Digital Psychotherapist – Adult, Children and Young People

• Provide goal-focused therapeutic support to adults, children, and adolescents using age- and developmentally appropriate interventions
• Conduct comprehensive assessments covering needs, developmental stage, risk factors, and protective factors
• Deliver evidence-based interventions including CBT, DBT skills, Play Therapy, Art Therapy, and Family-Based/Systemic Therapy
• Provide immediate crisis interventions by telephone or video, including risk assessment, suicide prevention, and emotional regulation techniques
• Assess and manage safeguarding risks involving self-harm, suicidal ideation, abuse, neglect, or exploitation
• Liaise with TUSLA, education, law enforcement, and other relevant agencies
• Determine the appropriate service response level based on severity and complexity
• Collaborate with families, caregivers, educational staff, and multidisciplinary teams
• Recommend liaison with social workers, psychiatrists, teachers, GPs, and other healthcare professionals
• Maintain accurate, confidential clinical records in Salesforce in accordance with GDPR and ethical guidelines
• Engage in research, evaluation, clinical audits, and continuous service improvement
• Operate within clinical governance frameworks, policies, procedures, regulatory standards, and ethical guidelines
• Attend clinical supervision, safeguarding training, and CPD activities
• Contribute to service development, digital innovation, and improved accessibility
• Advocate for inclusive, neuroaffirmative, culturally sensitive, and trauma-informed care
• Deliver online sessions of up to 50 minutes to adults aged 18+ and children and young people aged 6–17
• Maintain availability so first appointments can be offered within 10 working days of clinical activation
• Obtain and document parental or guardian consent before therapy for children and young people
• Apply cancellation and missed-appointment policies
• Make clinical decisions about modality, session frequency, and discharge within the clinical governance framework

• Fully qualified and fully accredited psychotherapist
• Minimum of two to three years of post-qualification experience working with adults and children, adolescents, and families
• Full accredited membership with IACP, Irish Council for Psychotherapy, BABCP, IABCP, or Chartered with PSI
• Clean record with the associated regulatory body
• Specialist training in child development, play therapy, systemic therapy, and legal aspects of child counselling
• Understanding of psychopharmacology relevant to adults, children and young people
• Practical, supervised training with children and adolescents
• Experience working with adults and children and young people aged 6 to 17
• Experience working with social workers, CAMHS, schools, and healthcare professionals
• Experience with diverse populations, including neurodivergent clients, LGBTQ+ youth, and children from different cultural backgrounds
• Experience in digital or hybrid therapy models
• Proficiency in CBT, DBT skills, Goal Based Interventions, Play Therapy, Art Therapy, and Family-Based/Systemic Therapy
• Strong understanding of typical and atypical development, attachment theory, and neurodevelopmental conditions
• Ability to assess and manage crises, self-harm, suicidal ideation, abuse, and neglect
• In-depth knowledge of child protection laws, Children First Act, GDPR, and adult safeguarding procedures
• Understanding of consent and confidentiality responsibilities for under-18s
• Ability to identify, document, and escalate safeguarding concerns
• Knowledge of clinical governance, GDPR, clinical documentation, and service policies
• Commitment to CPD, supervision, and training
• Ability to adapt therapeutic approaches to adults, children, and adolescents
• Ability to provide psychoeducation and involve caregivers
• Ability to contribute to service audits, clinical evaluations, and outcome measures
• Ability to advocate through multi-agency liaison
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to work afternoons and evenings
• Good computing skills, including Microsoft software, email, internet, video conferencing, Salesforce, clinical record-keeping software, and approved AI-assisted clinical transcription tools

• Competitive salary (dependent on experience)
• Remote working
• 25 days annual leave
• 24/7 EAP and a wide range of health and wellbeing support
• Remote supervision
• Opportunities to develop your skills and expertise through learning and training
• Extensive list of employee perks and benefits
• Technology that works with you; digital infrastructure designed to support clinical delivery and reduce administrative burden
• Structured CPD programme with protected time for professional development and IACP accreditation maintenance