Gerry McCanny

I am a professionally qualified counsellor and psychotherapist with over 30 years experience in the health service and in private practice. As well as my private counselling and psychotherapy practice I also provide a range of training programmes and supervision for other counsellors. I hope you enjoy browsing my website.

In order to enhance my skills and knowledge I have undertaken continuous professional training courses since 1976. Some of my qualifications are as follows:

Diploma in Guidance and Counselling

Masters Degree in Guidance and Counselling

Certificate of Qualification in Social Work

Certificate in Advanced Social Work

Advanced Diploma in Supervision

Certificate in Systemic Family Therapy

Certificate in Therapeutic work with Sexual Abuse

Over many years I have contributed academic articles to professional journals and delivered lectures at major conferences. My published articles include:

The Prevalence of Sexual Abuse within Mental Health Populations in the WHSSB Area. Dept. of Health and Social Services, Belfast 1995.

Sexual Abuse and Bulimia. Eisteach (Journal of the Irish Assoc. for counselling and psychotherapy) Dublin January 2000.

Solution Focused Interventions in Social Work Practice. Perspectives; Belfast; Summer 2007

A Solution Focused Approach to Assessment. Paper presented to Irish Mental Health Social Work Conference in October 2008