About Me

Helen Griffin
​MIACAT, MIACP, MBACP (Accred)
​Integrative Art Psychotherapy
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​Hello and thank you for visiting my website.
A little about me - As well as being a trained Psychotherapist I am also an Artist and my work as a Studio Potter has been an essential part of my life’s creative journey. I have always been an Artist and always knew I would be making art in some form. Ever since childhood I have had a deep regard for the natural world and I have a connection to nature which manifests throughout my creative work.
Clay and nature grounds me, whilst the sky and the elements let my spirit soar.
It is through creative expression that I have found my creative voice, along with sublimating my inner thoughts and emotions it continues to be an essential part of my life, work, and vocation. ​​
My passionate interest in psychology and healing has led to my vocation as a therapist, where I am always honoured to share in the individual’s journey of the therapy process to find their own personal meaning, an inner connection, and to witness their healing and transformation in their lives.  ​
​My vision is to help make a meaningful difference in people’s lives through my unique and creative approach to therapy.​ ​

About My Work & Training

I am a fully accredited professional Art Psychotherapist having gained a Master’s Degree (First class honours) in Art Therapy from Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork in 2010, and ​I completed my clinical training as a Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapist with the Tivoli Institute, Co. Dublin in 2019.
  • I have completed Specialist Training in working with sexual violence with the Galway Rape Crisis Centre (GRCC)
  • I am a fully registered member of the Irish Association of Creative Arts Therapists (IACAT) 
  • I am fully accredited with the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP)
  • I am a fully accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
  • I am a pre-accredited with the Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy (IAHIP)
  • I am a fully insured member of the Psychologists Protection Society (PPS)
  • I hold fully up-to-date Garda vetting

I currently work in both the public and private sector with adults, adolescents and children where I provide the following:
  • Individual sessions
  • Group Art Psychotherapy
  • School based programmes
I also have experience of working within acute mental health, occupational health, supported employment, supports for seniors, and the disability sector.​​​

Integrative Art Psychotherapy

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