Speaker

Biography

Richard has worked in the mental health field as a psychotherapist, clinician, researcher, manager, educator and academic in Ireland, New Zealand and Australia. He was originally trained as a nurse and later as a psychotherapist and family therapist. He has primarily worked with people with complex psychosocial needs as a senior clinician and psychotherapist in acute care and in community settings. He has founded and managed assertive community treatment teams, and worked extensively in the homeless sector and in acute care teams. As a clinical supervisor and psychotherapist, Richard works in private practice as a consultant on mental health matters, including psychotherapeutic programme development and educational design. Richard has been on the editorial board on several high ranking journals including the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing and the British Journal of Wellbeing.