Dr. Aoife Rice Cooney

PSI M11250 B.Ed. Psych., M.A.A.P. (M.H.), D.Ed. Psych
Chartered Educational Psychologist

Aoife has experience working with children and adults with a wide variety of presenting difficulties in educational, disability and mental health settings.

Aoife’s primary areas of interest and experience include autism, attachment, trauma and positive mental health. Aoife qualified with first class honours from the Doctorate in Educational Psychology, University College Dublin, and is a registered Chartered Educational Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland. 

Aoife initially qualified as a primary school teacher, in 2014, graduating with First Class Honours from the Bachelor of Education in Education and Psychology in Mary Immaculate College, Co. Limerick. She went on to teach in both mainstream and support settings. She also spent time  providing home tuition for children with additional needs such as autism and intellectual disabilities.

Aoife then pursued a Masters in Applied Psychology (Mental Health) in University College Cork in 2016 and achieved First Class Honours. Her Masters thesis on the topic of mindfulness has been published as a book chapter and she has presented at various conferences. Aoife gained invaluable skills and knowledge in relation to therapeutic assessment and intervention on placement in the Irish Prison Service Psychology Service. She continued to work within this service as an Assistant Psychologist.

Aoife additionally gained experience in the City of Dublin Education and Training Board, the HSE North Kildare Network Disability Team, the National Educational Psychological Service and with the HSE Primary Care Psychology team in Dublin Northwest.

Aoife has worked with the EPT Clinic since 2021, leading the disability and mental health team. In her role with the EPT Clinic, she works as a consultant with the HSE and Tusla – Child and Family Agency. She has completed specialist training in the areas of trauma, attachment, and sensory integration.