Important to know
This skills coaching approaches media engagement primarily as a form of public and professional contribution. While media visibility may create professional opportunities, the focus of this support is ethical communication, public understanding and responsible psychological engagement.
Overview
Dr Dan O’Hare is an experienced educational psychologist with an established media profile including work with the BBC, The Guardian, The Times, Sky News and Al Jazeera, podcast host and Director of edpsy.
This coaching provides individualised support that builds directly on your professional goals and upcoming media opportunities.
Each coaching package offers three or five one-to-one sessions, giving you protected time to refine your messaging, practise interviews, and work through real examples from your own professional media activity.
Media skills coaching sessions
Sessions may focus on:
- Preparing for specific upcoming interviews or media opportunities
- Developing and testing clear, evidence-based key messages aligned with your work
- Reviewing previous interviews, articles or public commentary
- Practising short, realistic interview scenarios based on your actual media work
- Strengthening confidence, presence and clarity in live or high-pressure situations
Who this service is for
This coaching is ideal for:
- Psychologists who have and can demonstrate one of the following:
- completed the Media Skills for Psychologists workshop run by Dr Dan O’Hare and edpsy
- completed an external/alternative Media skills training
- Three recent media engagements/outputs (within the past 6 months)
- Psychologists seeking to build a stronger public profile or policy influence
- Those who want tailored feedback and targeted practice beyond group training
What makes this coaching different
Unlike general media training, this coaching and mentoring:
- Focuses specifically on psychologists and ethical professional practice
- Integrates evidence-based analysis with real-world media demands
- Responds directly to the pressures and risks of speaking publicly as a regulated professional
It is designed to help you develop a confident media voice that reflects both your expertise and your professional responsibilities.
Package options
Three
Three personalised sessions designed to build confidence, clarify your voice and prepare you for media opportunities. Ideal if you have a specific goal, upcoming media opportunity or particular skill you’d like to develop
3 x 50 minute sessions
£375
Five
Five sessions offering more sustained development, advanced interview practice and ongoing support as you engage with the media. Ideal if you’d like more sustained support, practice and personalised feedback over time.
5 x 50 minute sessions
£595