My background combines international diplomacy, public policy, formal training in mental health and wellbeing coaching, and a long personal engagement with the private pressures that can accompany adult life.

Michael Davitt Advisory

About Michael Davitt

Michael Davitt Advisory grew out of a simple observation: many capable professionals carry experiences they cannot comfortably discuss at work, do not always wish to burden friends or family with, and do not necessarily regard as requiring psychotherapy.

They may continue functioning outwardly while privately living with exhaustion, uncertainty, loss, relationship strain, questions of identity or concern about what comes next.

Earlier in my career, I worked in international diplomacy, political affairs and conflict prevention, including in an international organisation dealing with armed conflict and post-conflict crisis management.

That work required careful listening, discretion, analysis, sound judgement and the ability to remain steady in complex and sensitive situations.

I later completed an Advanced Diploma in Mental Health and Wellbeing Coaching. My training included listening and coaching skills, wellbeing, resilience, confidence, purpose, adaptability, values and practical decision-making.

I have also contributed to trauma-informed public-policy work in Wales and, under the pseudonym Luke Pemberton, written five illustrated books exploring emotional wellbeing, self-worth, identity, shame and personal development.

My books and personal reflections represent a long engagement with emotional life. My advisory service, however, is present-focused and non-clinical.

I do not provide psychotherapy, counselling, diagnosis or mental-health treatment. I offer thoughtful, confidential conversations intended to help people feel heard, understand what they are going through and regain firmer ground beneath their own judgement.

I am based in Dublin and work with clients online and in person by arrangement.

Qualifications and experience

  • Advanced Diploma in Mental Health and Wellbeing Coaching

  • Joint British/French Master’s degree in European Public Policy

  • Degree in Business Studies

  • Certificate in Artificial Intelligence concepts and applications from the University of Oxford

  • Professional experience in international diplomacy, political affairs and conflict prevention

  • Contributor to trauma-informed public-policy development

  • Author of five illustrated books under the pseudonym Luke Pemberton

I am based in Dublin, Ireland, and work with clients online and in-person.

How I work

I do not begin by diagnosing, analysing or rushing to offer solutions.

I listen carefully and help you put into words what may be difficult to explain elsewhere.

Together, we may distinguish:

  • what has happened from what you fear may happen;

  • what you feel from what you believe those feelings mean;

  • what is your responsibility from what belongs to other people;

  • what others expect from what matters to you;

  • what needs immediate action from what first needs understanding.

Sometimes the conversation leads to a decision or practical next step. Sometimes its immediate value lies in feeling less alone and seeing the situation more coherently.

My role is not to become another authority over your life. It is to help you recover a clearer relationship with your own judgement.

I aim to create a space that is intelligent, respectful, discreet and emotionally steady.

Scope

This service is suitable for adults who are functioning in their lives and would value thoughtful, non-clinical support during a difficult or uncertain period.

It is not psychotherapy, counselling, clinical assessment, psychiatric care, trauma treatment or crisis support.

Where another form of professional help appears more appropriate, I will say so openly.