Managing Exam Anxiety Parent Webinar
Please feel free to join us for an exclusive webinar on Monday, 9 February 2026 at 8pm with renowned family psychotherapist Dr. Richard Hogan as he shares practical, evidence-based strategies to help parents and guardians navigate the next few weeks and months of exam time in your household. Dr. Hogan will move beyond basic study tips to explore the psychological roots of performance anxiety, providing you with the tools to foster resilience, maintain open communication, and keep stress levels manageable for both you and your child/children. Richard will cover some of the following;
Recognising the Signs: How to spot “silent” anxiety before it leads to burnout.
The Parent’s Role: Balancing healthy encouragement with realistic expectations.
Actionable Coping Skills: Quick techniques to help students stay grounded during the exam itself.
Richard Hogan is a systemically trained Family Psychotherapist registered with The Family Therapy Association of Ireland. He writes every Thursday for the Irish Examiner. His column ‘Learning Points’ explores his progressive approaches to mental health promotion. He is the author of the best-selling book ‘Parenting the Screenager’. This book is a practical and accessible guide for parents of the modern child. The book received critical acclaim from The Irish Times as a ‘must buy for any parent of a teenager’. His recent publication, ‘Home is where the Start is’ was a national bestseller and shortlisted for an Irish book award. He is the clinical director of the award-winning psychotherapy and counselling service Therapy Institute. Trinity College Dublin invited Richard, in 2017, to undertake a PhD with the university to explore how his paper, ‘systemic practices in education’ could be introduced into the Irish educational system. Richard was awarded a Fulbright scholarship for his work in 2020 and travelled to America in 2021 to carry out research in a leading American University on how to better promote inclusion in Irish and American Schools. Richard is the leading contributor on RTÉ ‘Raised by the village’. Richard is also an expert contributor on Virgin media’s most successful launch of an original programme, ‘Eating With The Enemy’ and RTÉ’s ‘Raised by the Village’. He is also a regular contributor on shows such as, Drivetime RTÉ Radio 1, The Hard Shoulder Newstalk, The Today Show RTÉ, Ireland AM Virgin Media, The Tonight Show with Claire Brock, and he is a regular contributor on The Brendan O’ Connor show where he offers his expertise and progressive strategies for better mental health promotion.
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