Helping people make better decisions and move forward.
Coaching, training and behaviour-change programmes for individuals, organisations and community services across Ireland — grounded in more than 20 years of frontline experience.
Practical support for people and organisations.
Seán’s work combines coaching, counselling-informed practice, behaviour change, leadership experience and real-world programme delivery.
One-to-One Coaching
Structured coaching to improve confidence, decision-making, resilience, personal effectiveness and direction.
Career & Interview Coaching
Practical preparation for interviews, career change and progression, including confidence, communication and STAR-based answers.
Training & Workshops
Engaging group training for workplaces, community programmes, education providers and public-sector organisations.
Employability Programmes
Real-world skills covering interview preparation, confidence, communication, work readiness and effective decision-making.
Behaviour Change
Programmes designed to help people recognise patterns, understand consequences and build realistic strategies for lasting change.
Programme Development
Support for organisations designing practical, participant-centred interventions, workshops and learning resources.
Experience across health, justice, road safety and behaviour change.
Seán O’Connor is a coach, trainer, author and behaviour-change specialist with more than two decades of experience across addiction, mental health, criminal justice, public service, road safety and community-based programmes.
His professional background includes senior HSE programme delivery, addiction and social inclusion services, tribunal work with the Mental Health Commission, service as a Justice of the Peace in the UK, and frontline policing experience as a Garda Reserve member.
He is also the founder of the Drive Aware Programme, a nationally recognised driver readilitation and road-safety programme.
Workshops that people can use the next day.
Training is practical, conversational and built around participation rather than long lectures. Programmes can be adapted for employers, ETBs, community organisations, healthcare providers and other services.
Interview Skills & Employability
- Understanding what employers assess
- Building confidence and communication
- “Tell me about yourself” preparation
- STAR method and competency answers
- Mock interviews and supportive feedback
Personal Effectiveness
- Decision-making and consequences
- Confidence and resilience
- Communication and self-awareness
- Goal setting and personal responsibility
- Practical action planning
“Meaningful change rarely comes from simply telling people what to do. It comes from helping them understand their own behaviour, recognise their choices and develop a realistic plan for doing something different.”
Books built around practical change.
Seán has authored 30 books focused on mental health, addiction, resilience, personal development, interview skills and safer decision-making.
The Interview Blueprint
A practical guide to interview confidence, preparation, communication and structured answers.
Building Better Men
Support for young men navigating confidence, identity, relationships, responsibility and direction.
Life After Addiction
A practical approach to rebuilding identity, responsibility, connection and purpose in recovery.
Start a conversation.
For coaching, training, workshops or organisational enquiries, contact Seán directly.
Seán O’Connor
Coach • Trainer • Author • Behaviour Change Specialist
Mobile: 087 327 6959
Email: sean@seanoconnorcoaching.com
Website: seanoconnorcoaching.ie