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The Team

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Padraig, our Clinical Specialist, began his career in healthcare with a BA in Social Care from MTU. He worked as a Social Care Worker in residential homes, supporting children from birth to adulthood.

 

Over his 14 years of professional experience, Padraig has worked with teenagers facing a variety of challenges, including complex trauma, ASD, ADHD, self-harm, and suicidal ideation.

In his role as a Family Support Worker, Padraig focused on parenting assessments with a strong emphasis on infant mental health and practical parenting skills. He mentors young people through the Big Brother program with Foróige, using a trauma-informed approach.

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Padraig pursued further education while balancing a full-time career and fatherhood, earning a BSc in Occupational Therapy from University College Cork. Recognising the need for a strengths- and values-based approach in social care, he advanced his studies with a Master’s in Positive and Coaching Psychology, also at University College Cork.

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Today, Padraig runs his private practice, The OT Coach, where he offers therapeutic interventions and assessments for young people and adults who have experienced adversity. His specialties include trauma, sensory-attachment, positive psychology, and coaching, making him a trusted professional dedicated to fostering resilience and well-being.

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Joy is a dedicated occupational therapist who brings a wealth of experience working with
children and adults across a broad range of health and social care settings. She is deeply
committed to supporting individuals of all ages and abilities, with particular enthusiasm for early
intervention, health promotion and prevention. Her background includes extensive work in
schools, on paediatric disability teams and involvement in crisis intervention, inpatient care, and community mental health services.


Since 2020, Joy has enriched the academic environment at University College Cork, serving as an assistant lecturer and practice tutor in the Department of Occupational Science and
Occupational Therapy. In this role, she shares her clinical knowledge with the next generation of therapists, guiding students through practical learning and reflective practice.


In research, Joy excels in designing and leading large-scale projects, alongside evaluating
health and community-based initiatives. She brings strong analytical skills and a collaborative
spirit to her work in service development and outcome measurement.


Currently, Joy is pursuing a PhD in mental health occupational therapy, driven by a passion to deepen evidence-based practice and support innovation in mental health care.

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“Thank you…. I feel like I am living again. I thought I was a bad person because my only human interaction was at home and I hated it there and hated who I was there, now I know I am not a bad person thank you.”

LOB came to the service after many months of isolation from his peers and negative interactions at home with his family. Family had become to dislike himself and held shame in who he had become.

“ I am a bit overwhelmed that for the first time in years my child has had connections with people whom care about them and how quickly this has come together. To think it has just been a few months where your first interaction was 10 min through a doorway to this. Thank you so much for getting through to them and supporting the.  I genuinely believe this was lifesaving”

KG came to the service through a referral to access home sessions as she had been to get her son to attend sessions in a clinic.  

Qualifications & Training

The OT Coach team is committed to enhancing their learning and knowledge base. They engage in regular supervision and engage in on-going CPD as part of their practice.

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  • MA In Positive & Coaching Psychology

  • BSc Occupational Therapy

  • BA In Applied Social Studies in Social Care​​

  • Sensory Attachment Integration for Adults and Adolescents

  • Psycho-Sensory Intervention: Advanced Practitioners

  • Just Right State Trainer

  • Resilience and Self compassion training

  • Practice Assessment of Children and Young People With DCD

  • Assessment of executive for children and young people

  • Adverse Childhood Experience training

  • Motor & Sensory Considerations in Attachment

  • Trauma Informed Practice by Dr Karen Treisman

  • Digital Safety in Practice Perspectives on safeguarding children online

  • Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training 

  • Management of Actual or Potential Aggression (MAPA)

  • Child Protection Training (regularly updated)

  • Safe Talk Training

  • First aid training

  • QQI Level 6 Train the Trainer​​

  • CORU Registered Occupational Therapist (Registration Number: Ot045721)

  • AOTI Registered (Registration Number: (8452)  

  • ​Member of The International Federation of Coaching

  • Arachas Insured

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