About Us
Our Story & Team
Chartered clinical psychologists united by a shared vision of compassionate, affirming care.
Our Story
How Mynd Began
Mynd Clinical Psychology was founded by Dr Marie McGrath, Dr Jenny Tomlin, and Dr Sarah-Jane Gerber — three clinical psychologists who met while working together in a child and family service. Through years of collaboration, they discovered a shared philosophy: that psychological support should be warm, humanistic, evidence-based, and deeply respectful of each person’s unique experience.
That shared vision became Mynd — a neurodivergent-affirming private practice based in North Dublin, with clinics in Bayside and Malahide. Today, the team has grown to include associate psychologists Dr Niamh O’Dowd and Dr Ciara Brien, who share the same commitment to client-centred care.
Our Team
Meet Our Psychologists
Dr Marie McGrath
Clinical Director & Chartered Clinical Psychologist
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
Clinical Director & Chartered Clinical Psychologist
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.
Dr Sarah-Jane Gerber
Clinical Director & Chartered Clinical Psychologist
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.
Dr Niamh O’Dowd
Associate Chartered Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Niamh O’Dowd completed her Masters in Applied Psychology in Trinity College Dublin and her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in NUI, Galway. Beyond her qualification in Clinical Psychology, she has engaged in extensive further training, which includes training in Mentalisation Based Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. For over a decade, she has worked primarily in the Mental Health Services with Adult, Child and Adolescent and Older Adult teams. She also has experience in delivering mental health training within organizational settings.
Niamh currently works with adult clients. Her approach is integrative, working from a therapeutic framework that incorporates her training and passion for psychodynamic, experiential and humanistic therapies. She believes in the view that our early relationships and experiences shape who we are and influence how we engage with both ourselves and with others, throughout our lives.
Creating a safe and collaborate therapeutic relationship, Niamh listens closely to her client’s needs and wishes. She strives to be empathic and compassionately challenging. In doing so, she supports her clients towards a deeper understanding of themselves and their history; working through emotional difficulties, finding meaning, and ultimately moving forward with greater clarity and freedom.
Dr Katie Browne
Associate Chartered Clinical Psychologist
Dr Katie Browne is a Clinical Psychologist and Chartered Member of the Psychological Society of Ireland. She obtained her B.A. in Psychology from Trinity College Dublin, her M.A. in Applied Psychology (Mental Health) from University College Cork and completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from University College Dublin. Katie’s thesis focused on mental health help-seeking among marginalised youth in Ireland.
Throughout her years of clinical experience, Katie has worked with individuals, families and groups presenting with a wide variety of psychological concerns. Her experiences working in the HSE and private mental health services, as well as forensic, homeless and disability services, enables her to provide support that is relational, collaborative and respectful to the needs of each individual client and their unique context. Katie adopts an integrative approach and incorporates Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT). Katie is also an LGBTQIA+ psychologist who can offer a safe and non-judgemental space for individuals who would like to discuss or explore aspects of their sexuality, gender identity or diverse relationships.
Katie provides evidence-based psychological assessments to children, teenagers and adults. She seeks to create a therapeutic space where neurodivergent individuals and their families feel safe and heard, and can express themselves authentically. Katie takes a strengths based approach and believes every individual has the capacity to thrive when they are met with compassion. She has a particular interest in supporting adults who have been late-diagnosed as neurodiverse and has completed additional training in Dyslexia.
Our Approach
Neurodivergent-Affirming
We celebrate neurodiversity and tailor our approach to honour each individual’s strengths and needs.
Evidence-Based
Our work is grounded in the latest research and clinical best practice, ensuring effective support.
Client-Centred
You are the expert on your own life or your child’s. We join you in a meaningful collaboration of self understanding.