Skills Tutor/Group Facilitator

MA Psychotherapy, Dip. Supervision, H.Dip.(Ed.), Bacc. Phil., BA (Hons) Soc., MIAHIP, SIAHIP, MICP.

Brian is a Psychotherapist, Trainer and Clinical/Group Supervisor, accredited with IAHIP and ICP. He holds a Masters Degree in Psychotherapy, Diploma in Gestalt Supervision and Higher Diploma in Education amongst other qualifications. He has completed advanced training in integrative bodywork and bioenergetics with IPP and abroad, as well as other related disciplines. He is Founder and Clinical Director of LifeChange Psychotherapy and Counselling, a long established Practice in Dublin. He was inaugural Chair of the CORU Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board, facilitating the establishment of standards of proficiency and educational criteria for counselling and psychotherapy for the first time in Ireland.  

Brian was a Core Skills Trainer and Lecturer on the Dublin Business School MA in Psychotherapy in recent years. With a primary focus on integrative theory and practice, he also taught specialist modules in body psychotherapy, gestalt and ethics. He is Director of Body Psychotherapy Ireland, which provides advanced, experiential, body psychotherapy courses for therapists in Ireland and abroad. He has previously studied and worked in the fields of spirituality, social psychology, philosophy, education, and pastoral care. 

Brian has presented several lectures and workshops based on his MA Thesis about Gender Role Conflict, including the IAHIP Psychotherapy Conference, 2013. He has also been published in various therapy journals, and authored a high-level report for the Governing Body of IAHIP in 2016 concerning accreditation and the therapy profession. He is currently writing a book on the practical application of therapy and counselling methods for both professionals and non-professionals.