Senior Trainer
Jim is the clinical practice lead for Jigsaw, Ireland’s centre for youth mental health which provides free talk therapy nationally to young people aged 12-25. He previously worked as a senior psychologist for almost two decades in statutory adult mental health services in Dublin on a multidisciplinary team, where he led the local DBT programme for many years. He served as an adjunct assistant professor in Trinity College Dublin between 2008 and 2020 on their doctoral programme in counselling psychology where he developed and delivered modules on cognitive behavioural therapy and psychological assessment. He was a consultant psychologist at Meta (formerly Facebook) for almost seven years where he developed a range of scalable preventative measures and clinical supports for global trust and safety teams with roles which include exposure to graphic and objectionable content, putting them at increased risk for posttraumatic stress disorder and other psychological problems. He has been a member of the British Isles DBT Training team since 2012. He has published peer-reviewed research on DBT and is the lead author on the forthcoming Cambridge Guide to Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.
Jim lives a quiet, middle aged life in Dublin. He is a runner, a cat lover, and a mostly reformed late person. Connect with Jim on LinkedIn here