WGII Posts

Dr Glasser gave his first talk in Ireland on 1st June 1985, forty years ago this year. He had been invited by Arthur Dunne and, two years later, he returned to be present at the very first certification course in Ireland. With his full approval, the “William Glasser Institute Ireland” was set up in 1987 […]

On Saturday 23rd August, the William Glasser Institute Ireland conferred the honour of Fellowship on one of our founding members, Eileen Hearne. Arthur Dunne did the honours of awarding the Fellowship Certificate to Eileen who was accompanied by her daughter Stacey and son-in-law Peter. Friends and colleagues travelled from practically the four corners of Ireland […]

MY HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS On behalf of myself, Norah Finn, and William Glasser Institite Ireland I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to this fabulous group of women who successfully completed their Basic Intensive Training in Glasserian Psychology today. Anyone who has completed their Basic Intensive Training in Choice Theory/Reality Therapy knows that we do […]

On behalf of myself Norah Finn, the William Glasser Institute of Ireland, and William Glasser International, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to this outstanding group of psychology students who on March 9th 2025, successfully completed their Basic Intensive Training in Choice Theory/Reality Therapy. Well done to each and every one of you. […]

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On Tuesday 24th September, the great Al Katz passed away unexpectedly. Al was one of the very first Reality Therapy practitioners and instructors and was always a very close friend of Dr. Glasser. The depth of Al’s knowledge of RT/CT was matched by the strength of his passion for these ideas. Those of us who […]

On behalf of myself Norah Finn, senior faculty, William Glasser Institute Ireland, and William Glasser International, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to this wonderful group of people for successfully completing their Advanced Intensive Training in Glasserian psychology today. We don’t call it intensive for nothing! I hope you all enjoy a well […]

On behalf of myself @norahfinntherapy and @williamglasserinstirl, we would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to this wonderful group of women for successfully completing their Basic Intensive Training in Glasserian Psychology. Back row, L to R: Norah Finn, Helena Boyle, Jayne Deane, Nuala Duffy, Heather Perdue, Grace O Brien. Front row L to R: Natalie […]

Dr. Glasser always spoke warmly about Dr. George Harrington, whom he considered to be his mentor in UCLA and, in 1965, Dr, Glasser dedicated his book “Reality Therapy”     “To G.L. Harrington, M.D.” It was in fact Dr. Harrington who convinced Glasser about the role of choice in so-called “mental illness”. Read more about this amazing […]

A huge congrats to these amazing young students of Glasserian Psychology who completed online training in Choice Theory in Covid 2020. They are our little heroes. Legends the whole lot of you. Watch this space world. Imagine getting Choice Theory at this age? They’re gonna be unstoppable! Well well done to each and every one […]

Choice Theory for Kids was created by our Senior Instructor Norah Finn and delivered during the pandemic for children and their care givers. It was delivered by Norah Finn, Kim Owens, Una Ahearne, and Catherine Noonan. The time frame was early days after the first lockdown of our global pandemic and we discuss issues arising […]

On behalf of myself Norah Finn and The William Glasser Institute Ireland I would like to congratulate the staff of Merchants Quay Ireland for successfully completing their Basic Intensive Training in Glasserian Psychology. Back row L to R: Brian Carey, John Dowling, William O Reilly, Kenneth O Connor, Chris Whelan, Wayne Marshall. Front row L […]