Workplace Wellness

Eilís is a Wellness Facilitator and Speaker. She is a qualified Psychotherapist and Counsellor, Mindfulness and Positive Psychology Facilitator and Yoga Instructor. She offers action-focused, tailored programmes for mental, emotional and physical well-being so employees can incorporate these practices into their daily lives at work and home.

Maintaining employee well-being ensures sustained productivity and a positive work environment in today's fast-paced world. Research has shown the many benefits of wellness programmes in the workplace. Among the most effective components of these programs are mindfulness, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), and yoga. Each element offers unique benefits that, when combined, create an integrative approach to employee wellness.

Bringing these practices to corporate organisations offers employees vast physical and mental benefits during their workday. It is a great way to improve workplace morale, establish connections with colleagues, increase concentration, build resilience and reduce stress levels.

 

Outline of Courses & Talks

 

Eilís facilitates full-day, half-day, and one-hour courses for companies in person throughout Ireland and online. These courses offer psycho-educational and practical skills and tips that employees can use daily. A tailored approach ensures that each employee's unique needs are met, fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment. Some of the offerings include:

  • Breathwork and Chair Yoga - Calming the nervous system and releasing stress

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - The wandering mind

  • Neuroscience - How to rewire the mind

  • Mindfulness techniques - How to be more present and focused

  • Stress - What is stress, how to reduce stress and anxiety

  • Worry - How to combat worrisome thoughts

  • Positive Psychology - How to improve low mood and grow the positive

  • Relaxation Techniques - Calming the nervous system and releasing stress

 
 
 

Eilís is a qualified Psychotherapist and Counsellor. In 2024, she completed a BSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy at PCI College/Middlesex University London. As a pre-accredited Psychotherapist/Counselor, she sees clients on a weekly basis.

Her training is centred on an integrative model inspired by an underlying humanistic philosophy. She studied various counselling theories, including Person-Centred, Existential, Cognitive Behavioural, Psychodynamic and other approaches. She has completed an advanced module in CBT, exploring the third wave of CBT with a focus on Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT).

She has also completed several Continuing Professional Development Courses (CPD) on Trauma Recovery, An Embodied Approach to Trauma, Gender, Sexuality, Relationship and Diversity (GSRD), Writing Therapy and Decider Skills - using Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to teach children, young people and adults the skills to recognise their own thoughts, feelings and behaviours, enabling them to monitor and manage their own emotions and mental health.

For workplace wellness, she offers:

  • Cognitive Behavioural Techniques

  • How to Regulate the Nervous System

  • Stress and Worry Management

  • How to Improve Low Mood

She has also completed QQ1 Train the Trainer Level 6 certificate on training, delivery and presenting.

Eilis has been practising mindfulness for over twelve years; in 2017, Eilís studied for a Diploma in Mindfulness and Positive Psychology for over 15 months with The Irish Mindfulness Academy.  Her courses include a blend of evidence-based tools and learnings to help support the Mindfulness practice:

  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

  • Neuroscience

  • Positive Psychology

Having practised yoga for over fifteen years, in early 2018, Eilís felt a calling to learn more about this ancient practice. She completed her 200 Yoga Teacher Training with Naomi Sturdy and Sibylle Dallman at The Art of Teaching Yoga. Eilís has since gone on to deepen her study in Pranayama, Meditation and Mantra with Sian Pascale at The Light Collective, Restorative Yoga with Ciara Cronin in The Yoga Room, as well as a range of further yoga workshops. For workplace wellness, she offers:

  • Chair Yoga or Yoga on the mat

  • Breathing Techniques

  • Relaxation Techniques