THE Navigation Coach
Tara Rafter
aWaRD WINNING LIFE COaCH & MaStER NLP PRaCTITIONER
Helping you to reset your inner and outer compass!
I am an award-winning executive coach and Master Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner, working with individuals, leaders, and teams who are navigating change and seeking greater clarity, focus, and direction. My work supports people to step out of reactivity and into more intentional ways of thinking, leading, and performing — particularly during periods of transition or uncertainty.
Drawing on neuroscience, emotional intelligence, somatic coaching, and my year-long training in Compassionate Inquiry, developed by Dr. Gabor Maté, I design and deliver talks, workshops, and practical tools that help people engage more effectively with pressure, decision-making, and personal responsibility. This approach enables a deeper understanding of the patterns that drive behaviour, while remaining firmly grounded in application, performance, and sustainable change in real-world settings.
IF NOTHING changES, nothing changes.
How I Can Help You!
As a result of hundreds of hours of training and facilitation, and years of working with leaders, teams, and individuals across a range of organisational settings, Tara has developed a practical, experience-led approach to supporting people through change, pressure, and transition.
Since founding The Navigation Coach in 2017, Tara’s work has evolved from one-to-one coaching into the design and delivery of talks, workshops, and tools that support clarity, focus, emotional regulation, and sustainable performance. Her work is grounded in neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and somatic awareness, translating insight into practical strategies that can be applied immediately in both professional and personal contexts.
Tara is also the creator of My Life Compass, a structured focus and reflection tool now used widely across corporate, education, and individual environments. Whether working with organisations or individuals, her aim is consistent: to support people to think more clearly, respond more effectively under pressure, and navigate complexity with greater confidence and intention.
The JOURNEY TOGETHER
Tara is the host of The Journey Together,a charity podcast created in partnership with The North West Hospice Charity, which shares the voices, experiences, and stories of those navigating serious illness, care, loss, and compassion. Through thoughtful, gently held conversations, the podcast creates space for honesty, dignity, and connection — highlighting the strength of community and the importance of human presence during life’s most vulnerable moments.
Hosted with sensitivity and care, The Journey Together reflects Tara’s ability to hold meaningful conversations with depth, respect, and humanity, bringing warmth and clarity to stories that deserve to be heard and honoured.
Work With Me
Since 2017 I have been successfully coaching clients throughout Ireland and across five continents and facilitating their self-growth. I am passionate about my bespoke one-to-one work with clients both face to face and online and I take huge pride in doing coaching workshops and seminars for small and large groups. I am also proud to train coach’s for The Irish Lifecoach Institute.
Corporate TalKS
Organisations engage Tara to support leaders and teams through change, strategic growth, and performance pressure. Her talks and facilitated sessions focus on strengthening clarity, emotional regulation, decision-making, and accountability — particularly where complexity, uncertainty, and expectation are high.
Each session is tailored to the organisational context and designed to translate insight into practical, immediately applicable tools. Participants leave with enhanced focus, improved resilience under pressure, and a deeper understanding of how mindset and behaviour shape performance, communication, and culture.
Topics include:
Leadership through uncertainty
Building resilient teams
Emotional intelligence and decision-making
Human performance in high-pressure environments
