Dr Bronagh Taylor - Independent Educational Psychologist

01/07/2025

As the summer holidays begin, I just want to take this opportunity to thank every child, young person, family, school and professional who has worked with me over the past academic year, both remotely and in person. You make the work I do an absolute joy, and I am incredibly grateful for that. Wishing you all a very happy, fun and relaxing summer, and hopefully there will be a little bit of sunshine too! ☀️

06/05/2025

I am delighted to see a journal article published for a piece of research that I played a small part in! This was such a lovely project to work on.

24/12/2024

Wishing everyone a lovely Christmas and a very happy new year! 🎄✨ See you in 2025!

02/12/2024

A wonderful Educational Psychologist who has just opened her waiting list for 2025!

Welcome to my page. I am a HCPC registered Independent Educational Psychologist based in Ballynahinch, County Down. I have over 15 years experience working with children and young people as a psychologist and a teacher. If you would like to be added to my waiting list for 2025 or to discuss any queries please contact me via
Facebook messenger
Email: drvmcilwaineeps@outlook.com
Phone: 07515022802
I look forward to hearing from you

11/10/2024

We are always working to expand our services and increase availabilty for families. Please get in touch if you would like to find out more about our assessment pathway!⭐️

17/04/2024

Thank you so much to Jodie for these beautiful paintings for my office of Flagstaff Viewpoint and the Fairy Glen!

15/04/2024

Lily is in P6. She loves Gaelic Football, baking and art. In this video she talks about dyslexia and visual difficulties, and has an important positive messa...

16/01/2024

A really good, easy way to help build up our neurodivergent kids is to validate and encourage their deep interests.

Our deep interests are important. They make up a big part of our personality and our joy.

It annoys me greatly that these interests get called ‘obsessions’, like being super passionate about something is a bad thing. Nope. Do our deep interests need to be contained? Absolutely not. Do they need to be restricted or reduced? Get lost. No. Do we need to ‘branch out’ and explore other things? NO. This IS our thing.

Our brilliance can often be found within those deep interests.
Because they light up our brains with huge passion. We’re intrinsically excited to learn and practice. We create magic. Why would you want to curb that?

Many neurodivergent people go on to become experts in their field, because we are just *that* invested. What a strength. Let us use it.

And when we’re young? Give us opportunities to mix with people who share our interest. Find us extracurriculars that tap into it (if we’re keen for that). Give us opportunities to tell you about it, or to write about it in class. Give us the validation. Make sure we know that our deep interests are valuable and important, no matter what they are. Let us see how far we can go. Ask us how you can help.

And watch us.

Yes?

Em 🌈

23/12/2023

Thank you to everyone who has been so supportive during my first year in business, and special thanks to all the wonderful families and professionals I have worked with. Wishing everyone a peaceful Christmas, and a very happy new year ahead in 2024!

30/10/2023

Between strange outfits, chaotic streets and meeting lots of new people, trick or treating can feel a bit overwhelming for some. Here are some ways that young people can make the most of Halloween if they don’t feel like trick or treating.

Resource:
https://www.middletownautism.com/files/shares/Resources/Fri_28_Oct_Alternatives_to_Trick_or_Treating.pdf

23/06/2023

Hello everyone! While I am now fully booked until September, I have a waiting list for appointments in the new school year. If you would like further information, please just get in touch via e-mail (btaylorEP@outlook.com) or Facebook Messenger. Thank you, and have a lovely summer!

11/05/2023

This brilliant TV adaptation of A Kind of Spark is available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Written by a neurodivergent author and starring neurodivergent actors - it's wonderful, and definitely worth watching!