Lecturer & Skills Tutor/Group Facilitator
Eloise holds a BA, an MSocSc (Social Work), an MSc. Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy, and is CORU registered (Social Work).
Eloise is a graduate of TPI and completed a three year post graduate Internship with Turning Point, before becoming a faculty member in 2022. In addition to her role as skills tutor and process facilitator, she provides training in The Polyvagal Theory.
Eloise has a private practice in Donegal, drawing on Psychosynthesis, The Polyvagal Theory, Attachment, Psychodynamics and Pain Reprocessing Therapy, to inform her integrated model of therapy. She has a special interest in Nervous System Informed care, shame & trauma and Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) and delivers seminars, workshops and bespoke programmes related to these themes. She is keenly driven towards educating & empowering individuals and groups to restore natural states of health, wellness and vitality and for those in recovery/management of FND and chronic illness/pain.
Eloise has 15 years’ experience as a social worker, working with individuals, families and children in the areas of mental health, child protection, forensics and palliative care. She has extensive experience in the areas of risk assessment and rehabilitation and was a member of the DBT (Dialectical Behavioural Therapy) team in Sligo Mental Health Services. Eloise continues to value the transferability of her social work skills, knowledge and experience to her current professional endeavours.