Maternity Coach training with The Maternity Coach
Two-day virtual training course
Two days of specialist training with follow-up support
Develop your understanding of matrescence, the transition to motherhood, and how to support women through maternity or parental leave and their return to work. This virtual course is designed for trained coaches who want to develop their practice in this specialist area.
You will explore women’s career development, common issues brought to maternity coaching, standards and ethics, and how to integrate this work into your practice. You will reflect on the transition to parenthood and how to use our staged coaching framework with practice using our Parental Leave Coaching Toolkit.
Your toolkit licence
The course fee includes an ongoing individual licence to use the version of the Parental Leave Coaching Toolkit supplied on the course with your own coaching clients. There is no annual renewal fee. Additional tools will be available through separately priced future workshops, subject to their licence terms.
The licence is personal to you as the trained coach. It does not permit sharing the toolkit with other coaches, rebranding it, selling it or using it to train others. Full terms are set out in the individual licence agreement.
Training outcomes
At the end of the training you will:
- understand the transition to motherhood
- understand what is covered by ‘maternity coaching’
- learn to use a staged framework for maternity coaching
- have an enhanced awareness of the issues brought to maternity coaching
- be confident in managing the coaching process and clients expectations
- understand and commit to a code of practice
- gain a licence to use The Maternity Coach materials
- be eligible to join The Maternity Coach Alumni Group for continued professional development as a Maternity Coach
Who is the course for?
This course is aimed at trained coaches who want to develop their skills and practice in supporting this particular group of clients. Participants should have a recognised coaching qualification from either The Association for Coaching, the International Coaching Federation, The Institute of Leadership & Management, the European Mentoring and Coaching Council or a similar body.
If you don’t have a coaching qualification already, you can find a course at:
- Association for Coaching accredited training courses
- ICF accredited training courses
- Hult Ashridge Centre for Executive Coaching
- ILM Coaching courses
- Career Counselling Services Career Coach training course
2027 course dates & fees
April 2027 cohort
Course: Tuesday 20th and Thursday 22nd April 2027
Shared learning: Thursday 7th October 2027, 10:00-12:00 UK time
Early bird: £1,250 until 20th March 2027; standard fee: £1,350 thereafter.
October 2027 cohort
Course: Tuesday 12th and Thursday 14th October 2027
Shared learning: Thursday 30th March 2028, 10:00-12:00 UK time
Early bird: £1,250 until 12th September 2027; standard fee: £1,350 thereafter.
The standard course fee is £1,350 per participant. The early bird fee is £1,250.
Both rates include the training, individual toolkit licence, shared learning session and a one-hour individual supervision session. All dates and times are UK local time.
Payment plans are available. Please get in touch to discuss spreading the cost of your place.
2026 dates & fees
- 3rd & 5th November 2026 (Spaces)
- £950 (early bird rates available)
CPD recognition
The two-day course is recognised for 13 CPD hours through the Association for Coaching CPD hours scheme.
In addition, from 2027, the shared learning and supervision sessions provide additional opportunities to reflect on and develop your practice.
Course reviews
“A brilliant brilliant course. Over the course, Frances imparted all of her learnings and wisdom to us so that we are well equipped when coaching our maternity clients. I personally left with even more passion to support women and with the tools, education and knowledge to best serve them."
"If you would like to delve deeper into the theory and practicalities of maternity coaching this is for you. To be able to support Mums with the transition of maternity leave and returning to work you need to take this course. To be able to walk away with a key framework, elevated knowledge and support exercises is a game changer and these are things you can implement into your coaching practice straight away. It has also heightened my confidence to be able to offer such impactful coaching to my clients at such a crucial time of their life. To be surrounded by other likeminded coaches, across the globe, was also such a pleasure - bringing so many different perspectives and experiences really made such a difference. Thank you for creating such a wonderful course, Frances!"
