Dr Aman Kwatra, C. Psychol., Ps.S.I
“Every flower that blossoms in the garden, will one day come to wither. Know this, but fall in love with the flowers nonetheless. For to miss falling in love with the flowers, is to miss living life itself. ”
Education
Dr Aman Kwatra completed his MSc in Psychology at the University of St Andrews in 2016, and obtained his Doctorate in Counselling Psychology from Trinity College Dublin in 2020. At Trinity, he was awarded the Allen Burke Memorial Prize for Best Counselling Psychology Dissertation. He also completed a Post-Graduate Diploma in Bereavement and Loss in 2024 from the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland / Irish Hospice Foundation.
Dr Kwatra also holds an MSc in International Relations from the University of Bristol, an MA in Post-War Recovery Studies from the University of York, a Bachelors Degree (Hons) in Classical Studies from The Open University (UK), and a Bachelors in Mass Media from the University of Mumbai.
Dr Kwatra is trained in several evidence-based psychological modalities, including:
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Emotion-Focused Therapy
Existentialist Psychotherapy
Interpersonal Neurobiology
Somatic-Based Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Person-Centred Psychotherapy
Professional Experiences
Dr Aman Kwatra has previously worked as a Counselling Psychologist in a wide variety of clinical settings, including:
HSE Primary Care Psychology (Adults) - Ballymun, Dublin.
Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) - Grangegorman, Ballymun and Blakestown, Dublin.
St. Michael’s House - Coolock, Dublin.
Irish Prison Service - Portlaoise.
Spectrum.Life - Dublin.
Dr Kwatra has also lectured at Trinity College Dublin and K.C. College, Mumbai. He is a published author, and works with clients across the lifespan. Dr Kwatra specializes in supporting people impacted by adverse childhood experiences, complex trauma, physical-emotional-sexual abuse, bereavement and loss, and violation of body-integrity. He also works with clients who are striving for self-discovery, self-actualization and self-transcendence.
Introduction to Dr Aman Kwatra & the Garden of Sacred Tears.
Publications
Transforming Emotional Pain: An Emotion-Focused Workbook.
Based on the principles of Emotion-Focused Therapy, and developed by clinicians and researchers, this client-focused workbook is designed to supplement psychotherapy and can also serve as a self-help book. It helps readers learn how to regulate feelings that are unpleasant and transform painful feelings, so that they can fulfil their needs and feel more connected and empowered in their lives. Providing a step-by-step sequential guide to exploring, embracing, and transforming emotions, the various chapters guide the reader to help overcome emotional avoidance, with sections on: transforming the emotional self-interrupter; transforming the inner self-worrier; transforming the self-critic; and healing from emotional injury.
Published Sept 2022 by Routledge.
Reviews
'This much-awaited book is the first of its kind, and unlike any other in the self-help genre. Rich practical exercises, based on sound science, explore an insightful vision of this workbook can usher people through the steps of transforming their feelings.' - Antonio Pascual-Leone, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of Windsor, Canada
'For readers eager to opening doors to a deeper understanding of themselves and our most challenging, yet most transformational experiences: our emotions. A wonderful resource to better know what you feel and what you need to understand your pain and how to change it.' - Carla Cunha, Ph.D.,Associate Professor at University of Maia – ISMAI, Portugal, coordinator of the Erasmus+ project EmpoweringEFT@EU, involving five European countries
Memberships, Accreditations and Specialist Trainings
