Brian Lennon

Brian Lennon worked as a guidance counsellor in St. Oliver’s Community College, Drogheda, Co Louth, Ireland for over twenty-five years. He was also head of the Information Technology department. From 2004 he worked as a psychologist for Co. Louth V.E.C. before retiring in 2009. He is a senior instructor with William Glasser International, the body that represents William Glasser’s ideas on Choice Theory psychology, Reality Therapy and Quality Schools.

Born in Co. Down, he was educated in Castlewellan and Belfast before studying in Maynooth, the University of Málaga in Spain, Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Guidance Counsellors in Ireland and a Fellow of the William Glasser Institute Ireland. He is also Chairman Emeritus of William Glasser International. He has published two career guidance textbooks, “The Career Handbook” and “Career & Study Planner”. In the late nineteen eighties he created and programmed QualifaX, the third-level database of further education courses in Ireland and has programmed a number of other guidance-related utilities.

His major interest in his publications is Choice Theory psychology (created by Dr. William Glasser) and its applications especially Reality Therapy.

He has presented and taught in a number of countries including Australia, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain and the United States of America.

He is currently completing another book called "Dystraxia" (a new psychological variable which he believes can explain a lot of delinquent behaviour).

His interests include sailing, photography and information technology. He is married to Laura and they live in Co. Dublin, Ireland.