Frances Cushway
Frances Cushway has coached mothers since 2006, supporting them through the different career transitions they experience in their working lives. She founded The Maternity Coach in 2019, to purely focus on supporting women through the transition to and from maternity leave and helping them to continue to thrive in their careers as working mothers. She also trains coaches to be Maternity Coaches.
Prior to setting up her own consultancy Frances worked for PwC running assessments for recruitment, development and career coaching, and the BBC where she coached individuals leaving the organisation and facilitated workshops alongside her role as Producer in BBC Weather.
Her knowledge of how women's hormones affect their perception of reality and the impact this can have on their careers, together with her understanding of the shape and stages of women's careers means that she can help mothers on maternity leave plan for issues that might come up later in their career - future proofing them for their life as a working mother.
In addition to hands-on experience, Frances is a licensed and accredited Career Coach and Licensed CCS Balance™ Coach with Career Counselling Services and has a Post Graduate Certificate in Career and Talent Management. She is on the UK Register of Career Development Professionals with the Career Development Institute and commits to carry out ongoing professional development. With a BSc in Psychology, she is also a member of the British Psychological Society's Division of Coaching Psychology.
Frances has two young daughters and knows how hard the daily juggle is - balancing work and family life. She understands the mixed feelings of leaving children at nursery and the pressure of leaving work unfinished at the end of the day!
Qualifications:
• BSc Psychology
• PGC Career & Talent Management
• Licensed/Accredited Career Coach
• Licensed Balance Coach
• BPS Accredited Neuroscience Professional Development Programme
• Registered Career Development Professional with the Career Development Institute
• Member of the BPS Division of Coaching Psychology
Accolades:
Frances is a Registered Career Development Professional with the Career Development Institute where she was a finalist for Career Coach of the Year 2018, 2021 and 2022 for her work with mothers on maternity leave.
Website: thematernitycoach.com
Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/francescushway
Instagram: instagram.com/thematernitycoach/
