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EDUCATION
I began my training in Trinity College Dublin with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Studies 1992 ( hons) and a post graduate certificate in Social Work awarded by the Central Council of Social Work Education U.K.1993. I then moved to California and had the opportunity to work in a diverse range of mental health services. I continued my mental health training with Children’s Hospital and Research Centre Oakland and completed a two year certificate programme on childhood mental health. I became an accredited psychotherapist with the Board of Behavioural Sciences in California in 2006.
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EXPERIENCE
I returned to Ireland to take up a position in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in 2010. I was selected to participate in the National Clinical training programme for Dialectical Behavioural Therapy and completed the intensive training and Trauma Informed DBT and worked on a DBT team for three years. I subsequently completed a post graduate certificate in DBT in Bangor University. I have also specialised in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and have completed the level 1 and 2 training with the Association for Psychological Therapies and Trauma Informed ACT with Dr. Russ Harris. I am currently participating in an 18 month course on Advanced ACT and Mindfulness Based Interventions. I also enjoy working with couples and have completed both the Emotion Focused Therapy Level 1 and the Gottman level 1 training.
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ACCREDITATION
Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy IACP MI4623
CORU SW 005441
BBS LCSW 104055