Professor Andreas Liefooghe
Psychologist · Leadership Expert · Horseman
Some of the most profound truths about who we are emerge not in conversation, but in relationship — with others, with ourselves, and with the natural world.
Professor Andreas Liefooghe has spent over two decades at the frontier of that insight. A Chartered Psychologist, Professor of Organisational Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London, and a lifelong horseman, he is the founder of Operation Centaur — Europe’s foremost centre for equine-assisted psychotherapy and leadership development.
His work spans the consulting room, the boardroom, and the paddock. He works with individuals navigating profound personal challenges, and with organisations seeking more authentic, resilient leadership. In every context, the key questions are the same: How do we relate? How do we lead? How do we grow?
His approach is grounded in evidence, shaped by experience, and guided by a simple conviction — that the way we are with others reveals everything about who we are.
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Leadership coaching
Leadership challenges rarely announce themselves clearly. They surface as friction, stagnation, miscommunication — a sense that something is not working, even when no one can quite name what it is…
Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy
When struggling with trauma, addiction, anxiety, depression, or profound emotional difficulty, finding a way through can feel overwhelming. Not everyone can articulate what they are carrying. Sometimes it helps to step back, and find a different way in…
Published Works
Professor Liefooghe’s research and writing spans over two decades, spanning the worlds of clinical psychology, organisational behaviour, and equine-assisted practice. His work is read by clinicians, executives, researchers, and practitioners…
Academic and Professional Credentials
Information around Academic Qualifications, Professional Registrations & Memberships, Academic Positions and Selected Organisational Collaborations. Plus the truly international footprint of experience…
“The horse does not care about your title, your reputation, or your carefully constructed self. It responds only to who you are, in this moment. That is where the real work begins”
“Every man carries the form of the entire human condition within him”
“The genius of equine assisted therapy is that the horse invites talk, but does not require it to
communicate”