Specialising in the following clinical services:
  • Marriage, and couples therapy.
  • Family and parenting therapy, 
  • Individual psychotherapy.
  • Child counselling and assessment.
  • Family assessments for the courts.
  • Domestic abuse & violence assessments and guidance for victims and perpetrators.
  • Psychological mediation to assist couples in creating parenting plans after separation.
  • Professional seminar and workshop presentations.
  • Writing and research.

Areas of Expertise


​Marriage & Couples Therapy: 
My primary area of expertise is in marriage and couples therapy having completed thousands of hours as such a specialist over the past three decades.  I was Clinical Director at the Cork Marriage Counselling Centre from 1990 to 2018 where I have functioned as a Clinical Supervisor, Professional trainer, and practitioner.  I have worked extensively with a range of issues such as communications breakdown, domestic abuse, anger-management, infidelity, and personality problems with cause disturbing behaviour in the home.  I have completed considerable research and published in this area.

Child Counselling and Assessments
I began as a school counsellor in Chicago in the mid-eighties and have worked since then with children dealing with a variety of behavioural and emotional issues. I also provide counselling and assessment for children and parents dealing with marital breakdown and have been a practising family law expert throughout these years..

Family Therapy:
I have extensive experience in working with families dealing with issues related to parenting, child psychology, family breakdown, domestic abuse and violence, etc.

Domestic Violence & Abuse:
I was founder of the Cork Domestic Violence Project in 1992 and set up the first intervention group programme in Ireland for abusive and controlling men.  A considerable amount of my work throughout my career has been focused on assessing and assisting people dealing with the effects of abuse and violence.  I have also also worked for a number of years with adult sex offenders and pedophiles having completed specialised training at the Gracewell Institute in Birmingham in 1994.

Professional Training and Supervision:
I have been an approved supervisor with the Family Therapy association of Ireland for the past 20 years.  I have facilitated up to 100 workshops and training events throughout my professional career.

Writing:
I have written three books (see this website).  I also wrote a weekly column for the The Echo every week for about 10 years.  I have published research articles on domestic violence, marital breakdown, and men’s issues.