New journal launched: International Journal of Coaching Psychology

Launched in August, 2020, The International Journal of Coaching Psychology is a peer reviewed journal that publishes theory, research and practice articles on all aspects of coaching psychology.

The International Journal of Coaching Psychology editorial team invite papers on the theory, research and practice of coaching psychology. Editorials are written by the editors on topics of general interest or journal policy. Perspectives, leading articles, invited papers and keynote speeches maybe commissioned from experts in the coaching psychology and applied fields.

The journal team welcome research and discussion papers, brief reports, short papers on techniques, book reviews and conference reports.

The journal is sponsored by the International Society for Coaching Psychology, a professional membership body.

The Editor is Dr Siobhain O’Riordan PhD.




Dr Nollaig Heffernan Joins The Centre for Neuroscience Faculty

We welcome Dr Nollaig Heffernan who joins the Centre for Neuroscience faculty. She is a Sport and Exercise Psychologist (BPS) and a member of the Psychological Society of Ireland. She is an independent Management Consultant and works with businesses from sole traders to multinationals specialising in Leadership and Management, Organisational Psychology, Workplace Performance and Stress Management. In her role as a Sport Psychologist she works with all abilities from beginner to elite in a wide range of sports. She is a Dr Nollaig Heffernansuccessful rowing coach with wins at national and international level. She regularly speaks at conferences and universities as a specialist lecturer or guest speaker and is a contributing author to a number of business books including the Association for Coaching’s Psychometrics in Coaching and Leadership Coaching.

Her interests include the neuroscientific make-up of high performing individuals, the cross-discipline transfer of effective coping strategies, resilient leadership and enhancing wellbeing in the workplace. She has co-authored (with Stephen Palmer) a paper, Moving forward neuroscience research in the fields of coaching psychology and sport psychology: Would Imagery Based Coaching be a useful area to research?  which will be published in Coaching Psychology International this summer.




Centre for Neuroscience launched on 6th May, 2016

Centre for Neuroscience, London, officially launched on 6th May 2016

The International Academy for Professional Development Ltd and the National Wellbeing Service Ltd launched the Centre for Neuroscience on 6th May, 2016 to focus on developing and providing neuroscience courses that are linked to the programmes already provided by our associated centres and faculties, the Centre for Coaching and the Centre for Stress Management.

Director, Professor Stephen Palmer PhD said, “We are delighted to launch the Centre for Neuroscience. We already include neuroscience and psychobiology in our lectures on various courses at the International Academy for Professional Development and our centres. However, many of our students and alumni have expressed an interest in learning more about neuroscience linked to stress, resilience, wellbeing, health, psychotherapy and coaching. We will be launching courses in 2016 to support their interests.”

The International Academy for Professional Development Ltd was established in 2010 to bring together approved centres and faculties of expertise that provide professional development courses and programmes to professionals around the world.