If you are interested in understanding why human beings do/say/think and live the way they do, Dr. Irena O'Brien has created one of the most efficient and effective neuroscience education programs in North America. From the depth of research and relevant scientific information that is delivered--and remains accessible for a year or more--as well as the weekly class review over 16 weeks, I learned more about neuroscience in 16 weeks than I'd learned in 16 years--and I'm even a behavioral scientist! Well worth the time, investment and commitment if you are in a profession that requires you to interface with humans to coach/treat/counsel/parent/co-exist, etc. And, the research will be personally beneficial to you as well, in navigating your own challenges around health, nutrition, sleep hygiene and general daily life.

This program covers so many concepts that are relevant to my work with clients. Irena's direct, intellectual but no-nonsense style is so natural and appealing, a pleasure to watch, listen to, and participate with. When I signed up for this program, I didn't want to cover coaching concepts I already knew. I needed someone to go deeper and to explain the physiology behind why we humans behave the way we do so that I could help my clients understand themselves (and other people!) better and why they have challenges changing their behavior, even when they think they have a strong desire to change their habits. My clients love it when I talk about their brains and give them easy to relate to insight and ideas for improving their effectiveness. My engineers and scientists, especially, resonate well with these topics. I loved this program and highly recommend it.

The Certificate in Applied Neuroscience For Coaches and Helping Professionals program that Dr. O’Brien has developed is excellent! It has been very beneficial for me to learn about the brain from a more holistic perspective. We learned how the brain affects the rest of your body and how the body affects your brain with your breathing, proper sleep, diet, and exercise. This is an amazing program for anyone to take.Whether your official title is coach or not, we are always assisting others with our words. With this program, you understand much more about how and why our words could possibly be received in many different ways. I highly recommend this program to anyone that interacts with others.