Dr Ruth Groarke

Clinical Psychologist

Dr Ruth has over ten years clinical experience throughout which she has conducted a broad range of assessments, developed formulations with clients and offered both individual and group interventions across a variety of settings, including community mental health, justice systems, disability services and inpatient hospital settings. Across settings, Ruth has provided a safe, non-judgemental therapeutic space for clients who present with a range of difficulties, wherein, the goal of her therapeutic work is to meet clients where they are at, in their therapeutic journey and to work on their goals for therapy. Ruth has experience working with clients across the lifespan.
Alongside her role with The Consulting Clinic, Ruth works full-time in a large mental health service, providing both inpatient and community-based care.

Expertise Includes:

Psychological Assessment
In-depth therapeutic formulation
Therapy with adolescents and adults

Research

Dr Ruth has a keen interest in reading and conducting psychological research. She has presented at The Psychological Society of Ireland’s annual Conference on a number of occasions. At present, she is preparing papers from her PhD in Clinical Psychology for submission to academic peer-reviewed journals.

Approach

In Dr Ruth’s therapeutic work, she uses an integrative approach to meet clients specific needs, this work incorporates aspects of various evidence-based approaches, that she has received specific training in including; Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Compassion Focussed Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Narrative Therapy.

Memberships & Qualifications

H Dip in Psychology (Trinity College Dublin)
MA in Psychology (University College Cork)
PhD in Clinical Psychology (University College Dublin)
Member of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI)