Dervla brings to Mental Health at Work an academic background in Psychology (BA, MSc) as well as extensive clinical and research experience in the field of mental health. She has recently moved to the UK, having spent the past two years rolling out Mental Health Programmes across Australia. Here, she gained insight into the impact and scalability of high-quality mental health programmes. 

As Senior Programmes Manager at MHaW, she is now focused on the quality assurance of programme content and facilitation. With a keen eye for detail and rigour, Dervla brings passion, warmth, and enthusiasm around our mission to improve working lives by changing attitudes and behaviours through the reduction of stigma around mental health issues.