About Jen
About Jen
Jen Trzeciak is a seasoned Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist with over 25 years of experience in mental health services across Ireland and the UK. As the founder of Way Ahead Therapy, she has been featured on RTÉ Radio 1’s Drivetime Study Hub and co-hosts The Irish Occupational Therapy Podcast, where she engages with experts on topics ranging from youth mental health to neurodiversity . Jen is open to media collaborations, offering insights on mental health, occupational therapy, and wellbeing. For media inquiries or speaking engagements, please contact her at info@wayaheadtherapy.ie.
Honey You’re Ruining Our Kid
Listen free to this podcast on Spotify, Apple podcasts or where ever you get your podcasts. Jen talks with Jarlath and Tina Regan, answering listener’s questions about their child’s anxiety.
RTE 1 Drivetime Study Hub
Jen offers some advice on how to mind your mental health as you prepare for the Leaving Cert on RTE’s Drivetime Study Hub.
Aware Living Well with Bipolar Disorder
Listen to this clip on RTE1 Drivetime, where Evelyn O’Rourke speaks to Jen and a range of other mental health experts about teenage mental health.
In this article in the Irish Times , Jen spoke to journalist Hana Hall about the challenges for teenage students during Covid isolation. It includes some helpful tips for teenagers and parents for managing their mental health.
In this podcast for World Mental Health Day 2020, Jen spoke with Jarlath Regan about his own mental health and some of the challenges of trying to parent his son through life and the pandemic.
Check out this radio interview that Jen did with Louise Clark from iRadio about youth mental health in Ireland.
Read this article in the Independent for tips on how to support teenagers’ mental health during Covid-19.
Jen delivered this webinar for parents while working with Jigsaw, the National Centre for Youth Mental Health. In it she talks about supporting young people during the pandemic.