ABOUT & QUALIFICATIONS
Dear reader,
I think the best way to introduce myself and what I do is by explaining my story about how I became a therapist.
I started on my journey with psychology due to a personal crisis in life. I had reached a point where I neither liked my job nor myself as a person. The job involved long hours and a high stress environment. I felt chronically tired and anxious, lurching around in a state of constant dissatisfaction. I tried my best to be productive but between chronic fatigue and fighting a case of undiagnosed IBS (irritable Bowel Syndrome) I had no energy after the working day to even begin to address my situation.
In addition, I had put on 20 kg in weight with no signs of stopping. Not only this, but looking into the future I was really starting to believe that my life was to be perpetually tired, trapped in this quagmire. I tried to rectify this dissatisfaction by trying especially hard to enjoy the weekends. Spending the little spare money I had irresponsibly. This of course only lead to the inevitable disappointment one encounters when trying too hard to enjoy oneself. Ultimately I was failing at life and I wasn’t sure why.
Eventually after some time I was simply too tired and depressed to work and I was fired. Taking this as an opportunity to completely reinvent myself and my life, I went back to university to study psychology with the intention of fixing my own issues and neurosis. Not only did delving deep into the psychological world significantly help my own mental wellbeing, but it ignited the flame to adopt it as my dream career. As a result I managed to not only reinvent myself, but also truly understand why a person would need to reinvent themselves in the first place.
My care is unlike any in the world, because it’s a perfectly unique curation of successful methods and therapy types all blended together and tailored to specifically address the client’s needs and deficiencies.
Please feel free to email me if you have any questions or would like to book a consultation 🙂
Qualifications & Accreditations
- MSc in Psychology, University of Liverpool.
- Licensed NPEHT (Neurophysical Enhancement) Practitioner.
- Diploma in Neuroscience from CRIPSR.
- Registered Practitioner in BWRT (Level two) under founder Terence Watts.
- Accredited in BWRT’s ‘Defusing Depression’ methodology.
- Accredited in BWRT’s ‘Abolishing Anger’ methodology.
- Diploma in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) under The Association of Psychological Therapies.
- BSc in Business Management, University of Warwick.
Additional Memberships
- On the board of the DPRG (Doha Professional Resource Group).
- Associated Member of the British BrainWorking Research Society.
- Member of the Private Practice Hub
- Insured under Oxygen Insurance
I am happy to provide any of these documents upon request.
Currently I live in Doha with my wife Anastasia and my rescue dog Scoobo, however I see clients from all around the world. I also help my parents run a dog refuge in Morocco. We created it by accident (as you do) but it is something we are very proud of and happy to be a part of. You can check it out here: https://www.facebook.com/Themcconnelldogrefuge/
Lastly, if are interested in reading my reseach on Narcissistic Personality Disorder and it’s relationship with mental illness you can download it here:
If you would like to get in contact with me, please send me an email at ryanmcounselling@gmail.com