Holistic Life, Career & Executive Coach Training
Taught by Marianna Lead, MCC (Master Certified Coach), an ICF Assessor & former New York University Adjunct Professor of Coaching, and Allexis Reis, MCC, an ICF Assessor with a national reputation in sales, marketing, and corporate training—along with an international team of MCC & PCC instructors
We offer ICF-Accredited Level 1, Level 2 & Level 3 Programs
Comprehensive, Holistic, & Affordable
Integrating Holistic and Traditional Techniques
Uniquely Experiential
Video-Based Online Learning Environment
- Taught by MCC coaches & ICF Assessors
You may be feeling overwhelmed by the almost endless number of coaching schools and programs…
- Are you contemplating which school of thought in coaching is the best choice for you?
- Are you interested in Brain-Based Coaching? Ontological Coaching? Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Coaching? NLP Coaching? Positive Psychology Coaching? Or are you interested in exploring them all?
- Would you like to learn holistic coaching techniques or traditional coaching methods? Or would you rather learn both?
- What are you looking for in your instructor? An experienced and inspiring teacher or a successful coach with an insider’s understanding of the industry? Or the best aspects of both?
- Are you looking for a school that, in addition to providing excellent coaching skills, integrates authentic marketing approach from day one in teaching you how to attract clients and build your coaching practice with ease and joy?
- Are you looking for well-rounded training that offers the right amount of balance between theory and practice?
- Are you interested in a program that is content-rich, yet allows you to fully integrate your personal interests and prior professional training into your own individual approach to coaching?
- Are you looking for a world-class training program that offers small classes and personalized training that suits your individual learning style?
- Are you looking to get your ICF Credentials (ACC, PCC, or MCC) stress-free?
- And last, but not least: Are you looking for a program that will fit your budget with an easy monthly payment plan and other affordable options?
YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL!
We cover all of the above—and more!
With only 10 students per class and 2.5-hour weekly lessons, the focus is on the practical application of ICF core competencies from the perspective of coaching mastery. The training is extremely comprehensive and includes a wide variety of coaching niches and approaches, such as positive psychology/strength-based coaching, emotional intelligence (EQ), neuroscience/brain-based coaching, ontological coaching, adult learning, change theories, multiple intelligence theories, use of metaphors, imagery, and NLP.
Level 1 course for ACC credentials provides 60 coach training hours, 5 observed sessions with written feedback for 3 of them, 10 mentoring sessions with 3 of them being one-hour individual sessions, and performance evaluation at the ACC level. With Level 1 certification, you’ll be able to apply for your ACC credentials with ICF without having to submit the recording of your coaching session for evaluation by ICF—since evaluation is done at our school. Prerequisite to this course: admission interview.
Level 2 course for ACC & PCC credentials provides 125 coach training hours, 6 observed sessions with written feedback for 4 of them, 10 mentoring sessions with 3 of them being one-hour individual sessions and performance evaluation at a PCC level. With Level 2 certification, you’ll be able to apply for your ACC and/or PCC credentials with ICF without having to submit the recordings of your coaching session/s for evaluation by ICF—since evaluation is done at our school. Prerequisite to this course: admission interview plus either a) graduation from a 60-hour ACSTH, Level 1 course, or ACC credential.
Level 3 course for MCC credentials provides 75 coach training hours, 6 observed sessions with written feedback for 4 of them, and 10 mentoring sessions with 3 of them being individual. With Level 3 certification, you’ll have to submit 2 recordings of your coaching sessions with transcripts to ICF for evaluation of your skill at an MCC level. Prerequisite to this course: admission interview plus either a) graduation from a Level 2 course at our school or b) PCC credential.
Due to growing international demand, our programs are offered in Russian, German, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Thai languages. We are adding Ukrainian and other languages in 2024.
- How to coach anyone on any topic with traditional AND holistic techniques
- Practical application of ICF Core Competencies
- Positive Psychology approach
- Brain-Based Coaching (Neuroscience) & Ontological Coaching
- Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Coaching
- Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) & Hypnotic Coaching
- Underpinnings of coaching that lie in adult learning theories, change theories, and behavioral sciences
- And much more…
- Live, 100% hands-on and 100% supervised training
- Participating in small classes for optimal learning experience via the convenient Internet and/or phone connection
- Integrating your new coaching skills with your current professional experience
- Growing personally and professionally by being coached throughout this course
- Working with real coaching clients
- Receiving the templates and forms you need for a turn-key coaching business
- All the support and resources you need to build and grow your coaching practice, including marketing templates and an on-going alumni support
- Expert Instruction from Marianna Lead, MCC/ICF Assessor, as well as PCC & MCC Honor Graduates of Goal Imagery® Institute
Attention ACC Holders
We accept ACC training credits towards Level 2 certificate.
