Meet our Team

In 2016 Declan was awarded a Bachelor’s Degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy from Dublin Business School. He further holds a Higher Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Studies from Independent Colleges.

Declan began working with clients in 2014, completing his clinical placement in Ballymun before joining us at Centric Mental Health.  He is a fully registered member of IACP, working within their code of ethics.

In 2021 Declan was awarded a Diploma in Group Work Practice from the School of Psychotherapy, at St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin. As part of this training, Declan completed a clinical placement at After Care Recovery Group, a specialist addiction recovery service, facilitating both psychoeducational and group therapy sessions.

Trained in both the humanistic and psychodynamic traditions, Declan works with the individual to find the approach which works best for them.

He is available for online and in person appointments at Centric Mental Health.

Lorna has trained and volunteered with VCS (Village Counselling Service) in Tallaght.

She also worked at Bath Avenue Counselling Centre in South Dublin for two years before joining Centric  Mental Health. She worked as a social care worker for several years before becoming a full-time psychotherapist, specifically within the disability sector.

Lorna is an integrative psychotherapist who utilises a person-centred and humanistic approach when working with clients. Also incorporating CBT techniques, Lorna focuses on the collaborative relationship between client and therapist in her practice. Lorna has experience working with all ages and genders, including children and adolescents.

She is available for online and in person consultations at Centric Mental Health.

Through her clinical work in Clinical Psychology and previously as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, Mairi has gained eight years of experience working in the field of mental health with clients of all ages and backgrounds. 

She has developed extensive expertise in assessment and formulation and applied this knowledge in the treatment of a wide range of presentations and settings, utilising models such as CBT, EMDR, ACT and CFT. She also has substantial experience working both therapeutically and in carrying out neuropsychological, ASD and ADHD assessments in inpatient, rehabilitative  and outpatient settings.  

Philippa is a qualified Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, with a Master's in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. Philippa gained clinical experience across a range of diverse settings including outpatient clinics, hospitals, probation services, addiction treatment services and private clinics before joining Centric Mental Health.

Philippa works with adults and adolescents over the age of 16 experiencing a variety of mental health difficulties. Philippa’s approach to psychotherapy is primarily psychoanalytic, however, she recognises that every client is unique and works to provide sessions which are tailored and based on the individual.

This approach aims to help clients understand and resolve their difficulties by increasing self-awareness and recognising their own influence over relationships and experiences both past and present. Through this understanding, the client can develop a stronger sense of well-being and a deeper sense of self.

She is available for online and in person consultations at Centric Mental Health.

Rhea (Pronouns: She/ Her) is a fully-accredited psychotherapist, who graduated with a B.A. from the Institute of Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy (IICP), Tallaght. During her course of study, Rhea completed a course in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). Elsewhere, she is passionate about music and creativity; she is also a transgender activist and LGBT+ advocate. Since her B.A., Rhea has gained a wide range of experience working with anxiety and depression; she has trained in cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) and has also studied invisible addictions:  gambling, gaming, pornography (etc.), and strengths-based counselling methods.

Rhea is an integrative, person-centred psychotherapist who favours an existential-humanistic approach. Rhea believes that a genuine client-therapist relationship is essential to the therapeutic process. And that our purpose is not predestined, but that we must endeavour to discover ways to orient our lives towards that which endows it with meaning. However,  in her experience, the power and agency of the individual to instigate change is often overlooked, which is where the development of a greater self-awareness is also central to the therapeutic process.

She is available for online and in person consultations at Centric Mental Health.