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Cathal began his studies in Cultural and Behavioural Studies before going on to complete an Honours Bachelors degree in Psychology. During his degree Cathal worked voluntarily on the phones with Childline and following on from this he completed a Masters degree in Clinical Psychoanalysis and also a Certificate in ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training). During his time in the MA, Cathal gained valuable clinical experience working within multi-disciplinary teams in the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, the Rotunda Hospital, Trinity Court Drug Treatment Centre, Schizophrenia Ireland, the National Learning Network in association with RehabCare, St. Vincents University Hospital Elm Park and the Royal Hospital in Donnybrook. Cathal also worked with clients at the Department of Liaison Psychiatry in the Mater Hospital for two years where clients were recommended to see him by the psychiatry team. Cathal currently works privately as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist and lectures at Dublin Business School and Portobello colleges in the Department of Psychotherapy.
Cathal O’Keeffe Cert., BA Psych (Hons), MA (Hons), Cond. Reg. Pract. A.P.P.I.
Emmet graduated from U.C.D. with an Honours Bachelor Degree in English and Economics in 1996. For the next eight years he worked in technology and internet related companies before returning to his studies in 2005 at post-graduate level. After completion of a graduate diploma in Psychoanalytic Studies he was accepted onto a Masters degree programme in Clinical Psychoanalysis (Honours Masters degree awarded in 2008) and began his clinical training. Emmet has worked in varied mental health settings which include St. Vincents University Hospital Elm Park, Our Lady’s Hospital Navan and The Mater Misericordiae Hospital. He now works exclusively in private practice as a psychotherapist while continuing to further his formation as a psychoanalyst. Emmet also completed the Certificate in ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) in 2009.
Emmet Mallon BA (Hons), H.Dip (Hons), MA (Hons)