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1:1 Coaching

Confidential one-to-one support to navigate major life transitions, including balancing parenthood and career.

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Coaching

1:1 Coaching

Confidential one-to-one support to navigate major life transitions, including balancing parenthood and career.

Coaching

Sample client for DEV only programme

Please send us a quick email enquiry to find out about the Sample client for DEV only coaching programme provided by Work+Family Solutions.

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Coaching

1:1 Coaching

Personalised coaching to help you navigate life transitions, build confidence, and move forward with clarity.

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Overview

Invest in yourself

Whether you're preparing for parental leave, returning to work, balancing family responsibilities, or thinking about your next career step, coaching provides dedicated time and expert guidance to help you move forward with confidence.

Work with an experienced coach to explore challenges, develop practical strategies, and have better conversations at work and at home.

Key benefits

Confidential one-to-one support
Practical guidance tailored to your situation
Strategies for balancing work and family life
Support through major life transitions
Greater confidence in decision-making and communication

HOW IT WORKS

Coaching built around you

Complete a short questionnaire to tell us about your goals, challenges, and what you'd like support with.

We'll match you with an experienced coach who will contact you to arrange your first session. Together you'll explore your priorities, identify practical next steps, and create a plan that works for you.

Next steps

Ready to get started? Complete a short questionnaire and we’ll match you with a coach who can support your goals and circumstances.

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1:1 Coaching

Sample client for DEV only 1:1 Coaching Programme

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Please fill in this short questionnaire Once we receive the information below we will allocate you a coach to suit your requirements and coaching objectives, who will contact you to arrange your first sessions. This information will be held confidentially and will not be shared with your employer.

Once we receive the information below we will allocate you a coach to suit your requirements and coaching objectives, who will contact you to arrange your first sessions.

Programme details

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Your details

These are the contact details we currently have for you - are they correct?

If you have only given us your work email address then please add your personal one too so we can keep in touch with you when you are on leave.

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Your children

Baby's/child's due date *

Is this your first child? We can see that you don't have any other children registered with us *

Yes, this is my first child

No, I have other children

Would you like to register their details? *

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No, I will add them later

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Leaves / Additional details

Your Leave

Type of leave you are taking/have taken *

Placement Date for Adoption (expected or actual) *

Details *

Leave start date (expected or actual) *

Leave end date (expected or actual) *

By signing up for coaching we will also create a personalised Parental Leave Plan for you. This will give you access to webinars, blogs and helpful checklists and coaching tools.

I do not wish to create a plan

Career - Any additional details you wish to share about your job role & department; where is your career now and where do you see it going? How many years have you been with Sample client for DEV only? *

Anything in particular you'd like to discuss with your coach? E.g. planning conversations with your manager, looking at how to stay in touch with your career, arranging a family-friendly working schedule, developing confidence and influential ways of handling conversations etc. *

Do you have any ideas about your preferred childcare arrangements? Any concerns? Have you got plans currently? *

Alongside your coaching, you can have access to advice on selecting childcare. Would you like to speak to a Childcare Consultant? *

Your Childcare Consultant will base their research on this postcode: *

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No, I would rather use a different location

Please let us know the details *

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1:1 Coaching

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Our coaching programme will help you to take control and remain confident throughout the transition period.

Based on the information you've provided, we will allocate you a coach, who will contact you to arrange your first session.

All sessions between yourself and our coaches are completely confidential, in line with our Terms and Conditions. Please do note the terms regarding postponement or cancellation of any coaching sessions.

Useful resources

Practical guidance and expert insights to support you and your family.

Blog 4 min read

What Are We Waiting For? Navigating Big Family Decisions Together

There always seems to be a reason to wait. The economy feels uncertain. Work is particularly busy. The timing isn't quite right. A child is about to start school. A house move might be around the corner. There are plans for next year that need to happen first. For many couples, some of life's biggest decisions spend months, or even years,...

Preparing for Parenthood

Work+You

Communication at Home

Parenting Tips

Webinar 60mins

Great Expectations: Insights for new and expectant parents

Welcoming a new child-through birth or adoption-is a life-changing moment. This session explores what to expect in those early weeks and shares tips on managing handovers at work, navigating career transitions, and setting yourself up for a confident working parenthood.

Thu 19 Nov 2026

12:30 PM

Preparing for Parenthood

Developmental Stages

Webinar 60mins Past Event

Neurodivergence Now

Deepen your understanding, challenge misconceptions, and learn how to support and celebrate neurodistinct colleagues. Hear directly from individuals with lived experience, highlighting the challenges they face, the strategies they use to overcome obstacles, and the unique strengths neurodivergence brings to the workplace.

Thu 17 Sep 2026

12:30 PM

The Early Years (0-3)

Preschool

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Sample client for DEV only programme

Sample client for DEV only coaching programme

Expert-led coaching that combines practical guidance with the power of shared experience.

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Are you expecting a baby, on maternity, adoption or shared parental leave or recently returned? There is a rolling Group Coaching Programme running quarterly within IBM for women or men going through the parental leave transition and taking a significant leave of absence. We'd be delighted to send you an invitation to join.

Please contact Louise Marshman on louisemarshman@uk.ibm.com for forthcoming programme dates and further details, or alternatively get in touch with us on coachinguk@brighthorizons.com.

HOW IT WORKS

Coaching built around you

Complete a short questionnaire to tell us about your goals, challenges, and what you'd like support with.

Next steps

Ready to get started? Complete a short questionnaire and we’ll match you with a coach who can support your goals and circumstances.

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