About Siobhan McArdle
With 20 years’ experience, I am an accredited member of the Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, (IACP.). I am based in Dublin 8 and have a Masters in Psychotherapy from Dublin Business School.
I use my vast skills and expertise in the counselling and psychotherapy field. I also work with many types of presenting issues that clients’ bring to therapy. I specialize in both Biosynthesis therapy and working with developmental trauma. This is a complicated way to describe growing up in one’s own family with the dynamics and life situations that can affect us as we grow into adulthood. This impacts us all differently as each individual is so unique. Therefore, the difficulties that may come up vary from person to person.
I have worked for predominantly the charity and the mental health sector where I gained invaluable knowledge, skill, expertise and humility. Currently, I work in my own private practice where I offer both short-term and long-term counselling/psychotherapy. Additionally, I provide supervision to both qualified pre-accredited and trainee therapists. I teach and facilitate group supervision to counselling students at Dublin Business School on their psychotherapy postgraduate programmes.
My Approach
My approach as a psychotherapist is integrative in nature. This means that I pull from my background of person centred and psychodynamic training and I tailor my experience, knowledge and skills to suit my client’s unique circumstances/self.
I draw from psychodynamic theories of early development, attachment theory, developmental trauma and neuroscience. I also incorporate biosynthesis therapy into my way of working.
What I provide
I offer a private and confidential space in therapy where you will be met with compassion, warmth and understanding. This creates an environment where it is safe for you to explore your thoughts and feelings, your past and present; and to find understanding of your experiences in life.
I focus on people’s strengths and abilities. believe in the power of collaboration in therapy where both you and I work together make peace with your past, heal from life’s hurts and to discover who you truly are. We work together at your pace.
Career
• Private Practice – general issues, body psychotherapy and supervision
• HSE, Counselling in Primary Care Service – Short term counselling service
• Dublin Business School – Lecturer and group supervision facilitation
• Rape Crisis North East – Sexual violence counselling
• Console – Suicide and suicide bereavement counselling
Qualifications
• Masters in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
• Post-graduate Diploma in Supervision
• Diploma in Person Centred Counselling
• Post-graduate Certificate in Biosynthesis Psychotherapy
Accreditations
• Psychotherapist IACP – 2005
• Supervisor IACP 2017