FOSTERING WITH CONFIDENCE
FRAMEWORK
Nicola McCafferty The Foster Parent's Coach
A trauma-informed, self-care-first framework for foster parents who want to support others without losing themselves in the process.
Whether you're brand new to fostering or years into the journey, this framework is here to hold you steady.
It's not about doing more - it's about doing differently. With clarity. With confidence. And without burnout.
This isn’t just a program.
It’s a foundation.
Fostering with Confidence™ is a trauma-informed, self-care-first framework created to support the people who are always supporting everyone else: foster carers.
It was built from lived experience - designed not just to help you cope, but to help you feel clear, calm, and connected again.
Because let’s be honest: most foster carers are doing their best with very little real support. The training covers systems. The books cover trauma. But no one really talks about what happens to you.
This framework is here to change that.
It helps you:
Spot the early signs of emotional overload
Set healthy boundaries without guilt
Rebuild your confidence and identity
And stay grounded enough to keep going
Whether you're working with me 1:1, joining a group program, or bringing support into your team - this is the method that holds it all together.
You were never meant to carry all of this on your own.
This framework gives you the structure and support to keep going - without falling apart.
The Heart of the Framework
These six pillars support everything I teach—across 1:1 coaching, group work, and team training.
They’re here to protect your energy, rebuild your confidence, and remind you that you matter too.
1. Awareness
Recognise what’s really going on.
Burnout creeps in slowly. This pillar helps you spot the emotional and physical signs of overload before they take over - and name what you actually need.
2. Reconnection
Come back to yourself.
This pillar is about identity. Who are you beyond the system, the meetings, the paperwork? We help you remember what brings you joy, peace, and purpose again.
3. Boundaries
Loving them shouldn’t mean losing yourself.
We explore where you’re overgiving, why you feel guilty saying no, and how to build protective space around your time, energy, and wellbeing.
4. Confidence
You’re doing better than you think.
Quiet the inner critic. Rebuild self-trust. This pillar helps you believe in your capacity again—not through perfection, but through presence.
5. Regulation
Create calm from the inside out.
Simple, sustainable tools to support your nervous system, reduce stress, and steady yourself—so you can respond rather than react.
6. Community
You were never meant to do this alone.
The final pillar brings it all together: safe, honest support from people who understand. We help you build a network that holds you when everything feels heavy.
One Framework. Three Ways to Get the Support You Deserve.
The Fostering With Confidence™ framework is the heart of everything I offer - whether you need 1:1 space to breathe, a group to grow with, or support for the carers on your team.
You don’t need to figure out where to start. Just choose the path that feels most supportive right now.
1:1 Coaching
Private, personalised support for the carer behind the care.
This is your space to breathe. We’ll walk through the framework together, with sessions tailored to your story, your challenges, and what you need most.
✔ Gentle accountability
✔ Space to talk about what no one else gets
✔ Tools to manage stress and rebuild confidence
Group Program
You don’t have to do this alone.
An 8-week group journey through the framework, delivered in a safe, supportive space with foster carers who actually get it.
We cover the same pillars together, in real time.
✔ Weekly live sessions
✔ Peer support & shared learning
✔ A WhatsApp community that actually feels safe
Local Authority Training & Support
Support for the people who support others.
Tailored wellbeing workshops and coaching based on the FWC framework designed to improve carer retention, reduce burnout, and bring emotional sustainability to your teams.
✔ Trauma-informed delivery
✔ Modular training or full 8-week format
✔ CPD & wellbeing focus for teams or carers
No matter how you work with me, the heart of the work stays the same.
We’re not here to fix you. We’re here to support you - to give you structure, emotional safety, and space to care without collapsing.