| Allison Keating Reg. Psychol. (PsSI) | | | | Academic Background | | | Allison Keating is a Registered Psychologist of the Psychological Society of Ireland. Training includes an MSc., in Work and Organisational Psychology, BA in Behavioural Science in Psychology, Certificate in Career Guidance and Adult Counselling and is a qualified master Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner, Life & Business Coach and accredited in EQ-i (Emotional Intelligence).
Allison was invited to present her BSc. thesis "Cognitive Dissonance and the Millennium Y2K Bug" at the BRAINSTORM conference in the New York World Trade Centre in 1999. She also was invited to present her research in London to a symposium of Y2K experts. | | | | | | Professional Background | | | Allison worked as a trauma counsellor and placement officer for the FÁS Asylum Seekers Unit processing 256 asylum seekers into training, job placement or trauma referral.
Allison was asked to participate in the N.D.J.T.I (North Dublin Job and Training Initiative) set up by Mary Harney to assist Ireland's multinationals undergoing major change management and worked with Gateway Ireland (800 employees); Celestica (450 employees) and Aer Lingus (1600 employees) to assist their staff in determining their next career moves and to deal with the transitional stress.
From here she financially managed and ran eleven North Dublin disability groups and programmes, namely the N.T.D.I; Prosper Finglas; St. Michaels House and D.E.N. at the CRC through FÁS.
Having completed her psychology undergraduate studies, Allison pursued her Masters Psychology Degree in DCU and produced a highly commended thesis entitled "An investigation into the potential effects of emotional labour on front-line staff", which analysed emotional labour, and how emotional burnout affects employees within the Irish working environment, specifically within the FÁS organisation.
Allison was the Career Centre Manager at Diageo Ireland (600 employees) and worked as a consultant implementing the Career Decisions Making Programme. This is a scientifically proven method that was used to aid Diageo employees’ career progression.
With the successful completion of that project she was asked to run a pilot programme under the auspices of Northside Partnership, Social Welfare and Career Decisions International called 'Enabled for Life' for people with mental, physical and emotional disabilities with excellent results. Allison ran two of these Enabled for Life programmes and the programme has now become a nationwide programme.
Utilising a CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) paradigm she undertook an NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) course. At this stage Allison decided to establish her own clinic and worked under a franchise agreement for two years.
Allison ran "a behavioural Psychology franchise" for two years and has since December 2006 opened the bWell clinic, which is fully owned, managed and operated by her.
The bWell clinic works extensively with anxiety and panic disorders, anorexia, depression and believes in helping the client to realise their therapeutic expectations into action.
Allison is a regular on TV3's Ireland AM and on top of many Psychology related topics has run a series on phobias, mental health, positive psychology and a 'Eat Less Move More' programme with a panel of health experts working with Aidan Cooney to advise him and Ireland AM viewers on how to become healthier and fitter. Allison has contributed on radio and print media in relation to your Psychological health.
The ethos of the bWell Clinic is Your Happiness and to surpass ethical and professional standards of excellence. Showing the client how to become happier and healthier and changing the therapy process into an enjoyable transition from where you are now to where you want to be.
The mission statement of the bWell Clinic is to create happiness in all of our clients and to show them how to tap into their own potential, now and in the future. To equip the client with skills, attitudes and techniques that can be used in a practical sense in everyday life.
It is with great pleasure that we extend a warm welcome to you on you on your personal journey. Our solution focused therapy works excellently with a psychodynamic methodology and we look forward to meeting and helping you.
| | | | | | | Personal Background | | | | Allison is from Malahide. She is one of four daughters and got married in Spain in June 2007. Thomas and Allison have a beautiful baby girl born in 2009. | | | | | | Artistic Background | | | Allison enjoys painting and has been involved with her sister, an interior designer to create bespoke art for clients’ apartments and houses.
All the artwork throughout the bWell Clinic has been personally painted by Allison. If you would like to discuss commissioning Allison to paint for your home, your business, you can email info@bwell.ie.
As part of her collaboration with her sister Barbara on some interior design projects, Allison’s work was featured in Irish Interiors in May 2005. Click here for samples of the professional work
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