Senior Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor. IACP Accredited.
Short Biography
My journey in this work began with psychiatric nurse training in York, England in the NHS. The highly innovative training was heavily rooted in counselling and psychotherapy principles (my tutors were accredited counsellors) and was at the centre of progressive integrative treatment approaches at that time. I went onto to work in full time employment at St. Andrews Psychotherapy centre, York as a counsellor and group therapist. The centre provided a therapeutic community approach of a five day week over 4-8 months treatment involving art therapy, psychodrama, small group work and individual, couple and family therapy. In all I dedicated a decade to full-time work within the NHS mental health services in North Yorkshire working as an Individual, group, couple and family therapist. This extensive experience provided me with invaluable insights and expertise in treating a wide range of severe and complex issues, including unresolved grief, childhood abuse, chronic depression, and anxiety disorders.
In the 1990’s I relocated to Ireland settling in Galway and began offering courses in counselling and psychotherapy up to professional level, marking the beginning of a long-standing commitment to education in this area. I continued to offer help with mental health issues for individuals and through group therapy. Over the past decades I have been deeply involved in psychotherapy training, supervision, and clinical work, continuously advancing my skills and knowledge. Currently, my primary focus is on providing clinical supervision to trainee and trained psychotherapists and in maintaining a clinical practice. As an integrative relational psychotherapist I work from a synthesis of humanistic, psychodynamic and cognitive models.