Elaine Collins is an Irish Psychologist at Brain Training Australia, who works with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Adults, to help them to design a life that works for them.

Qualifications: 

Elaine has a BSc (Hons) in Psychology, followed by a Psychology Board of Australia Internship Program; a BA (Hons) in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management; and a MSc in Work and Organisational Psychology. 

Professional Memberships:

Elaine is a member of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI), British Psychological Society (BPS), Australian Psychological Society (APS), Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPi).

Experience:

Elaine’s background in psychology and with over 20 years of professional experience in health services and working directly with complex behavioural and mental health challenges in Ireland and Australia, to date, she has helped thousands of Irish and Australian clients improve their quality of life, through her educational programs. 

Her programs are designed to provide proactive approaches to solving the modern-day challenges around mental well-being, specifically for Adults with ADHD. Some of these challenges include emotional regulation concerns, executive functioning issues, rejection-sensitive dysphoria (RSD), problems with goal setting, time management, sleep challenges, fitness and focus issues, and parenting challenges as an adult with ADHD. She also mentors and provides supervision to mental heath therapists working in this area, alongside clinical intervention training, where her psychology educational programs allow for therapist professional development.

Her background has allowed her to understand in-depth some of these core challenges for Adults with ADHD, and she is passionate about supporting ADHD Adults to learn some really key strategies to help make life that little bit easier. 

Her hope for you, as a particiapnt of her CBT Programs, is that you enjoy the course content as much as she has enjoyed creating it for you, and may it have a positive impact on your life. 

How to work with Elaine:

Elaine offers the following services:

The are 8 modules in this series and they are being released over March, April and May in 2025. More information available here.

Areas of Interest:

Contributions to the field of Psychology

Published work:

Elaine is the Author of The Psychology of Sleep: a simple scientific guide to better sleep (available on kindle), which serves as an introduction to sleep hygiene psychoeducation for clients presenting with insomnia and sleep-related challenges, and for early career psychologists supporting thier own clients.

She has contributed to the field of Psychological Research, and some of her research to date considers topics such as:

Elaine’s BSc (Hons) in Psychology Thesis explored “Optimism and Emotional Intelligence as predictors of Therapists’ Resilience.“

Elaine’s MSc in Work and Orgnsiational Psychology Thesis presented “A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on the Impact of Identity: consequences on Engagement, Psychological Well-Being and Organisational Commitment” 

Current Projects:

Elaine enjoys educating and developing quality psychology programs for fellow Health Practitioners seeking professional development, and is currently working on her second book “An Introduction to Assessment and Intervention of Anxiety Disorders, for early career psychologists” as a tool for early career psychologists to develop and enhance their clinical skills.