Cherry Tree Therapy and Coaching NI

18/09/2026

Your nervous system has been asking for this. 🌿

Deep Rest with Therapeutic Sound is back next week. 💜

Come and give yourself an hour to slow down, soften and truly switch off. Each session includes:

🪷 Mindfulness or grounding
👁️ Guided visualisation
🎶 Healing sound
🤸 Mindful stretching

Where and when:
📍 Moira Lakes: Thursday 24th, 6.30 or 7.45
📍 Ballinderry, Lough Rd Yoga: Friday 25th, 6.15 or 7.45
📍 Lisburn Rugby Club: Sunday 27th, 6.15 or 7.30

✨ £16 per person. Message me directly to secure your space, as places are limited.

16/09/2026

You can be successful and still struggle with self-doubt.

Actually, I see this a lot in high-achieving women.

The qualifications are there.
The experience is there.
The results are there.

But internally, there's still that constant questioning.

"Was that good enough?"
"Do I actually know what I'm doing?"
"What if they realise I'm not as capable as they think?"

And sometimes the answer isn't to work harder on your confidence.

Sometimes we need to understand where the self-doubt came from in the first place.

Because if your brain learned that being perfect, prepared, helpful, successful or needed was how you stayed safe, then of course letting go of those behaviours can feel incredibly uncomfortable.

The good news?

Learned patterns can be understood. Challenged. And changed.

You can still be ambitious.

Still care deeply.

Still have high standards.

But without constantly needing to prove that you're good enough.

🌸 That's the work behind Shake Self Doubt.

14/09/2026

Sorry, I’m no longer available for…

…saying yes when I really mean no.
…explaining myself for having boundaries.
…putting everyone else first and leaving myself with the leftovers.
…shrinking myself to make other people comfortable.
…feeling guilty for taking time for me.
…pouring from an empty cup and calling it “being helpful”.
…waiting until I’m exhausted before I decide I’ve done enough.
…putting my own needs on the bottom of the list.
…believing that investing in myself is selfish.
…settling for things that consistently cost me my peace.

I’m no longer available for abandoning myself just to keep everyone else happy.

Instead, I’m becoming much more intentional about where my time, energy and attention go.

I’m investing in myself.
I’m protecting my peace.
I’m saying no without a 10-minute explanation.
I’m resting without needing to earn it.
I’m choosing relationships that feel reciprocal.
I’m allowing myself to change my mind.
And I’m learning that boundaries aren’t about pushing people away — they’re about making space for what actually matters.

Because putting yourself first sometimes isn’t selfish.

It’s self-respect. 🤍

And if you’re reading this thinking, “Oof… I needed that reminder” — maybe you’re no longer available for a few things too. ✨

10/09/2026

Pop me a DM to find out more about EMDR or our event on the 2nd October

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/freshapproachcoaching/2270702

02/09/2026

We’re back. 🍂

Deep Rest is returning after our summer break — one weekend a month, three venues, a whole new theme every time.

Each session is built around nervous system regulation, woven through with breathwork, hypnotic rest, sound healing and mindful stretching — every element chosen with intention.

Come with friends, or come solo and leave with some new ones. Either way, you’ll be held.

📍 Lough Road Yoga Studio, Ballinderry
📍 Moira Lakes
📍 Lisburn Rugby Club

DM to book 💌

Please note: places are non-refundable, but you’re always welcome to gift your spot to a friend or family member if you can’t make it.



Moira Lakes Kelly Connaghan

28/08/2026

20% off General Tickets this Bank Holiday Weekend only

"Shake Self Doubt" is a uniquie half day workshop for women. We combine both therapy and coaching modalities to help you silencfe that inner critic and turn up your inner cheer leader

With the back to school fresh start feeling in the air, what better time to invest in yourself this autumn.

Bank holiday offer 20% off is applicable to general ticket price only, this weekend. Ends midnight 31st August.

Ticket price includes:
Light breakfast on arrival
Lunch (including wine or soft drink)
PCA skincare good bag

Go to "Buy Tickets" and select "Bank Holiday Weekend Offer". Lots more detail on the link below and also feel free to DM any questions.

Limited tickets remaining
Link in bio and comments.

25/08/2026

✨ NEW SEPTEMBER. NEW FOCUS. NEW YOU. ✨

The kids are back at school. The routine is back. But somewhere in all that “getting everyone else sorted,” where did YOU go?

Join us on 2nd October at The Rabbit Hotel for an event designed for ambitious women who are ready to stop playing small.

We’re blending therapy and coaching to help you finally understand what’s really holding you back — that quiet voice that tells you you’re not quite ready, not quite enough, not quite there yet. We’re calling time on it.

☕ Light Breakfast & lunch included
💆 Optional spa add-on at a heavily discounted rate to end your afternoon in total relaxation
💛 A room full of women who get it

You’ve spent September getting everyone else back on track. This is your reminder: it’s your turn now.

📍 The Rabbit Hotel | 2nd October
Spaces are limited — save yours below 👇

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/freshapproachcoaching/2270702

19/08/2026

19/08/2026

Dreams. Goals. Action.

We all have that vision — the one that lights something up in us. A version of life, of work, of ourselves that feels a little bit bigger, a little bit braver.

But somewhere between the dreaming and the doing, self-doubt creeps in. “Who am I to want this?” “What if I’m not enough?” “What if I fail?”

Here’s the truth: doubt doesn’t mean you’re not ready. It means you’re stepping outside your comfort zone — and that’s exactly where growth lives.

✨ Dream it.
✨ Name it as a goal.
✨ Build the plan.
✨ Take the first step — even a wobbly one.

If you’re ready to stop letting self-doubt call the shots, join us for Shake Self Doubt on 2nd October 🍂 A space to reconnect with your goals, quiet that inner critic, and walk away with real tools to move forward.

📍 Link in bio to book your spot — spaces are limited. Early bird all gone, but discounts remain for bring a friend or colleague.

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/freshapproachcoaching/2270702

16/08/2026

Left: 2.5 years ago. Right: today. 4 stone lighter — but honestly, that’s the smallest part of it.

I almost didn’t post the photo on the left. It was taken not long after the hardest stretch of my life. We’d fought so hard through a brutal fertility journey, and I remember genuinely believing that once our babies arrived, everything would feel rosy. Like the hard part was over.

Then came the allergies. The colic. Months where sleep just didn’t happen. I was surviving on sugar and whatever was fastest to eat, running on empty, telling myself this was just what motherhood looked like. I was so depleted I barely recognised myself some days.

As a therapist, I spend my days helping people regulate, set boundaries, listen to their bodies. But there’s a difference between knowing that and actually living it. When things with the babies finally settled, I had to turn all of that inward — properly, for the first time in years. Boundaries I’d never had the energy to hold before. Learning to calm my nervous system instead of just pushing through it. Food that nourished instead of numbed. Movement that felt like care, not punishment. And slowly, rebuilding a work life that could actually hold my family instead of competing with it.

It wasn’t linear. It wasn’t quick. Some days it still isn’t easy.

I share this because we talk so much about holding space for others, but we go through our own seasons of struggle too. If any part of this feels familiar — the exhaustion, the running on empty, the sense that you’re supposed to be okay because you help others be okay — I’d love to hear from you. Sometimes just naming it is the first step. 🤍