With increased attention from professional bodies like the ICF, supervision is becoming more standardised and recognised as essential.

One of the co-founders Coaching Catalysts Sarah Bramall and I discuss the vital role of supervision in the coaching profession, tracing their own journeys from education into coaching and how their shared backgrounds inform their commitment to ongoing development and ethical practice.

Sarah highlights how supervision offers a confidential and supportive space for coaches to reflect, manage challenges, and celebrate growth - something often missing when transitioning out of the structured environment of teaching into coaching.

Key topics covered:

00:00 Intro

05:42 How supervision provides a confidential support structure for coaches

07:00 Supervision as a space for coaches to explore ethical concerns

10:09 How group supervision normalises experience, offers supportive “me too” moments, and combats the unrealistic narratives seen online.

13:54 Supervision isn't a luxury, but is essential for safe, ethical practice

16:25 After coach training, supervision becomes the main source of non-competitive support

18:08 Coaching progress can be hard to measure and is often intangible

22:12 Without supervision, personal biases and experiences can “leak” into sessions.

About Sarah Bramall

Sarah Bramall is one half of The Coaching Catalysts, along with Rebecca Daniel. Rebecca and Sarah are Executive Coaches, Coach Supervisors and the co-founders of The Coaching Catalysts, an organisation dedicated to strengthening ethical, reflective and sustainable coaching cultures.

Both are accredited ICF Professional Certified Coaches (PCC), EMCC Senior Practitioners and EMCC-accredited Coach Supervisors, and are currently completing their ILM Level 7 inExecutive Coaching and Mentoring.

With extensive leadership backgrounds in education and experience working across public and private sector organisations, they partner with organisations to develop leaders, internal coaches and coaching cultures that are credible, ethical and sustainable.

Connect with Sarah:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahbramall/

Website: https://www.thecoachingcatalysts.com/

Coaching Catalysts LinkedIn:https://uk.linkedin.com/company/thecoachingcatalysts

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecoachingcatalysts

Diploma: The double accredited professional supervision diploma

About Ruth Kudzi:

Ruth is the founder of Optimus Coaching Academy and a well-respected and successful coach, speaker and author who has worked across sectors including leadership, career and more recently business and mindset. She has over 10,000 coaching hours and has completed hundreds of hours of training and coaching supervision. Ruth is an MCC-level coach with the ICF and is our course director and CEO. Prior to becoming a coach, Ruth was a senior leader in education.