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Mental Health Nursing Supervisors
This directory lists accredited clinical supervisors in Ireland. It includes mental health nursing supervisors such as Prof. Denis Ryan, Ciaran Cuddihy and Trish Hurley, all offering professional supervision across a range of disciplines.
Prof. Denis Ryan
Prof. Denis Ryan is President and Foundation Professor of Mental Health at ICHAS, with 50 years’ experience across academic and clinical practice. He recently chaired the design of the MA in Clinical Supervision in Professional Practice at ICHAS and teaches on the programme.
His doctoral research focused on work-related stress and coping; his postdoctoral research continues in this area and also examines workplace violence.
His academic appointments include the University of Limerick, KU Leuven (Belgium), the University of Hull, and the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Netherlands).
Qualifications:
PhD – Department of Applied Psychology, UCC
BSc - Nursing, UCC
Dip in Professional Studies, UCC
Cert in Addiction Studies (National Council on Alcoholism)
Registered Psychiatric & General Nurse – NMBI
Ciaran Cuddihy
086 396 4279
Ciaran is a mental health nurse working in Galway Roscommon Mental Health Services. His current role in practice development includes facilitating clinical supervision for nurses in all divisions and for other disciplines in multidisciplinary teams. As a mental health nurse Ciaran has a wide experience in acute inpatient and community mental health. He has a keen interest in working with staff in the helping professions through facilitating either group or individual clinical supervision.
Ciaran co facilitates the Professional Credit Award (Clinical Supervision) in the University of Galway and was published in 2024 with a systematic review of nurses and midwives experience of clinical supervision.
Ciaran is currently based in Galway.
Qualifications:
Qualifications: Msc Nursing (Acute Mental Health), Diploma Integrative Supervision, Msc Digital Health Transformation, Post Graduate Diploma Education (Nursing), Postgraduate Diploma Dementia, Registered Psychiatric Nurse
Patricia (Trish) Hurley
086 927 7395
Trish Hurley is a qualified supervisor with a background in nursing, health promotion, and early intervention. Her career spans acute care, community-based work, and infant mental health.
Trish offers reflective supervision grounded in whole-person care, relational depth, and ethical practice. She creates a calm, collaborative space for professionals across disciplines to grow, reflect, and sustain wellbeing.
Qualifications:
BSc Nursing, University College Cork.
Master’s in Health Promotion, University College Cork
Professional Diploma in Clinical Supervision, Dublin City University (DCU), Level 9
Registered with The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)
Clinical Supervisor
Group Supervisor Reflective Practice Supervisor / Facilitator