Angela O'Rourke. M.A. in Theology and Pastoral Ministry. She has lectured on the theology of marriage in the Milltown Institute and All Hallows College. She trained as a marriage guidance counsellor with ACCORD  and worked with them for over ten years. She has also worked as a member  of the Dominican Retreat team conducting school retreats for secondary schools. She is a founder member of the “Together” course and presents the session on intimacy, sexuality and family planning. As a mother of five she brings a lively and realistic perspective to her session.

Berna Brennan, Therapist and Relationship Counsellor. She trained in Counselling and Psychotherapy in Accord and at Trinity College Dublin. She then completed two further years of specialised training in Sensorimotor psychotherapy. She is also Certified in Stress Management. Lectures counselling and psychotherapy students in DBS School of Arts and has over twenty years experience in helping individuals and couples. She also provides supervision to fellow professionals. Phone:  087. 223. 2815

Brian McDonnell: Trained in counselling with CMAC (ACCORD). Married, and with three children, he was an officer in the Irish Army before moving to the Air Corps in 1963; served as CEO to the Irish Aviation Authority from 1994 until retirement in 2003. For many years Brian has generously served, first as a counsellor with ACCORD (15 years) and later as a speaker on the "Together" course. His session on communication blends a sparkle of wry humour with the realistic wisdom of his long experience in marriage counselling .

David Carrick holds a B.Sc. (1st Hons) in Counselling and Psychotherapy, a H.Dip. in Adult & Community Ed, and a Certificate in Family Mediation. He is an accredited member of the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP). His background was in the business world where he was heavily involved in personnel and training for over 30 years. David now works as a faculty tutor and trainer in a leading college specializing in counselling and psychotherapy training. He maintains a private psychotherapy practice as well as providing supervision to other professionals and students.

Gillford D'Souza Msc. (Counselling and Psychotherapy) BA ( Hons., Psychology), I.A.C.P Accredited Practitioner. Former Chairman of the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
He has worked in this field for the past twenty years. Besides working with individuals and couples he facilitates group work and workshops and provides supervision and training for those in the counselling and psychotherapy profession. He leads Awakenings, a centre for Human Development and Healing, at 3 Dodder Park Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. (www.awakening.ie)

John Murphy is a Marriage and Relationship counsellor trained by Accord. He has a Masters in Psychology and Theology from All Hallows College Dublin and a Masters in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). John is is an accredited counsellor with the National Association for Pastoral Counselling and Psychotherapy (NAPCP), and a Certified Practitioner in Reality Therapy, which is an effective and common sense approach to many of life's problems. He also serves as a trainer and facilitator with counselling personnel. John has been self employed in this area, for over 30 years.

Patrick Rogers, DD, MA, A priest of the Passionist order, studied theology and sacred scripture in Rome; has taught Bible Studies in Dublin, Australia and the USA since 1971. Trained with the CMAC (ACCORD) counsellor programme in 1981-2, and has been conducting marriage preparation courses since 1983. He maintains the website for the "Together" course and gives the session on Marriage in the Law and in the Church, which includes a detailed look at the wedding ceremony, and the couple's choices in shaping it.

Sarah McDermott BSc. holds a 1st class honours Bachelor of Science Degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy, a Professional Certificate in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, & Integrative Supervision. Currently completing a Masters in Couples and Sexuality.  She is an accredited (IACP) practitioner of counselling and psychotherapy and a tutor of counselling to students and a provider of workshops to groups.  Previously a Marketing Manager with twenty years industry experience, she has worked in psychotherapy since 1998. Sarah is in full time private practice and she also provides Clinical Supervision to other health professionals. Tel.: 087 9299 412