A Brief Solution Focused Coach

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Brief, impactful coaching conversations to help you take the next step — without overthinking the past.
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Services I Provide For My Clients

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1:1 Coaching

Brief Solution Focused Coaching, Team Coaching, Career Coaching

Face to Face Coaching

Career Coaching, Team Coaching, Solution Focused Coaching
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CV Creation

Support in creating tailor made CVs

Tailor Made CVs

With over fourteen years of experience as Job Coach, I have wriiten hundreds of successful CVs. Let me help you!
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Team Build Events

Proud to Partner with Ireland's Premier Team Building Events Company

Teambuild.ie

What better way to observe your preferred styles of working and possible your leadership qualities than a Team Building event? As a stand alone or in conjunction with Team Management Systems training
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Interview Preparation

Practice and support to be the very Best Version of you on the day

The Best Version of You

Preparation shows, and for all the right reaons. I can work with you to be prepared to tell your stories that demonstrate your competencies
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Team Management Systems

A globally recognised leader in teamwork science

Team Management Systems

Whether individually with Coaching or as a Team Training and Event, Team Management Systems Profiles will provide you with shared language and insights to truly excel
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Training Workshops

Team building, Solution Focused Team Talk and more

Tailor Made Workshops

Talk with Darren Priest about Team Building, Solution Talk, as well as appreciative enquiry to build on what is already working
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— About Me

I help individuals access the best version of themselves

I’ve spent the past two decades supporting individuals, teams, and organisations across the community, education, and employment sectors.
My experience includes training staff, guiding long-term jobseekers, supporting young adults, and mentoring professionals.

My approach to coaching is based on the Brief Solution Focused model — a conversational method that’s practical, client-led, and efficient.
It’s not about analysing your past; it’s about creating forward momentum.

My values:
✔️ Respect for your autonomy
✔️ Belief in your capacity for change
✔️ Emphasis on what’s already working

Whether you’re facing a career decision, a transition, or just need to talk things through — I’d be happy to help.

Darren Priest

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“Ready to unlock your potential and transform your team?
Work with Darren Priest—Career Coach, Solution Focused Practitioner, Trainer, EMCC Accredited Senior Practitioner and Accredited TMS Practitioner—to create clarity, confidence, and measurable results. Book your session today.”

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Building Trust, Respect, and Empowerment into Boundary Management Training

Fostering Safety and High Expectations Without Catastrophising Boundary management is a critical skill for professionals who work closely with clients, especially in sectors such as healthcare, education, social work, and counselling. The primary aim of boundary management training is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of both professionals and clients. However, the approach taken in such training can greatly influence the culture of an organisation

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My Best Hopes for Supported Employment: Helping Clients to Thrive

Employment Needs Analysis Individual Employment Plan At the heart of Supported Employment lies a simple but powerful idea — that everyone has skills, strengths, and resources that can be built upon to create meaningful and sustainable work. My Employment Needs Analysis (ENA) and Individual Employment Plan (IEP) documents represent my very best hopes for how Supported Employment can truly work with clients — in ways

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Reciprocity, not money, makes the world go round

When you’re building your career or searching for new opportunities, the strongest connections often start with one simple action — giving first. This is something I feel is important for me and I wanted to share it with you. Psychologist Dr Robert Cialdini calls this reciprocity — the natural human tendency to return what we receive. When we offer help, appreciation, or interest first, others instinctively respond

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Value My Skills Cards

I am kind of old fashioned and enjoy working with tactile cards. However, this can also be done online Value My Skills | unionlearn   Coaching Session Plan: “Discovering My Transferable Skills” Purpose To help the client identify and build on their transferable skills using a strengths-based, Solution Focused Approach. Duration 60 minutes Materials “Value My Skills” transferable skills cards Paper or digital notes for

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Book Review: Go Beyond: Solution-Focused Pocket Mentor for the Work Evolutionists: Start Transformations Today – Book 1 by Elvira Kalmar

The central premise of this book, apart from the smart way a Solution Focused (SF) approach seeps into the fibre of its pages, is the notion of a ‘Work Evolutionist’. My initial, admittedly cynical, reaction was that this was an appealing title conceived before a theory. Nothing could be further from the truth. The concept is grounded in many years of practice at the cutting

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An example script: How to use Dr Julia Yates’s Career Coaching Cards

Click here   45-Minute Scripted Session (with 3 Career Coaching Cards) 0–5 min | Welcome & Orientation Coach:“Thanks for being here today. We’ll use these Career Coaching Cards as prompts. Each card reflects an idea that can help people think about their careers. I’ll invite you to pick a few that stand out, and we’ll use them to imagine the future you’d like and the

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