"I would highly recommend this course to any coach who is looking to do a master class on the maternal transition. Although it was a ton of information, Frances presented the material in a way that was easy to understand. I liked that the first day was focused more on theory, while on the second day we were able to translate it into our coaching businesses. I left the course feeling much more confident than when I'd started. Frances is also a kind and gentle teacher, who is so knowledgable and helpful. You can tell that she is a passionate advocate for women as they transition into motherhood. Last but not least, the exercises are really helpful as well! ."
“If you're working with or hoping to work with parents transitioning between work and parental leave I'd really recommend this course, it helped me to build my confidence in supporting my clients at a vulnerable time and reflect on my own practice and coaching business."
“It was a great experience and reignited my passion for this work. Thank you, Frances, for sharing your work with us. It's clear that you have put a lot of time and dedication into creating the maternity coaching approach and it's such a gift!"
“The course flew by, a great balance of theory and practical content. It was great to learn from Frances and the other attendees that shared a passion for supporting working mothers to thrive in their careers."
“I loved this course! Great learning, exercises and experience sharing over 2 days. Frances and the other participants have been amazing. This course has helped me to grow my confidence and expertise in supporting maternity coaching clients on their journey."
“I would wholeheartedly recommend this course to any coaches interested in offering maternity coaching. Frances is extremely generous in sharing her research and toolkit and an excellent facilitator. There is just the right balance of theory and practice and there are plenty of opportunities for discussion and reflection as a full group and in pairs. I now feel energised and ready to create my own maternity coaching offering and that I am part of a supportive community of like minded and passionate maternity coaches going forward."
“A great course for any coach looking to extend their offer with Maternity Coaching. Plenty of well-researched and thought through content, delivered with passion and experience alongside a generous toolkit to support you in your application. Thank you Frances!"
“If you believe that the transition to motherhood is one of the most important in life and career, and you want to support women experiencing that - then this course is gold! Loads of great content and a supportive and open atmosphere. I feel very well-armed to continue my work in this space with my confidence bolstered. "
“I really enjoyed the conversations and the fact that we all had prior experience so was not a course for beginners. Really interesting and I believe it will improve my skills in the area of maternity coaching."
“Brilliant 2 days! So much interesting content was shared and discussion was had. Lots of the ideas and concepts that were introduced, as well as some of the smaller anecdotes, have really stayed with me. Would highly recommend to anyone with an interest in this area of coaching!"
“This course was absolutely fantastic, it was a great overview of maternity coaching and I feel that I have come away with a great understanding of how to put what I have learned into practice and start supporting coachees through their parental transition. The content is delivered in a way that is so easy to understand and is really clear on how to use it in practice. The variety of tools and coaching exercises you receive is fantastic and I can't wait to start using these in practice."
“If you are looking for a course packed with theory and some practice , this is the one to go for. You will learn a lot about issues brought to maternity coaching and you will pick up some very useful tools you can use with your coaches . If you would also like to find out about how to run a maternity coaching business, Frances is the person to ask ! "
“I really enjoyed the course, the learning time dedicated to myself and thinking about how to support others. Frances dedicated a lot of time and care to the articulation of the content and also very generously provided insights from her own experience so that we could be further enriched. I think it was an extremely rewarding experience that allowed me to share and exchange with women-mothers from other countries from a very practical approach that allows me to think about other spaces for my own professional development. Thanks to The Maternity Coach team for everything!"
“I recently completed Frances Cushway’s Maternity Coach training and it was absolutely brilliant. The content was rich, thoughtful, and rooted in real-life experiences of the parenthood journey, while the cohort brought such a warm and supportive energy throughout.
Frances’ framework is incredibly well-structured, practical, and accessible, making it easy to adapt and integrate into my existing ADHD coaching practice. I’m now combining the two, and I’m genuinely excited about the impact this will have for my clients navigating both neurodivergence and the transition into parenthood or return to work. The potential for positive change is huge. I can't recommend this training highly enough."
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