About Sinéad

I’m Sinéad Rafferty — a Career & Alignment Coach on a mission to empower highly sensitive people (HSPs), empaths, deep thinkers, and divergent minds to thrive in life, work, and leadership.

Empathy and sensitivity are not weaknesses to be managed, but powerful forces with great purpose. My philosophy is deeply neuro-affirming: honouring difference as strength and creating space for individuals to thrive in their true nature.

My Alignment Journey

For years, I tried to fit myself into environments that didn’t suit me — corporate roles that rewarded speed and conformity instead of depth, creativity, and authenticity.

On paper, I looked successful. Inside, I felt stuck, drained, and disconnected from myself.

I pushed through, ignoring my needs and treating my sensitivity like a flaw. What followed were cycles of burnout, exhaustion, and self-doubt. It felt like life was happening to me, rather than being created by me.

Then, I finally embraced my true nature & embarked on my own alignment journey.

A turning point came back in 2011 while working in a 9–5 corporate role in France, I stumbled across Marianne Cantwell’s TED Talk Be a Free Range Human. Something clicked.

For the first time, I realised I didn’t have to follow a well-trodden path — I could create my own.

I uncovered my core values of freedom, autonomy, variety, accomplishment, and authenticity, and began using them as my compass.

Over time, I embraced my sensitivity not as a weakness but as my greatest strength — and that shift transformed everything.

What I Do Today

I support HSPs, empaths, divergent thinkers, innovators, and changemakers to embrace their innate strengths, reclaim their identity, and design careers and businesses that feel authentic, purposeful, and sustainable.

My approach brings identity, energy, and purpose into harmony so the way you live, work, and lead feels authentic and aligned.

From that foundation, I weave in career and/or business strategy — practical steps that turn inner clarity into outer impact.

The result? Clients don’t just feel aligned, they also have a clear roadmap for their careers, leadership, or business growth.

I work with employees, leaders, entrepreneurs, and creatives — people who often feel “different” in a world that wasn’t designed for their depth. Sensitivity has great purpose, and I guide my clients to embody it in meaningful ways, applying their unique gifts to their work and leadership.

As Oscar Wilde said: “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” That’s the heartbeat of my work.

Learn more about How I Work HERE.

My Background & Qualifications

I’ve been empowering the potential, visionary ideas, and dreams of others for over 17 years as a certified Career, Personal, and Executive Coach.

My academic background includes:

  • B.A. in Music, Psychology & Italian

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Career Guidance & Counselling

  • Advanced Diploma in Executive & Personal Coaching (ICF Accredited)

  • Studies in the Creative Arts

  • Ongoing Training in Somatic Techniques (to deepen the mind-body connection in coaching)

My professional history spans a wide range of industries and roles:

hospitality,

sales & retail

education & training,

counselling,

coaching,

career and personal development,

& business development.

I also have experience in:

IT,

translation,

marketing,

event management,

& even music performance.

Every role, every chapter has given me valuable insight into what it means to work, lead, create, and grow. Today, that diversity of experience informs my coaching and deepens my ability to meet clients exactly where they are.

Over the years, I’ve coached an equally wide variety of clients — from entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, and solopreneurs to business owners, CEOs, executives, and creatives, as well as scientists, energy healers, coaches and innovators.

This breadth of perspective allows me to understand the unique pressures and opportunities that different industries and individuals face — and to tailor my coaching so it’s as practical and grounded as it is transformative.

Life by the Atlantic

I live on Ireland’s northwest coast with my husband and two children. We chose a peaceful life of alignment, by the sea - I’m happiest on wild, windy winter walks by the Atlantic, the kind that clear the mind and awaken the spirit.

I love traveling, listening to and making music, energy practices like Qigong and Tai Chi and following my curiosity down creative rabbit holes!

This mix of nature, creativity, and exploration is what keeps me rooted, inspired, and alive to possibility.

Want to Know More?

I had the privilege of sharing more of my story and work in an exclusive interview with Brainz Magazine.
👉 Read the full interview here.

"Sinead is a wise, insightful and highly intuitive coach.

She helped me find confidence & clarity with where I am at and guided me forward."

Saoirse - Executive

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