Dr Rosaleen McElvaney

Children's Health Ireland at Connolly

Principal Psychotherapist and Assistant Professor

About Dr Rosaleen McElvaney

Dr Rosaleen McElvaney, is a Principal Psychotherapist with Children's Health Ireland and Assistant Professor in Psychotherapy with Dublin City University School of Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health, with over 15 years' experience in the public health services in Ireland, mostly in services for children or adults who have experienced sexual abuse.

Rosaleen has served on the Boards of Crime Victims Helpline, the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church in Ireland and One in Four. Rosaleen is former president of the Psychological Society of Ireland and served as Chair of the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA) Specialist European Awarding Committee for psychologists specialising in psychotherapy until 2018 when she took over the role of Chair of the European Awarding Committee for the EuroPsy certificate in psychology.