We help organisations, leaders, and coaches develop the capability and confidence to embed coaching into everyday practice, delivering real impact.

For Organisations – Develop a Coaching Culture

We support businesses in:
✔ Building internal coaching networks – Equipping in-house coaches with the skills and structure to thrive.
✔ Delivering ILM-accredited coaching programmes – Providing world-class training that develops skilled, confident coaches.
✔ Embedding a coaching approach in leadership – Helping managers coach their teams for greater autonomy, engagement, and performance.

For Individuals & Coaches – Grow Your Coaching Expertise

✔ Open coaching programmes & CPD – Build practical coaching skills that make a difference.
✔ Supervision for practising coaches – Group and one-to-one support to enhance reflection, confidence, and effectiveness.

A Proven Track Record in Coaching Excellence

With over 1,000 professionals trained, we are recognised leaders in coaching development. Our expertise has earned:
🏆 National Training Award (2015) for our coaching programmes and services.
🏆 Irish National Training Award (2023) Finalist for Best Collaboration -supporting Queen’s University to expand internal coaching and embed a coaching culture.

Ready to bring coaching into your organisation? Let’s talk about how we can support your coaching journey.

ILM Accredited Courses

NEW PROGRAMME STARTING MAY 2025

Level 5 Certificate in Coaching

This course is ideal for people with significant responsibility for coaching and mentoring as part of their work role, or for individuals who wish to move into a development role or start a career in coaching with a professional qualification.  It offers a nationally recognised and highly reputable coaching qualification.

We pride ourselves on the quality of this course.

100% of participants on our last programme said they would recommend it to others.

And that’s because we offer more guidance, more support and more supervision than other providers, all facilitated by qualified, accredited and experienced Executive Coaches.

If you are an organisation considering an ILM accredited programme, get in touch to set up a meeting, or read through Marie’s latest article to gain insights and practical strategies to help you plan and get the most from your programme.

Helping Managers Solve Their Toughest People Challenges with Coaching Skills

Managing people has never been more complex - balancing performance, motivation, and team dynamics in a fast-changing hybrid world. Coaching isn’t just a leadership trend; it’s a game-changer. Done well, it boosts team performance, builds accountability, and reduces stress for everyone—including you.

Coaching for Leaders and Managers

A practical, no-nonsense programme designed to help managers stop firefighting and start coaching, so their teams think, solve problems, and perform at a higher level.

✔ Get time back by developing independent, proactive team members
✔ Have more effective conversations - even the tough ones
✔ Reduce stress by shifting from firefighting to empowering
✔ Feel more confident navigating resistance and underperformance

This is real-world coaching for busy managers - simple, effective, and immediately applicable.

Introduction to Coaching: A Practical Course for Managers

A practical, hands-on 1 day workshop to give you the skills and confidence to coach effectively in real-time conversations.

✔ Understand what coaching really is - and how it differs from advising or mentoring
✔ Review your own leadership approach and identify where coaching fits
✔ Learn core coaching skills like active listening, powerful questioning, and goal-setting
✔ Apply coaching with flexibility in 1:1s, team meetings, and everyday interactions

This is coaching without the jargon - just simple, powerful techniques that participants can take away, apply immeditely and drive real impact.

Supporting your leaders and managers to develop coaching skills is one of the most effective ways to build engagement, accountability, and high performance. Our Coaching for Leaders and Managers and Introduction to Coaching programmes can be delivered in-house, tailored to your organisation’s needs, and scheduled to fit your learning and development priorities.

Coaching and Mentoring Supervision

Supporting Coaches & Mentors to Reflect, Grow & Thrive

Great coaching doesn’t happen in isolation. Without structured supervision, even experienced coaches and mentors can struggle with complex situations, ethical dilemmas, or simply the challenge of maintaining their own growth and resilience.

Marie’s coaching supervision provides a safe, professional space for coaches and mentors to step back, reflect, and refine their approach, ensuring they continue to deliver impactful, high-quality coaching. With over 15 years of experience in coaching and coaching development, and formal training in supervision through Barefoot Coaching, Marie brings depth, insight, and practical support to every session.

