Media Recognition

Year: 2025

Action Trauma: Neurodiversity Conference Speaker

Chapter for “The Monotropism reader & The Double Empathy reader” Pavillion Publishing

Peer Reviewer of several manuscripts for British Journal of Guidance & Counselling: Taylor & Francis

Chairing Conference Institute of Government & Public Policy (IGPP): Northern Ireland Neurodiversity in the Workplace Conference in Belfast

Year: 2024

Training Day for therapists at Tara Centre on Neurodivergence Omagh

Keynote Speaker: BACP Making Connections Regional Conference Derry

Keynote Speaker: BACP Children, Young People and Family National Conference London

Year: 2021

BACP Research Conference: Neurotransception: Negotiating the intersubjective space between us, a way of “being” in research

Year: 2020

Keynote Speaker: BACP Making Connections: Autism Training for Professional Therapists

Year: 2019 – 2020

Providing a range of Bespoke training to National Autistic Society Regional Charity Northern Ireland Carryduff

Year: 2017

BACP Research Conference: Bridging the Gap between the Autistic, the Psychotherapist and the Theoretical perspective

Year: 2016

BACP CYP National Conference Newcastle Autism, A Dissociated Self UK

Middlesex Summer Research Conference Bridging the Gap between the Autistic, the Psychotherapist and the Theoretical perspective. London UK

Year: 2014

PIPS training event on Working therapeutically with autistic clients

Year: 2013 – 2019

Writing, development and provision of over 100 training sessions to NRC partnership with Empower Project in supporting parents, carers professionals working with neurodivergent individuals

Metanoia Institute Festival of Research Methods London UK

Barnardo’s Annual CPD event supporting Autistic children in the school environment. Belfast Time 4 Me School Counselling Project

Year: 2012

BACP CYP National Conference One Size does not fit All: Therapeutically working with clients on the autistic spectrum Newcastle UK

Year: 2011

BACP Making Connections Belfast UK

Awards & Scholarships Won

Year: 2025

Prestige Awards: Counsellor of the Year – Northern Ireland

Year: 2021

Prestige Awards: Autism Consultant of the Year – Northern Ireland

Year: 2016

Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Victims & Survivors Service Northern Ireland Awarded Scholarship

Year: 2015

Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level 1 Victims & Survivors Service Northern Ireland Awarded Scholarship

Year: 2006 – 2007

Autism Affairs Scholarship Pennsylvania USA

Year: 2005

Ames C. Atty Memorial Scholarship Pennsylvania USA

Jim Sheridan Psychology Award Pennsylvania USA

Accreditation / Certifications / Degrees

Year: 2025

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFCT Additional) for couples core skills part 2.

Open University Business Management, Marketing Principles & Practice Module (Distinction)

Business Leadership and Management ILM (level 5)

Year: 2024

Emotional Freedom Therapy (EFT) for Couples Externship Part 1. International

Year: 2023

Doctorate in Psychotherapy (DPsych) Metanoia Institute London. UK

Year: 2014

Advanced Diploma in Experiential Coaching ILM level 5 UK

Year: 2013

Advanced Diploma in Reflexive Clinical Supervision Level 7. Middlesex University. UK

Year: 2010

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy Accreditation. UK

Year: 2008

Board Certified Behaviour Analyst Certification BACB USA (strictly applied outside of neurodivergent experiences)

Year: 2005

Masters of Education: Counselling (M.Ed) Millersville University Pennsylvania USA

Year: 2003

Yoga Teacher Training YTTC UK

Bachelors (Hons) in Psychology (BSc) QUB Belfast. UK

Year: 1999

Foundation Degree in Psychology, Sociology & Statistics – 87% Pass

Our Services

Reginal and national across UK Mainland, Northern Ireland & ROI as well as international in the areas counselling, psychotherapy, neurodivergent affirming therapeutic support, life and executive coaching, training, and clinical supervision services.