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Teresa Hand Campbell

Region(s) Galway, Clare, Laois, Offaly, Westmeath

Qualifications and Affiliations


M.Sc. Occupational Psychology, Trinity College Dublin and Leicester University, UK. (2008-2012)
PG Diploma in Business Executive & Personal Coaching, Coach Institute of Ireland. (2012 -2013)
Certified Mediator, Institute of Public Administration, Dublin 4. (2017)
Certified Professional Multi-Science Analysis: Application to Business Executive & Personal Coaching, TTI Success Insights Ireland, 2018.
Registered Psychometric Test User 1 & 2, British Psychological Society, 2015 ongoing.

Affiliations / Memberships
Member of European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC Ireland)
Member of Mediators Institute of Ireland (MII)
Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
Member Teaching Council of Ireland
Alumni at University of Leicester, UK

Experience in one to one coaching


Teresa, a former Administrative and Teaching Principal, is part of the Career Decisions/CDT team of Coaches who have successfully coached over 400 School Principals. As Ireland’s only Occupational Coaching Psychologist with 30 years’ experience in senior educational leadership roles, as Lecturer to Masters in Leadership & Management and PDSL, Teresa brings a unique combination of expertise.

Since 2013, Teresa has coached over 250 clients on a one-to-one basis including Senior Executives across the public and private sector. Client organisations include The Department of Education & Skills, PDST, NCCA, Aspirants to the Inspectorate at DE, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (RCSI), Legal Island, National Association of Principals & Deputy Principals (NAPD), INTO, HSE, NRA, and much more.

Teresa’s background in Education Leadership and in writing is foundational to her ongoing success as an Executive Coach, Occupational Coaching Psychologist, Educationist and Certified Mediator. Individual and group coaching spans Principals, Deputy Principals, Middle Management, Guidance Counsellors and Educators across Primary, Post Primary, Further Education and Third Level settings – city, urban, rural, DEIS.

Teresa’ specialist expertise includes:
• Leadership & Performance Coaching
• Emotional Intelligence and Competency Building
• Coaching for Development and Change Management
• Approaches to Conflict Management
• Team dynamics
• Personnel Selection & Assessment, including use of Psychometrics.

Is cainteoir líofa Gaeilge í Treasa. Teresa is a fluent Irish speaker and has delivered coaching through Gaeilge.

“Teresa is highly approachable and trustworthy, has a keen eye for detail and an ability to work with empathy, respect and genuine interest in the client. Her guidance in reviewing my considerable success across two decades, identifying competencies nurtured and possibilities for transfer and growth in other organisational settings served to sustain me at a critical juncture in my life. Her trusted coaching continued, through to securing the dream role I now enjoy.”
Senior Leader


CSL is funded by the Teacher Education Section (TES) of the Department of Education (DE)
This service is managed by Clare Education Centre.