Psychological Therapy

Emma utilises a number of psychological interventions including Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Family Intervention (FI) to treat adults (aged 18+), who present with a range of psychological difficulties including:

• Depression & Stress
• Low Self-Esteem
• Bereavement
• Bipolar
• Psychosis
• Postnatal Depression/ Anxiety
• Postpartum Psychosis / Bipolar
• Trauma
• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Generalised Anxiety
• Panic
• Health Anxiety
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Social Anxiety
• Phobias
• Sleep Difficulties

 

Consultation, Training and Workshops

• Consultation and training for mental health practitioners and trainee psychologists in psychological approaches in treating adults with psychosis and bipolar affective disorder.
• Training psychologists and mental health practitioners on facilitating individual and group-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for adults, people with psychosis and bipolar, and carers of people with mental health problems.

 

Supervision

• Supervision for professionals working with adults with psychosis and bipolar affective disorder.
• Supervision on incorporating acceptance and mindfulness methods (including ACT) in psychological treatment.

 

Publications

Books:

O’Donoghue, E., Oliver, J., Morris, E., (Eds) (in prep). ACT for Recovery: Group Intervention for Psychosis Manual. New Harbingers Ltd

 

Journal Articles:

Butler, L., Johns, L., Byrne, M., Joseph, C., O’Donoghue, E., Jolley, J., Morris, E., Oliver, J. (2016). Running Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Groups for Psychosis in Community Settings. Journal of Contextual behaviour Science.

O’Donoghue, E., Morris, E., & Evangeli, M. (submitted). Psychological flexibility in first episode psychosis.

O’Donoghue, E. & De Rosa, C. (Submitted). Involving peer facilitators in ACT groups: Issues to consider and a personal narrative from a peer facilitator.

Jolley, S., O’Donoghue, E., Morris, E., Oliver, J. & Johns, L. (Submitted). ACT for Recovery. A randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of third wave group cognitive therapy in promoting wellbeing in service users and caregivers in community psychosis settings.

O’Donoghue, E., & Morris, E., Oliver, J., Johns, L., Jolley,S., (in prep). ACT for Recovery. Investigating mechanisms of change in ACT workshops for service users and caregivers in community psychosis teams.

Amisten, H., O’Donoghue, E. & Jolley, S. (in prep) Qualitative experiences of ACT groups for service users and caregivers in community psychosis settings.

 

Workshop and Conference Presentations

O’Donoghue, E., & Oliver, J. (2015). Skills Development Workshop in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy approaches for working with psychosis. 2 day intermediate skills workshop delivered to CBT therapists, psychologists and other mental health practitioners. London, UK.

O’Donoghue, E. (2014, 2015). Half-day clinical training on psychological approaches for bipolar disorder. Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. University College London (UCL). London, UK.

O’Donoghue, E., Morris, E., & Johns, L. (2015). Skills workshop – ACT for psychosis. Half day workshop at Association of Contextual Behaviour Science 13^th Annual World Conference. Berlin, Germany, July.

O’Donoghue, E., Morris, E. (2015). Research symposium. Mechanisms of Change in Group Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for Psychosis workshops: The ‘ACT for Recovery’ (ACTfR) Study. Association of Contextual Behaviour Science 13^th Annual World Conference Berlin, Germany.

O’Donoghue, E. & Wingrove, J (2013; 2014, 2015). 1 day training on ACT approaches in psychological treatment. Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IOPPN). London, UK.

O’Donoghue, E. (2014). Research symposium. Group Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for Psychosis: The ‘ACT for Recovery’ (ACTfR) Study. UK and Ireland Contextual Behaviour Science Conference. London, UK.

O’Donoghue, E., & Morris, E. (2014). Skills workshop – Caring with Compassion. Skills for working with carers of people with psychosis. UK and Ireland Contextual Behaviour Science Conference. London, UK.

O’Donoghue, E. (2014). Group Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for Psychosis: The ‘ACT for Recovery’ (ACTfR) Study. UK and Ireland Contextual Behaviour Science Conference. Dublin, Ireland.

O’Donoghue, E. & Butler, L. (2013). Research symposium. The role of service user co-facilitators in delivering ACT for Recovery workshops. Association of Contextual Behaviour Science 11^th Annual World Conference. Sydney, Australia.

O’Donoghue, E. (2013). Research symposium. Group Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for Psychosis: The ‘ACT for Recovery’ (ACTfR) Study. UK and Ireland Contextual Behaviour Science Conference. London, UK.