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About Me

I was born and brought up in a small town in Donegal, Ireland. I moved to Britain in 1988 to start my counselling training. Since then I have worked as counsellor and psychotherapist in such varied work settings as University Counselling Centres, Special Care Hospitals and Health Centres. I moved to Edinburgh in 1994 where I set up a private practice and provide, in addition to counselling, counselling supervision to practising counsellors and counselling training on Postgraduate Counselling Diploma Courses, including the University of Edinburgh and University of Strathclyde.

I specialise in working with the effects of trauma, including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, using Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR).

I am also married with three children aged from 13 years to a lively 2 year old. I pursue a healthy lifestyle and enjoy walking, swimming, meditation, reading, music, cinema, theatre and relaxing with my family and friends.

Fields of Special Competence

  • Extensive Psychotherapy experience - EMDR Therapy, Person-Centred Counselling, Supervision, Training and Consultancy
  • Counselling areas Relationships, Bereavement, Depression, Addictions, Trauma, Anxiety, Stress, Abuse, Working with Disability
  • Provision of counselling services for commercial organisations. Development of training programmes for counsellors
  • Supervision of trainee and practising counsellors and carers individuals and groups. Accomplished listening, negotiating and influencing skills

Qualifications

I have a BA in Social Science, a Postgraduate Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP Accredited), and I am an EMDR EUROPE Certificated EMDR Practitioner. I also have a Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling Supervision.

Professional Memberships

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

British Association for the Person Centred Approach (BAPCA)

PCT (Scotland)

41 Morton Street
Edinburgh
EH15 2JA

T: 0131 657 5549
M: 07962 622 805

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