Award-winning. Veterinary-led. Trauma-informed.
Reconnecting you, with you.
Coaching, CPD and community for vets, vet nurses and the people of vetmed.
For the kind, capable people who hold everyone else up, and have quietly lost touch with themselves along the way. Built by vets who've been there.
You are not broken. You are human.
Somewhere between the caseloads, the expectations and looking after everyone else, it's easy to stop listening to yourself. Everything we do is about coming back.
Our flagship
The Signature Programme
Time and time again, people who've done it call it life-changing.
Six or twelve months of reconnecting with yourself: what matters to you, what you want, and the confidence to go after it. With expert coaching, CPD and a community that genuinely has your back. You learn together, you celebrate the wins together, and you have space to reflect somewhere kind and psychologically safe. Our members call it being pickled in it, in the best possible way.
It's for vets, vet nurses and the wider practice team who are good at what they do, tired of it never feeling like enough, and ready for what's next.
- Weekly live coaching, Wednesdays at 7pm or 8pm
- Upwards of 35 hours of CPD
- Experienced veterinary coaches, not just a community
- From £1,111 + VAT
By application. Every place begins with a conversation.
Explore the Signature Programme"During Vet Empowered I learned there was nothing wrong with me in the first place. You've honestly changed my life!"
"One of the best investments in me I have ever made."
Ali, RVN, 2024 "I'm now able to switch off outside of work and be more present at home with my family."
Rachel, Veterinary Surgeon, 2025 "Vet Empowered has changed my approach to life and helped me unlock my personality again."
Kate, Veterinary Surgeon, 2024
- "Life changing"
- "Like a balm for the soul that gives you clarity, comfort, hope and acceptance"
- "It's a game changer"
- "One of the best investments in me I have ever made"
- "Insightful, challenging and empowering!"
Other ways to work with us
- 01
1:1 coaching
Completely bespoke coaching with one of our veterinary coaches. From £995 + VAT.
Explore 1:1 coaching - 02
For your team
Long-term partnerships with practices, referral hospitals and graduate schemes. Real change, not one-off box ticking.
Partner with us - 03
Train with us
Our veterinary coaching qualification is on its way. Be the first to hear.
Register your interest - 04
Book us to speak
Keynotes and sessions for congresses, graduate events and company days.
Speaking - 05
Events
Live events, free online sessions and, coming in 2027, retreats.
What's on
Looking for recorded CPD you can start tonight? Browse the CPD library.
Built by vets who've been there.
We're Katie and Claire. Between us, nearly 30 years of clinical veterinary experience. We both know what it's like to be the high achiever who thinks the answer is to work harder, until it isn't. We built Vet Empowered to catch people before they reach that point, and to walk alongside those who already have. We're qualified, trauma-informed coaches, and we still love vetmed. Expect real talk, the odd pet joining a Zoom call, and tools that actually work.
- Dr Katie Ford BVSc CertAVP(SAM) PGCert MSc FRCVS
- Claire Grigson BVM&S MRCVS ACCP
- RCVS Inspiration Award 2023
- Supporting the veterinary profession since 2020
- Speakers at BSAVA Congress and London Vet Show
- Trusted by three major corporate graduate schemes
Free
Your next step: a 3-day reset.
A 3-day reset to help you understand why you might feel stuck, reconnect with what matters, and take your next aligned step.
Day 1
Why you feel stuck (and why it makes sense)
Day 2
Reconnecting with what matters
Day 3
Your next step (not the whole plan)
Daily emails with audio and video from Katie and Claire, a reflective workbook, and the recording of our live closing call. Start whenever you're ready. There is no falling behind and no "doing it wrong."
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Coaching, not therapy or crisis support. If you're struggling right now, Vetlife is there 24/7 on 0303 040 2551.
Should I stay or should I go?
Ever found yourself quietly searching non-clinical careers at the end of a long day? We hear you. We're not here to talk you out of how you feel. But when we're exhausted, our brains shrink a huge decision down to one frightening question. Some of our members found a way to make vetmed work for them. Others left with their whole chest, from an empowered place. Both started by asking better questions.
Read: the questions beneath the questionDoing good as we do well
A profession as kind to its people as it is to its animals.
Some things matter hugely in vetmed and nobody had made space for them. So we did, with quality experts, and mostly for free.
Hormone friendly vetmed
Free resources on PMS, PMDD, perimenopause and menopause for individuals and teams, including WellVet's menopause library, now hosted by us.
Explore Hormone friendly vetmedNot sure where to start?
There's a lot here, we know. Answer three quick questions and we'll point you to a few places worth a look, whether that's something free for five minutes or something deeper. Or just say hello. No hard sell, ever.