| Qualifications: | MIAHIP, SIAPTP |
| Role: | Lecturer |
Maria M.IA.H.I.P, S.I.A.P.T.P. is a very experienced psychotherapist, play therapist, and a clinical supervisor. She holds an MA in Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy and Play Therapy and a Diploma in Creative Supervision. Maria has worked extensively with children and their families/guardians for over 10 years. Maria specialises in working with children and families presenting with diverse and complex needs. She has wealth of experience working with children and teenagers with intellectual and/or physical disability. Maria is employed by St.Michael’s House as a Play Therapist and she also maintains a very busy private practice. Maria works with family centres and schools in Dublin’s inner city, alongside other multidisciplinary team members, providing education around play therapy, parent workshops and child psychotherapy. In addition to her child and adolescent work Maria works with adults whom are deaf and deaf/blind and highly values the use of creative mediums in adult healing work. Maria is a supervisor for CTC.
