Independent coaching for personal and workplace conflict

The Person Behind the Professional.

Personal conflict. Workplace conflict. Practical support.

Independent coaching to help employees navigate conflict at home or at work, handle difficult conversations and decide what to do next.

Private, structured coaching for employees. Commissioned by organisations, academy trusts and schools.

Explore the Staff Support Partnership Support for employees

Support for the person navigating conflict.Founded by Sophie Bell, a former Assistant Principal and senior leader in secondary education.Read my founder’s story →

Our core business

For your organisation

An external staff wellbeing service you can commission, giving employees access to structured, individual support.

For your employees

A private space to work through difficult relationships at home or at work, without having to share every detail with their employer.

For everyday life

Practical reflection, preparation and strategies people can use in difficult conversations and decisions.

Why support matters · Research from 2025

Workplace conflict. Life outside work. Real impact.

Pressures at work and difficulties at home can both affect working life. Recent research shows why support needs to recognise the whole person.

44%

Conflict at work

of working-age people in Great Britain who had worked in the previous year experienced workplace conflict during that year.

Acas · 2025 survey ↗

57%

The personal impact

of people who experienced workplace conflict reported stress, anxiety or depression as a result.

Acas · 2025 survey ↗

57%

Pressures beyond work

of organisations reporting stress-related absence included non-work factors among their top three causes — personal health, relationships or family issues, or financial concerns.

CIPD / Simplyhealth · 2025 report (PDF) ↗

We support the person navigating conflict — whether it starts at home or at work.

Our core organisational offer

The OWN.UR.OWN Staff Support Partnership

Commission access to private, individual coaching when personal or workplace conflict is affecting staff wellbeing or professional effectiveness.

What you commission

Access to an independent coach for individual staff support.
Structured conversations to understand a situation, consider options and prepare next steps.
A clear agreement covering access, session allocation and confidentiality before the service begins.
Anonymised, aggregated usage information and general themes where appropriate and where individuals cannot be identified.

Coaching supports wellbeing, resilience, confidence and effectiveness.

Ways to work together

Pilot programme

Start with an agreed period and session allocation to explore what works for your staff.

Allocated coaching sessions

Discuss a block of sessions for staff to access within an agreed arrangement.

Monthly partnership

Discuss ongoing access through a retainer, with capacity and terms agreed together.

Pricing is by proposal, based on scope, session allocation and duration.

For organisations, academy trusts and schools

Let’s shape the right support for your staff.

Email us with your organisation, approximate staff numbers and whether you are interested in a pilot, session allocation or ongoing partnership.

Discuss a staff partnership

For employees

A space to work through what’s happening.

You do not have to have everything worked out before you begin. Coaching gives you space to reflect, prepare for difficult conversations and choose a manageable next step.

We can help you explore:

Challenging relationshipsFamily conflictSeparation and post-separation conflictCo-parenting communicationTensions with colleaguesDifficult manager relationshipsChallenging workplace conversationsBoundaries and repeated pressureConfidence after conflict

How to access support

If your employer has an OWN.UR.OWN partnership, follow the access arrangements shared with your staff. If you are unsure, contact us about availability. You can also book individual support directly.

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Where we fit

Independent support alongside your existing provision.

OWN.UR.OWN complements HR, counselling and occupational health. We help the individual reflect, prepare and respond to personal and workplace conflict.

Different roles, complementary support
HR’s organisational role	OWN.UR.OWN’s coaching role
Employment matters	The person behind the employee
Workplace policies and procedures	Personal and workplace conflict, communication and practical responses
Organisational responsibilities	Independent, employee-centred coaching
Formal workplace processes	Private reflection, preparation and practical strategies

Sophie BellFounder of OWN.UR.OWN™

Founder’s story

Former Assistant Principal · Educator & Coach · BBC Bitesize Science Advisor

Postgraduate study in Learning and Teaching, University of Oxford.

The person behind the professional was me.

At 27, I had just become Head of Science. I was good at my job and progressing in my career. Privately, I was struggling.

My long-term relationship had ended. I had an 18-month-old and was sleeping on a blow-up mattress in my parents’ living room. I was receiving harassing messages about bills and selling our home, while trying to care for my child and keep everything together.

I kept going to work. Eventually, exhausted, I was involved in a crash with a lorry on the motorway.

Conflict in my previous relationship also meant leaving my master’s in Learning and Teaching at the University of Oxford after one year.

I needed somewhere to speak openly, make sense of what was happening and recognise how it was affecting me—both personally and professionally. Someone to help me ease the mental load, identify the support I needed and take practical next steps.

These experiences shaped OWN.UR.OWN. I bring my background in education and coaching together with lived experience to help people think clearly, prepare practical responses and navigate conflict at home or at work.

People can be excellent at their jobs and still need support. I know, because I was one of them.

For individuals

Support you can access yourself.

You can also book coaching directly or buy practical PDF guides, without an employer partnership. Work independently at your own pace, or work through them live with a coach.

OWN.UR.OWN presents