The Soul of Adolescence by Patricia Lyons

Emelda is committed to delivering client-centred support that gradually empowers the clients and enables them to make an informed decision. Her therapeutic practice is conducted within the code of ethics of the Irish Association for Counseling and Psychotherapy. Emelda is currently working towards her accreditation. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy from Middlesex University London.

She is originally from Nigeria but has been living in Ireland for more than 10 years. She lectures in creative approaches to social care practice in TUD Tallaght.Įmelda Obidike is a newly qualified Counsellor and Psychotherapist. Yvonne also supervises play therapists and believes in the importance of maintaining high standards of work from an ethical framework. She has managed a residential centre in Naas and Blessington for five years and recently developed a Play therapy service for the Lucan and Clondalkin community as it has very few services.

She is a qualified social care worker and play therapist with further training in bereavement, separation and loss, community addiction studies, strengthening families training, supervisors training, Filial therapy skills, direct work, and floortime approach for working with children with Autisim. Yvonne works holistically with families and works intensively with parents and with children one to one and then with them all as a family unit. She has worked with families effected by Suicide, drug misuse, Alcoholism, Domestic Violance and other forms of abuse. Yvonne has worked in the field of social care for seventeen years.

The Soul of Adolescence by Patricia Lyons