I created   Psychology & Psychotherapy Centre to invite those who are feeling they are not at their best into a transformative and healing space.

 is the Irish word for “Treasures” and I believe that, within our psyche, we all have inner resources that are, indeed, inner treasures!  There are times in our lives, however, when we find these personal resources/treasures hard to see, reach, feel, value and use.  Life experiences may have taken us away from our inner resources/treasures onto other paths and we may need some help (a map) to find our way back home to our true nature and the treasures within.

May my mind come alive today

To the invisible geography

That invites me to new frontiers,

To break the dead shell of yesterdays,

To risk being disturbed and changed.

May I have the courage today

To live the life that I would love,

To postpone my dream no longer,

But do at last what I came here for

And waste my heart on fear no more.

John O’Donohue 

As a Psychologist specialising in Psychotherapy I am committed to accompanying people to new frontiers… on their road of self discovery….connecting and cherishing their own inner treasures….letting soul sing and shine!

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

I attended NUI Galway and completed a joint honours degree in Psychology B.A. (Hons) in 1986. Then went on to the postgraduate research programme there and completed an M.A. (Hons) in Psychology in 1988.

I was dedicated to applying my studies to help people with emotional and psychological difficulties and to work as a Clinical Psychologist. I went to the UK and qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in the University of Surrey in Guildford. Completed an M.Sc. in 1990 and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (Psych.D.) in 1995.

Specialised in Clinical Psychology within a forensic setting (maximum secure hospitals) in both England and Scotland.

Returned to Ireland in 1996 and worked in a range of settings: private, university and public services.

For eighteen years I was the Director of Counselling in HSE National Counselling Service (NCS) across Cork & Kerry, managing a dedicated counselling & psychotherapy service for adults who have experienced childhood trauma/abuse. I was also Director of the Counselling in Primary Care (CiPC) service.

 I was Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, School of Applied Psychology, UCC (2018 – 2021). I provided training, teaching and research supervision on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsych) Programme.  

In 2021, I returned to full-time clinical practice. Initially in both private practice and in Dean Clinic, Cork. Since February 2022, I am now in full-time private practice in South Terrace Medical Centre, Infirmary Road, Cork, T12T652.

ADDITIONAL STUDIES & TRAINING 

Higher Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy Studies, UCC (2002)

 Psyche & Soma, Certificate in use of Drama and Movement Therapy, Sesame Institute, London (2014)

Jungian Psychology with Art Therapy, LIT (2015)

Higher Diploma in Art, Psyche and the Creative Imagination, TUS (2022)

 

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES

A Chartered Clinical & Forensic Psychologist, specialising in Psychotherapy. A full member of the clinical, forensic and psychotherapy divisions of the Psychological Society of Ireland (Ps. S.I.). I practice within the PSI Code of Ethics.