Careers in Psychology 2024

This event is hosted by My Psychology Ireland. We hope to have a range of psychologists from across the profession to speak to students, graduate & early career psychologists.

Please keep an eye on our event page where we will update our Psychologist Panel.

The event will include

6pm-6.30pm Introduction to the panell.

Break

6.30pm-8.30pm for smaller breakout groups were you will have the chance to speak in smaller groups to the psychologists.

Dr Rachel Gately (Educational Psychologist) Solas Psychology

Rachel is a chartered psychologist from Galway who established Solas Psychology in 2020 after discovering a need for the provision of high quality psychological services in the West of Ireland. She offers a range of psychological services and enjoys working with children and families to affect positive change where possible. Rachel has over 13 years' experience working with children, young people and families. She is registered as a chartered psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) and also maintains her registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) in the UK. She is a committee member of the PSI Special Interest Group, Psychologists in Private Practice.

She completed her doctoral training in Educational and Child Psychology at the University of Birmingham between 2010 and 2014 and has experience of guest lecturing to students on this course. She completed her thesis on children in the care system and as a result, has developed a specialist interest in this area. Since qualifying, Rachel has worked as a Local Authority educational psychologist, as a child and family therapist in the charity sector and as clinical lead for a diagnostic autism team. She has also worked as part of a multidisciplinary NHS team concerned with the diagnosis of autism in young children up to the age of 4. She is trained in a diverse range of therapeutic approaches including Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, Theraplay, and Video Interaction Guidance. In addition to her interest in the field of developmental trauma, she has specialist interests in autism and the identification and treatment of primitive reflexes in early development.

More Psychologists TBC

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Harbour Hotel, The Docks, Galway, Ireland