Credential and Professional Membership Declaration of Rachel Dungan | CPD Facilitator
As 'The Pharmacist Coach', these qualifications and credentials attest to decades of experience, tens of thousands of hours of professional practice and thousands of hours of training, reflective practice and personal and professional development, all of which is at your service.
Professional Credentials and Memberships
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ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC)The highest credential awarded by the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the MCC recognises coaching mastery, deep presence, and the ability to create lasting transformation. As an MCC, Rachel brings over 5,000 hours of experience supporting senior leaders to navigate complexity, unlock potential, and lead with clarity, purpose, and integrity. |
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ICF Advanced Certified Team Coach (ACTC)Building on her MCC, Rachel is also certified by the ICF as a Team Coach (ACTC) — a designation that reflects advanced skill in coaching leadership teams as a dynamic system. This work supports teams to build trust, align around shared purpose, and lead organisational change with cohesion, courage, and measurable impact. |
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EMCC Accredited Senior Practitioner – Coach & Mentor Accredited at Senior Practitioner level by EMCC Global, Rachel brings both coaching and mentoring expertise to her work with leaders, teams, and organisations navigating growth, change, and complexity. Her mentoring approach combines developmental insight with lived leadership experience — supporting clients to build capability, accelerate confidence, and embed sustainable leadership practices across their systems. |
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EMCC Global ESIA Accredited Supervisor Accredited by EMCC Global, Rachel provides reflective, ethical, and developmental supervision to coaches, leaders, and practitioners working in complex systems. Her supervision practice integrates psychological safety, vertical development, and systemic awareness — supporting clients to deepen their self-insight, sustain their impact, and lead with greater integrity, presence, and resilience. |
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National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) Credentialed by the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching, Rachel integrates evidence-based lifestyle and behaviour change principles with her scientific training as a pharmacist and her systemic approach as a master coach. This work supports leaders to enhance energy, resilience, and wellbeing, creating the inner conditions necessary for sustainable performance and purposeful leadership. |
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Registered Pharmacist (MPSI) Licensed by the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, Rachel brings clinical rigour, ethical accountability, and a systems-thinking approach to her work as a coach and leadership educator. Her background as a healthcare professional supports leaders — both in and beyond pharmacy — to make evidence-informed decisions, navigate complexity with clarity, and embed wellbeing, safety, and service into their leadership practice. |
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Certified Health and Fitness Lifestyle Advisor (ELMO) Certified by the European Lifestyle Medicine Organization (ELMO), Rachel is trained in evidence-based approaches to lifestyle medicine that support long-term health and wellbeing. This work enables leaders to optimise energy, manage stress, and sustain performance by aligning daily habits with personal and professional goals. |
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Certified Mental Fitness Coach (PQ®) Licensed and certified by Positive Intelligence®, Rachel is trained to apply the science of mental fitness through the PQ® framework and is a graduate of their PQ Mastery Programme. This work supports leaders, teams, and organisations to build stress resilience, improve performance, strengthen relationships, and lead with greater ease, flow, and joy. |
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Life Navigation© Positive Psychology Certified Coach Accredited by the International Coaching Federation and the American Psychological Association, Rachel is certified in the Life Navigation® Masterclass Series, which applies evidence-based Positive Psychology through the Sailboat Metaphor. This work supports leaders to navigate competing life domains with clarity and balance, strengthen emotional intelligence, align with values, and cultivate resilience, self-acceptance, and meaningful relationships. |
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Certified Red Team Strategic Coach Certified by Red Team Thinking®, Rachel is trained to apply strategic thinking tools that enhance decision-making, challenge assumptions, and reduce risk. This work supports leaders and teams to stress-test plans, mitigate bias and groupthink, and foster more courageous, collaborative, and critical conversations in complex environments. |
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Certified Practitioner in Systemic Team Coaching® Trained under Professor Peter Hawkins and accredited by the Global Team Coaching Institute, Rachel is certified to coach leadership teams through a systemic lens. This work supports teams to clarify purpose, strengthen collaboration, align with key stakeholders, and lead system-wide change that delivers measurable outcomes and long-term organisational health. |
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Coach Master Toolkit Certified Certified by the Center for Executive Coaching, Rachel is trained in a practical, results-oriented toolkit used globally to address leadership, executive, and team challenges. This approach supports leaders to identify what matters most, solve pressing issues efficiently, and accelerate meaningful, measurable progress. |
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Certified Trauma-Informed Therapeutic Coach Certified by the Clear Beliefs Institute, Rachel is trained in a powerful trauma-informed methodology that clears limiting beliefs, internal resistance, and subconscious patterns that may hold leaders back. This work supports deep personal transformation, enabling leaders to meet challenges with greater clarity, emotional freedom, and aligned action. |
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Coaching Excellence Facilitator Certified by Coaching.com, Rachel is recognised as a Coaching Excellence Facilitator, equipped to support high-quality, scalable coaching experiences across diverse organisational contexts. This certification affirms her ability to partner with global coaching platforms, ensuring leaders and teams receive impactful, evidence-informed coaching aligned with best practice and professional standards. |
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Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-500) Registered with Yoga Alliance, Rachel integrates the science and philosophy of yoga — including postures, breathwork, and meditation — into her coaching to enhance wellbeing, resilience, and leadership presence. This mind-body approach supports leaders to cultivate inner steadiness, regulate stress, and lead with greater clarity, compassion, and vitality. |
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MyWorldView® Authorised Practitioner Certified by Global Leadership Associates, Rachel is trained to administer and debrief the MyWorldView® vertical development assessment — a validated tool that reveals how leaders make meaning in complexity. This work supports leaders and teams to grow from the inside out, aligning who they are with the challenges they face and the impact they want to create. |
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Everything DiSC® & Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team™ Authorized Partner |
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Certified VIA Character Strengths Practitioner Rachel is certified to administer and interpret the VIA Character Strengths assessment — a validated, research-based tool that helps leaders identify and apply their unique inner strengths. This work enhances authentic leadership, team dynamics, and personal resilience by empowering clients to lead from what is most core, energising, and enduring within them. |
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Co-Founder & Director of Education – Lead With Coaching Institute (LCI) Rachel is Co-Founder and Director of Education at the Lead With Coaching Institute, home of the ICF-accredited Diploma in Coaching for Leaders — a flagship programme integrating vertical development, systemic thinking, and coaching mastery. Through LCI, Rachel equips leaders, teams, and internal coaches to lead with greater clarity, presence, and purpose in today’s complex, fast-changing world. |
Education
- B.Sc. (Pharmacy) | First Class Honours | Scholar |Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
- Masters Degree in Hospital Pharmacy | Trinity College, Dublin.
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Quality Assurance | Trinity College Dublin
- Diploma in Sales and Marketing | Distinction | IBAT College Dublin
- Diploma in Diet, Health and Wellness Coaching| Distinction | Institute of Health Sciences, Dublin
- Diploma in Personal and Business Coaching | Irish Lifecoach Institute, Dublin
- Diploma in Coaching Super-Vision | International Centre for Coaching Super-Vision, UK
Awards
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