Sophie Dooley
About Me
Sophie Dooley
About Me
A Kildare native, I first qualified as a registered general nurse in the Mater Hospital with over 22 years of experience in management, learning, and development. This allowed me to bring these skills into business where I now work as a Company Director and while also working as a mother of three I made the decision to return to study in University College Cork.
This wasn’t without its challenges. Juggling work, home life, parenting and a 400 km commute was not by any means easy. As we all know change asks us to move out of our comfort zone! Feelings of awkwardness and discomfort were accompanied by feelings of excitement, hope, optimism and embracing a new learning process to support my career, and personal and professional development.
I was delighted to have graduated from U.C.C. in the fields of Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology with a focus on bringing about positive change. Positive Psychology is the science of well-being, strengths, and the achievement of our potential. I bring my own unique leadership style to my work using my strengths in communication, humour and engagement to build positive relationships to support change and healthy development.
Сompanies that trust me
Working together
Fostering and cultivating a positive culture in groups and organisations is key to enhancing performance and productivity. Sophie facilitates this through talks and workshops, intentionally using positive psychology approaches to boost morale and motivation. This builds on our psychological resources, allowing us an opportunity to tap into our psychological capital to achieve sustainable performance. Weaving and embedding wellbeing into our policies for a healthier work environment.
Sophie is a member of the Association of Coaching and adheres to their code of ethics. The Association of Coaching is a professional body dedicated to promoting best practice and raising the awareness and standards of coaching, worldwide. Sophie is a facilitator and trainer in the area of positive psychology and wellbeing and is committed to upholding these exceptional standards throughout her work.
Working together
Fostering and cultivating a positive culture in groups and organisations is key to enhancing performance and productivity. Sophie facilitates this through talks and workshops, intentionally using positive psychology approaches to boost morale and motivation. This builds on our psychological resources, allowing us an opportunity to tap into our psychological capital to achieve sustainable performance. Weaving and embedding wellbeing into our policies for a healthier work environment.
Sophie is a member of the Association of Coaching and adheres to their code of ethics. The Association of Coaching is a professional body dedicated to promoting best practice and raising the awareness and standards of coaching, worldwide. Sophie is a facilitator and trainer in the area of positive psychology and wellbeing and is committed to upholding these exceptional standards throughout her work.
People that work with me
Sophie helped us look at the environment we were creating for the players to succeed, and in providing workshops for coaches we noticed the coaches change of language to promote a positive mindset for the players, additionally Sophie looked at the environment and provided some great insights into small changes we could make or add to the environment to maximise enjoyment for all involved. I would happily recommend Sophie as her enthusiasm for her role is infectious to all she interacts with. I always enjoy our conversations and come away with an enthusiasm for the job ahead."
"Sophie has a unique way of creating a safe and welcoming environment to explore ideas, our sessions helped me uncover skills and character traits that I had been neglecting. Through practical exercises, I've been able to incorporate these back into my business. This work has helped me to avoid a brick wall that I feel my business was fast approaching"
I would see Sophie's involvement as a huge assist to our group and aided the success we had in winning the Shane Horgan Cup for 23/24 season."
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Winston Churchill