Publications

Publications by Julie O’Sullivan and Carolyn Fitzgibbon include:

Fitzgibbon, C. E., & O’Sullivan, J. S. (2026). Sensory modulation interventions in practice when working with trauma. In Sensory approaches to mental health practice (pp. 69–78). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-40596-9.00016-6

 Kozlowska, K., Fitzgibbon, C., O’Sullivan, J., Scher, S., & Carrive, P. (2026). From pickle juice to chemosensation: A discussion on the interoceptive/homeostatic reset system for interventions in dissociation and trauma-related dysregulation. Human Systems: Therapy, Culture and Attachments, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/26344041261462371

 O’Sullivan, J., Fitzgibbon, C., Carrive, P., & Kozlowska, K. (2026). Pickle juice – and other pungent foods – as a grounding strategy for managing episodes of dissociative shutdown. Human Systems: Therapy, Culture and Attachments, 6(2), 148-165. https://doi.org/10.1177/26344041251411521

 Keptner KM, Fitzgibbon C, O’Sullivan J. Effectiveness of anxiety reduction interventions on test anxiety: A comparison of four techniques incorporating sensory modulation. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2021;84(5):289-297. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022620935061

 Fitzgibbon, C., & O’Sullivan, J. (2018). Sensory modulation : resource manual : changing how you feel through using your senses. Sensory Modulation  Resource Manual.