The Institute

IIRHD exists to develop leaders and organizations at the level where outcomes actually change: identity, emotional maturity, decision-making, and human systems. We unite two forces rarely held together: the human truth of leadership and the discipline of research.

What we refuse

Leadership as performance theatre.
Training without integration.
Buzzwords without evaluation.

What we build

Leaders who can hold tension without collapsing.
Organisations that align people, decisions, and culture.
Development that stays when the seminar ends.

Team Presentation

We present our team as credibility you can verify: clear governance, a focused faculty, and specialist partners. Each profile follows the IIRHD standard: Heart (human intent) + Science (rigor) + Application (field impact).

Governance & Academic Oversight

People who safeguard rigor, ethics, and applicability across our work.

Giorgios Bouronikos – Sociologist, Political Scientist, Behavioral Analysis Expert • Lecturer (University of Reims) • MCC Coach (ICF) • Member, Forbes Coaching Council

Dr. Konstantinos Petsanis – MD, PhD Neurologist • Former Advisor (World Health Organization – Service Delivery & Safety) • Scientific Advisor

Faculty

The core practitioners who deliver training, coaching, and interventions.

Ana Gamero – Professional Certified Coach • Trainer • Talent Management • Learning & Development Specialist • Career Orientation.
Céline Derochette – Therapist & Coach • Energy Psychology • Accredited Trainer (Clinical Energy Psychology).
Christophe Godfriaux – Teacher • Hypnotherapist • Trainer (Hypnosis & NLP) • Communication Specialist.
Diana Rocío Sánchez Díaz – Clinical Psychologist • Brief Psychotherapist • University Lecturer
Leila Abid – Business Coach (PCC, ICF) • Career Orientation Specialist • HR Professional.
Mario Bucciarelli – MCC Coach (ICF) • ICF Mentor Coach and Assessor • NLP Master Practitioner • Behavior Analyst (Paul Ekman) • Adult Trainer (FSEA).
Mauricio Galeano – Positive Psychologist • Integrative Coaching & Counselling • Visiting Lecturer • PhD Candidate.
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Rébecca Saintes – Clinical Psychologist • Hypnotherapist • Trainer.
Steve Alexandre -PCC Coach (ICF) • Mental Performance Coach • Basketball Coach • Youth Development Practitioner • Adult Trainer
Theodora Bouronikou – PCC Coach (ICF) • ICF Mentor Coach and Assessor • Behaviorist • Trainer • Communication, Behavior & Credibility Analysis Expert.
Véronique Bouronikou – Human Capital & Needs Analysis Specialist • PCC Coach (ICF) • Trainer.
Yves Deburges – Psychologist • Trainer • Coach • Practitioner in Systemic Approaches & Energy Work.

Partners

Specialists who extend our capability with high-domain expertise and field research.

Mario Rastelli – Lecturer (Louvain School of Management) • Senior Consultant • MCC Coach (ICF)
Max Meulemans – Lecturer (UCL / Louvain-la-Neuve) • Senior Consultant • MCC Coach (ICF) • Academic Director, Coaching Ways
Toufik Dakhia – Adjunct Senior Lecturer (University of Luxembourg) • Senior Expert in Lean Six Sigma • Senior Consultant

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Giorgios Bouronikos

Roles: Sociologist, Political Scientist, Behavioral Analysis Expert • Lecturer (University of Reims) • MCC Coach (ICF) • Member, Forbes Coaching Council

Heart: He works where pressure is highest: conflict, complexity, and leadership decisions that carry real consequences.
Science: Trained in Communication Sciences and Behavioral & Credibility Analysis (CBCA), Social & Political Sciences, and Investigative Interviewing.
Application: For 30+ years, he has combined academic research with field work: organizational restructurings in multinational companies, executive coaching, team and conflict management, and credibility/truthfulness assessment.

Focus areas: Organizational governance, human factors, leadership development, behavioral analysis, credibility assessment, conflict management.

Dr. Konstantinos Petsanis

Roles: MD, PhD Neurologist • Former Advisor (World Health Organization – Service Delivery & Safety) • Scientific Advisor

Heart: His work is driven by one priority: safer care for vulnerable people.
Science: Neurologist with long-term research and teaching experience, focused on cognitive, behavioral, and mood disorders in older adults.
Application: He brings extensive field experience in dementia care, quality indicators, and the use of technology and non-pharmacological approaches to improve service delivery. He has served as a scientific advisor for applied neuroscience networks and contributes to training for healthcare providers and caregivers.

Focus areas: Neuroscience and dementia, healthcare quality and safety, service delivery, cognitive and behavioral disorders, caregiver training and human factors.

