“My training and supervision with Perspectives Ireland has made a strong impact on my psychotherapy practice. Even though I am only starting to implement PBBT in my work, I already see an increased clarity and accuracy in what I think, say and do inside and outside of therapy sessions. I am really looking forward to continuing this journey of learning PBBT.”

“The workshop was the most clarifying and I must say enhancing 2.5 days ever and I can honestly say that I have reflected on the ROE/HDML everyday since”

“After attending several workshops and reading about RFT, I joined a supervision group with Ciara. It was a joy to talk about our therapeutic work from an RFT perspective – a good mix between head and heart. I learned so much, it really changed the way I work and the choices I make in the process. What I do has become more precise and connected with what the client needs at a certain moment. I see them move and free themselves in a way I did not see before.”

“I would certainly recommend supervision from Ciara and training in PBBT. I always feel seen as a person, a therapist, and someone who also wants to dive into the technical part of PBBT in all supervision sessions. Importantly, Ciara helps me to keep my heart open in session for my client (and myself) and sharpens the analytic part so that the questions and interventions in session are tailored precisely to the client and the moment in my therapy room.”

“Learning PBBT through the supervision clinics isn’t only effective, it’s also fun. People from all over the globe gather to chew over case formulations, to give and receive helpful feedback, and to grapple with the particulars of what makes PBBT so great: an ice-cold precision to know what to do while doing it the warmest way possible.”

“I started my training with Yvonne and Ciara in Dublin some years ago and I could see they have the “something” I was looking for in my clinical work. I immediately decided they were going to be my trainers. As I usually do, I commit myself “all the way” to learn this amazing new world called PBBT. Precision with love and humanity, Science and Art, Knowing what and knowing how altogether, that is just a part of what I found up to now. I am the number one fan of PBBT, and I am aware that the trip is still beginning.”

“I want to express my gratitude for the training and supervision I have received from you in recent months. I have been continuing to apply what I took away in my work with clients (and in the way I conceptualize myself and the human world around me!). Despite knowing that I am only so far applying a fraction of what I learnt, I have already observed a positive shift in how clients are generally responding to our sessions. I feel that the training I have undergone so far with Perspectives Ireland marks just the beginning of an important shift in the way that I work therapeutically.”

“In my 15-year long career as a psychologist, I’ve always looked for the answer to the questions about what psychological problems exactly are, why people have them, and why people do what they do. I also didn’t understand why a lot of clients in mental health care don’t recover. I never found the exact answer in all the education I had, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, ACT, schema therapy, EMDR, client-centered psychotherapy, a lot of supervision, and so on. When I met Yvonne and Ciara and heard their explanations on these problems I finally started understanding my lifelong questions. Yvonne and Ciara are women who are highly qualified and warm-hearted. The supervision sessions with Ciara are so educational for techniques and self-growth – it’s something I’ve never had before. Ciara manages to make her supervisees feel OK and safe, so there’s a huge space for learning.”

“Receiving clinical supervision from Yvonne has been the most incredible learning journey. We have worked on some extremely complex clinical issues with great clarity over the past 12 months, and the clinical outcomes have been incredible.  The crystal-clear focus on RFT-formulation and translation into clinical practice has helped generate profound shifts in my ability to perform careful and effective functional analyses and use these to create powerful intervention procedures in-session.  I would highly recommend supervision to anyone doing this kind of intensive one-to-one therapy work.”

“After completing the Introduction to PBBT and one round of clinics, I noticed a big improvement in my clinical work, specifically in clinical situations where I would normally get stuck and go in circles. In particular, I’ve noticed a significant improvement in my ability to conceptualize cases and deliver process-based interventions. I’ve also recently received feedback from several clients that our work has felt more potent. I look forward to doing more trainings in PBBT as soon as possible.”

“Early on in my ACT journey, I developed a strong interest in Relational Frame Theory. However, until the emergence of PBBT, I never saw how a knowledge of RFT could be used to guide clinical practice. It seemed all RFT could do was provide complicated-sounding accounts for what we were already doing. All this changed with PBBT. For the first time, RFT-based analysis stood at the heart of case conceptualization and prescribed clinical interventions. PBBT gave me the tools for conducting functional analysis of verbal networks in a way that effectively helps predict and influence client behavior and expands the range of clinical interventions. Since I’ve integrated PBBT into my clinical practice, my clients’ clinical effectiveness measures have improved significantly. PBBT goes to the heart of who we are as humans and gives us concrete tools to target the unhelpful verbal networks that trap us in a false sense of ourselves. It helps us find and grow into who we really are. A deeply existential therapy of the self, I can’t recommend PBBT highly enough.”

“Venturing into PBBT has had a profound impact on me, both as a professional and in allowing myself just to be me, without hiding behind my professional veil. The PBBT trainings and supervision clinics I have attended with Yvonne and Ciara have sharpened my behavioural lens considerably, as well as the ability to conceptualise cases on a process level. The degree of precision in training me to look for the core patterns of human struggles is both invaluable and intriguing. I don’t feel so stuck or lost in sessions anymore and I’m less bogged down with the next fancy exercise which I get convinced my clients will benefit from. This unique combination of a very science-based approach and the radical warmth, validation and respect for both our clients and us which Yvonne and Ciara bring to the table makes it a very safe, fun and competent learning environment. I’m not close to being done with PBBT and Perspectives Ireland at all.”

“I recently attended a workshop hosted by Yvonne and Ciara from Perspectives Ireland and was so pleased with the learning I achieved. My only wish is that this had been available when I first trained to be a psychologist. However as a mid career psychologist it has enriched my thinking and, I trust, my practice going forward. Once again I am reminded of the responsibility we have to clients to deeply engage in their process with both our hearts and minds. Yvonne presented her material from a wealth of experience as both an academic researcher and clinician which really highlighted the importance of delivering a well formulated/crafted therapeutic intervention whilst deeply connecting with the compassionate here and now space that is the therapeutic encounter. Ciara and Yvonne also provided time for us participants to explore the material in what often felt like live case supervision leaving us in little doubt of how to apply this material to both formulating our cases and working at a deep process level with our clients.  Many thanks again to Perspectives Ireland for a very helpful and enlightening course.”