Coaching

We offer confidential 1-2-1 coaching for working carers who are not funded by their employer and to their partners/spouses, over the phone or face to face. 

Carers who are not funded by their employer can apply to Access to Work to fund up to six one-hour coaching sessions. Please click here to find out more. 

We use a variety of coaching approaches to address the physical and psychological impact of cancer. Our coaching significantly complements and enhances EAP and other counselling services.

Watch a short film showing one of our coachees, Mandy Goodman, talking to Barbara Wilson about the benefits she derived from her coaching.

The coaching process

Coaching is tailored to each person’s specific needs. It’s flexible and is arranged on a session by session basis but typically involves:

• A coaching needs assessment 
• A series of 1-hour coaching sessions working with you to facilitate the most realistic and practical work-related outcomes. These sessions can be held face to face at a suitable location, or over the telephone or by Skype, Facetime or equivalent.
• Unlimited telephone and email support
• Each coaching relationship is documented in a coaching contract outlining the coaching objectives and services to be provided
• Access to WWC’s Best Practice Guides, and other resources 

Coaching typically covers:

• The main challenges of caring for a loved one while working 
• Speaking to children about cancer
• Handling initial and continuing conversations with others including your boss, work colleagues, suppliers and clients
• Coping with changes at work to people, processes, systems, workload etc
• Requesting flexible working, time off etc.
• Social interaction at work and outside work
• Family and financial worries

To find out more about our coaching services, please contact us.