Road to Psychology

Episode 3 - Dr Gary O' Reilly


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In this episode we bring you an interview with Dr Gary O'Reilly. Dr O'Reilly is the Director of the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at UCD. He is also a practicing Clinical Psychologist and a developer of CBT and mindfulness based video games.

For more information on Dr O' Reilly's work you can watch his Ted Talk at the link below;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfc66acv9dA&feature=youtu.be

Gary talks about his road to psychology, the application process for the doctorate, his work in mental health video games, his clinical work with children and much more.

What's in Dr Gary O'Reilly's mental health tool box?

CBT, CFT and other skills he has learned during training

Making sure he is doing the parts of his work he finds fulfilling

 

Liverpool winning the Champions League and the return of sport!

Resources and terms mentioned in the episode:

  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
  • Compassion Focused Therapy and Paul Gilbert 
  • Pesky Gnats (The CBT based video game Gary co-created)
  • ...more
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