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Dr Kerry Sweeney

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

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Consultation Fees

Initial Face-To-Face Consultation

£220

Follow Up Consultation

£150

Additional Fees

Administration Fee - Kingsbridge Belfast & North West

A £35.00 admin fee is charged in addition to the Consultation Fee

Accepted Insurers

  • H3

Our Locations

We see patients across the Kingsbridge sites, all with high standards of care.

You’ll receive the same consistent, personalised support throughout.

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Kerry Sweeney’s Profile

Dr Kerry Sweeney worked for 20 years in the NHS as a Clinical Psychologist with Children, Adolescents & Families, thirteen of which were as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist/Lead for Therapeutic Services for Looked After & Adopted Children who have experienced developmental trauma and neglect.

Prior to this Dr Sweeney has worked in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and Schools’ Multidisciplinary team. As well as assessment, consultations throughout the network and training, she directly provided therapeutic support to children, adolescents and families using a range direct therapeutic approaches such as, Theraplay, Systemic/Narrative approaches, EMDR, other Trauma based models.

However Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy has been the most influential model in her career and she became a Certified DDP Practitioner in 2016. DDP is used throughout her practice influencing the system, therapeutic parenting and DDP therapy with children and young people.

Dr Sweeney has also been providing expert witness assessment for family court since 2017 in relation to care proceedings including freeing orders. 

Qualifications

  • BSC (Hons.) Psychology University of Glasgow 1998
  • Doctorate in Clinical Psychology QUB 2002

Additional Training

  • Foundation level Systemic Therapies
  • Level 1-3 DDP. First professional in NI certified Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) Practitioner
  • Theraplay Level One Training
  • Self-Regulation Therapy
  • Attachment Style Interview Training, to include Adolescents
  • Level 1 Sensory Attachment Training & Just Right State
  • Level 1 Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics
  • Child and Adult EMDR Training

Treatments and Areas of Interest

  • (Children aged 0-18 & families)
  • Adoption Therapeutic Support
  • DDP (Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy)
  • Anxiety related issues e.g panic attacks, OCD, separation anxiety, school anxiety
  • Low mood and Depression self-esteem/confidence concerns
  • Self-esteem and confidence concerns
  • ADHD & Attention difficulties
  • Bereavement and loss
  • Trauma – Acute and complex
  • Attachment concerns
  • Relationship issues
  • Family difficulties
  • Other emotional and behavioural concerns
  • Parent support available as well as direct therapy with children/teenagers.

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the Next Step?

If health concerns are affecting your daily life, we’re here to help you move forward.

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Dr Kerry Sweeney is a proud supporter of Kingsbridge Foundation. Contributing monthly to aid charitable causes in Northern Ireland.