Margo Grudzien

Margo Grudzien is Senior Clinical Forensic Psychologist and Neuropsychologist with more than fifteen years of professional experience. She is Chartered Psychologist with British Psychological Society (BPS) and Full Member of Forensic Division with Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI). She is Founding Committee Member of the Special Interest Group for Psychologist in Private Practice in the PSI. She is Member of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), and Accredited Member of International Hypnosis Association (IHA) and National Council Integrative Psychotherapists (ICIP).

Margo provides a range of psychological services and support to neuronormative and neurodiverse individuals across life span, who are experiencing various psychological and behavioural challenges. She is working with children, adolescents and adults. She is conducting screening, assessments and intervention based on diagnosis and formulation of the presenting needs, with a wide use of psychometrics. She is working in partnership with multidisciplinary team in Primary Care, where she delivers psychology services to individuals in all age groups in the area of behavioural difficulties, anxiety and depression, difficulties related to intellectual and developmental disability, as well as social and interpersonal difficulties. She is providing full assessments in the area of intellectual Disability, Autism (including ASD early assessment in toddlers), ADHD, psychopathology, forensic and trauma associated conditions.

In her practice Margo uses eclectic approach to Psychology and Psychotherapy combining many schools and styles., like traditional exposure therapy such Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) ; Psychodynamic Therapy; Schema Therapy; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); with combination of suggestive therapies, like Ericksonian Hypnotherapy and Mindfulness; to address issues which originate in childhood, as well as painful losses and situations which require more strength than one can bear alone. Margo also provides Memory and Attention Adaptation Training (MAAT) for cancer and Covid-19 survivors who are experiencing “chemo brain” or “foggy brain”.

Margo is experienced Expert Witness in the area of family, criminal (forensic) and personal injuries law proceedings.

Margo also working as Researcher Clinical Psychologist for GEMMA Project run by Irish Centre for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Research (ICAN) at the University of Galway, concentrating on early ASD assessment of children in families with ASD history. This is EU funded research programme.