ICF Accredited professional coach certification

As you step into your role as a professional life coach we will explore the expectations & boundaries of your life coaching job description. By understanding these expectations, you will be equipped to confidently articulate to your clients how you can best support them.

In this module you'll learn:

• About the history of where life coaching originated from

• To define what life coaching is and what life coaching is not

• An understanding of whom is best suited to work with a life coach

• An understanding of why people hire personal life coaches

• What types of professional life coaching exists today

We will delve into the significance of adhering to the ICF's Code of Ethics. Understanding and upholding these ethical guidelines is crucial for maintaining your role as a professional certified coach and avoiding crossing over into the realm of therapy.

These ethics serve as invaluable tools when navigating unforeseen challenges with your coaching clients. They equip you with the ability to address unexpected issues effectively and guide you in finding resolutions to dilemmas and solutions to problems.

In this module you'l learn:

• Awareness of typical ethical complaints reported to the ICF

• The 4 sections of the ethical standards within the ICF Code of Ethics

• Knowing when and how to refer a client to therapy

• Understanding what differentiates coaching from other types of professional services such as therapy, consulting, teacher, mentoring…etc.

You will develop a 'coaching mindset' characterized by openness, curiosity, flexibility, and client-centeredness. This mindset will shape how you perceive your clients and determine the types of questions you pose during coaching sessions

In this module you'll learn:

• What a coaching mindset is and how to embody it throughout the coaching session

• The 8 subtopics of the ICF Core Competency: Embodies a Coaching Mindset

• How to use your intuition during a coaching session to benefit your clients breakthroughs

• How to manage your emotions “as the coach” so they don’t distract from the focus of the client

You'll learn how to create a clear and comprehensive coaching agreement before commencing the coaching relationship and creating new coaching agreements within each session. This proactive approach ensures alignment between you and your client, minimizes misunderstandings, and establishes healthy boundaries from the outset.

In this module you'll learn:

• How to form a complete and clear coaching agreement for the overall coaching engagement and within each coaching session

• The importance of setting boundaries with the client so they understand what is and isn’t being offered in a coaching container and what they are responsible for as client

• The 11 subtopics of how to form the coaching agreement according to the ICF

• Listen to a demo on the best and worst way to form a coaching agreement with the client

Establishing an environment of trust and safety is essential in facilitating our clients' ability to open up and derive the utmost benefit from the coaching process. Without feeling valued, acknowledged, and seen by their coach, clients may struggle to express themselves fully, hindering the exploration of the underlying issues that prompted their engagement in coaching.

In this module, you will learn:

• How to fully support the client’s feelings and self expression during the coaching session

• The essential elements to create the groundwork of trust and safety within the coaching relationship

• The consequences of what can happen when our clients don’t feel safe when working with us

• Listen to a demo on best and worst way to cultivate trust and safety with the client

In this module we will emphasize the importance of being present, actively listening to the client, and cultivating curiosity about both their words and their identity. Our goal is for you to actively engage with the client, inviting their input to tailor the coaching session accordingly. Additionally, we aim to equip you with the ability to stay grounded and confident, especially when navigating and addressing client emotions.

In this module you'll learn:

• What it looks like to bring a curious mindset into each coaching session

• How to manage your emotions that may come up during a client session

• How to support the client when strong client emotions arise during the session

• The importance of building in space, silence and reflection into the coaching sessions

• How to work within a space of not knowing what the client’s outcomes will be

• Listen to a demo of the best and worst way to be present during the coaching session

Good active listening skills are vital in transformational coaching. It's a gift to our clients to deeply listen to their biggest hopes, dreams & desires. We'll enhance your listening skills in this module to help your clients feel seen and heard.

In this module you'll learn:

• How a client’s context, identity, environment, experiences, values and beliefs will impact their experience in the coaching session

• How to succinctly summarize what the client is saying to ensure understanding

• How to use the client’s words to formulate powerful questions

• How to explore the client’s emotions on a deeper level in a safe trust-building approach

• To recognize when there is more to what the client ISN’T saying and how to bring it up in conversation

• How to pay attention to trends and patterns in what the client is bringing to across the coaching sessions

• Listen to a demo of best and worst way to actively listen

In this module, we aim to equip you with the skills to formulate impactful open-ended coaching questions. These questions serve as catalysts, prompting clients to explore new perspectives and gain deeper insights into themselves and their situations. Through this process, clients can begin to identify actionable steps towards the changes they desire in their lives.

In this module you'll learn:

• The importance of creating new awareness in a coaching session and why it's the first step that must happen before someone can make permanent changes in their life

• Learn the additional coaching skills needed to evoke awareness for a client in addition to asking powerful coaching questions

• 9 best practices for asking great coaching questions

• Listen to a demo of best and worst way to evoke new awareness

By the end of each coaching session you'll help your clients design post-session reflections and actions, enabling them to become autonomous and creating ownership with their life decisions so they can confidently move forward with creating their best life ever.

In this module you'll learn:

• The difference between an ACC and PCC level coach with designing actions

• How to create an accountability plan that results in the client becoming self reliant

• How to address new growth and awareness within each coaching session and practically applying it after each coaching session

• What it looks like to acknowledge the client’s progress

• Listen to a demo of best and worst way to facilitate client growth

Here you will put all your new coaching skills & ICF Core Competencies together acquired from semester 1 to conduct a professional & transformational coaching session at the PCC level. This proficiency will enable you to facilitate substantial breakthroughs and foster superior life changing results for your clients

In this module you'll learn:

• The flow and structure of a PCC level coaching session

• How to form a clear Coaching Agreement with the client

• The coaching skills that will evoke awareness and new growth for the client

• How to co-create an action and accountability plan with the client

• How to partner with the client when closing out the session

With creating new transformation for our clients, grief will usually closely follow behind.

