About Virginia
Hi! I’m Virginia
Hi, I’m Virginia, a coach, author, and speaker working at the intersection of personal growth, gender equality and cultural change.
For more than a decade, I’ve helped people and organisations think differently — about who they are, how they work, and what kind of world they want to build.
Some know me through my books, others from my talks and workshops, and some from the quiet clarity of a one-to-one coaching session. In truth, they’re all part of the same mission: helping people see more clearly, act more intentionally, and live with a little more freedom.
WHERE IT ALL STARTED
WHERE IT ALL STARTED
WHERE IT ALL STARTED WHERE IT ALL STARTED
Before I ever trained as a coach, I was already in the work of change.
Through Childhood Unlimited, the bilingual Mikalolo series and Through My Lenses, I explored how stereotypes shape our identities and limit possibility.
From there came speaking engagements, training programmes and consultancy projects with schools and organisations across the UK and Ireland — all focused on turning awareness about gender equality into real, lasting behaviour change.
It’s work that has taken me into classrooms and boardrooms alike, challenging assumptions, sparking conversations, and building practical tools for inclusion.
But over time I noticed something: systems only change when the people inside them do.
That’s what led me to coaching, the most personal version of everything I teach.
Coaching is where systemic insight becomes individual transformation, where the theories meet real lives, real fears, real courage.
My background in gender equality means I see patterns quickly. I can help clients understand what’s theirs to carry and what’s the noise of expectation, conditioning or bias. Coaching with me is a mix of curiosity, compassion and challenge! it’s warm, but it doesn’t let you hide.
What I offer
Coaching: For individuals and leaders who want clarity, courage and momentum to act on what truly matters.
Training & Consulting : For schools, companies and organisations ready to move from awareness to practice in equality, inclusion and leadership.
Speaking : Keynotes and workshops that challenge thinking, connect hearts and leave people ready to do things differently.
Writing : Books and essays that bring these conversations into homes, classrooms and public debate.
Each part of my work feeds the others. Coaching makes my training more grounded. Research makes my coaching sharper. Speaking widens the conversation. Writing keeps me honest.
More about me
I’m Spanish by birth and but based in Northern Ireland, where I live with my family and work internationally.
I still talk with my hands, think in two languages, and believe humour is one of the best ways to make people listen.
I’m an accredited coach, a traditionally published author, and a convinced advocate for equality. Most of all, I’m a believer in people (you shouldn’t work in social justice if you are not a relentless optimist!) I believe in our capacity to learn, grow and make things better, for ourselves and for others.