Include personalised coaching to the MATRI journey — because confidence at work starts with the right support
Are you looking to offer personalised support that helps working parents return with clarity, confidence, and purpose?
While group learning and community support offer powerful connection, some challenges are deeply personal.
1:1 Parental coaching gives your team members the space to explore their own journey — from the emotional shifts of new parenthood to the practical realities of returning to work.
Our experienced coaches provide tailored support before, during, and after parental leave.
Whether it's building confidence, redefining priorities, or managing logistics, these sessions are designed to meet each individual exactly where they are.
The results? Mothers and fathers return to work feeling prepared, supported, and reconnected to their professional identity, which directly contributes to stronger engagement, higher performance, and improved wellbeing. For employers, this translates into a faster return to productivity and a visible commitment to an inclusive workplace culture.
Why Offer 1:1 Parental Coaching?
- Because every journey is unique.
Group support is powerful — but sometimes, individual attention makes all the difference. With 1:1 coaching, employees have a confidential space to explore their challenges, develop strategies, and return to work with renewed confidence and clarity. - Because it pays to retain your talent.
Replacing an employee can cost between 6–9 months of their salary. Coaching strengthens the return-to-work experience, increases engagement, and boosts retention. - Because it aligns with your wider inclusion and wellbeing goals.
Offering personalised support demonstrates a genuine commitment to gender equity, employee wellbeing, and inclusive leadership — all core components of a modern, progressive workplace.
Designed to Complement the MATRI Programmes
1:1 Parental Coaching is not a standalone product; it's designed to enhance your existing MATRI provision. Many of our clients opt to offer 1:1 coaching alongside webinar and platform access, particularly for key individuals or as part of a wider leadership, talent, or wellbeing initiative.
Our coaches work closely with each employee, supporting them at the key stages of their journey. Sessions are always flexible, confidential, and tailored to individual needs. They are delivered by highly experienced, qualified coaches with expertise in maternity and paternity transitions.
Meet The Coaches
Sophie Maunder
Sophie Maunder is a leading parental transition coach with a senior leadership background in advertising and strategy, including over two decades at VCCP and roles as CEO and Group Strategy Officer. She brings deep insight into the realities of working life, leadership, and identity at work.
Through MATRI Coaching, the platform she founded in 2024, Sophie supports working parents through pregnancy, parental leave, and the return to work with confidence — combining practical, evidence-based coaching with compassion and lived experience.
Stefanie Midmer
Stefanie Midmer is a career and personal development coach with a background in PR and communications. As a mum of two young children, she understands first-hand the realities of balancing ambition, leadership and family life.
Now working as an executive coach, Stefanie supports ambitious professionals and senior leaders through key moments of transition, from returning after parental leave to stepping into more senior roles. Her coaching blends strategic thinking with honest, supportive conversation and practical tools, helping clients move from self-doubt to clarity and confident action.
Emma Thomas
Emma Thomas is an accredited executive coach and EMCC Senior Practitioner, with a person-centred approach grounded in strengths-based, cognitive behavioural, Gestalt, and systemic coaching. She brings a thoughtful, flexible style, adapting her approach to support each individual in the most effective way.
She works with clients across areas, including returning to work after parental leave, career transition, leadership development, and navigating key life and identity shifts such as midlife change, peri/menopause, and impostor feelings — creating a space where clients can build clarity, confidence, and self-awareness.
The Proven Value of Investing in Individual Parental Support
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One to one Parental Coaching is offered as an optional, add-on service to the core MATRI programme. Coaching is arranged separately and charged in addition to the main programme. We’re happy to discuss how it can be integrated for specific individuals or offered more widely across your organisation.
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