About Me

Madeleine

I am a Registered General Nurse, Accredited Counsellor and Psychotherapist, Play/Creative Arts Therapist and a Certified Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner. I have an MSc in Bereavement Studies and I have competed further studies to obtain an Advanced Certificate in Therapeutic Skills with Adolescents, a Certificate in Environmental Art Therapy and I am a Certified Supervisor PTIrl.

Continuous Professional Development courses
  • Diploma in integrative Sandplay studies
  • Certificate in Transpersonal Alchemical Studies Sandplay Specialisation
  • Certificate in Art Therapy
  • 6 day course on Clay and Bodywork
  • Positive parenting training for trainers
  • Dance Movement Psychotherapy 60 hour course
  • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
  • Specialist Workshop on Complicated Grief Therapy (CGT)
  • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for Trauma Themes Course
  • Post Grad Certificate in Environmental Art Therapy
  • Professional Certificate in the Therapeutic Use of Mindfulness
  • Advanced Certificate in Therapeutic skills with Adolescents
  • Certification as a Compassionate Inquiry practitioner
Professional bodies registered with:
  • An Bord Altranais
  • Play Therapy Ireland
  • Irish Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists

I adhere to the professional standards set out in their code of ethics.

Publicity

Workshops exploring grief, body image and sexual intimacy

Gastrointestinal Nursing Journal, March 2019

Creative arts therapy for people with a stoma

Stoma Tips, patient magazine

with Madeleine Grant

Liz Gleeson in a podcast

Grief and Loss in the area of illness and surgery

Nursing & Medical Conferences