Meet the Founders

Dr. Eileen Higgins

Co-founder & Developer of The Three Lies™ Framework

Dr. Eileen Higgins is co-founder of The Three Lies™ Institute and developer of The Three Lies™ Framework. She also founded The Therapy Room in Athy, Co. Kildare, where she offers psychological assessments, therapeutic support, and tailored intervention planning.

Eileen opened The Therapy Room in 2020. She brings together strong academic training, clinical experience, and a genuine interest in research. Her approach is compassionate and person-centred, helping people make sense of distress through careful assessment and collaborative formulation.

Eileen is an accredited member of the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and holds memberships with the Psychological Society of Ireland, the American Psychological Association, and the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health. She has published in the Irish Journal for Counselling & Psychotherapy, with work exploring depression in coronary artery disease, and hikikomori and extreme social withdrawal.

Her interests include anxiety and emotional regulation, shame and self-concept, and belonging, alongside health psychology, trauma-informed formulation, practitioner training, reflective practice, and ethical innovation.

Marion Lepretre

Co-founder

Marion Lepretre is a trained life coach and co-founder of The Three Lies™ Institute. Her coaching training gave her a lasting appreciation for what careful, compassionate conversations can achieve.

Marion also brings over 15 years of experience creating clear, thoughtful learning content. At the Institute, she draws on both skill sets to help shape resources and training that communicate the framework the way it’s meant to be held: gently, ethically, and always in service of the client.

Marion is a native French speaker who is fluent in English, and is based in Ireland.