Our Story

Dr Marie McGrath is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist with over 17 years of experience working across public and private mental health services. She completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the National University of Ireland, Galway and has worked extensively with children, adolescents and adults in a range of clinical settings. Marie has spent many years working in both public, and private services including Child and Adolescent Mental health Team, Primary Care and Adult Mental Health service, supporting

individuals experiencing a wide range of psychological and emotional difficulties. Her work has included providing psychological assessment, therapeutic intervention and consultation within multidisciplinary teams, as well as working independently in private practice. Alongside her clinical work, she is committed to supporting the development of other professionals and provides clinical supervision and support to psychologists and other clinicians working in mental health services.

Marie is deeply committed to providing a compassionate, neuroaffirming approach to psychological care. She believes that therapy and assessment  work should offer a safe, respectful and collaborative space where individuals feel understood and supported in making sense of their experiences. Her work is grounded in the belief that people thrive when their differences are recognised and valued, and when support is tailored to their unique strengths, needs and life context.

Marie integrates a range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches in her work, including Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), trauma-informed approaches and attachment-focused work. She works flexibly and collaboratively with each person to find approaches that feel meaningful and supportive for them.

Marie has a strong passion for working with individuals across the lifespan and supporting people through life’s challenges, transitions and periods of vulnerability. At the heart of her practice is a commitment to creating a warm, welcoming and thoughtful therapeutic environment where people feel safe to explore, grow and move towards meaningful change.

Dr Jenny Tomlin completed her master’s degree and doctorate in clinical psychology (D. Clin. Psych) at Trinity College Dublin. Jenny has worked in child and adolescent services in multiple settings including paediatric hospital, inpatient mental health settings, forensic settings and in the community. She has also worked in adult mental health services and disability services in the private and public health sector. Jenny adopts an integrative therapy approach and combines a range of therapy models to suit her clients' needs.  She works with diverse populations including adults, adolescents and children and adapts her approach to match each client but always coming from an evidence-based, humanistic perspective.

Jenny has special interest in child and family work including assessment of cognitive and neurodevelopmental difficulties, and working to support families exploring neurodivergent identifications and in particular autism. Jenny aims to offer neurodivergent-affirming care,  a therapeutic approach that creates an environment and treatment plan rooted in a deep understanding of neurodivergence. It emphasizes supporting individuals through their challenges and making accommodations for their needs. She views neurodivergence not as a flaw that needs correction but as a distinct neurotype or brain style that is an integral part of an individual's identity. 

Jenny adopts a person centred approach in her work and believes the the strong therapeutic alliance built over time between therapist and client by establishing a collaborative, trusting relationship underpins success of the therapy.

Sarah-Jane completed her undergraduate psychology degree, master’s degree and doctorate in clinical psychology (PhD) at University College Dublin. She has worked in child and adolescent services, adult mental health services, pediatric hospitals and disability services in the public health sector. Sarah-Jane provides evidence-based psychological assessment and interventions for children, teenagers, adults, couples and families facing difficult life stressors, trauma and psychological challenges. Sarah-Jane incorporates aspects of attachment-based, humanistic and psychodynamic perspectives into her formulation and treatment of mental health challenges. She draws from an integrative therapy approach and combines a range of therapy models to suit her client’s needs, such as Interpersonal Neurobiology, Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Compassion Focused Therapy, Trauma Focused Therapy as well as Emotionally Focused Therapy for families and couples. Sarah-Jane has completed specialist training in Interpersonal Neurobiology with Dr Dan Siegal, Compassion Focused Therapy with Dr Chris Irons, Conflict in Couples Therapy with Ester Perel, and Trauma informed parent coaching.  

Sarah-Jane has a keen interest in keeping up to date with evidence-based practice and the ways in which emerging treatment approaches can enhance her practice.  She has specialist interests in a wide variety of mental health challenges including attachment focused work with children and families, emotional regulation difficulties and coping with trauma across the age range. Sarah-Jane is trained and experienced in a variety of child neurodevelopmental assessments, including Autism, ADHD, cognitive and learning assessments, including exceptional ability / giftedness. Sarah-Jane strives to work from a neuro-affirmative approach and believes in honoring the many ways of being in the world. 

Sarah-Jane deeply believes that a strong therapeutic alliance, between therapist and client, is the cornerstone of meaningful change and healing in both assessment and therapy. She strives to ensure that her clients are met with empathy and compassion, with a good balance of challenge to promote psychological growth.