Patrick McElligott – Gender & Orientation Support Worker
Patrick is our Gender & Orientation Support Worker and joined the team in November 2012.
Patrick’s role includes education, advocacy, facilitation and support in the areas of Gender and Orientation. He works with people with diverse genders and orientations such as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI+), their families and professionals that provide a service or support for them.
This is facilitated through one to one support, facilitation of support groups, capacity building and awareness raising workshops and training events.
Patrick has a background in facilitation, conflict resolution and hypnotherapy. He has additional qualifications in personal development and counselling skills, group consultation and evaluation, narrative coaching, trauma informed care, working with domestic, sexual and gender based violence, occupational first aid, supervision theory and practice and is a Reiki and Seichem master.
He facilitates the ASIST, Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) programme, MindOut and Faróige’s REAL U programme.
If you have any questions or would like more information about this work please contact Patrick.
Tel: + 353 (61) 314354
Mobile: (085) 2850107
Email: gosupport@goshh.ie