Hi, I’m Niamh Gaffney, and I run Directionality.
I was 35 and a new mum to a gorgeous 6-month old baby girl when I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. In the year that followed, I dealt with surgery, fertility preservation treatment, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and then faced redundancy from my executive level role. The fall-out of that crazy whirlwind of a year was a shock; I seriously struggled with the aftermath, with trying to get back to normal until Coaching helped me realise that there was no going back – I needed to find my New Normal. When the dust settled I understood how much coaching could help others in similar situations and so Directionality opened its doors in early 2016!
I was 35 and a new mum to a gorgeous 6-month old baby girl when I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. In the year that followed, I dealt with surgery, fertility preservation treatment, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and then faced redundancy from my executive level role. The fall-out of that crazy whirlwind of a year was a shock; I seriously struggled with the aftermath, with trying to get back to normal until Coaching helped me realise that there was no going back – I needed to find my New Normal. When the dust settled I understood how much coaching could help others in similar situations and so Directionality opened its doors in early 2016!
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Regulation & Governance
I am a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and my coaching is strictly governed by them. I am a graduate member of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) and I was hugely honoured to be invited to present my thesis "The Extent to which Personal, Occupational and Biographical Factors predict Psychological Wellbeing in Irish Teachers" to the Annual PSI Conference in 2010. I am fully insured to practice coaching at all levels. I hold an Accredited Diploma in Executive and Life Coaching from PSG, a QQI Certificate in Professional Coaching Practice and Ethics, a First Class BA in Psychology from Dublin Business School and am currently in my Advanced Medical Coaching internship with MCI. |
Corporate & International Experience
I am also an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) since 2001. I hold an MA in Accountancy and French from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, and a Certificat Europeen d’Edudes de Management from the Ecole de Management de Normandie, Le Havre, France.
I have over 15 years of international executive and management corporate experience in the insurance, retail and technological industries and have coached and mentored extensively during that time. I have provided mentoring and coaching as an alumna to Heriot-Watt Students and through the CDVEC as an Adult Learning Volunteer.