Dr Lydia Mackeogh has been a licensed clinical psychologist for 15 years and is a chartered member of both the Psychological Society of Ireland and the American Psychological Association. She has a special interest in working with anxiety and mood disorders and within the sphere of health psychology.

Background

Dr Mackeogh spent two years living in Cape Town, South Africa, where she received a Postgraduate degree with Honours in Psychology from Stellenbosch University and extensive training in community mental health issues. She worked in Malawi as a research assistant for an NGO assessing HIV prevalence and providing safe-sex education to people in rural communities. After a relocation to L.A. in 2008, she received her doctoral degree in clinical psychology from CSPP Los Angeles. She was a supervisor for the Chiron Crisis Response team for several years, going on-scene during crisis situations in the LA area to assist victims and witnesses. She worked in a private practice setting at the Saturday Center for Psychotherapy in Santa Monica where she found great rewards working with a mostly young adult population.

Qualifications

Doctorate Clin Psych 2008

MA Clinical Psychology 2006

Postgrad Community Psych 2004

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