Professional Development

My practice is supported by ongoing professional development across play therapy, trauma-informed practice, emotional regulation, attachment, neurodevelopment, child protection, disability psychotherapy, and creative therapeutic approaches.

At a Glance

A quick overview of the main areas of ongoing development.

My ongoing professional development includes therapeutic play, trauma-informed practice, emotional regulation, attachment, neurodevelopment, safeguarding, disability psychotherapy, and creative therapeutic approaches.

Play Therapy and Creative Practice

Training that deepens therapeutic play, symbolic work, and creative process.

  • Putting it all back together – a limbic model of construction playProfessor Sue Jennings · May 2020
  • Red Flags and Play: Identifying the “Red Flags” To Indicate A Child Is Struggling In Play AbilityDr Karen Stagnitti · February 2021
  • Practical Issues for Tele-Play Therapy 2Eliana Gil · January 2022
  • Advanced Skills for Tele-Play Therapy: An Interactive Training in Reaching Children Across the ScreenLorry Yasenik · January 2022
  • Enter the Metaphorical Journey: Inquiry Skills for TherapistsLorri Yasenik · April / May 2023
  • Creative and Expressive Arts Therapies and Individuals with an Intellectual DisabilityCaroline Dench and Eimir McGrath · June 2023
  • Creative Endings in TherapyChildren’s Therapy Centre · October 2025

Trauma, Regulation, Attachment, and Neurodevelopment

Work that supports a more attuned understanding of stress, development, and relational safety.

  • The Regulation Tool-Kit: Restoring calm for the overwhelmed childEmer McDonagh · May / June 2020
  • An Introduction to Sensory Attachment InterventionBer Carroll · November 2020
  • Virtual Trauma Recovery SummitClive Correy · June 2021
  • Self-regulation: How to help a child on the Autism Spectrum focus and learnDr Dorothy Armstrong · May 2022
  • 2-day Trauma ConferenceDr Karen Treisman, The Greenane Centre · October 2025
  • Youth Conference: Gordon Neufeld EventDublin · September 2025

Safeguarding, Risk, and Child Protection

Essential training to support safe, responsible, and responsive practice.

  • Children First: Introduction to Children FirstJanuary 2023
  • safeTALKD Sherlock · September 2023
  • Understanding Self-HarmMary Kenneally · May 2024
  • ASISTJune 2024

Disability, Inclusion, and Cultural Awareness

Learning that broadens inclusion, responsiveness, and cultural understanding in practice.

  • What’s love got to do with it? Advances in Disability PsychotherapyDecember 2024
  • 2-day Group Theraplay trainingDr Joanna Fortune · April 2025
  • Traveller Culture Awareness TrainingMarch 2026

Professional Practice and Research

Development that supports reflective practice, service-building, and ongoing professional growth.

  • Early Career Psychotherapists and ResearchCaroline Dench and Eimir McGrath · January 2023
  • Building a Private PracticeEdel Lawlor · April 2023

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