Mario Bucciarelli

Roles: MCC Coach (ICF) • ICF Mentor Coach and Assessor • NLP Master Practitioner • Behavior Analyst (Paul Ekman) • Adult Trainer (FSEA)

Heart: He challenges people and teams to shift mindset when performance and pressure collide.
Science: Law background with advanced training in NLP, Ericksonian hypnosis, transactional analysis, the Enneagram, and emotional imprint work (CLEEN).
Application: He coaches private clients and organizations (including the health devices sector) with a systemic approach. He also brings high-performance experience from competitive sport and has trained coaches since 2012, including roles linked to rugby expertise.

Theodora Bouronikou — Director of Operations and behavioural analysis researcher at Validitas Certification

Theodora Bouronikou

Roles: PCC Coach (ICF) • ICF Mentor Coach and Assessor • Behaviorist • Trainer • Communication, Behavior & Credibility Analysis Expert

Heart: She is focused on emotional intelligence as a practical skill – especially for younger professionals navigating identity and pressure.
Science: Certified in emotional management and credibility assessment (Paul Ekman) with additional training in the Enneagram and investigative interviewing / behavioral analysis.
Application: She integrates coaching, behavioral analysis, and emotional intelligence into work on confidence, self-image, communication, and decision-making-turning academic insight into clear, usable practice.

Focus areas: Emotional intelligence, behavioral analysis, credibility assessment, communication skills, youth and early-career coaching.

Céline Derochette

Roles: Therapist & Coach • Energy Psychology • Accredited Trainer (Clinical Energy Psychology)

Heart: She supports people who want a professional life with meaning, confidence, and inner stability.
Science: After a first career in finance, she trained in helping relationships and energy psychology, then expanded into coaching tools (logo synthesis, self-emotional balancing, Enneagram, NLP, humanistic hypnosis).
Application: She accompanies individuals through career transitions and leadership challenges, helping them overcome blockings, strengthen legitimacy, and take clear action. She also teaches EFT, the Enneagram, and NLP.

Focus areas: Career clarity, confidence and legitimacy, emotional regulation, coaching and EFT training.

Ana Gamero

Roles: Professional Certified Coach • Trainer • Talent Management • Learning & Development Specialist • Career orientation

Heart: She is dedicating on balancing structure, confidence, and motivation focusing on teenagers’ intrinsic motivation and learning efficiency.

Science: 20+ years in communication and event management in the financial sector, followed by training in recruitment, L&D, talent management, intrinsic motivation, and coaching.

Application: She works with adolescents at risk of school dropout and adults in career transition, offering a practical approach that promotes sustainable engagement.

Focus areas: Talent development, learning & development, career transitions, motivation, burnout prevention.

Yves Deburges

Roles: Psychologist • Trainer • Coach • Practitioner in Systemic Approaches & Energy Work

Heart: He helps people and teams shift patterns -not just solve symptoms.
Science: Trained in systemic therapy and family constellations, Reiki (Usui Shiki Ryoho), and NLP (Master Practitioner &Trainer), with additional work in hypnosis, Enneagram, and Transactional Analysis.
Application: He supports organizations on management, communication, and team cohesion, and has been teaching Reiki, systemic intervention, NLP, and hypnosis since 2011.

Focus areas: Systemic coaching, team cohesion, communication, hypnosis and NLP training, organizational wellbeing.

Focus areas: Trauma-informed care, EMDR, clinical hypnosis, psychological safety, therapeutic education.

Véronique Bouronikou

Roles: Human Capital & Needs Analysis Specialist • PCC Coach (ICF) • Trainer

Heart: She believes every person has a real place in an organization -not just a box on an org chart.
Science: 30+ years in human capital management, combining human factors principles with coaching and adult learning.
Application: She designs tailored development paths aligned with an organization’s vision and action, and supports leaders and teams on intrinsic motivation, behavioral dynamics, and emotional intelligence.

Focus areas: Intrinsic motivation, emotional intelligence, behavioral analysis, talent development, organizational performance.

Rébecca Saintes

Roles: Clinical Psychologist • Hypnotherapist • Trainer

Heart: She works with people who have lived high-impact experiences and need safety, structure, and recovery.
Science: Clinical practice informed by Ericksonian hypnosis, EMDR, and NLP.
Application: With 15+ years of experience, she supports trauma and dissociation, addictions, and eating disorders. She also facilitates workshops and support groups for victims and contributes to conferences and training programs to raise awareness and build better practice.

Focus areas: Trauma-informed care, EMDR, clinical hypnosis, psychological safety, therapeutic education.

Diana Rocío Sánchez Díaz

Roles: Clinical Psychologist • Brief Psychotherapist • University Lecturer

Heart: She supports families, children, and adolescents with approaches that respect context, culture, and resilience.
Science: Trained in Italy, with a Master’s degree in Research and 20+ years of psychotherapy practice.
Application: She has been a national reference point on substance abuse and served as a United Nations delegate on drug-use issues. She currently leads an international foundation focused on the transmission of ancestral knowledge, while continuing academic teaching.

Focus areas: Family and adolescent psychology, addiction prevention, community health, education, intercultural approaches.

