Compassionate, effective, evidence-based healthcare
Therapists in Galway
We are a group of experienced health care professionals dedicated to providing scientifically validated treatments to alleviate physical and psychological problems. We focus on providing compassionate, effective, evidence-based therapy to optimise the physical, mental and relational health of our local community and beyond. Our services include Physiotherapy, Women’s & Men’s Pelvic Health Physiotherapy, Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy, Couple & Psychosexual therapy, Neurodiversity assessment, Physiotherapy-led exercise classes & Cognitive-based Mindfulness groups.
At EBTC we are committed to the scientist-practitioner model which means that:
- All of our therapists are highly qualified and accredited
- We apply scientifically valid methods, tools and techniques
- We review and appraise the research literature to keep up-to-date with the latest knowledge and thinking
- Our therapists suggest treatment options based on the best available evidence
- We objectively record outcomes
- We are committed to conducting practice-based research
Evidence-based therapy involves three concepts:
- Using the best available research to inform clinical practice
- Patient values: listening to the patient to understand what is important to that individual
- Applying the expertise of the clinician gained through undergraduate and postgraduate training.
Our approach embodies all of these concepts to get the best possible outcomes for our patients.
It takes dedication, effort and expense to stay up-to-date with all of the latest research. At the Evidenced-Based Therapy Centre we are committed to this challenge as ultimately it brings the most efficient and effective treatment for our patients.
Asking the important questions of your health care provider
When you go to see any healthcare professional it is important to be empowered with as much knowledge as possible about your condition and the treatment options.
This “health literacy” is core to our ethos at the Evidence-Based Therapy Centre and we encourage our patients to challenge us with lots of questions. After the initial assessment, you should have a good understanding of the reason for your difficulties and be well on the way to having answers to the following questions
- Why has this happened to me?
- How long will it take to get better?
- What can I do to help myself?
- What can health care professionals do to help me and what are my treatment options
- What is the relevant research evidence?
If you think we can help, we would love to hear from you. Get in touch for more information or click on the relevant services below.
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Meet our
Founders
Clinical Psychologist Dr Róisín Joyce and Physiotherapist, Eoin Ó Conaire have a vision to provide compassionate, effective, evidence-based healthcare in the West of Ireland and beyond. Having worked for many years in the UK in both NHS and private settings, developing specialisms in their respective areas and reaching the top of the clinical ladder, they moved to Galway in 2012 to set-up Evidence-Based Therapy Centre. Starting out with three clinical rooms and an administrator, the practice quickly gained a strong reputation for expert and compassionate therapeutic care and due to demand has organically grown to a team of 20 experienced therapists providing a range of dynamic services to help optimise mental, physical and relational health.
Our vision is to provide high quality evidence-based therapeutic care that is both compassionate and collaborative for our patients. All of our team are experts in their respective specialist areas and keep up to date with the latest research and innovations. However it is the translation of this knowledge into meaningful and effective clinical interactions tailored to the needs of each patients that requires a high level of skill and experience. To achieve this, it is important to ensure a working environment that helps also to optimise the mental and physical health of our team. We do this by ensuring family-friendly and flexible working, regular training and supervision and an ethos that encourages and supports our clinicians to develop their clinical interests and specialisms.
Dr. Róisín Joyce
& Eoin Ó Conaire
Our Founders
We are publishing a Cookbook!
We founded Evidence-Based Therapy Centre with the mission to help people live happy, balanced, value-driven and fulfilled lives. As part of this we have both become increasingly interested in the importance of healthy nutrition. Through our work as therapists we have seen first-hand the impact that poor diet has on both physical and psychological health and wellbeing and how making even small changes can have positive effects on pain, inflammation, mood, motivation, energy levels and many other symptoms. We also recognise the challenges of trying to consistently eat healthy balanced meals. Understanding and overcoming these challenges in our own lives has motivated us to share our knowledge, recipes and strategies to help others optimise their wellbeing through healthy eating.
The 4 principles of the Two-Dog Plant-based Family cookbook are:
Taste
Health
Connection
Sustainability
Our forthcoming book The Two-Dog Plant-based Family Cookbook will teach you how to:
- “Eat the rainbow” aiming for at least 30 plants per week
- Make delicious healthy plant-based meals
- Incorporate protein-rich recipes and balanced food combinations into your diet to reduce glucose spikes and inflammation
- Eat real food (minimising ultra-processed and pro-inflammatory foods)
- Improve gut microbiome diversity and gut health
- Encourage social eating with family-friendly recipes
- Save money by repurposing meals for second dinners and lunches.