Mercieca

Daniel

I am registered as a psychotherapist (modality: dramatherapy) with the Psychotherapy Profession Board (reg. no. 180). I trained as a dramatherapist at the University of Hertfordshire (UK) and as a clinical supervisor at the European Centre for Psychotherapeutic Studies.

I am presentIy employed as a Clinical Coordinator with CaritasMalta - https://www.caritasmalta.org/services/tal-ibwar/about-tal-ibwar/.

Professional Practice

I have extensive experience working therapeutically with adolescents presenting with multiple adverse life experiences including multiple traumas, exposure to substance use, attachment issues and loss. I am one of the founder members of the Creative Arts Therapies Society in Malta - https://catsmalta.wixsite.com/website. I have also offered my services as an expert member on the National Institute for Childhood within the President of Malta Foundation for the Wellbeing of Society.

Academia

I successfully completed my PhD at the Institute of Education, University College London where I submitted my thesis on children's views of psychotherapy -https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10127087/. I strive to share and develop my knowledge whilst lecturing on a part-time basis at the University of Malta. My latest publications focus on enabling child participation and child agency in child and adolescent psychotherapy.

Sample Publications

Cedar, L., Coleman, A., Haythorne, D, Jones, P., Mercieca, D., & Ramsden, E. (2021). Child Agency and Voice in Therapy: New Ways of Working in the Arts Therapies. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/9780367861629

Jones, P., Charitou, C., Mercieca, D., & Poblete Nunez, X. (2019). Reflective practice and participant involvement in research. Reflective Practice, 20(4), p. 453-468. DOI: 10.1080/14623943.2019.1638244

Mercieca, D., & Jones, P. (2018). Use of a reference group in researching children’s views of psychotherapy in Malta. Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 44(2), 243–262. https://doi.org/10.1080/0075417X.2018.1481130