Qualifications
Dr Sarah Thompson, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Advanced Accredited Schema Therapist
I did my Psychology training in Ireland-a BA & MSc in Trinity College Dublin followed by the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in NUIG. Having worked for 12 years in the HSE, working with adults attending community mental health teams, I developed a skill set in working with trauma, significant mental health difficulties and suicidality. During this time I strove to upskill in the most effective evidence based therapies and this led me to explore ACT, psychodynamic therapy & DBT, before specializing in schema therapy. I am really passionate about schema therapy because of its excellent outcomes and variety of therapy techniques which I feel can really benefit people in distress. Another passion of mine has been contributing to training and supervision, and I have been a guest lecturer in TCD, UCD & NUIG on a variety of topics, as well as a frequent supervisor to Assistant Psychologists, Trainee Clinical Psychologists and Staff Grade Psychologists. Difficulties I work with include: low mood, stress, burnout, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, childhood trauma, unresolved needs in childhood, emotional neglect, sexual abuse, physical abuse, personality difficulties, anger, eating issues, suicidality, hearing voices, psychosis etc. Specialties: schema therapy; Supervision; mindfulness skills; trauma interventions; psychosis; suicidality. I am an advocate of health at every size & a climate change aware therapist; and am currently upskilling in Neurodivergence. We are also LGBTQIA+ friendly therapy service. Our goal at Schema Therapy Ireland is to make very high quality psychological therapy, informed from a variety of approaches (DBT &ACT), and specializing in Schema Therapy- available to private clients. Dr Hilary Kloss Dr. Hilary Kloss is an Advanced Level Certified Individual Schema Therapist for adults. She is a Clinical Psychologist by training and obtained her doctorate degree from University of Liverpool in the UK in 2011. She is originally from Dublin but for the past decade has run a successful private practice in Prague, Czech Republic. As part of this, she consults at private health clinics, provides clinical supervision to colleagues, serves as a lecturer and supervisor on a psychology masters’ degree programme and provides online therapy to clients in multiple countries. She has a special interest in the assessment and treatment of complex mental health issues and personality disorder in adults. |