If you are an ACC holder, Goal Imagery® Institute may accept 60 training credits towards your Level 2 certificate enabling you to spend half the time and half the money, and to apply for your PCC without having to submit your recordings to ICF . You will also be able to count your experience hours from the first day of your first coach training and will receive your PCC credential within 4 weeks of applying.
To arrange for a free personal consultation to see if this training is right for you and to inquire about programs, please contact us or text us via WhatsApp at +1917-371-9713. We also invite you to book a complimentary consultation with Marianna Lead, MCC—to gain a better understanding of ICF credentialing process, ICF acronyms, and to help you choose the right training for YOU.
Course Schedule
To see our upcoming course schedule, please click here
- Each class meets weekly on the same day/time as the course start time for the duration of the course.
- Each lesson is 2.5 hours and each class is limited to approximately 10 students.
- If you don’t see a time that suits you, please email us for other options.
- The school reserves the right to postpone classes.
- Please contact the school administration before enrolling.
Holistic Life, Career & Executive Coach Training™ Modules
Your Level 2 training consists of the required 125 specific coach-training hours (SCTH). You may receive more training hours with our Elective courses and for MCC credential by taking our Level 3 training.
Included with your tuition.
$200 (An interview is required before registration. Please book at https://calendly.com/goalimagery/coach-training)
$5500 for each course (includes individual mentoring sessions and oral exams). Flexible payment plans available. No finance charges. When paying for Level 2 in full, it's $9250.
The course is conducted live on a secure online platform with interactive chat, screen share, and audio/video streaming. You can connect your audio either via computer or with a phone number local to the country you are calling from.
In addition to your weekly 2.5-hour lessons, you’ll have approximately about 1.5 hours of homework each week—listening to coaching demos, lectures, studying documents & templates, reading articles, etc. You’ll also have to virtually meet with your class partner to coach each other in-between lessons for about 1 hour. Total weekly time commitment: approximately 5 hours.
Here’s What Some Students Say About This Coach Training
You’ll be invited to Goal Imagery Institute’s Online Learning Portal containing all your learning materials and resources. Alumni will have lifetime access to GII’s growing body of materials and resources.
All our lessons are recorded in case you miss a class. You may have to make it up live with another class to keep your eligibility for GII & ICF certifications.
There are flexible payment options including monthly installments. No deposit is required to start your training. You are required to pay a registration fee of $200 and submit your first payment 10 days before the start of the course. All forms of payments are accepted (debit, credit, AMEX, check, Zelle, wire transfer). All transactions (including paying with checks) are conveniently done online.
Cancellation Table
| If the student completes this amount of training: | The school may keep this percentage of the tuition cost: |
|---|---|
| One week / 1 Lesson / 2.5 hours | 50% |
| Two weeks / 2 Lessons / 5 hours | 75% |
| Three weeks / 3 Lessons / 7.5 hours | 100% |
You may register online after speaking with the school’s Executive Director, Marianna Lead, MCC or another official school’s representative. After your $200 registration fee is processed, you’ll receive the school agreement for your signature. After the agreement is signed and your first tuition payment is made, you’ll receive the link to our live lessons, access to the course, and preparation materials.
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To arrange for a free personal consultation to gain better understanding about ICF credentialing process and to see if this training is right for you, book a virtual meeting with Marianna at https://calendly.com/goalimagery/coach-training
Foundations of coaching & ICF core competencies
You will learn about coaching as a profession, the International Coaching Federation and ICF core coaching competencies. You will understand the difference between coaching and other helping professions. Each coaching competency will be carefully studied and integrated within coaching sessions. You will also get acquainted with ICF competencies for group & team coaching.
Coaching exercises and practice focused on specific niches
You will learn and practice coaching on a variety of topics, including stress management coaching, relationship and communication coaching, time management coaching, fitness coaching, work-life balance coaching, and coaching during life or career transitions. You will also understand the specifics of working with non-profit organizations and corporations.
Science-based coaching methodologies and techniques
You will receive coaching templates that are based on CBT (behavioral coaching), neuroscience (brain-based coaching), Emotional Intelligence (heart-based coaching), system theories (systemic coaching), and positive psychology (strength-based and resilience coaching). You will also learn the role of change theories and adult learning theories in coaching and will utilize specific templates, including Four Phases of Learning and the Conscious Learning Competence Model.
Holistic methodologies and techniques
You will learn how to utilize metaphors, affirmations, visualization, imagery, story-telling and meditation in coaching. You will also learn how to uncover your client’s core values and beliefs while helping them in moving forward toward their goals. You will become more conscious of your energetic resonance with your client and will start utilizing your intuition more freely.
