Directors:

Eoin Stephens

Eoin Stephens MA, MIACP, MIAAAC       Eoin has worked in the area of mental health and psychotherapy for more than 25 years. He is President of PCI College (www.pcicollege.ie), and a co-founder of Dual Diagnosis Ireland (www.dualdiagnosis.ie). Eoin has served as Vice-Chairman of both the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and the Irish Association of Alcohol and Addiction Counsellers.

Marina O'Donovan

Marina O'Donovan BSc. (Hons) Couns./Psych., MIACP       Marina is a professionally trained Integrative CBT Therapist, who has worked in the Swan Family Support Centre, and also runs a practice in South-West Dublin. Along with working in CBT Solutions, Marina tutors in PCI College where she graduated.

Core Team:

Deirdre Reilly

Deirdre Reilly   BSc. (Hons) Couns./Psych., Prof. Cert. in CBT, Prof. Cert. in Child Psychotherapy & Play Therapy, MIACP         Deirdre is a professionally trained integrative CBT Therapist, and works with a range of mental health issues. She specialises in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, and has been employed under the School Completion Programme (funded by the Drugs Task Force), for the past 4 years, in a number of schools.     Deirdre can be contacted at 086 3776832

Joanne O'Brien

Joanne O'Brien   BSc (Hons) Counselling & Psychotherapy, Prof. Cert. in CBT. MIACP       Joanne is a professionally trained integrative CBT Therapist. She has worked in various roles with alcohol and drug users in harm minimisation services, and has been employed in the homeless sector for the past 8 years. She has also been involved in providing training to community groups, and is currently on the board of management of Swan Family Support Centre, for individuals and families affected by addiction.    Joanne can be contacted at 087 7754137

Also on our team of therapists:

Caroline Pedley

BSc. (Hons) Couns./Psych., Prof. Cert. in CBT, CSME, MIACP.

Caroline is a professionally trained Integrative CBT Therapist, and practices in Blanchardstown, Maynooth and Celbridge, as well as at CBT Solutions.  She has worked for several years with “HomeStart”, a charity for underprivileged families in Blanchardstown. Caroline has trained in Ireland and India, and teaches functional integration through body awareness and Somatic Movement. She is a graduate of PCI College, and teaches there part-time.

Her particular interest is in pain management, blending a mixture of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and somatic movement to address both psychological factors such as anxiety and depression and the body’s complex physiological response to stress and pain. 

Caroline can be contacted at 086 266 0308

Mitzie Murphy

BSc. (Hons) Counselling & Psychotherapy, Dip Expressive/Arts Therapy, Dip Body Movement, MIACP

Mitzie is an IACP accredited psychotherapist who has worked with a wide range of issues, including working in the domestic violence sector with Mayo Women’s Support Services and DVAS, Sligo, as well as in private practice.  She has used CBT for over-eating and obesity problems as well as facilitating CBT group work for Weight Loss/Maintenance. 

Mitzie can be contacted at 087 2698633.

Paul Conlon

MSc. Clinical & Public Health Aspects of Addiction, BSc. (Hons.) Couns./ Psych., Dip. Addiction Studies, MIAAAC

Paul has held a number of management and front line positions within the homeless and addictions sector in Ireland and the UK for over fifteen years. He is currently the Chief Executive of Coolmine Therapeutic Community, a post he has held since 2004. He is a qualified counsellor and psychotherapist and has been a fully accredited member of the Irish Association of Alcohol and Addiction Counsellors for over ten years.

Paul can be contacted at 087 270 5960

Michele Ranaghan

Registered Psychologist PSI; BSc (Hons) Psychology; MSc Developmental & Educational Psychology; Cert CBT (IICP); Dip Stress Counselling; Dip Assertiveness Skills; Dip Business, Executive & Personal Coaching.

Michele specialises in the field of adult learning difficulties (dyslexia, ADD, ADHD, dyspraxia, Asperger’s Syndrome etc.), and has a particular interest in using CBT with individuals who experience emotional difficulties and self-esteem issues as a result of their experience of learning difficulties. Michele also works with clients with anxiety disorders, depression, stress-related problems, and assertiveness issues.

Michele can be contacted at 086 3508226.