with 10 years practicing Mindfulness both professionally and personally.

Recently, Niall and Mairead have successfully completed their Post Grad Diploma In Mindfulness studies via University Of Aberdeen.

Niall will be conducting research in Compassionate Leadership in the community and voluntary sectors and how compassionate leadership can influence organisational culture and positively impact staff wellbeing. Mairead plans to embark of a piece of research around the topic of Mindfulness and Menopause.

Date: Saturday 28th September 2024

Time: 10am-12.30pm

Venue:
Friends’ Meeting House
Marlborough Park North
Belfast BT9 6HJ

Limited Parking Available

Tea/coffee available mid-workshop

Call 07775947991 for further details

Cost: Members £10 | Non-Members £15
CPD Certificate supplied