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About Me

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For over 20 years, I’ve worked alongside people through change. First in Human Resources and later as a Facilitator, Trainer, Life & Career and Embodied Transformation Coach.

Again and again, I noticed something. People often already knew what they wanted to do.

They had read the books, reflected deeply, talked things through and understood themselves well, but insight alone didn’t always lead to change or lasting change.

That question stayed with me. What actually helps change become possible and more importantly, what helps it last?

Over time, that curiosity led me into embodied transformation coaching and nervous system-informed approaches.​ What drew me in wasn’t the theory it was the experience.

I found an approach that recognised something I had sensed for years in my work but hadn’t yet had language for: that meaningful change doesn’t only happen through thinking.

It also involves paying attention to what’s happening beneath the surface in our emotions, patterns, physiology, values, nervous system and the quieter signals we often move past.

That way of working is now at the heart of what I do.

Today I work with people who are thoughtful, capable and often already highly self-aware but who feel stuck in familiar patterns, disconnected from themselves, at a crossroads or simply tired of pushing harder.

Together we slow things down. Not to stay still but to create enough space to notice what matters, reconnect with inner steadiness and move forward in ways that feel more sustainable and more their own.

My style is warm, grounded and practical.

No fixing. No performance. No pushing. No pretending to have all the answers.

Just thoughtful support, honest reflection and space for meaningful change.

Professional Background & Training

My work is grounded in over 20 years of experience supporting people through change across coaching, training, facilitation and Human Resources in both Ireland and France. ​Alongside this practical experience, I continue to deepen my understanding through ongoing professional development in areas including embodied transformation, body based/somatic coaching, nervous system awareness, trauma-informed practice and Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed approaches.  These approaches don’t define my work, they inform it. They help me create spaces that feel thoughtful, grounded and responsive to the complexity of being human, while supporting meaningful and sustainable change. ​My work has been shaped through learning with established leaders and organisations in these fields and by integrating these perspectives into my work over time. ​ Training includes: • Senior Accredited Coach – International Association of Professional Coaches & Mentors (IAPC&M) • Power of Embodied Transformation – Coaches Rising • Symphony of Self (Internal Family Systems, IFS-informed) – Coaches Rising • Polyvagal Certificate Course: Safety, Connection & The Human Experience – Polyvagal Institute • Ongoing professional development in trauma-informed and nervous system-informed approaches Influenced by the work and teachings of Stephen Porges, Deb Dana, Richard Schwartz, Staci Haines, Richard Strozzi-Heckler and others whose work continues to shape this field.

Connect With Me Today

If you’re unsure, that’s okay  we can simply talk it through

Derval Petit

Be Embodied Coaching

Embodied coaching and workshops, for individuals and organisations

I offer 1 to 1 coaching sessions online via Zoom and deliver corporate workshops both virtually and in person at workplaces across Dublin & nationwide.

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