EPT Clinic, Ireland

EPT Clinic, Ireland Clinical Director Lorraine Madden is a Chartered Educational Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland.

Best-practice neurodevelopmental assessments & documentation to explain your child's unique profile, along with a clear support plan PLUS access to multidisciplinary care to better equip your child to successfully navigate the world. She is also a published research author, lecturer in University College Dublin, and mother of two young children. Lorraine specialises in the areas of child developme

nt, paediatrics, infant mental health and early intervention. Lorraine and the clinic’s highly qualified team of healthcare professionals believe in helping all children reach their full potential in life. Lorraine begun her career working as a home tutor with children who presented with Autism. She then worked as a primary school teacher, before returning to university to complete her studies in Educational Psychology. As a psychologist, she initially worked with the HSE in both Early Intervention and School Aged Services. After some time working with the HSE, Lorraine set up her own clinical practice, The EPT Clinic in January 2019. The practice now comprises of over 12 team members, specialiseing in excellence in peadiatric healthcare. Infant Mental Health:
In recent years, Lorraine has developed a special interest in supporting families with young babies and toddlers. This began during her time working in Early Intervention Psychology Services in the HSE Cork. She underwent extensive training, including Masterclass in Infant Mental Health training, training with the The Squiggle Foundation and the NSPCC. She also engaged in CPD in developmental trauma and interpersonal, neurobiological approaches to development and resiliency.

25/06/2026

Grateful to support this cohort of 50 families through our Social, Emotional,Regulation Pathway

19/06/2026

Balancing work, parenting, family, housework, health and fitness is….. so hard! But being conscious of how you spend your most precious resource, your time, is a strategy that I use daily… I believe in minding our minutes. ❤️♾️

29/05/2026



To the secondary schools that “get it”, thank you. Your insight, care, attunment and education matters so much.


Your Child and Adolescent Educational Psychologist,

Lorraine

If you are a parent or a teacher under pressure, I hear you and I see you... Parents and teachers are often operating un...
13/05/2026

If you are a parent or a teacher under pressure, I hear you and I see you...

Parents and teachers are often operating under intense emotional and systemic pressure.

When conversations become tense, it is rarely because someone does not care.

It is more often because capacity is stretched and fear is present.

Understanding defensiveness as a sign of stress helps shift conversations away from blame and toward shared concern for the child.

Your Child and Adolescent Psychologist,

Lorraine Xx

This online membership delivers the Neurodiversity Essentials Parenting Programme - which gives support and expertise to parents who are parenting neurodivergent and neurotypical children. Suitable for autistic and ADHDer and PDAer families.

This truth is so hard! When parents and schools feel strained or misaligned, children often sense it long before it is s...
12/05/2026

This truth is so hard!

When parents and schools feel strained or misaligned, children often sense it long before it is spoken aloud.

Tension can increase a child’s anxiety, even when conversations happen away from them.

This does not mean anyone is at fault.
It means children are highly attuned to emotional environments.

Reducing conflict between adults is not just relational.
It is protective for the child’s nervous system.

Your Child and Adolescent Psychologist,

Lorraine Xx

Re-engagement does not always bring immediate confidence or ease.Sometimes progress looks like:•staying a little longer•...
11/05/2026

Re-engagement does not always bring immediate confidence or ease.

Sometimes progress looks like:

•staying a little longer
•recovering more quickly
•needing fewer prompts
•feeling less panicked

These shifts are easy to overlook, but they signal that the nervous system is settling.

Quiet progress is still progress.

Your Child and Adolescent Psychologist,

Lorraine Xx

Resonate? Worried about tipping your child over the edge? When a child has experienced prolonged stress or overwhelm, re...
08/05/2026

Resonate? Worried about tipping your child over the edge? When a child has experienced prolonged stress or overwhelm, re-engaging can feel unsafe rather than exciting.

Past experiences of difficulty, misunderstanding, or pressure may still be present in the body.

This is why returning to environments like school can trigger anxiety even when adults believe things have improved.

Re-engagement requires the nervous system to trust again, and trust is built slowly through repeated experiences of being met with understanding.

Your Child and Adolescent Psychologist,

Lorraine Xx

1. Notice changes in behaviourDistress isn’t always loud or disruptive. Some children become quieter, withdrawn, or less...
07/05/2026

1. Notice changes in behaviour
Distress isn’t always loud or disruptive. Some children become quieter, withdrawn, or less engaged than usual.

2. Look beyond compliance
A child who appears cooperative may still feel overwhelmed. Compliance doesn’t always mean they are coping.

3. Pay attention to reduced help-seeking
When a student stops asking for help, it can signal frustration, anxiety, or a lack of confidence.

4. Observe avoidance patterns.
Avoiding attention, participation, or certain tasks may indicate underlying distress rather than disinterest.

5. Listen to what isn’t being said.
Silence can be a powerful signal. Noticing subtle cues helps adults respond with curiosity and support rather than assumption.

Support often begins with noticing what is not being said.

Your Child and Adolescent Psychologist,

Lorraine Xx

Have you ever noticed big fluctuations in your child's behaviour? Well... behaviour is our way to communicate through ou...
06/05/2026

Have you ever noticed big fluctuations in your child's behaviour? Well... behaviour is our way to communicate through our body. So behaviour often fluctuates as we communicate how we feel and how we are experiencing things.

It tells us the nervous system is still recalibrating.

Periods of connection may be followed by shutdown or overwhelm because capacity is being stretched and rebuilt at the same time.

Understanding inconsistency as part of recovery helps adults stay steady rather than escalating expectations too quickly.

Healing nervous systems do not move in straight lines.

Your Child and Adolescent Psychologist,

Lorraine Xx

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