During her career, Professor Eleanor O'Leary has authoreda number of innovative books including New Approaches toIntegration in Psychotherapy in 2006.The outcome ofher researchhas also been published in a number of leading academic journals.She was Professor and Head of the Department of Applied Psychology,University College Cork, Ireland and Visiting Professor at StanfordUniversity, USA. She is currently a Visiting Professor at theUniversity of Malaga, Spain. She is also accreditations officer ofthe European Institute of Integrative Psychotherapy, and HonoraryLife Chairperson of the Irish Gestalt Society. A practicingpsychotherapist and supervisor, Professor O'Leary is also aFellow of the Psychological Society of Ireland and in 2000 receivedits Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to Psychology. Hervaried career has given her a unique insight into the developmentand application of gestalt therapy.