Stephen Brown

Stephen Brown is an Irish Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner, Level 3 Internal Family Systems Practitioner, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Gestaltist. In private practice, he combines all these modalities and approaches with the people he sits with.

With a passion for working with groups, Stephen utilises what he calls the Four Pillars of Connection – Connection with Self, Connection with Community, Connection with Environment, and Connection with “something greater than”. This work often takes place on Retreat, in Ireland, the Sahara Desert and Bali. Stephen’s Retreats involve nature, adventure, ceremony, and ritual, utilising his therapeutic skills as well as those of a Master Firewalking Instructor and Experiential Educator.

Group work with Stephen also extends into the corporate and community sectors providing training, retreats, and team development experiences for businesses, charities, and sport teams. This has led to extensive travels throughout Europe and beyond for companies such as Google, Hugo Boss, Barnardo’s, TKMaxx, Queen’s University Belfast, Special Olympics, and The Tamer Group.

Stephen is a member of Faculty for Compassionate Inquiry, facilitating the learning of students in the professional year-long training. He additionally Mentors Students as they prepare for Certification as Compassionate Inquiry Practitioners, he trains new Mentors and facilitates the Mentor Support Program.