About Us
What Makes Us Stand Out
Our goal at Aviation Health is to equip the next generation of pilots and aviation professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to operate safely and efficiently within the industry's complicated regulatory framework.
We are highly regarded aviation industry experts and change managers providing professional guidance, innovative solutions, practical training and support to reduce risk, improve safety and well-being and deliver superior outcomes to the airline industry.
Aviation Health was founded by CEO Margie Burns who has over 30 years of experience working in the aviation industry. Her’s is a simple but powerful mission:
"Our mission is to offer cutting-edge products and services that enhance the health and well-being of aviation industry professionals, while also elevating the overall industry experience."
Margie Burns
CEO and Founder
Aviation Health was set up by Margie Burns and she is supported by a highly qualified team of fully accredited psychotherapists and other clinicians. Margie has more than 30 years of experience in the aviation industry, having worked with Parc Aviation at Director level for 13 years which included being based in Singapore as Regional Director South East Asia for 4 years, and providing further Senior Managment Consultancy Services while based in Vietnam over 3 years. She also managed Parc's TRTO, an ATO, and subsequently managed Aviation Selection Consultants (ASC) for 11 years, winning ASC several awards for excellence in business, including 2018 Business All Stars Award for Best Micro Business in Ireland, and Thought Leader in Aviation for her pilot wellbeing programmes. She also co-developed a pilot specific psychological/ personality assessment measuring ‘burnout’ in pilots (pre-German Wings crash) and this has been exported to 24 different countries. She developed a cutting edge cadet coaching programme with significant results in improvements of mental, emotional & physical wellbeing using a combination of neuroscience and other coaching methodologies. She is very excited to share this with the aviation industry as she believes this is the future for pilot wellbeing & training. She co-hosted a podcast during Covid-19 with Captain Andy O’Shea called ‘Challenge and Response’ to help the furloughed pilot community deal with stress and the effects of Covid-19 on their careers and wellbeing and offered free confidential online coaching/counselling to pilots during that period.
Meet Our Team
Each member of our team is highly professional and experienced in coaching & counselling and have studied at Master Degree level in psychology or counselling & psychotherapy. They hold accreditation with recognised professional counselling & psychotherapy bodies. They are passionate about helping others flourish in life. They follow an integrative approach to psychotherapy and what this means is that they don't rely on one model, they will integrate a combination of theories and techniques from different models of psychotherapy that are evidence based and best suit the clients' needs.
Alison Carey
Alison is an integrative psychotherapist who completed a Master's Degree in Counselling & Psychotherapy at the Irish College of Humanities & Applied Sciences (ICHAS)
Emer Ward
Emer has 18 years experience working in both private and public settings. Her main body of work has been in community based projects and residential treatment settings supporting
Barry Bracken
Barry is an integrative psychotherapist and completed a Master's Degree in Counselling & Psychotherapy with the Irish College of Humanities and Applied Sciences. He is accredited with NAPCP
Debbie O' Boyle
Debbie is an integrative psychotherapist who completed a Master's Degree in Counselling & Psychotherapy at the Irish College of Humanities & Applied Sciences (ICHAS).
Margie Burns
Margie is an integrative psychotherapist combining various theories and tools that best meets the needs of her clients. Margie is passionate about aviation and also passionate about coaching &
Mary Beirne
Mary is an integrative psychotherapist and holds an MSc Counselling & Psychotherapy, BA Psychology, MIACP. Mary has always had an interest in human behaviour and how our thoughts
Advisory Board
Every member of our board has made significant contributions to our society. Each one brings a unique set of skills and expertise to our organisation. Other Advisory Board Member Profiles being added imminently.
Captain Andy O'Shea FRAeS
Captain Andy O’Shea is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and is widely regarded as a leader in the pilot training industry. He is an experienced Airline Pilot, Instructor, Senior Examiner and professional pilot training manager.
He has been a professional pilot for 40 years including 27 in Ryanair. As Ryanair’s Head of Training he managed the training of over 10,000 low-hour pilots as they transitioned successfully from initial qualification to their first Airline Pilot job and he is the co-founder of the
www.theairlinepilotclub.com set up to assist anyone considering a career in aviation.
Dr Bisan Khalifeh
Dr Bia is an experienced SHO at a University Hospital in Ireland. She has worked in accident & emergency with years of experience in dealing with trauma. She has a special interest in dermatology. She was also a panel member for the Mental Health Commission of Ireland and worked with and on behalf of An Gardai Siochana (Police) in Ireland.
Mary Beirne MSc MIACP
Mary Beirne is a Highly Experienced & Qualified Cross Professional Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor and holds an MSc Counselling & Psychotherapy, BA Psychology, MIACP accredited with the Irish Association of Counsellors & Psychotherapists. Mary's clinical experience includes nursing & spans 40 years.
Mary is highly regarded in the psychotherapeutic field in Ireland.
Main Office
Athlumney Castle, Co. Meath, Ireland
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