Deborah Russell-Carroll is a Clinical Psychologist, accredited CAT psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer. She has worked in the Irish healthcare system for over thirty years and is currently employed as the Principal Psychologist Manager in the Dublin South Central area of the Health Service Executive (HSE) in Ireland. She is a past chair of the Accreditation Committee of the International CAT Association (ICATA) and ex-chair of the Irish Association for CAT (ICAT). She has a particular interest in the dialogical self and her doctorate in psychology focused on the dialogical relational patterns inherent in the area of abuse and trauma.
Jessie Emilion is a BACP accredited Counsellor and UKCP registered CAT psychotherapist and supervisor. She has been working in the NHS for the last 20 years in various capacities as a Clinical Lead, Trainer, Manager and Supervisor. She is currently employed by South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust as the Cognitive Analytic Psychotherapy Lead at the Munro Centre within a Secondary Care Psychological Therapies Service. As a former Head of Counselling and Diversity Lead within Lewisham Psychological Therapies, NHS she has a particular interest in bi-lingualism, race, language and culture, with extensive experience of working with refugee communities.
Steve Libreri is a warranted social worker and an IRRAPT trainee in Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT). He has been working in the social field for the last fifteen years, holding positions both in the private and public sphere. His latest contributions were as Director to the Child Protection Services and as Commissioner for the Inmates Welfare and Development. He is presently the co-chair to the Malta Cognitive Analytic Therapy, the local association managing the community of CAT trainees. He has a particular interest in the application of CAT to forensic and occupational settings, and his area of studies focus on the relational patterns inherent in the area of abuse and offending.
Prof. David Mamo is a Consultant Psychiatrist with Special Interest in Geriatric Psychiatry, Visiting Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Malta, and Head of the Malta Postgraduate Medical Training Programme. He completed his medical training at the University of Malta in 1993, and pursued postgraduate studies in Neuroscience at the University of London, General Adult and Geriatric Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh USA, Psychopharmacology at the University of Toronto, and a doctorate in Translational Neuroscience from the University of Ferrara, Italy. Having completed CAT Practitioner Training in 2023 and is currently enrolled in the Inter-Regional ACAT Psychotherapy Training Programme (IRRAPT).
Dr. Fabrizia Cassar MD (Melit.) MRCPsych UK – Resident Specialist in Psychiatry. Dr. Cassar is a newly qualified specialist in Psychiatry with a keen interest in Medical Psychotherapy and Cognitive Analytic Therapy. She has been an active member of the Malta Association of Psychiatric Trainees serving as President between 2020-2021 and an active member of the European Psychiatric Association of Trainees serving as Secretary General between 2022-2023. She is dedicated to improving psychiatric services and to the establishment of CAT in Malta.
Paula Zerafa graduated with a Bachelors in Psychology (Honours) in 2014. Following work experience in education and mental health rehabilitation with Richmond Foundation, she pursued a Masters in Clinical Psychology at the University of Malta in 2017. She is presently employed as a clinical psychologist with the local Mental Health Services, and works in inpatient and outpatient services at MCH. She is currently pursuing psychotherapy training in Cognitive Analytic Therapy. When working therapeutically, she has a particular interest in exploring vicious patterns and psychological difficulties through relational approaches.
