Directors

Dr. Evelyn P. Gilmore, B.A (Hons), M.Sc., Prof D., C. Psychol., Ps.S.I., M.I.A.H.I.P., M.A.C.

Evelyn is a consultant work & organisational psychologist, an organisational development consultant, a business and executive coach, coach trainer, and coach supervisor. She is joint Director of Coach Institute of Ireland and Psychodynamics at Work. Evelyn has an honours degree in psychology from the University of Galway and a first class honours masters in work & organisational psychology from Dublin City University (DCU). She completed a three-year Tavistock Consulting to Organisations qualification. In addition, Evelyn has a professional doctorate in Consultation and the Organisation with the Tavistock & Portman NHS in London, accredited by the University of Essex. Her current clients include individuals, groups, and organisations from both the public, private and not-for-profit sector.

She is a chartered psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland (P.S.I.), a full member of their work & organisational division, and a member of their coaching psychology group. She is an accredited psychotherapist with the Irish Council of Psychotherapy, and is also a member of OPUS, an Organisation Promoting Understanding of Society.

In addition, she has conducted research on leadership development and emotional intelligence as part of her Master’s Degree. Evelyn’s doctorate thesis was an action research project and focused on how an organisational practitioner can help manage the emotional aspects of organisational life during times of organisational change. She has lectured on organisational change in the department of management in the University of Galway, and has been a visiting lecturer to doctorate students in the Tavistock in London.

Evelyn’s areas of interest and expertise include leadership development, group dynamics, role consultation, systems psychodynamics coaching, organisational development and change. In particular, she uses a person centered, psychodynamic, and systemic lens when working with individuals, groups and organisations. For more information on Evelyn’s psychodynamic work visit www.psychodynamicsatwork.ie

Mike O’Halloran, B.A., M.A., H. Dip. Ed., M.I.A.H.I.P., M.A.C.

Mike O'Halloran founded Coach Institute of Ireland, the first Coaching Training Programme to be held in the country, in 2000. He has worked for over twenty five years as a Gestalt Psychotherapist, Coach, Supervisor, Trainer and Group Facilitator. He holds a Master’s in Counselling from Durham University, a B.A. and H. Dip. Ed. from U.C.D, and he trained extensively in London in the field of Gestalt. Since 2000 he has jointly directed and facilitated the Diploma in Business and Executive Coaching and in this capacity has trained several hundred Coaches from a wide variety of professional and industrial backgrounds. His training is informed by Person Centred, Gestalt, and Existential psychology. Mike is a member and recognised supervisor of IAHIP (Irish Association for Humanistic & Integrative Psychotherapy), ICP (Irish Council for Psychotherapy), and the Association for Coaching.