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Be Embodied Coaching


Lead from within

Feel stuck, overwhelmed or disconnected?
 

Would you like to  live with more clarity, confidence and inner direction?

Have you made changes before, but they don't seem to stick?

​I help people reconnect with themselves again so they can live

with more steadiness, alignment, self trust and agency, without pushing, fixing or forcing

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“I’ve always been self-aware, but working with Derval finally changed how things played out in real life. It felt like the missing piece of the puzzle, the part other coaching hadn’t reached.”

Is this you?

You may have found your way here because:
  • You overthink and second-guess yourself, even about small things

  • You’re capable and self-aware, yet it feels like nothing really changes or sticks

  • You feel like an imposter, worried you will be found out any day now

  • Everything looks fine from the outside, but you feel lost in the inside

  • Life feels a bit like autopilot going through the motions rather than really being in it

  • You feel disconnected, unanchored or lack internal direction

  • Nothing is obviously "broken" and everything is technically "fine", but something feels missing

  • You sense there’s more meaning or purpose available, but you don’t know how to access it

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Does any of this resonate with you? 

What if what you are looking for was less about fixing, forcing or trying harder and more about gently connecting back into yourself in a way that actually carries into daily life with more  ease, clarity and steadiness?

If you are feeling curious or sensing that something needs to shift, why not get in touch for a free, no-obligation call.

Embodied Transformation Coaching

Why This is Different

This isn’t about talking things through endlessly or pushing yourself to “be better”.

My work is grounded in embodied transformation coaching, which means we work with:

  • your nervous system

  • your body’s signals

  • your capacity to slow down, notice and respond differently.

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When you have been living under pressure or in your head for a long time, insight alone rarely creates change. The body needs to be involved.

As your system settles, things begin to shift naturally:

  • thinking becomes clearer

  • emotions feel more manageable

  • decisions come from a steadier place

This is how change starts to stick, not through force but through reconnection.

"My sessions were transformational & Derval was so skilled & adept in taking me on that journey"

Embodied Transformation Coaching

What People Experience

People I work with often say they:

  • feel calmer and more grounded in daily life

  • stop reacting so quickly and feel they have more choice

  • trust themselves more

  • communicate more clearly at work and at home

  • feel more aligned and more like themselves again

  • make changes with more ease that actually sticks

Not because life suddenly becomes easier, but because they’re more resourced to meet it.

“I stopped overthinking and started trusting myself.”

Kate, Dublin

Like many life-busy & career-busy people, I finally got to a point where I exhausted all my resources and had no idea how much of my life and career were me and how much were driven externally. I paused, took some time to slow down and re-think my career. I read a lot, listened to podcasts and all resources one can put their hands on, but I struggled to take any action. Then I made contact with Derval in a hope to figure out what to do next. And I can honestly say that this is where true transformation happened. In an era of pop-psychology surrounding us everywhere, social media communities sharing endless and oversimplified advice, it is in meetings with a qualified coach like Derval where we get to mute all that noise, stop over-thinking and instead look inward to find our own agency. She’s incredibly skilled in guiding you to find the answers you never thought you had. In doing that Derval continuously encourages you to tune in with your body, not just logic and rational reasoning. She helps you join the dots - your values, your talents, your wants and dreams. It’s liberating and equips you with a life skill of checking what feels right for you without guilt kicking in. I cannot recommend her enough."

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“My confidence, especially around boundaries, is somewhere I never thought it could be.”

What Sessions Feel Like

 

We slow things down, we work with your thoughts but also invite in the body’s wisdom and explore what’s  going on beneath the surface. It’s not about fixing or forcing, it’s about meeting yourself in a new way.

 

You can expect tools that:

  • support nervous system regulation

  • somatic inquiry

  • intuitive clarity

Over time, you will start to trust your inner knowing more and more, soften the inner critic and move forward in a way that feels more natural and true.

If you have tried to make changes before, read the books, done the courses, pushed yourself but it hasn’t quite stuck, you are not alone and you have come to the right place.

 

If you:

  • Are open to trying something different, something new, something deeper

  • Are ready to move from coping, overwhelm, going through the motions

  • Are ready to turn down the volume of the external world for a while and hear and trust your own wants, values , dreams, guidance

  • Are ready for real, aligned, embodied change

 

Get in touch and I will help you find new ways of being that feel right and aligned to you.

How We Can Work Together

Present. Open. Connected. Embodied.
Coaching and workshops for those ready to lead from the inside out

Embodied Transformation Coaching

1 to 1 Embodied Transformation Coaching 

Support for those navigating life and career changes or transitions. Slow down, tune in and find clarity from within. These sessions help you access your own wisdom, release stuck patterns and move forward with more ease and self-trust.

Embodied Transformation Coaching

Workshops For Organisations

Engaging, practical sessions on embodied leadership, confidence, communication and wellbeing: ideal for staff wellbeing programmes, women’s networks and leadership initiatives. Participants leave with new awareness and tools they can apply immediately.

Embodied Workshops

Group Programmes

Small-group journeys blending insight and somatic practice. A space to reconnect, reset and reclaim your way forward. You’ll feel supported by both community and facilitation, with time to reflect and integrate between sessions.

“From the first session, I felt completely supported and deeply listened to.”

About Me

I am Derval,

I am an embodiment-based transformation coach.

I spent over a decade working in Human Resources, supporting people through the challenges and changes of working life. I later trained as a Life and Career Coach and worked in this field for more than 10 years in both France and here in Ireland.

Over time, I became interested in what helps change truly stick.
That’s what led me to embodied transformation coaching.

This approach brought together something I hadn’t found elsewhere , working with both the mind and the body to support real, sustainable change. Experiencing it first-hand felt like a missing piece and it’s now at the heart of my work.

I work with people who understand themselves well and have already tried to make changes, yet feel caught in familiar patterns or unsure of their direction. We slow things down and work beneath the surface, so change doesn’t come from effort or pressure, but from a deeper sense of steadiness and self-trust.

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“We do not think ourselves into new

ways of living, we live ourselves into

new ways of thinking.”

 

                                                                                            Hillary L. McBride

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