Mauricio Galeano

Roles: Positive Psychologist • Integrative Coaching & Counselling • Visiting Lecturer • PhD Candidate

Heart: He works on wellbeing where the load is real -caregivers, nurses, and frontline teams.
Science: Master’s in Applied Positive Psychology and postgraduate training in integrative coaching and counselling; ongoing doctoral research linked to peace and conflict studies.
Application: In the UK, he contributes to developing innovative mental health approaches within the NHS, integrating counselling and coaching with creative modalities. He also trains senior professionals in emotional awareness, behavioral reading, and credibility/deception evaluation (including Six Channel Analysis).

Focus areas: Positive psychology, behavioral analysis, credibility assessment, organizational mental health, practitioner wellbeing.

Leila Abid

Roles: Business Coach (PCC, ICF) • Career Orientation Specialist • HR Professional

Heart: She helps people stop “settling” and start building a career that fits who they are.
Science: Master’s degree in Human Resources (Hawaii Pacific University) and certifications in NLP, MBTI, DISC, OPQ32, PERF-ECHO and other assessment tools.
Application: After 9+ years in HR, she supports individuals in career decisions, transitions, and professional identity -combining evidence-based assessment with practical coaching.

Focus areas: Career coaching, talent assessment, professional identity, motivation, workplace fit.

Christophe Godfriaux

Roles: Teacher • Hypnotherapist • Trainer (Hypnosis & NLP) • Communication Specialist

Heart: He focuses on the moments where communication must stay calm: tension, misunderstanding, aggression.
Science: Trained in classical and Ericksonian hypnosis, with thousands of training hours in hypnosis and NLP.
Application: A communication expert for Belgian national radio (Vivacité), he trains health and safety professionals in interpersonal communication, active listening, and aggression management -skills that protect both people and service quality.

Focus areas: Interpersonal communication, active listening, de-escalation, hypnosis-informed coaching, NLP.

Max Meulemans

Roles: Lecturer (UCL / Louvain-la-Neuve) • Senior Consultant • MCC Coach (ICF) • Academic Director, Coaching Ways

Heart: He’s interested in what makes people and organizations grow without losing their integrity.
Science: 30+ years of training and coaching grounded in integrative models (behavioral science, NLP, transactional analysis, change management).
Application: Founder of Coaching Ways (2005), an international coaching institute that has trained 700+ professionals. He designs and supervises coaching curricula with a strong emphasis on ethics, clarity, and real-world applicability.

Focus areas: Coach education, leadership coaching, change management, human potential development.

Mario Rastelli

Roles: Lecturer (Louvain School of Management) • Senior Consultant • MCC Coach (ICF)

Heart: He helps leaders and teams move from “problem solving” to real human progress -without losing results.
Science: Executive background in the industrial sector, plus training in coaching methodologies, transactional analysis, and nonverbal intelligence (Michael Grinder).
Application: He leads coaching and human development missions in international organizations and supports both teams and individuals. He also brings governance-inspired practices (including sociocracy principles) to how coaching teams operate.

Focus areas: Executive coaching, team coaching, nonverbal communication, leadership development, organizational governance.

Toufik Dakhia — Director and ISO 17024 certification specialist at Validitas Certification

Toufik Dakhia

Roles: Adjunct Senior Lecturer (University of Luxembourg) • Senior Expert in Lean Six Sigma • Senior Consultant

Heart: He brings one promise to organizations: make improvement measurable, not motivational.
Science: 40+ years in Lean Management and Six Sigma, trained in Japanese continuous improvement environments and certified as a Master Black Belt.
Application: He has led Lean and Six Sigma deployments across multiple industries, mentored programs internationally, and supported the certification of nearly 100 candidates (Green Belt to Master Black Belt). His expertise spans value stream mapping, DMAIC/DFSS, robust engineering, TPM/RCM, project and change management, plus ISO/HACCP internal auditing.

Focus areas: Operational excellence, Lean Six Sigma, process improvement, change management, performance systems.

Steve Alxandre

Roles: PCC Coach (ICF) • Mental Performance Coach • Basketball Coach • Youth Development Practitioner • Adult Trainer

Heart: He is passionate about helping young people and athletes build confidence, resilience and self-belief. He sees basketball as more than a sport. It is a powerful platform for developing character, leadership and life skillsl.
Science: Following a 16-year career in finance, Steve specialised in coaching, mental performance, leadership development and human behaviour.
Application: Working with adolescents, young adults, athletes, families and organisations, he draws upon his background in competitive basketball and his coaching experience since 2017 to help individuals manage pressure, strengthen confidence and unlock their potential both on and off the court.

Focus areas: Youth Development • Mental Performance • Confidence & Self-Belief • Leadership Development • Emotional Intelligence • Resilience • Family Dynamics • Basketball-Based Development.

Upcoming training course – Master Practitioner EFT Coaching