In this module you’ll:

-Learn how to recognize our own triggers (as the coach) that may come up when dealing with a client’s grief

-Understand acute stages of grief and how to navigate it with a client during a session from a coaching perspective

-Know how to create a safe environment and hold space for our client’s to process grief that may come up

-Learn how to outsource help from support professionals if the client’s grief makes the client uncoachable or at risk to harm themselves or others

-Explore the different types of grief

It’s important to create safe & diverse spaces in our branding and coaching programs so your clients feel valued, respected, heard and included.

In this module you’ll learn:

-How to be more empathetic and create safe and inclusive spaces for our clients

-The four different types of biases

-Understanding and being aware of our own biases and prejudices that could affect client outcomes

-Knowing what to do if you make a mistake and accidentally say something inappropriate or offensive

-Key definitions that are common in the DEIB space

Here we will begin building the foundation for your online coaching business to ensure it is properly structured. This will help reduce your personal exposure to debts, liabilities, lawsuits, and audits, and protect your personal assets, allowing you to run your business with peace of mind.

In this module you'll learn:

-Best Practices for Naming Your Business

-Deciding on the Right Time for Trademarking Your Business Name

-Differentiating Between a Sole Proprietorship and an LLC

-Stressing the Significance of Separating Business and Personal Finances

-Grasping the Basics of Small Business Insurance and Its Importance

-Underlining the Value of Using Formal Coaching Contracts with Pro-Bono and Paying Clients

-Investigating Business Resources to Set Up a Secure and Legally Compliant Online Coaching Business

There’s a very specific type of population out there that needs your unique energy, background & life experiences to best help them thrive in life.

In this module you'll learn:

-How to choose a title that accurately describes what type of coach you are

You can’t really help transform lives and make money unless you have something tangible to offer potential clients.

In module 15 you’ll learn:

-how to set up your signature coaching package by bundling your brilliant coaching gifts, talents and former trainings/certifications so that it’s ready to share with the public

-How to be able to clearly articulate what is and isn't being offered within your coaching services to prospective clients so they know exactly what to expect from you

-The breakdown of a sample coaching offer

-Decide if you should start offering 1:1 coaching first or a different type of offer

-How to focus on only one offer at a time in order to create the most traction

You’ll master our unique 7 step discovery call that you’ll use to easily guide an interested human into a high-end paying coaching client using sales skills that are tried and true… plus you’ll master objection handling in an empowering way that leaves behind the icky, sleazy, high-pressure tactics that no likes to be bothered with

In module 16 you'll learn:

• the importance of creating clear coaching agreements prior to starting the coaching relationship so your clients know what to expect from the coaching relationship

• How to establish trust and safety with a potential client during the sales process because trust = #1 ingredient in sales

• How to regulate your nervous system when objections arise so you can confidently navigate your potential clients through their greatest fears that might come up during the sales call

• How to set up a discovery call process using the exact steps that Krista has used over the years to hire hundreds of private coaching clients

You’ll learn how to use our “Find Your First Paying Client Formula” that will teach you how to serve-to-sell by offering sample coaching sessions that turn into consultations. Your humans will experience your magical coaching making it a no-brainer to take the next steps towards hiring you as their personal life coach.

In module 17 you'll learn:

• Understand what a sample coaching session is and how it can turn into a consultation resulting in a paid coaching client

• Learn how to serve to sell through offering sample coaching sessions as a form of powerful marketing for a coaching business

• Demonstrate how to transition a sample coaching session into a sales consult

You'll establish an efficient onboarding process and preparing your documents to ensure a professional and organized welcome for your new clients. You’ll learn how to guide your clients seamlessly from the 'Hell Yeah' moment during the discovery call to being fully prepared and motivated to 'do the work' in their first coaching session with you

In module 18 you'll learn:

• What steps need to be completed prior to the client’s first session

• How to create trust and safety within the on-boarding process

• How to design a Big Picture Plan with the client so there is an overall coaching agreement in place for the client’s goals

It’s time to officially announce to the world that you're open for business and not remain the best-kept secret. In Module 19, we'll guide you through our intuitive marketing technique, empowering you to leverage social media and in-person networking spaces effectively. Learn how to create value-based content, engage with your audience, and confidently share your coaching offer so you can consistently hire new paying clients each month

In module 19 you'll learn:

• Two different types of marketing strategies that can result in forming relationships and creating potential clients

• Understand why consistent marketing is one of the best ways to create a foundation of trust and safety with potential clients

• How to design a simple intuitive marketing plan that prepares people to take action and be ready to hire you as their coach

We'll lead you through the process of identifying and articulating your core brand values and emotions. This foundational work will empower you to create a captivating online coaching presence. Through this process, you'll be able to design your logo, select fonts and colors for your website, all tailored to resonate directly with your ideal clients. This strategic approach will set you apart from other coaches, helping you stand out in your field

In module 20 you'll learn:

• How to create a consistent brand that cultivates trust and safety with your audience

• How to take the first steps to start building a memorable coaching brand for your ideal client

• To identify your core values and infuse them into your coaching brand

In this module, you'll discover the essential steps required to attain your ACC or PCC credentials post-graduation. Gain insights into what to expect and learn how to effectively prepare for the ICF credentialing exam

In module 21 you'll learn:

• What to complete to successfully graduate from this course

• How to access support after graduating

• Steps needed to earn your ACC or PCC credentials

• What to expect and how to prepare for the ICF Credentialing Exam