Trudi Connaughton
Counselling & Psychotherapy
About Me
I’m a qualified and accredited Counsellor & Psychotherapist with IACP and adhere to their strict code of ethics.
I completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy with Turning Point Training Institute awarded by DCU in 2008. This course is a recognised/accredited course by IACP, IAHIP & EAIP (link to each website).
I have both public and professional insurance and I’m garda vetted.
I worked within the Child Protection team of Tusla Child & Family Agency from 2005-2017, supporting children in care by facilitating contact visits with their birth parents. I also offered therapeutic support to birth parents, foster parents and children to support children’s care placements.
I volunteered as a counsellor in the low-cost counselling centre, Living Life Centre in Bray and Dun Laoghaire between 2007 and 2011.
I now work in private practice in Churchtown offering Counselling & Psychotherapy to Individuals, children (4-12 yrs), adolescents (13-18 yrs) and parents struggling with child related issues.
Training
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Currently studying for a MSc Child & Adolescent Counselling & Psychotherapeutic Skills with PCI College & Middlesex University
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Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy with Turning Point Institute (2008)
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ASSIST (Applied suicide intervention skills training)
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Children’s First Certificate (Tusla)
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Professional Certificate in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) with PCI College.
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Introduction to Mindfulness training with
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BA in Philosophy with UCD (2001)
Workshops Attended
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Existential Uncertainty workshop with Professor Ernesto Spinelli
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First Aid Course (Tusla)
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Domestic Abuse (Tusla)
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Motivational Interviewing (Drugs Task Force)