Inishowen woman offering child behaviour consultancy to help parents

A Behaviour Analyst from Buncrana is offering a support service to parents and children in Inishowen and further afield. 

When Roisin Doherty was completing her Masters in Behaviour at Queen’s University in Belfast, she recognised a growing need for support for parents in terms of dealing with difficult child behaviour. 

In response to this, she set up The Child Behaviour Consultancy in 2017 and  passed the board exam to become a Behaviour Analyst.

The aim was to create a friendly and confidential service that parents could feel comfortable going to where they could benefit from the expertise of a behaviour analyst.

They would also have the comfort of getting professional advice on how to make the adjustments they need, to resolve the behaviour issues that they were facing.

“The main things that parents who use the service generally are looking to address, is their child not doing as asked, difficulty accepting no, having tantrums, and displaying general negative behaviour,” Roisin told DonegalLive.

“It tends to be a relief to parents when they realise that there is help and support out there that can help them in their situation and in turn make day to day life much easier. Parents find that it is something that can really turn things around in terms of not just for them but for their child also, while also bringing about a much better quality of family life, with a lot less arguing and an overall better atmosphere in the home environment.”

Roisin consults with parents of children from three to 12 years of age to help them address child behaviour. The service is carried out through appointments, where the parents consult one-to-one with her, to find out why their child’s behaviour is happening, and most importantly what they can do to turn things around.

Roisin Doherty

The support was set up to help parents who might be struggling with their child's behaviour. There are very few options out there to help them with this, so when they find out about The Child Behaviour Consultancy, it offers them the help and direction that they need. 

The service has been based in Tullyarvan, Buncrana, since 2017. The reason it is set up here is because Roisin  previously had worked locally in iCare and Scoil Íosagáin, so many parents were already familiar with her in the area. 

However, she also recognised that dealing with difficult behaviour, was an aspect of parenting that a lot of parents all across the country were struggling with, so although the service is based in Buncrana, the option of parents having appointments via Zoom means the service caters for parents not just in Donegal, but all across the country too. 

To book a Consultation parents can either call: 0894511432 or e-mail  thechildbehaviourconsultancy@outlook.ie