We offer 1-1 and group supervision for individual coaches as well as organisations, supporting both external and internal coaches, mentors, and coaching networks. Whether you're an independent coach looking to deepen your practice or an organisation committed to maintaining coaching excellence, supervision is a powerful tool to sustain quality, confidence, and ethical practice.

Why Choose Us? Expert Coaching Solutions That Deliver Real Impact

When it comes to embedding a coaching culture in your organisation, experience matters. We don’t just facilitate coaching - we’ve successfully implemented it in organisations, helping leaders and teams unlock their full potential.

Proven Expertise & Industry Recognition

  • Award-Winning Coaching Programmes – Our work earned an Irish National Training Award, recognised for delivering measurable impact in leadership development.

  • Accredited Coaching Specialists – With extensive experience as executive coaches, coaching trainers, and ILM experts, we understand what it takes to develop outstanding coaches and leaders.

  • Research-Backed Best Practices – We’ve contributed to published research on coaching in organisations, ensuring our methods are grounded in evidence and real-world success.

Tangible Results That Speak for Themselves

  • 100% recommendation rate from participants in our ILM-accredited coaching programmes, highlighting our exceptional support, supervision, and practical application.

  • Leaders rate our Coaching for Leaders programme 5/5, calling it a transformational reset in their approach to leadership and team performance.

  • Trusted by organisations who return to us for ongoing training, support, and supervision, ensuring long-term coaching success.

We’re passionate about helping organisations create real, lasting change. Whether you’re looking to develop internal coaching capability, upskill your leaders, or embed a coaching culture, we offer tailored, high-impact solutions designed to meet your needs.

Let’s talk about how we can bring coaching excellence to your organisation.

What people are saying

  • On a practical level, coaching provided a safe space, and time out, to explore what my role essentially entails, and equipped me with skills to communicate more effectively, motivate and galvanise my team. On a personal level, the course helped me better understand myself and my thought processes, and provided new ways of thinking which have application for all areas of my life. Coaching has been a threshold moment both professionally and personally.

    Associate Head of School

  • I am thoroughly enjoying this Coaching course! The size of the group is good, having two facilitators is useful, continuing to keep the workshops interactive is engaging. The online triads are working well outside of the workshop and it was very useful to engage in a triad in the workshop with feedback from peers and the facilitator. Thank you for your understanding of the challenges of continuing to engage in this programme under lockdown whilst also working at home and attending to family and caring responsibilities.

    Online ILM level 5 coaching programme participant

  • I was a participant on the ILM Level 5 Certificate Coaching and Mentoring course delivered by Marie. Over the duration of the course Marie was always there to provide support and direction when needed and as always delivered the training in an informative and relaxed manner. Her natural ability to put participants at ease helped make the content very enjoyable as well as ensuring we all understood the various coaching techniques. The chance to achieve a recognised coaching qualification was very important with the added bonus of gaining valuable insights from Marie’s coaching experience. The course definitely helped me in my day to day work and made me a better and more inclusive manager. Even after the course finished Marie has continued to be a source of support and encouragement.

    Student Union Manager

  • As a senior leader in a Higher Education setting, the ILM level 5 Coaching course was a game changer for me. One of the most valuable elements of the programme is the significantly high level of 1-1 supervision and support afforded to each participant. The opportunity to reflect on, and discuss the issues and challenges associated with carrying out my role in a confidential space was genuinely liberating and enabling for me. Solutions-focussed coaching as a leadership tool has had a positive impact on my broader role as a senior leader in the University, it is genuinely satisfying to engage with colleagues in a positive and productive way. I would highly recommend this course to anyone seeking to add news skills to their leadership toolkit.

    University Librarian and Deputy Chief Digital and Information Officer

  • I am so glad I put myself forward for this opportunity, I have learnt so much about coaching and myself. I really appreciate everything that was done to keep the course going through the pandemic. Marie and Clare were both so approachable and supportive - thank you.

    QUB ILM level 5 programme participant