Education:
Certificate in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Children and Young People (University College of London-Anna Freud Centre)
M.Sc. Counselling Psychology (Trinity College Dublin)
Master on European Studies and Human Rights (Universidad Pontificia Salamanca, Spain)
B. Sc. (Hons) Psychology (Universidad Pontificia Salamanca, Spain)
Background Information:
2008 – Currently Counselling Psychologist – Private Practice (22 Frederick Street South, Dublin 2)
2005 – 2015 (10 years) Child and Family Centres ( Jobstown, Phibsborough, North Strand & Santry, Dublin)
2004 Volunteer work with Age Action – Support group for careers (Dublin)
2004-2005 Trainee Counselling Psychologist – St.Catherine’s Counselling Service, Tallaght. Dublin 24.
2002-2004 Substitute teacher in various schools. Tutoring children with learning difficulties (Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, down syndrome, etc.) (Dublin)
1998-2001 Psychologist – Teaching children with learning difficulties and/or low self-esteem (Spain)
Professional Affiliations and Memberships:
Registered member of the Psychological Society of Ireland
Sociedad de Psicologos de Castilla y Leon (Spain)
Continuous Professional Development:
Adela demonstrates her commitment to lifelong learning and personal development through participating in ongoing training to continuously develop the offering she provides to her clients. These include:
- St. Louise’s & St. Clare’s Units Annual Joint Conference,. “What do I need to know? Navigating intimate boundaries and privacy in children’s lives today”. Speakers: Professor Ray Bull, Mary Rose Brady & Mark Smyth
- “Counselling Psychology: Contributing to Mental Health & Well-being”
- DCOP Mindfulness, PTSD and Burnout”. Speaker: Babette Rothschild
- “Solution Focused Therapy Level II Workshop”. Speaker: Melissa Darmody,
- “Emotion Focused Therapy for Depression”
- “Mindfulness and its Clinical Applications Mindfulness and its Clinical Applications”. (Dr Jennifer Wilson O’Raghallaigh)
- SPIRASI Centre for the Care of Survivors of torture. Certificate for successful completion of ‘working with interpreters.
- Attachment and Psychotherapy Prof. Jeremy Holmes
- Children First training (H.S.E.)
- Doing therapy briefly. Speaker: Prof. Robert Bor
- Domestic Violence; when families hurt .Barnardos
- Caring for children with early neglect and trauma Prof. Dan Hugues
- Workshop: Best practice in recording and report writing La Touche Training
- Workshop on Depression – the REBT/CBT perspective Windy Dryden
- Workshop; Solution focused therapy Dr. Melissa Darmody
- Workshop; Children and loss Irish Hospice Foundation
- Workshop: Adolescence and Loss Irish Hospice Foundation Dr. Ray O’Donnchadhah Hospice foundation. Nuala Harmey
- Help for the helper preventing compassion fatigue. Babette Rothschild
- Management of risk-preventing sexual abuse
- Mindfulness Meditation Course. Oscailt Mary O’Callaghan
- When endings are beginnings Prof. Irvin D. Yalom
- Supervision Input Training Daughters of Charity child and family centre.
- Play therapy; Healing the hurt child Dr. Larry Landreth
- Workshop: A non qualifying introduction to Art therapy in loss and bereavement Irish Hospice Foundation. Breffni McGuiness
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