Claire Murphy

About Me

Claire’s background includes several nursing & medical & general management qualifications. After qualifying as a General Nurse [RGN], she trained in Renal and Cardiac care, working in highly specialized areas. She then moved to the corporate world where she spent over 20 years working in business management in the multinational sector, achieving several business qualifications throughout that time.

My Experience as a Counsellor, Psychotherapist and Supervisor

Claire works in private practice with adults, as individuals or couples. She has worked with a wide range of issues, including depression, anxiety, panic, phobias, anger, bullying, trauma, abuse, low self-esteem, relationship problems, domestic violence and bereavement.  She has achieved extensive post-graduate training in many areas, including, trauma, PTSD; childhood sexual abuse [CSA]; exploratory goal corrected psychotherapy [EGCP]; attachment theory; solutions focused brief therapy [SFBT].

My Supervision Model

Claire’s approach to supervision is humanistic and integrative, largely drawing on the Cyclical Model from the work of Val Wosket and Steve Page. This model provides a comprehensive and systematic approach to the theory and practice of supervision, while also accommodating other supervision approaches. Following qualification as a supervisor Claire has worked with individuals and groups both in person and online. She has a particular interest in working with student counsellors where there is often a need for additional support and coaching.

My Training and Qualifications & Professional Membership

Claire has a BA(Hons) in Counselling and Psychotherapy, which was achieved in 2010 at the Dublin Business School.  She has a diploma in Supervision which was achieved in 2019 at the Dublin Counselling & Therapy Centre, overseen by Maeve Lewis, Brian Howlett & Mary Hilliard. She is accredited as a  psychotherapist and supervisor with the Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP).

My Areas of Interest in Supervision

Claire particularly enjoys working with student counsellors and groups in a supervisory capacity. She also has extensive experience in working with experienced therapists.

Supervising Philosophy

Supervision is a lifelong process, providing a space to facilitate and enable continued professional and ethical development for both supervisor and supervisee. This relationship needs to be supportive, educative, challenging, and confidential. As the supervisor, Claire continues to develop her ability to reflect on what is being presented, and work with the supervisee to find solutions to the dilemmas they bring to the process. Key to achieving this is centred on building a solid supervisory relationship. Pivotal to the work is incorporating Roger’s core conditions in each supervisory contact; congruence, unconditional positive regard, and empathic understanding.  

Claire’s fee for supervision is €80