Jane Macpherson Consulting

Professional coaching for working mothers

Professional coaching for working mothers navigating ambition, identity, leadership and change — so you can move forward with clarity, not just cope.

Matrescence is the profound physical, psychological and emotional transition a woman goes through when becoming a mother.

For working professionals, that transition can be especially complex — caring responsibilities, career ambitions, workplace expectations and personal values all have to be held at once.

If you are a working professional with caring responsibilities, I can work with you to explore what might need to change, and give clarity to your unique situation.

WHERE WE MIGHT START

This might be re-calibrating your professional identity, or planning progression aligned to your values.

It might simply be structured headspace to become unstuck. Together, we might explore how to:

  • Develop your professional confidence to ensure you greater agency

  • Feel heard, and validated within your internal culture

  • Align or renew and refine your purpose and direction

  • Manage  your limited resources, especially time management

  • Face a specific challenge or improve a professional relationship 

  • Develop your leadership style

IS THIS FOR YOU?

For ambitious mothers who want space to think clearly.

  • You're balancing professional ambition with caring responsibilities

  • Your role, identity or priorities have shifted since becoming a mother

  • You want to make a confident decision about your direction

  • You feel stretched, unseen or stuck in your current organisation

  • You're preparing for progression, change or a new challenge

  • You want generous, intelligent support from someone who understands both leadership and working parenthood

MY APPROACH

I will cheerlead you to be professionally ambitious, address any limiting beliefs, and ensure you commit to action — a flexible and generous approach, based on exactly what you need.

Investing in yourself through professional coaching can often create considerable impact in a short series of sessions.

  • Clarifying what you want next

  • Identifying patterns, blocks or assumptions holding you back

  • Preparing for a difficult conversation

  • Building confidence after leave or career disruption

  • Exploring promotion, leadership or progression

  • Making decisions that align with your values

  • Creating practical next steps that fit your real life

ABOUT JANE

Jane Macpherson

Jane is a consultant and coach working with leaders on strategic and individual change, having led in-house marketing, communications and digital teams for 25 years — and coached many new parents.

In the last 10 years she has consulted on communications and marketing strategy, and coached individuals and organisations through digital and cultural transformation, combining creative, strategic and emotional thinking. She works collaboratively and generously.

Jane has three children and lives in London.

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Fellow, Chartered Institute of Marketing  ·  ILM / City & Guilds & Institute of Leadership  ·  NLP trained  ·  Associate member, Association for Coaching

  • Jane was an invaluable sounding board during a period of growth, I left feeling more focused and better equipped to lead communications work across an organisation.

    Coaching Client, June 26

  • My director has noticed a change in my dynamic and approach, and recognised my proposal for promotion - the feedback was really strong.

    Coaching Client, April 2026

  • Jane delivered a terrific masterclass that felt meaningful, well-structured and spoke to the interests and experience of the young producers

    Kirsten Adam, Head of Young People’s Programme, National Theatre.

  • I can’t believe how much I’ve benefited already. I feel so much clearer on next steps and where my gaps are

    Coaching Client, Jan 2026

READY WHEN YOU ARE

Create the space for your next step.

If you're a working mother navigating ambition, identity, leadership or change, coaching can give you the structure to think clearly and move forward.