MIAPTP, SIAPTP, MIAHIP, MICP.
Elaine is an Accredited Psychotherapist, Play Therapist and Supervisor who works with Adults, Teenagers and Children from the age of 3 years using psychotherapy, play therapy and parent-child therapies such as Theraplay and Filial Therapy. She runs her private practice from Leixlip and Kilcock on the Kildare – Meath boarder. Elaine’s background is in nursing and caring for the sick, where she quickly moved to a Degree in Applied Social Studies from her work with children in HSE residential care. Moving into working with children and parents in a Family Centre using a Community preventative model, Elaine achieved a Post Graduate Diploma in Humanistic & Integrative Psychotherapy & Play Therapy for children and adults, followed by a Diploma in Creative Supervision.
Elaine has worked with children, teenagers and adults since 2000. In 2011 she opened Solas Psychotherapy Services offering psychotherapy, play therapy and later clinical supervision to psychotherapists, play therapists and those working within health and social care settings. Elaine uses a humanistic and integrative approach informed by person-centered, creative and systemic models.
Elaine has clinical experience of working within a range of different contexts including Private practice, C.A.R.I., Child Welfare & Protection Services, Fostering, Education and the Court Systems. She also works as a therapist supporting services in the provision of therapy such as the H.S.E., TUSLA , Children at Risk Ireland, First Light (formerly S.I.D.S. – Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) and Canteen (Families affected by the impact of Cancer).
Elaine is passionate about the importance of considering Developmental & Lifespan Psychology especially Trauma Informed and Attachment Theory. Through Elaine’s work with the effects of Trauma on the body and one’s holistic development, she offers a creative, psychodynamic response to those children and adults with whom she works.
Elaine can be reached at solaspychotherapy@gmail.com or by phone at 0874179567. You can learn more about Elaine by visiting her website at www.solaspsychotherapy.ie
