Education

• Doctorate in Psychotherapy by Professional Studies – QQI level 10
• First class honours Masters Degree in Psychotherapy and Counselling – QQI level 9     
• Honours Degree in Ophthalmic Optometry – QQI level 8
• Diploma in Holistic Counselling and Psychotherapy – QQI level 7
• Diploma in Nutrition – awarded distinction
• Diploma in Iridology – awarded distinction
• Certificate in Philosophy

 
Competencies  

• Recipient of IACP Research Excellence Award 2021
• IACP research bursary award 2020- professional endorsement of doctoral research 
• Doctoral Research Project- A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Enquiry into Psychological Blind Spots and Epiphanic Experiences 
• Masters Research Dissertation- Emotional Response to Breast Cancer
• Masters Elective in Mindful Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
• Integrative therapies including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Psychosynthesis and Existential therapy
• Health and Nutrition
• Presented at the 9th European Conference on Mental Health
  
• Designed and hosted an IACP approved and CPD accredited workshop on my research
  

 
Workshops Completed

• Openness in Psychotherapy: Late Heidegger and the Clearing- Dr. Rupert King
• Creative academic writing- Dr.Marie Adams & Dr. Sofia Bager –Charleson
• The Enacting Embodied Memory Theatre in a study of Therapeutic Space for the Dying, an Intuitive Inquiry- Dr. Deborah Kelly
• From Both Sides Now…Online Psychotherapy- Dr. Jeanette Hennigan
• Narrative Life Writing Genres as Tools for Academic and Professional Development- Dr Mona Livholts
• Understanding Stress, its effects and practical techniques to reduce stress-Professor Ivor Browne
• Literature Review- Dr Biljana Van Rijn
• Body psychotherapy-Therese Gaynor
• Meditation and mindfulness-Margaret Power
• Expressive arts and the chakras- Christine Moran
• Working with suicide ideation and self–harm-Siobhan Quinn
• Sexual abuse healing-Anna Marie Smith
• Sexuality and self-Derry McDermott
• Ayurveda –Orna Canavan