About Me

Children’s author and Clinical Psychologist

Family Life & Inspiration for Zoo Buddies

Hi! My name is Joanne Morgan. I am an Irish mother of three boys and I work privately as a Clinical Psychologist. Most recently - I’ve earned the title of children’s author!

My writing journey started at home, where I would make up stories for my kiddies (who feature in the Zoo Buddies series). I often got carried away, feeding off their expectant looks and excited faces. My childhood best friend suggested that I put these stories on paper - and here we are today.

I’m very excited to bring our second book, Zoo Buddies: Penguin Place, to life with our very own publishing company, Mollywood Publishing.

Our publishing company is named after our beloved four-legged, furry family members: our pups Molly, Bella and Woody. See book 1 - The Chimps Surprise Party - in the debut book section below.

The story of Zoo Buddies started at home with me and my three young boys. Like many parents, I spent time every night making up stories on the spot to entertain my little ones. I often found myself getting carried away, going off on tangents, feeding off their faces and wide-eyed expectant looks! The Zoo Buddies family was born during these special moments of storytelling shared with my sons.

Working privately as a Clinical Psychologist with children here in Ireland, I focus on promoting their development and mental health. Now, as a writer of children’s books, I draw on my expertise in children’s psychology when writing, aiming to stimulate little imaginations and to expand their cognitive and play skills.

Professional Life

Promoting essential skills through reading

I bring my background as a Clinical Psychologist with me when writing. This knowledge supports me to stimulate their little imaginations, expand cognition and promote play skills.

I believe books are the perfect way to promote easy, positive messages that children can relate to and learn from. I kept this in mind when developing age-appropriate characters and the obstacles that arise in the series.

It‘s my intention for Zoo Buddies to strengthen their resilience, nurture their kindness and compassion skills, enhance their problem-solving ability and encourage their ability to form and maintain relationships. And now the series is being used as a well-being resource for national schools throughout the country

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Private Practice

Dr Joanne Morgan is a Registered Senior Clinical Psychologist based in Nenagh, Tipperary. Joanne graduated from the Clinical Psychology Doctorate at the University of Limerick. She has worked extensively in specialist services within the HSE including the Children's Disability Network Team (CDNT) and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)). Providing psychological services to children, adolescents, their families and schools, across a range of presenting challenges...Autism is a specialist area of expertise for Joanne and she has assessed, diagnosed and provided a wealth of interventions for families in this area.

Joanne is highly experienced in a range of therapeutic models and firmly believes in providing individualised care, where the model is tailored uniquely for the individual and the presenting concern. She is skilled in delivering Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Family Based Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Joanne has a specialist interest in Autism Spectrum Disorder and mental health, and also provides assessments and individually tailored skill building in the context of ASD.

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