Dr Shaun Fisher, C.Psychol., Ps.S.I.

Shaun is a Chartered Psychologist and associate member of the Psychotherapy Division of the Psychological Society of Ireland.

Shaun currently is a full-time Lecturer in Psychology at St Patricks Carlow College and has worked previously at the University of Edinburgh, Limerick University and Dublin Business School.

Shaun is listed as an ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) therapist with the Association of Contextual Behavioural Science (ACBS). He also specialises in Process-Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy to work with a range of psychological issues.

Currently, he is working towards Board-Certification in Process-Based Behaviour Therapy with the PBBT Institute.

Education

  • BA Psychology, Maynooth University

  • MSc Health Psychology, NUI Galway

  • MA Counselling and Psychotherapy (Cognitive Behavioural Modalities), ICHAS

  • PhD Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Edinburgh

Publications

Gillanders, D., Fisher, S., Kidney, G., Ferreira, N., Morris, P. G., & Harkjaer-Thorgrimsen, L. M. (in press). The Mindful Healthcare Scale (MHS): Development and initial validation. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2024.100817

Fisher, S., Gillanders, D., & Ferreira, N. (2022). The experiences of palliative care professionals and their responses to work-related stress: A qualitative study. British journal of Health Psychology, 27(2), 605–622. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12565

Fisher, S. (2020). 'You've got to give a part of yourself to do the job well': an exploration of occupational stress, wellbeing and psychological flexibility in palliative care professionals. [Doctoral Thesis, University of Edinburgh]. Edinburgh Research Archive. http://dx.doi.org/10.7488/era/607

ABOUT Shaun