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US

Our Aim

At Motus Learning, our goal is to give everyone the language to understand and manage their mental health. To do this, we want to directly teach children about how to deal with difficult life situations and to indirectly eliminate the stigma surrounding children talking about their emotions. 

By learning these skills from qualified experts, children will have a far greater opportunity to develop healthy emotion regulation strategies, therefore mitigating the likelihood of developing unhealthy strategies such as repression and self-harm. Through education, we prevent mental health problems before they happen.

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Meet the Team

Christopher Shum

(BA, MSc)

Lead Facilitator

In what he describes as just making sense, Christopher has dedicated his career to mental health education to ease pressure on teachers, mental healthcare services and most importantly, children. Christopher has particular expertise in neuroscience, stress management and cognitive behavioural therapy.

Eimhear Harkin

(BA, MA)

North West Facilitator

Éimhear is a integrative counsellor and psychotherapist with a keen interest in working with children and adolescents. She completed her BA in Psychology followed by her MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Through her experience, she recognised the importance of emotional intelligence and how it plays an essential role in the therapeutic process.

Jodie Glennon

(BSc)

Kerry Facilitator

Jodie is particularly interested in the positive effects that mindfulness practices, such as meditation, have on our mental health. Jodie loves playing a role in teaching children the skills necessary to look after their own emotional well-being and plans to move into positive and coaching psychology.

Ciara Roche

Ciara Roche

(BSc)

Dublin Facilitator

Alongside her passion of psychology, Ciara has lots of experience working with children as an ABA tutor and a performing arts instructor. As well as being fluent as Gaeilge, Ciara has particular interest in mindfulness, performance and the links between perfectionism and self-esteem.

Dayna Whelan

Dayna Whelan

(BSc)

Midlands Facilitator

With a keen interest in educational psychology, Dayna is committed to normalising well-being education in schools and making psychological principals accessible to all. Her BSc Psychology from Dublin City University helped her develop expertise in shame and guilt research.

Rebecca McDonnell

(BSc)

Dublin Facilitator

Rebecca has chosen to volunteer with Motus while she pursues her MSc Applied Developmental Psychology in Queens University. Rebecca has previous experience working with talented youth and is passionate about teaching children and getting them to understand their brains better. 

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Aine Byrne

(BSc)

Head of Fitness

As a qualified personal trainer and exercise and health specialist, well-being has always been a priority to Aine. Through sport, Aine has gained lots of experience working with and coaching kids and is determined to help kids improve their overall health.

Alison O’ Byrne

(BA, MA)

Dublin Facilitator

Alison is a mental health professional dedicated to working with marginalised communities and individuals. She has previous experience working in the areas of mental health education, adolescent mental health and well-being and Autism. She holds a BA in Psychology from Dublin Business School and a MA in Applied Psychology (Mental Health) from University College Cork.

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Eoin Kelly

(BA)

Head of Sales

Frustrated by the lack of proactive mental health supports, Eoin joined the Motus team to prevent mental health issues before they happen. With a sales and marketing background, Eoin is looking to implement a business development mindset to Motus.

Jenny Corrigan

Cork Assistant

Jenny is volunteering with Motus while completing her Master’s in Applied Psychology (Mental Health) at UCC. Through education, she has learned how to take care of her own wellbeing, and is eager to help children do the same!

Luke Murphy

(BA, MSc)

Cork Facilitator

Luke has completed a BA Applied Psychology and MA Applied Psychology (Mental Health) programmes, both in UCC. He has experience as an assistant psychologist on a HSE CAMHS team and as a clinical research assistant. Luke is particularly interested in autism research and research surrounding DBT as an intervention tool.

Aeva

Cork Assistant

Aeva is a final year student in Applied Psychology at UCC. Aeva has always been interested in the wellbeing of children, demonstrated through her final year project on the concept of adventurous play and how it can have positive effects on children more specifically, to reduce the risk of childhood anxiety. 

Amy Byrne

(BA)

Dublin Assistant

Amy completed her Psychology degree in UCD and is currently completing a masters in Mental health of children’s and young people online with the University of Edinburgh. Much of Amy’s past experience has come working with children and young adults with additional needs. Amy is passionate about teaching children to understand their emotions and the skills to promote better mental health to help prevent problems in the future

Órla McGovern

(BA, MA)

Dublin Assistant

After completing her MSc in Psychology and Wellbeing earlier this year, Órla has been passionate about promoting positive mental health among young people in Ireland. Hoping to pursue a career in clinical psychology, Órla has gained expertise in body image, the impact of social media, and mental health stigma.

Laoise

(BSc)

Dublin Assistant

Laoise’s personal interest in youth mental health is what brought Laoise to Motus.  As a recent Applied Psychology Graduate and ABA tutor, Motus has given her the opportunity to gain practical experience in the area of emotional intelligence. In her free time, Laoise enjoys Yoga, sea swimming and socialising with friends.

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