Profile

I am a Chartered Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland with qualifications in clinical and educational psychology. I have worked as a psychologist within health and education settings for more han 25 years. I am a certified teacher of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). I am also trained to teach other evidence based curricula: with the Oxford Mindfulness Centre, the Finding Peace in a Frantic World curriculum and with the Mindfulness in Schools Project's .bFoundations (.bF) and .breathe curricula. I offer individual and group programmes to respond to different needs and contexts. In 2023 I trained with Prof Mark Williams to teach the new follow-on course to MBSR/MBCT, the Deeper Mindfulness 8 week course that focuses on 'feeling tone'.

Sharing the practices and teachings of mindfulness have become my way of being as my years of personal experience has grown. Each day the generosity of the teachings have guided me to take charge of my mind and my life in kinder and more forgiving ways. The unexpected discovery was a reconnection with joy, a simple pathway to heal old wounds and let go of future fears. Each moment I practice, personally and through my work, I get to strengthen a way of being that encourages a natural way to live well in each moment.

I have completed advanced training in mindfulness-based supervision with the Mindfulness Network UK, Oxford Mindfulness Foundation and as a trainer of the MBSR curriculum with Mindful Academy Solterreno. I offer mindfulness-based supervision to MBSR/Mindfulness teachers who are implementing MBSR across the globe and also locally, with Psychologists implementing mindfulness-based or informed interventions in their work.