Dr Ciara Totten is a HCPC and BPS registered Educational Psychologist with over 17 years of experience working with children, adults and families as a teacher, and Educational Psychologist. She has expertise in providing psychological, cognitive and neurodevelopmental assessments, specialising in working with children and adults with complex psychological difficulties, including dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, Autism, ADHD and child/adolescent mental health.
Ciara is a qualified teacher, holding a Post Graduate Certificate in Primary Education and a Post Graduate Diploma in the Advanced Study of Teaching from Stranmillis University College. Before commencing doctoral study, Ciara worked as a teacher for approximately eight years, both as a primary school teacher in England and as Head of English and Head of Key Stage 4 in a special school in Northern Ireland for children with moderate learning difficulties (MLD). During her time as a teacher, Ciara has taken a special interest in teaching children and adolescents with ASD and she has been trained in using a range of approaches such as the TEACCH programme.
