Roisen Keaveney


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About me
I am a Chartered Psychologist with The Psychological Society of Ireland. I am also accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and am on the BACP Register.
I have 30 years experience of working in a wide range of settings including the statutory, voluntary and private sector. My experience includes:
5 years specialising within the mental health field including acute psychiatry and community mental health settings working with patients presenting with schizophrenia, manic depression/bipolar, agoraphobia, anxiety and depression including generalised anxiety disorder, anorexia and bulimia, OCD and other mental health issues.
6 years specialising in counselling adult survivors of childhood abuse including physical, emotional, sexual abuse and neglect. I also provided therapy for adult survivors of rape or sexual assault. My work included counselling survivors of clerical and institutional abuse. This involves working with the client in accessing legal support if desired by the client.
5 years specialising in counselling within university counselling services including Queens University Belfast and Dundalk institute of Technology.
3 years specialising in post-primary counselling in schools for children aged 11 to 18.
In addition to the above I have ran my Private Practice for 20 years. Within my Private Practice I offer individual and couple and group therapy. I now work in my Private Practice full time. My work in Private Practice has included
-offering counselling to survivors of Institutional and clerical abuse. I am registered with Towards Healing and therefore counselling can be offered free if you have experienced physical, emotional, sexual abuse or neglect by a member of the clergy or lay person working for the Catholic Church.
-Working for an Employee Assistance Programme Provider offering counselling to clients experiencing work-related stress or personal difficulties that may be impacting on their performance at work.
-I also receive self-referrals from individuals and couples seeking support for a wide range of emotional issues. I have extensive experience gained over the last 30 years in working with a wide range of issues including anxiety, panic attacks, low mood or depression including post natal depression, suicidal ideation, relationship difficulties, attachment issues, work related stress, low self-esteem, anger management, bereavement and loss, eating difficulties including anorexic and bulimic behaviours, and other self-harming behaviours. I have extensive experience of working with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) including abuse trauma, trauma as a result of the Northern Ireland Conflict and trauma experienced following any life threatening or terrifying experience.
My main models of psychological intervention include Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) and somatic experiencing, Inner child therapy, psychodynamic therapy, cognitive -Behavioural therapy (CBT) as well as mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT).
Training, qualifications & experience
BSc (Hons) Psychology 1990-1993
One year certificate in Counselling Skills 1995-1996
MSc in Counselling Psychology 1996-1998
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (8 week training) EMDR Trained (Parts one and two)
I attend regular training each year. Trainings have included:
Mental Health First Aid
ASSIST
Critical Incident Debriefing
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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Accredited register membership

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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Institutional and Clerical abuse
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Daytime and limited evening appointments available