Executive Council

Rebecca O' Connor, IACAT Chairperson

Rebecca has been a music therapist for 23 years working in a variety of settings with a wide range of clients. She is currently working as a senior Music Therapist at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dublin with children and adults who have had an acquired brain injury or spinal cord injury and also has a private supervision practice. Contact beckysoconnor@gmail.com, 087 9575641

Anna Fiona Keogh, IACAT Treasurer

Anna Fiona is a Dance Movement Psychotherapist and Laban-based community dance teacher. She completed her MA in Dance Movement Therapy in Goldsmiths University of London and is a professional member of the Laban Guild for Movement and Dance. Contact afkeogh@gmail.com 087 7576654

Alma McQuade, IACAT Secretary

Alma is an Art Therapist who works with clients of all ages, in health, education, probation and voluntary organisations. She also maintains a private practice. Contact A.mcquadeATyahoo.com

Catherina Brady, IACAT Council Member

Catherina graduated from Queen Margaret University College Edinburgh in 1999 and has since worked as an Art Therapist in a variety of settings with wide range of client-groups. For the past 10 years Catherina has worked as a fulltime Art Therapist in acute and community mental-health services, Dublin Mid-Leinster, and she regularly lectures and facilitates workshops in this area. She is currently based in Tallaght Hospital. Contact Catherinabrady@hotmail.com

Eva Lindroos, IACAT Council Member

Eva is a Dramatherapist with a background in the Performing Arts and Education. She is the Subject Leader for Dramatherapy and Course- Co-Ordinator for the Dramatherapy MA Programme at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth since March 2009. Her clinical Dramatherapy experience includes ten years of working with various client groups mainly in Adult Mental Health for the NHS in the UK and for the HSE in Ireland. Contact Eva.lindroos@nuim.ie 01 7084699

Kerrie O'Connor, IACAT Council Member

Kerrie qualified with a MA in Music Therapy from the University of Limerick in 2009. Having worked with a variety of client groups she now specialises in work with individuals with dementia or an acquired brain injury, and older adults in long term care, with a particular interest in how working in an Irish context and it's music heritage informs her Music Therapy practice. Kerrie runs a private practice and also works in the private residential care sector.

kerrie_oconnor@yahoo.com

Bill Ahessy, IACAT Council Member

Bill trained as a Music Therapist in Australia and Spain. He has worked as a clinical researcher with the Meath Foundation, Tallaght Hospital and currently works with older adults at the Meath Community Unit, with children with EBD at the Mater School and with Childvision and The National Education Centre for Blind Children. Bill has continuing research interests and regularly presents his work. Contact billahessy@gmail.com

IACAT STAFF

Annemarie Ni Churreáin, IACAT Development Officer

Annemarie has worked in the community and voluntary sector since 2005, developing and co-ordinating services that meet the needs of disadvantaged individuals and communities. Previously she managed the Athas Midlands Creative Arts Therapies Service (in partnership with the HSE). Her training is in Communications, PR and Event Management. Contact 087 992 1746 or Info@iacat.ie