John Crimmins (Founder & Chief Executive Officer)

Mr Crimmins is a Trinity College trained Psychotherapist & is accredited with the Irish Association of Counselling & Therapy.  John has extensive experience in many areas of psychotherapy. He has been seeing clients in his private practice at the Kildare Street Clinic since 1999. He has completed specialist training in Eating Disorder Treatment at the Maudsley Hospital Eating Disorder Unit in London.
He was Senior Manager in the Merchants Quay Drug Project for 10 years. John's Post Graduate training is in 'The Psychodynamics of Groups & Organisations' . He has also trained in Group Dynamics with the A.K. Rice Institute, Washington, USA.

John has been involved in Group work for the past twelve years. He has consulted to teams in large organisations, managed multidisciplinary teams in clinical settings & facilitated a broad range of therapeutic Groupwork. He is presently running therapy groups for the treatment of Anorexia & Bulimia at the Kildare Street Clinic of which he is Director & Founder. He is also Director & Founder of the Addiction Training Institute.

Dr DAMIAN DAVY, A. F. Ps.S.I.,Reg. Psychol, Ps.S.I., CEAP, MIACP, MEAEF, IAAP.  (Clinical Director)

Damian is a Registered (Senior) Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor and EAP Consultant with twenty four years experience in the EAP field working with the Irish government and received the ‘Minister’s Award’ for his contribution to innovative health and safety projects at work.

He holds the following qualifications:

• Professional Doctorate in Organizational Psychology
• Master of Science (Honours) Work & Organisational Psychology
• Bachelor of Science (Honours) Psychology
• Diploma in Counselling, Trinity College Dublin
• Level A Occupational Testing, (British Psychology Society)
• Level B Personality Profiling, (British Psychology Society)
• Level B BarOn EQi emotional intelligence measure
• Level B BarOn EQi Leadership/Coaching framework – advanced
• Level C Psychopathology MMPI-2 Assessment. (Profiling)
• He also holds the international  EAP credential – CEAP, and is International Commissioner with the Employee Assistance Certification Commission
• He also holds certifications in Addiction Studies, Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy, Solution Focussed Therapy and Counselling Skill.

He has completed a research project for the Public Appointments Service and a professional doctorate in the area of occupational psychology through a European study into EAP/Counselling outcomes and effectiveness.

His particular areas of interest include the development of EAPs, Continuing Professional Development, Research, Ethics, Recruitment, Selection and Assessment, Life and Business Coaching, Personality Profiling, Work-Life Balance and CISM.

He is a founder member of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA-Ireland).

He has also served as Cathaoirleach (National Chairperson) of the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and on a number of its committees. He is Irish representative with the Employee Assistance European Forum and a member of the research task force and an Associate Fellow and Registered member of the Psychological Society of Ireland.

He also runs a private practice (Phoenix Consultants) where he provides a range of one-to-one and organisational services and has conducted assessments for companies such as Sideline Productions, TV3 and the legal profession. (www.phoenixcentre.ie)

 He holds the following professional memberships:

• Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - (Past President and Accredited member)
• Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - (Accredited Supervisor)
• Employee Assistance Professionals Association-Ireland - (Founder member & Past President)
• Employee Assistance Certification Commission (US) – International Commissioner
• Employee Assistance European Forum - (Full Member/Irish Representative and Researcher)
• Psychological Society of Ireland - (Associate Fellow and Registered Member)
• PSI Division of Work & Organisational Psychology - (Registered Full Member)
• PSI Division of Counselling Psychology - (Registered Full Member)
• International Association of Applied Psychologists - (Member)
• British Psychological Society - (Graduate Member)

He has designed and delivered training to a range of organisations including the Irish Civil Service, Irish Management Institute, South Western Health Board, Tivoli Institute, University College Dublin, Superquinn, Meteor Phones, Accord, Base, Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, Employee Assistance Professionals Association, Irish Prison Service, An Garda Siochana, National Association for the Deaf, National University of Ireland Maynooth, National University of Ireland Galway, Athlone Institute of Technology, Schering Plough, FAS, HSE, ESB and VHI.