Dervla Shannahan PhD Bristol

I have lived across multiple continents and worked with clients from many different cultural backgrounds, with extensive experience supporting LGBTQ+ folk. My professional background includes over 16 years working at the intersection of faith, gender, and queer identities through research, community organizing, and activism. This experience directly informs my affirming, culturally informed clinical approach. I am aware of how heteronormativity and systemic injustices shape our inner lives and collective experiences. I am experienced working across time zones and can accommodate clients internationally.

I hold a PhD in ethnography from Goldsmiths University of London. My doctorate studies (in how people make meaning collectively) enhance my clinical work. I am currently completing an MA in Applied Neuroscience at King's College London, integrating neuroscience insights into therapeutic practice.

I also studied at the Philadelphia Association (London) exploring the legacy of Laing and therapeutic communities. I draw on a range of psychology, somatic and psychoanalytic traditions in my work.