Being the Tree That Bends: How a Flexible Mind Helps You Thrive
Join us for an online Touchpoint session with Dr. Ross White, award-winning clinical psychologist and founding director of Strive2Thrive.
Tuesday 6th May | 10:30am – 1:00pm
Join us for an online Touchpoint session with Dr. Ross White, award-winning clinical psychologist and founding director of Strive2Thrive.
Dr. White specialises in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of adults working in high-performance environments, including business executives and elite-level athletes. He has consulted with organisations including the Irish Rugby Football Union, the Football Association of England, Everton Football Club Academy and Danske Bank. He is the author of The Tree That Bends: How a Flexible Mind can help you thrive and is an Honorary Professor of Clinical Psychology at Queen’s University Belfast.
Attuned in Practice 6th Annual Conference
Weaving Presence, Humanity and Reflection into Care
A restorative day for frontline practitioners
5th March 2026 | 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM | Nano Nagle Place, Cork
6th Annual Conference
Weaving Presence, Humanity and Reflection into Care
5th March 2026 | 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM | Nano Nagle Place, Cork
2026 Conference
Our 2026 theme, Weaving Presence, Humanity and Reflection into Care, invites practitioners to pause, connect, and explore the values and purpose at the heart of their work. This is a one-day conference designed to nurture reflective practice, support wellbeing, and inspire new thinking for those working on the frontline.
This conference offers practitioners the opportunity to step back from the demands of frontline work and reflect on the values, mission, and purpose that underpin their practice.
Our Speakers
We are delighted to welcome three exceptional speakers who bring deep experience, humanity, and reflective wisdom to this year’s conference.
Mary Coughlin (Boston)
Workshop: Where Threads Meet: Weaving Presence into Practice Through the Möbius of Care
MS, NNP-NCC-E, Trauma Informed Professional™, Caritas Coach®, President & Founder of Caring Essentials Collaborative
Mary is internationally recognised for her pioneering work in trauma-informed developmental care, blending neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and human connection to reimagine how we care, lead, and heal.
Nicola Doherty (Belfast)
Workshop: Self and Systems, creating a scaffold of self-compassion
Nicola is a distinguished Clinical Psychologist and Visiting Professor at Ulster University, with an impressive career dedicated to advancing wellbeing in healthcare and social care settings. Nicola brings a wealth of expertise from her role as Lead Psychologist at the Regional Trauma Network within the Department of Health in Northern Ireland and previous roles in paediatric psychology and staff wellbeing initiatives.
Keith Ó Brolacháin (Cork)
Workshop: Caring for the Carer! Presence, Humanity and Care from the Inside Out
School Principal, Coach & Founder of Atlantic Breath and School Solutions
Keith draws on over fourteen years of educational leadership, combined with his expertise in breathwork and reflective practice. His work supports leaders and practitioners to restore calm, clarity, and sustainable wellbeing. He is currently completing PhD research exploring breathwork and sustainable leadership in Irish education.
Our Speakers
Mary Coughlin
Mary Coughlin, MS, NNP-NCC-E, Trauma Informed Professional™, Caritas Coach®, and President & Founder of Caring Essentials Collaborative. Mary is internationally recognised for her pioneering work in trauma-informed developmental care, blending neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and human connection to reimagine how we care, lead, and heal.
Keith Ó Brolacháin
Keith Ó Brolacháin is a school principal, coach, and founder of Atlantic Breath and School Solutions. With over fourteen years of leadership experience, he combines his background in education with his training as a breathwork facilitator to support school leaders in one of Ireland’s most demanding professions. Through breathwork and reflective practice, Keith helps principals and teachers cultivate calm, resilience, and sustainable wellbeing. A PhD candidate researching Breathwork and Sustainable Leadership in Irish Education, he is passionate about helping leaders reconnect with presence, belief, and humanity in their daily practice.
Nicola Doherty
Nicola Doherty,Lead Psychologist at Regional Trauma Network, Dept Of Health NI, DClinPsych PhD. Nicola is a distinguished Clinical Psychologist and Visiting Professor at Ulster University, with an impressive career dedicated to advancing wellbeing in healthcare and social care settings. Nicola brings a wealth of expertise from her role as Lead Psychologist at the Regional Trauma Network within the Department of Health in Northern Ireland and previous roles in paediatric psychology and staff wellbeing initiatives.