Our three-staged approach supports mothers before, during and after maternity leave
It helps mothers prepare for and understand the transition they have been through in becoming a mother and their new identity. It enables them to visualise their future self and goals for their career, before helping them plan the return to work that’s right for them. Finally, it helps them plan and re-establish their career plan on their return to work.
Pre-maternity leave
Plan & prepare
- Reflections, emotions and concerns
- Handover plan
- Return to work plan
- Long term career plan
Mid-maternity leave
Understand and re-focus
- Identity shift
- Reflections, emotions and concerns
- Maintain and boost confidence
- Practical issues
- Return to work plan
- Long term career plan
Post-maternity leave
Re-engage and thrive
- Reflections, emotions and concerns
- Work/life balance
- Practical issues
- Re-building reputation and visibility
- Long term career plan
Programme options
The coaching programme operates on a ‘pay-as-you-go’ basis or you can buy an annual package of hours to draw down from as needed.
Online courses
We offer online courses to suit each stage and needs in the maternity journey:
Preparing for parental leave
This course is designed to support individuals from the moment they announce they will become a parent through to engaging with their role and career after they return to work. Full of support and learning about the major life transition to parenthood as well as practical tips for every step of the journey, this course will ensure your colleagues plan their best parental leave.
Returning from parental leave
If your colleagues are already on parental leave, this course will help them plan their return to work and then re-engage with their role and career after they have returned. It provides space to reflect on the major life transition they have been through, as well as offering practical tips and support to ensure they have the best return to work.
Group coaching support and workshops
1:1 coaching support
For smaller organisations, or those who would like to offer bespoke support to their colleagues, our 1:1 coaching is tailored to each individual we support. Each colleague can choose their preferred choice of coach to work with from our highly experienced team, who will then support them through their transition to and from parental leave. During their 1:1 sessions, the coach will support them in working towards their goals through coaching and a tailored selection of written exercises from our Parental Leave Coaching Toolkit.
Maternity coaching packages
We offer three 1:1 or group coaching packages to suit your budget and how much support you are looking to offer your employees:
Silver
3 sessions
- 60-minute session pre-maternity leave
- 60-minute session during maternity leave
- 60-minute session post-maternity leave
Gold
5 sessions
- 60-minute session pre-maternity leave
- 60-minute session during maternity leave
- 60-minute session post-maternity leave
- Two additional 60-minute sessions
- Free access to online course 'Preparing for parental leave'
Platinum
7 sessions
- 60-minute session pre-maternity leave
- 60-minute session during maternity leave
- 60-minute session post-maternity leave
- Four additional 60-minute sessions
- Free access to online course 'Preparing for parental leave'
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What our clients are saying
“My coaching sessions were an invaluable support as I transitioned back to work. I wanted to focus my sessions on how I phased back into work and I honestly believe I wouldn't have found the transition as manageable without this support. Frances gave me some tools to help the transition, help me work efficiently as I changed to 4 days a week and gave me some key things to think about before I went back to work which I wouldn't have thought about previously. Thank you so much for providing such support."
“The Maternity Coach positively enabled me to manage the apprehension I felt about going on maternity leave and how to navigate my return to work. Rachel's approachable, professional and open manner was greatly appreciated. The sessions were structured but also tailored to the things I wanted to discuss. I'm so thankful that my organisation worked with the The Maternity Coach and offered this as part of the maternity package."
“Frances helped me to feel clear and confident about the choices I was making for my career and my family - at a point when I wasn’t sure on the next right move to make! She creates such a warm and open space for conversation and is full of neat exercises, tools and ideas that mean coaching with Frances always feels practical and productive. I’d recommend Frances wholeheartedly!"
"Whilst sceptical at first as I had never had formal coaching before, I found this service a great use at shaping who I was as a career woman after the birth of my twins, and getting me motivated to pursue my career objectives and explore how these had changed with motherhood."
"Rachel really listened to what I wanted to get out of the sessions and was really reactive and adaptive during the sessions. She immediately made me feel at ease and helped me navigate my return to work much more effectively than had I been doing so alone."
"The coaching helped ensure I had dedicated time and space to talk out loud and work through solutions to my goals. Charlotte's coaching style helped it feel more like a conversation with a friend, than a formal session, which was amazing considering how little we knew each other but really helped me get the most from it."
"Alice was a brilliant maternity coach for me. She had a lot of knowledge of the industry I worked in and understood examples I gave for work. She also was a great listener which was so important to me as I wasn't going through the best of times during the start of my maternity. She paid a lot of attention to what I had to say and provided help accordingly, whether that be advise of her own or different exercises to do which would help me understand things better (what I'm going through) or think about going back to work in a more positive light. Overall I really enjoyed Alice as my maternity coach, as I am pregnant again I will definitely be asking for her to be my coach again :)"
Next steps
If you’re interested in finding out more, contact us today – we aim to get back to you within one working day.