Meet your Psychologist.
I am an Irish Clinical Psychologist with experience working across public mental health services in New Zealand, Scotland, and Ireland. Throughout my career, I have supported adults experiencing a wide range of psychological difficulties, from common mental health concerns to complex trauma, psychosis, personality difficulties, and neurodevelopmental differences.
My interest in psychology has always been in understanding people, not simply the problems that bring them to therapy.
Over the years, one belief has become central to the way I practise: Every person’s difficulties make sense in the context of their life. When people are struggling, it is easy to focus on symptoms, diagnoses, or problematic behaviours. Yet many psychological difficulties begin as understandable attempts to cope, adapt, or protect ourselves in response to difficult experiences. My role is to help develop a deeper understanding of those patterns, where they came from, what purpose they may have served, and how change can become possible.
Working across three healthcare systems has given me the privilege of supporting people from diverse cultural, social, and personal backgrounds. It has strengthened my appreciation of how culture, identity, family, and life experiences shape psychological wellbeing.
Whether I am providing therapy or undertaking an assessment, my aim is to help people better understand themselves and move towards meaningful and lasting change.
Qualifications
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, University of Auckland
Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in Psychology, University of Auckland
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology, University College Dublin
Professional Registration
Chartered Psychologist, Psychological Society of Ireland
HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist (UK)
“I believe that every person’s difficulties make sense in the context of their life. My role is to work alongside you in understanding those difficulties, not simply to remove them”