Psychology Training and Accreditation
Neil is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI). He graduated with a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology from Trinity College Dublin (TCD), holds an MSc. in Applied Psychology from TCD and a BA(Hons) in Psychology from the University of Galway. Neil is a highly qualified practitioner with considerable experience working therapeutically.
Neil has received training in Person-Centred Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Attachment-Based Family Therapy. He is also trained in psychological assessment and formulation. Neil takes an integrative approach to his work, focusing on the client and their needs. As a Counselling Psychologist Neil works with the person he is meeting from a holistic perspective, considering the wide variety of biological, psychological and social factors that are impacting the person he is meeting with.
Neil has attended further training in somatic experiencing, motivational interviewing, CBT for psychosis and worked as a group facilitator for a process-oriented therapy group. As a member of the PSI Neil adheres to their code of ethics and attends regular supervision and CPD events to develop his practice.
Counselling and Psychotherapeutic Approach
Neil uses an integrative approach that allows him to be flexible in responding to his client’s needs in therapy. Neil begins the work by building a strong therapeutic relationship characterised by
authenticity and empathy. Neil focuses on emotional processing in therapy, with the understanding that change will come through the experiencing and processing of emotion. He uses therapies that have a scientific evidence-base, drawing primarily on psychodynamic psychotherapy and person-centred therapies in his work.
Counselling Experience and Areas of Interest
Neil has worked with children and their families, adolescents, young adults and older adults experiencing varying levels of distress from mild difficulties to those experiencing more severe
mental health difficulties. He has worked in the public health service, the charity sector and in educational settings as a psychologist.
Neil has a particular interest in working with clients who have experienced trauma and clients experiencing difficulties in relationships. Neil also has an interest in working with clients from diverse backgrounds including those who identify as LGBTQ+, neurodiverse people and people from various cultural backgrounds. Neil considers the socio-political in his work and supports clients to understand more about What happened to me? rather than focusing on What is wrong with me?
Neil has extensive experience working with adolescents and their families and is available to work with clients from ages 12+.
Neil has experience working with the following difficulties:
– Anxiety
– Depression
– Loneliness and isolation
– Grief and Loss
– Trauma
– Disordered eating
– Relationship difficulties
– OCD
– Issues of diversity including gender and sexuality, race and culture, and neurodiversity
Neil has a particular interest in working with:
– Trauma
– Issues relating to identity
– Sexual and gender minority clients
– Neurodiverse clients
– Relationship difficulties
– Adolescents and their families
Neil’s fee structure is:
– €150 per initial assessment (90 minutes)
– €120 per therapy session (50 minutes)
A reduced rate may be available subject to availability. Please contact Neil for more information on this.
