Profile Summary
Charlotte Lyne is a Child Psychotherapist, Play Therapist and Clinical Supervisor with nearly 20 years of experience working therapeutically with children. She has extensive expertise in child and adolescent psychotherapy, complex trauma, attachment and neuroscience, and has trained with leading international experts in these fields.
Charlotte has significant experience working with children in foster care and with children who have survived complex trauma. Her practice integrates neuroscience and neurobiology, using relationship and play to regulate the nervous system and build meaningful connections with children and the adults who care for them.
She is a strong advocate for the voice of the child. Alongside her therapeutic practice, Charlotte supports parents and professionals in understanding what is happening for a child and what is required to meet their best interests — including through the preparation of court reports.
Current Profile Areas
Qualifications
- 2020Synergetic Play Therapy Certificate, Boulder, Colorado.
- 2019Post Graduate Diploma in Creative Supervision, Children's Therapy Centre, Co. Westmeath.
- 2017Master of Arts in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy and Play Therapy, First Class Honours, Children's Therapy Centre, Co. Westmeath.
- 2015Post Graduate Diploma in Play Therapy, 2:1 Merit, Children's Therapy Centre, Co. Westmeath.
- 2007Post Graduate Diploma in Special Needs Education, 2:1, Froebel Department of Primary and Early Childhood Education, Co. Kildare.
- 2003Bachelor of Education, 2:1, St Mary's University, Twickenham, England.
Career History
- 2022-presentChild Psychotherapist — ACEs Project, providing psychotherapy services through a contract with Tusla and the HSE under the Children's Services Multiple Adverse Childhood Experiences Project (EU INTERREG VA Programme). All current clients are in foster care.
- 2021-presentHome School Community Liaison Coordinator (TESS — Tusla and Department of Education) and Mainstream Primary Teacher.
- 2019-presentClinical Supervisor — Over the Rainbow Children's Centre. Providing clinical supervision for qualified psychotherapists and play therapists.
- 2015-presentChild Psychotherapist, Play Therapist and Clinical Supervisor — Private Practice, Over the Rainbow Children's Centre.
- 2006-2021Primary Teacher, Department of Education and Skills, including special needs teaching.
- 2003-2006Vice Principal, Department of Education and Skills.
Therapeutic Practice
Charlotte's therapeutic practice is integrative and child-centred, drawing on psychotherapy, play therapy, neuroscience and interpersonal neurobiology to support children and families. She works with children aged 4 to 18 in individual and family therapy, and her practice encompasses complex trauma, attachment difficulties, foster care, special educational needs and court-related work.
She uses play as a primary medium for building therapeutic relationships and for eliciting and understanding the child's inner world. Her training in neuroscience and neurobiology directly informs how she uses relationship and play to regulate the nervous system and support healing.
- Individual therapy and family therapy for children aged 4 to 18.
- Directing family-centred, strengths-based assessments and care plans.
- Developing goal-oriented psychoeducational activities to support parents.
- Expert testimony for legal consultations and court hearings.
- Preparation of comprehensive court reports.
- Collaborative working with parents, foster carers, social workers and other significant adults.
Complex Trauma, Attachment and Neuroscience
Charlotte has trained with internationally recognised leaders in the fields of trauma, attachment and neuroscience, including Dr Bruce Perry, Dr Bessel van der Kolk and Dr Daniel Siegel. This training, combined with her clinical experience, gives her a sophisticated, science-informed understanding of the impact of trauma and adversity on children's development, relationships and behaviour.
Her approach reaches the highest level of child psychotherapy practice in working from a neutral, non-judgemental standpoint, and is particularly suited to mediating complex situations and supporting children who have experienced significant adversity.
ACEs Project and Foster Care
Since 2022, Charlotte has been providing psychotherapy services through a contract with Tusla and the HSE under the Children's Services Multiple Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Project, supported by the European Union's INTERREG VA Programme. All of her clients within this project are children in foster care.
This work, combined with her broader experience supporting children in care, gives Charlotte a deep and practice-grounded understanding of the needs of looked-after children and the systems and relationships that surround them.
Continuing Professional Development
- Trauma Play Certification — Foundational 6-week course, Paris Goodyear-Brown, 2022.
- The Mindsight Approach to Well-Being: A Comprehensive Course in Interpersonal Neurobiology — Dr Daniel Siegel, 2022.
- Trauma Play Certification — 3-day live training, Paris Goodyear-Brown, 2021.
- Parents in the Playroom — Involving Parents in the Play Therapy Process, 22-hour training, Claudio Mochi, 2019.
- Trauma-Informed Teaching: Resilience, Recovery and Growth — Little Flower Yoga, New York, 2018.
- The Mindsight Approach for Children and Adolescents: Integration Techniques for the Mind and Developing Brain — Dr Daniel Siegel, 2018.
- Trauma Treatment Mastery — Dr Bessel van der Kolk, 2017.
- Recognising Childhood Trauma: Impact, Assessment and Intervention — Dr Bruce Perry, 2016.
- Assessment and Intervention — Dr Bruce Perry, 2016.
Accreditation and Registration
- Fully accredited with the Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy (IAHIP).
- Fully accredited with the Irish Association of Play Therapy and Psychotherapy (IAPTP).
- Fully accredited with the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP).
- Member of the European Association of Integrative Psychotherapy (EAIP).
- Registered with the Teaching Council of Ireland.
- Fully Garda vetted.
Contact Charlotte
For enquiries connected to Charlotte's work with HAPii, email Charlotte directly.
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