Step parent and blended family coaching
Personalised coaching for your step parent and blended family challenges.
What Coaching do I offer?
I offer coaching to support individuals and couples on their step parent and blended family journeys.
Coaching is a conversation-based approach to moving someone from where they are now to where they want to be. I personally use a hybrid approach of conversation, tools and techniques to assist with that journey; a combination of reflection, discovery and self-awareness with action, motivation and goal orientation.
A light introduction on me - I am a qualified coach, emotional intelligence practitioner and experienced change professional of over 10 years alongside being a step parent to two boys, aged 5 and 8. I have a variety of skills, accreditations and life experience, enabling me to offer a valuable and personable coaching service.
I set up this coaching practice because I feel strongly about the gap in social and societal support for step parents and blended families. I identify first hand with both the usual and niche challenges that being a step parent brings and have felt the absence of a service like the one I offer. The purpose of my service is to make your journeys insightful, smoother and happier.
Why you might need step parent or blended family coaching?
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As separated parents you might be seeking to establish a contact schedule that works respectively for the both of you.
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As a step parent you might be finding it difficult to understand your role and how you fit in to the family unit.
As a step parent you might be struggling with the resentment attached to new sacrifices and new responsibilities that you are not equipped for.
As a step parent you might be battling with range of feelings because your efforts are seemingly undervalued, unnoticed or unappreciated.
As a step parent you might be experiencing stark realisations and a larger-than-anticipated expectations gap, which you need to work through.
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As a partner you might be feeling ill-equipped to support the step parent in their new role and in helping them to overcome any anxieties that they face.
As a partner you might prioritise the feelings of the step parent or the children over your own, meaning that your own emotional needs fall by the wayside.
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As a couple you might be finding communication with each other challenging and are unable to resolve small or bigger conflicts in, for example, parental styles.
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As a blended family you might need a helping hand with relationship building, creating an inclusive environment and balancing or establishing a new family dynamic.
What you can expect from me
My approach
A safe and empathetic space to explore emotive and challenging topics, which are personal to you.
Time spent understanding the problem as an alternative to admiring it.
Support in embracing and pursuing change.
Access to a rich toolkit of models, frameworks and approaches to support you and your partnership.
A bespoke plan to realise your goals together with accountability for your actions in achieving those goals.
Respectful and constructive challenge where appropriate in order to arrive at alternative perspectives and improve resilience.
Pricing
1:1 Session
£50
A 50 minute session to explore a topic or theme of your choosing. 1:1’s offer the benefit of a space for uncensored inputs from the outset for rich and meaningful discussion.
SOS Session
£90
A 1.5-2hr working session to deep dive in to a knotty issue or challenging area. Partners are encouraged to join in order to get the maximum value.
Contact me
If you are a new client, use the Contact form to book an initial consultation. The session is free and lasts 30 minutes where we’ll get to know one another. I will ask some questions in order to build a picture of you and where your challenges lie. I will then explain a bit more about me and how we could work together and I will set out the differences between coaching and counselling so that we’re clear on what to expect.
If you are a returning client please use the Contact form to book your next session.