Capstan Partners
You've dedicated years to
your clinical expertise.
Now invest in yourself.
Evidence-based professional coaching and coaching education that helps healthcare professionals feel good and function better.
Research-Backed
CPD
900+
Credentialed Coaches
Your pathway
Choose the program that fits where you are
Whether you need coaching, want to coach others, or are looking for peer support and retreats – we have a pathway for you.
This is for me
I'm a healthcare professional looking for professional development, coaching, or to build my coaching skills.
This is for my team or organisation
I lead a team or department and want professional development for my people.
I want to be coached:
I want to learn to coach:
I want peer support:
I coach others and want to grow:
I want coaching for individuals on my team:
I want to upskill my whole team:
I want an immersive leadership experience:
Be Coached
For people who want to receive one-on-one professional coaching.
Receive structured, evidence-based coaching from our panel of credentialed coaches.
Performance Coaching
Perform at your best when it matters most
Who it’s for : Basic and advance trainees, RMO/HMOs, registrars, Fellows
You know the content, but under pressure your thinking feels less sharp. You prepare hard yet second-guess yourself. Performance coaching helps you convert preparation into composure, self-awareness into strategy, and pressure into focused performance.
How it helps:
- Exam anxiety and confidence
- Communicating under pressure
- Challenging unhelpful self-beliefs
- Effective study habits
Format:
4 or 8 sessions, virtual, CPD eligible
Leadership Coaching
Because clinical leaders need more than clinical expertise
Who it’s for : Consultants, clinical directors, deputy directors, supervisors of training, medical educators
Leadership in medicine isn’t just about clinical expertise. It’s about influencing strong personalities, having courageous conversations, and making complex decisions under pressure. If you’re feeling stretched or stuck, leadership coaching gives you structured, confidential space to make changes.
How it helps:
- Stress management and burnout prevention
- Team communication and managing upwards
- Delegation and inspiring others
- Navigating career conundrums
Format:
8 sessions, optional Hogan 360 assessment, CPD eligible
Career
Coaching
Stop reacting and start creating the life you want.
Who it’s for : Early, mid and late-career healthcare professionals
A fulfilling healthcare professional career is more than clinical expertise. It’s about working with purpose and well-being. If you’re feeling stuck or overwhelmed by the next step, career coaching provides structured, confidential space to get clarity and design a career that works for your life.
How it helps:
- Career clarity and direction
- Sustainable work-life integration
- Values-aligned career decisions
- Skills for growth or transition
Format:
4 or 8 sessions, optional Hogan MVPI assessment, CPD eligible
Learn to coach. Connect with your peers
For people who want to develop coaching skills, connect with peers, or access affordable coaching.
Learn coaching skills, connect with peers, or access affordable coaching or coaching education through our community of trained healthcare coaches.
SWITCH: Learning to Ask, Not Tell Program
Want to empower your team instead of just directing them?
Who it’s for: Supervisors, clinical leaders, educators
PEER
Program
Missing collegiate support? Want a safe space to debrief?
Who it’s for: Locums/rural/remote clinicians, clinical leaders, trainees, nurses, supervisors of training.
Structured virtual group coaching sessions — small peer cohorts meeting monthly in safe, reflective sessions. Improved self-awareness, reflective practice, and leadership behaviours have been seen in multiple quasi-experimental and controlled studies.
How it helps:
- Peer support and professional community
- Debriefing complex cases in a safe space
- Reducing burnout through reflective practice
- CPD-eligible reflective learning
Format:
Up to 9 per cohort, four of five monthly 60-minute virtual sessions, CPD certificate
The Coaching
Exchange
Accessible, affordable coaching powered by healthcare peers
Who it’s for: Any healthcare professional wanting affordable coaching, and coach-trained professionals building hours
A social-impact platform connecting coach-trained healthcare professionals seeking coaching hours with healthcare professionals seeking accessible, affordable coaching. All coaches are standards-checked with verified qualifications.
How it helps:
- Affordable coaching access
- Building coaching hours
- Coaching-informed workplace culture
- Accelerated professional growth
Format:
4 x 1-hour virtual sessions over 4 months
Clinical leadership isn’t just about giving answers — it’s about guiding team members to think, reflect, and take ownership. SWITCH is an intensive, interactive workshop where healthcare professionals learn coaching skills and practise leading coach-like conversations. Optional follow-up coaching sessions help you embed the skills. ICF-accredited towards a Diploma of Coaching.
How it helps:
- Leading tough conversations effectively
- Fostering a culture of continuous improvement
- Empowering staff to lead change
- Supporting registrars, students, and teams
Format:
Full-day in-person workshop (6 CPD hours, max 20 participants) + optional 3 virtual coaching sessions
Coach
Development Hub
Are you a doctor who coaches? Elevate your practice.
Who it’s for: Doctors with coaching credentials who are actively coaching.
Australia and New Zealand’s only Coach Development Hub for doctors who coach. A rich mix of supervision, education, case studies, and mentoring for doctors who want to elevate their coaching practice and connect with progressive coaching peers.
How it helps:
- Coaching supervision and peer review
- Case study discussion with fellow doctor-coaches
- Meeting Medical Board of Australia CPD requirements
- Connecting with a progressive coaching community
Format:
Group program, details on website
Retreat & Recharge
An immersive, in-person experience for clinical leaders who need to step away and reflect.
Step away from the daily grind. Immerse yourself in a leadership retreat designed for clinical leaders.
Wholehearted Leadership Retreats
Ready to step back, reflect, and reignite your leadership?
Who it’s for: Clinical leaders wanting an immersive, reflective and yet practical experience away from the daily grind.
A partnership with Whole Hearted Medicine. Join Drs Emily Amos and Sarah Dalton, and Rita Holland for an immersive and re-energising time to reflect upon and reignite your clinical leadership journey.
How it helps:
- Gaining perspective away from daily demands
- Reflecting with expert facilitators
- Connecting with like-minded clinical leaders
- Combining wellness and professional development
Format:
In-person retreat.
– October 2026 – sold out
– March, SOMA NSW and October, Edge of the Bay Tasmania, 2027
- NEW PARTNERSHIP
Capstan × RACP — Exclusive Member Benefits
RACP members now receive exclusive access to discounted programs with CPD-eligible certificates.
What Clients Are Saying
Clinical Lead - NSW Health Leadership with 360
Voluntary Assisted Dying Clinical Lead - NSW LHDLeadership with 360
Director of Prevocational Education and Training - NSW HealthLeadership with 360
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Head of Department Emergency Medicine - NSW HealthLeadership with 360
ED Deputy Director/Staff Specialist - NSW HealthLeadership with 360
Start with a free 20-minute conversation.
No commitment required
Before any commitment, we listen to your needs and understand what matters to your professional development. You get answers, we explain how coaching or coaching education works — and you decide.
Step 1.
We Listen
Understand your unique situation and goals
Step 2.
We Explore
Assess whether coaching or coaching education is the right fit
Step 3.
We Map
Outline a tailored pathway forward
About Me
Capstan Partners is led by Director Rita Holland who has extensive experience in designing, leading and delivering a range of behavioural-science based professional coaching and group coaching programs in healthcare settings.
- Health professionals wanting to be coached.
- Health professionals wanting to coach others, and
Rita has curated an expert panel of experienced professional coaches who work together to deliver high quality, bespoke coaching and coaching education to healthcare professionals. Since 2019, the team has supported more than 900 doctors and healthcare professionals across Australia and New Zealand
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