Our Team | Mid West ARIES

Our Team

We are a dedicated and compassionate team of professionals who believe that with the right support, knowledge and skills recovery from mental health challenges is possible for everyone. Each member of our team brings a unique blend of expertise and experience, united by a shared passion for empowering individuals to overcome challenges and achieve lasting recovery through learning.

Meet Our Team

Mike O’Neill

Manager

To lead such an enthusiastic team,
full of belief, who get to witness the
application of transformative learning through recovery education is such a privilege. I’m so proud of what we do and all of the hard work my team puts in every day.

Margaret Keane

Education, Training & Development Officer

Working with Mid West ARIES has been so inspiring for me, there are few jobs where the work that you do can really help to make a positive difference to people’s lives in such a transformative way.

Cillian Keane

Peer Education, Training & Development Officer

The magic of the work is when you feel energised after events. In these moments, you get that sense you are making a real difference in helping people improve their mental health and wellbeing.

Noelle Tanner

Recovery Education Facilitator

Being a facilitator allows me to gently guide participants to share their truth authentically, in a safe way, where we can learn from each other, build resilience and support our wellbeing.

Eileen Shine

Recovery Education Facilitator

Working as a facilitator has been a privilege. To be invited into people’s lives for a short period of time and to share in their life experiences and be a part of their recovery journey.

Mags Clifford

Recovery Education Facilitator

As I was delivering a workshop face to face, I looked down to back of the room and thought yes, this is what I am meant to do. It’s a privilege to do this work.

Sylvia Kiely

Recovery Education Facilitator

There is no way to quantify the rewards of facilitation, such as having workshop participants being able to walk out the door subscribing to the belief of their own strength and resilience. It is such a privlege.

Thomas Cole

Recovery Education Facilitator

Seeing and hearing how our work has positively impacted upon our participants’ lives when they return for more workshops. It’s been a gratifying journey both professionally and personally.

Laura Carey

Recovery Education Facilitator

Working as a facilitator has helped me grow as person, broadened my mind and increased my knowledge and understanding of mental health. I am forever grateful to have finally found a job I love.

A few words from Mike O’Neill, Manager

I’m proud of the team we’ve built at Mid West ARIES. We continue to build our work culture around a number of basic tenants that have guided us along the way.

Be recovery focused. Always.

Our workshops promote personal strengths, resilience, and self-determination, providing educational programmes that foster the key principles of the CHIME Framework – Connectedness, Hope, Identity, Meaning & Empowerment.

Understand recovery is personal. Always.

We acknowledge that recovery is a deeply personal process that involves not just managing symptoms, but also reclaiming a fulfilling and meaningful life.

Promote active learning. Always.

We strive to provide a dynamic and collaborative learning environment to empower and engage our learners. This approach facilitates peer support, shared insights, and peer to peer learning, fostering a sense of community and belonging.

Co-produce all content. Always.

Our co-production development process ensures that the voice of lived experience is at the heart of everything we do, making for more relevant, engaging, and impactful learning experiences.

Meet people where they are at. Always.

We are a fully hybrid education service, offering a range of different learning pathways for our learners to ensure that everyone has the choice and opportunity to take part in recovery education.