Project-management techniques for progress management
You will be provided with resources to help your clients with their progress management, self-accountability, and moving forward at their desired pace. You will help them in accessing their strategies and understanding what needs to be tweaked for most effectiveness.
Authentic Business Building, Sales & Marketing
You will be provided with resources helping you build and develop a sustainable coaching business. You will be provided many coaching contract samples, intake forms, new client welcome letters, coaching brochure samples, social media resources, website samples and live support from your teachers and classmates during lessons.
Prerequisite: ACC credential or completion of a 60-hour ACSTH training, or Level 1 training.
- All classes and mentoring are led by MCC coaches who are also ICF Assessors
- No need to send your coaching session recordings to ICF for oral evaluation.
- Count your experience hours from the first coach training you attended.
- Receive your ICF credential within 4 weeks.
- You can apply for your ACC crefential first (if you don't have enough experience hours to apply for PCC) and then apply for PCC without having to obtain any additional training or mentoring hours.
- Have lifetime access to a dedicated educational learning alumni portal with all the materials you will learn in this course.
- We will assist you in gaining your coaching experience hours by matching you with your classmates and alumni. Exchanging coaching services is looked upon as “Paid Hours” by ICF. It provides more practice and speeds up your eligibility for ICF credential.
- We provide ongoing alumni support, free monthly workshops, and social media alumni groups.
- You will receive free CEU’s for your credentialing renewal required by ICF every 3 years.
Level 2 Modules include:
- Images and metaphors for self-acceptance, increased confidence, self-esteem, and moving forward.
- Utilizing guiding principles of NLP in coaching
- Building mutual understanding and trust with NLP techniques
- The use of sensory-oriented language in coaching
- Predicates of representational systems and how to recognize them
- Meta-states and meta-model NLP questions for resourceful states
- Dissociation and association techniques
- NLP techniques for creating positive change
- NLP timeline exercise for charting your future
- Group and individual coach mentoring with a masterful coach
- Coach mentoring and supervision
- All classes are taught by experienced MCC’s and ICF Assessors
- You will learn techniques that will make you a truly masterful coach
- Supervision and ongoing direct contact with your MCC instructors
- Lifetime access to the online platform with course materials
- Assistance in choosing coaching sessions for ICF evaluations
- Alumni support with free workshops and international community of coaches including our alumni MCC coaches
- Free Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) for your credential renewal
Course #1. Goal Imagery and the Inner Child Technique in Coaching
This course allows you to dive into the use of imagination for goal attainment, as well as explore the Inner Child technique at a coaching mastery level.
Duration: 15 weeks. 2.5 hours each lesson. 75 coach-training hours.
This course includes:
- Defining a resourceful state and anchoring it
- The use of anchoring for a specific event / goal
- Explanation and demonstration of the Inner Child technique
- The Inner Child technique in coaching versus therapy
- The Inner Child technique in the context of masterful coaching
- The use of anchoring with the Inner Child technique
- Inner Child technique for enhanced creativity
- Inner Child technique for achieving a higher self-worth
- Inner Child technique for spiritual/personal evolvement
- Inner Child technique for taking responsibility
- Inner Child technique for developing resilience
- Inner Child technique combined with Goal Imagery
Course #2. Working with the Inner Personality Parts in Coaching
This course teaches you how to identify different personality parts for resolving an internal conflict, creating a resourceful state, and making better decisions—in the context of a masterful coaching session. The coaching practice focuses on how to seamlessly weave this technique into a coaching session and invite the client to action based on the awareness gained.
Duration: 15 weeks. 2.5 hours each lesson. 75 coach-training hours
This course includes:
- Understanding Inner Parts Technique
- Discovering your personality’s inner parts
- The difference in uses of Parts Technique in coaching versus therapy
- Criteria for when to use this technique in coaching
- Resolving internal conflict with Inner Parts Technique
- Mobilizing inner strength, wisdom and creativity with Inner Parts Technique
- Making important decisions with Inner Parts Technique
- Using Inner Parts Technique for goal attainment
- Utilizing Inner Parts Technique for inner balance
- Conference Table technique as a variation of Inner Parts Technique
- Introducing Gestalt Chair technique
- Cases, demonstrations, class practice
In addition to our regular certification courses, you may consider receiving individual and group mentoring a la cart by our Master Certified Coaches & ICF Assessors. You’ll receive MP3 recordings of your coaching with detailed feedback on every ICF core coaching competency and overall performance, with specific suggestions to make your coaching more effective and masterful. Individual mentoring will be specific to your area for growth. You’ll also receive step-by-step guidance and forms for ICF application & credentialing process.