Specialist support that understands the emotional realities of stepfamily life.
Coaching for Dads
Stepfamily-informed support for fathers under pressure
Stepfamily life can place dads in a uniquely complex position.
You may be balancing your children, your partner, your own guilt, and competing expectations, often while trying to keep the peace and prevent further loss or conflict.
Decisions can feel loaded, and even small situations can carry emotional weight.
1:1 coaching for dads offers a structured, neutral space to think clearly, understand the system you’re operating in, and make steadier decisions under pressure.
This is specialist stepfamily coaching — not therapy, and not general parenting advice.
When Dads come for coaching
Dads usually seek support when they notice patterns like:
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feeling caught between partner and children
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avoiding decisions to prevent conflict
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struggling to hold boundaries consistently
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guilt shaping parenting or household choices
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tension with an ex-partner affecting decisions
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repeated stepfamily conflict around rules or expectations
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feeling stuck, reactive, or uncertain in their leadership role
You don’t need to be in crisis. Many dads come because they want clearer footing and steadier decision-making.
How Coaching Supports You
Coaching focuses on helping you lead more intentionally within your family — with steadiness, confidence, and clearer boundaries.
Sessions are practical, reflective, and grounded in stepfamily system dynamics. We focus on what’s actually happening in your world at the time, so the work always feels relevant and immediately usable.
Together, we work on things like:
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Supporting your partner without compromising your relationship with your children
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Navigating conflict or emotional intensity with more steadiness
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Managing challenging or unpredictable behaviour from an ex-partner
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Separating guilt from responsibility
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Setting boundaries that feel fair, proportionate, and sustainable
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Communicating clearly so issues don’t keep cycling
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Reducing avoidance patterns and strengthening your decision position
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Creating a home environment that feels calmer and more grounded
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Leading with greater clarity and consistency in high-pressure moments
This is not about becoming harsher.
It’s about becoming clearer and more anchored in how you show up.
Over time, many dads notice
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decisions feel clearer and less fear-driven
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boundaries are more consistent
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fewer “stuck in the middle” moments
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less escalation around predictable triggers
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steadier responses to ex-partner or loyalty pressure
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improved couple alignment
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more confidence in their role
Not because the system becomes simple, but because you’re more confident leading inside it.
This support works well if you:
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want stepfamily-specific guidance
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are open to examining your decision patterns
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want steadier ways to handle pressure
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value practical structure as well as reflection
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want support without blame or sides being taken
How sessions work
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75-minute or 55 minute online sessions.
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They are structured but conversational. We focus on real situations and decisions you’re facing now, with practical next steps you can apply between sessions.
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Some men book occasional sessions around specific decisions.
Others choose regular sessions for a period of steadier support. -
There is no fixed programme length, pacing and frequency are agreed together
Investment
75 min reset session - £300
4 x 55min session - £750
6 x 55min session - £1000
(Payment plan available, please email Katie to arrange this)
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Sessions can be booked individually or as a short series.
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If you’re unsure what frequency would help most, we can decide together.
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If it would help to speak first, you’re welcome to book a free clarity call to talk through what’s going on and see whether coaching with me would be a good fit.
Phil
“A lot of my decisions were coming from guilt and I hadn’t clocked it. Coaching helped me get clearer and be more consistent. Home feels less tense now.”
Matt
“I didn’t love admitting it, but I’d been avoiding some things and hoping they’d sort themselves out. Coaching helped me deal with them properly and take a clearer lead.”