Parental Transition & Maternity Coaching for Organisations
OUR APPROACH
At Bloom People, we believe that becoming a parent is profoundly life changing—one that deserves expert support and guidance.
Our mission is to empower both leaders and working parents to thrive during these pivotal moments.
Why Parental Transition Coaching Matters
Our extensive work with organisations and parents has shown that the transition to parenthood represents a crucial inflection point in professional careers. With the right coaching support, new parents can:
Navigate the transition with confidence.
Return to work with renewed purpose.
Re-engage with their career trajectory.
Find sustainable balance between work and family life.
At the organisational level, we’ve identified that supportive line managers play a pivotal role in ensuring smooth transitions. When managed effectively, returning parents come back engaged, motivated, and ready to advance their careers.
The Bloom People Approach
Drawing from years of experience coaching new parents, our founder Sarah has developed a signature approach that seamlessly blends:
Evidence-based psychological theories.
Practical coaching tools.
Real-world frameworks that authentically reflect the journey of new parents.
Many of our approaches are unique created specifically from insights gained through hundreds of coaching conversations with working parents. Our clients consistently describe these proprietary frameworks as transformative to their parental transition experience. Furthermore, our signature coaching programmes include training for line managers in recognition of the critical role they play in this transition.
Accredited Excellence
We’re proud to announce that our team now includes three coaches who have completed our rigorous accreditation process to become Accredited Bloom People Parental Transition Coaches. This expansion allows our clients to:
Access a wider selection of specialised coaches.
Receive consistent, high-quality support.
Benefit from our proven approach, regardless of which coach they work with.
Programmes & Resources
OUR SIGNATURE COACHING PROGRAMME
Our coaching programme offers comprehensive support for parent returners and their line managers.
Coaching Skills
for Family Life
Created by coaches who are parents themselves, these sessions equip participants with powerful coaching techniques that enhance both family dynamics and leadership capabilities.
TOP TIPS FOR COLLEAGUES & LINE MANAGERS
Our top tips to support colleagues and their line managers through going on and returning from family leave.
CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
CASE STUDIES
ONE
A Senior Finance Director returned from her maternity leave to find that her team had been restructured and her role changed. The uncertainty that this created, alongside the need for her to establish herself in her new role impacted on her confidence.
Through maternity coaching, we slowly and gently explored what this new phase of her career looked like. We looked at the boundaries she would need to put in place so that she was able to be the mother she wanted to be at home, whilst also deliver and achieve in her career.
Having previously worked all hours, it was important for her to manage her work and home life and take care of her own wellbeing through regular exercise. The coaching created a safe space for her to focus on her own needs and discover her new identity as a working parent.
TWO
As a new Mum returning to work, a Fund Manager found it challenging to juggle the demands of her home-life with the requirements of her job. Having returned to work full-time, she found herself feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and struggling to cope.
Through maternity coaching, she was able to be honest with herself about how she was feeling and together we started to create a plan.
She decided to use some annual leave to reduce to 4 days per week for a period of time and enlisted some additional help at home.
Recognising that she didn’t have to cope on her own was an important learning for her as she navigated this transition.
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