Dr Marie Claire O’Brien
Senior Clinical Psychologist
PSI Chartered member no.: M12152C
Marie Claire has worked with adults in a broad range of psychology services in Ireland and the UK including mental health, recovery after brain and physical injury and trauma. Apart from her work in The Adult Autism Practice, Marie Claire currently works as a senior clinical psychologist in a specialist, HSE trauma service. She strives to always maintain humility, curiosity and openness in her clinical work and to provide a safe place for her clients to explore their identity.
Marie Claire qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in 2010 when she completed the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in University College Dublin. She is a Chartered Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI). Marie Claire is also registered with the UK Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS). Marie Claire is dual qualified as both a clinical psychologist and clinical neuropsychologist. She completed the Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology (QiCN) with the British Psychological Society in 2018.
Marie Claire is delighted to be part of a practice committed to neuro-affirmative action. For those seeking to explore Autistic identification, Marie Claire endeavours to provide an empathic and respectful assessment space and one that is sensitive to the potential challenges some will have experienced in the past.