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“All of my training was awesome, and I love Lindsay and all the people in my class.”
Darlene Fountaine
Founder of Your Go-To Coaches, Executive Coach, Board Chair, Social Justice Advocate, Los Angeles, CA
Since 2009 over 4400 individuals and over 120 schools and organizations have trained with Coach Training EDU.
Life Coach Training Program Features
Essential Life
Coaching Skills
You will learn and explore each of the eight core coaching competencies outlined by the International Coach Federation (ICF).
Set into a
Practical Context
From personality assessments to 360 degree feedback tools, you’ll gain a toolbox of fantastic and proven exercises to use in your life coaching business.
Plus a Business
Success Roadmap
Included in each program is a business success roadmap and business materials from sample contracts to guidelines on pricing and getting your first five clients.
With a Passionate Community
The friendships formed in each training program lasts a lifetime. You will make lifelong friends in your training, and be connected to fantastic CTEDU alumni.
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Start with the Essentials.
Step 1:
Choose 1.0 Essential or 1.0 Academic.
At the heart of each course is an International Coach Federation (ICF)
accredited coach training program.
1.0 Essential Coach Training Program
This course equips you to work with any client on any topic using core life coaching skills and solid fundamentals.
Available Certifications
The 1.0 Essential Course meets International Coach Federation (ICF) Level 1 certification standards and covers the National Board of Health and Wellness (NBHWC) standards.
You qualify for your certification through CTEDU and your Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the ICF.
Logistics & Pricing
This course is included in the Essentials Pricing plan at $475/month for 12 months or $4950 with a 25% paid-in-full discount—explore the details on our pricing page.
Examples of Topics Covered
- The 8 ICF Core Competencies. From Active Listening to Powerful Questions and how to design Effective Action Plans, this course covers the foundational material central to being an outstanding, certified coach.
- The 3 Levels of Listening. Listening is at the heart of the coaching profession, and the quality of your listening is central to the quality of your coaching.
- How to Coach the Client, Not the Problem. Expert coaches seek to work with both the surface agendas (the problem that your clients want to solve) as well as deeper agendas (how your client’s default perspective affects each area of their life).
- How to Design Effective Actions and Systems. From forming positive habits to creating structures that work and build resilience, you will learn elements grounded in positive psychology and coaching theory.
- And Many More Topics and Tools. Schedule a call to request a syllabus and a PDF of the first 3 chapters. The textbook is 286 pages and a hard copy is included with each training and certification package.
1.0 Academic Life Coach Training Program
The 1.0 Academic includes many of the elements of 1.0 Essential and adds topics specific to working with students. Additional discounts available for educators or groups enrolling from colleges & universities.
Available Certifications
You could earn both Academic Life Coach Certification through CTEDU as well as your Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the ICF.
Logistics & Pricing
This course is included in the Essentials Pricing plan at $475/month for 12 months or $4950 with a 25% paid-in-full discount—explore the details on our pricing page.
Examples of Topics Covered
- How to Use the 8 ICF Core Competencies When Working with Students. Learn how to apply the ICF Core Competencies in an academic context, helping students build self-awareness, set meaningful goals, and take effective action.
- How to Blend Mentoring, Advising, and Coaching. Understand the distinctions between these roles and how to seamlessly integrate them to best support students in their academic and personal growth.
- How to Communicate with Students (and Parents) Effectively About Coaching Sessions. Develop clear and open communication strategies that foster trust and clarity with both students and their parents regarding the purpose and outcomes of coaching.
- How to Design a Personalized Action Plan for Students. Create customized action plans tailored to each student’s unique academic and personal development needs, focusing on practical strategies for success.
- And Many More Student-Centered Tools and Strategies. Explore a variety of tools specifically designed for academic coaching, all aimed at empowering students to thrive in their educational journey.
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Then Level Up with a Specialization.
Step 2:
Add a Specialization
(or two).
Identifying a target audience for your coaching practice is one of the best practices for establishing a thriving coaching practice. These specialization add-ons give you additional tools tailored to your ideal clients.
Executive Coaching & Career Building
For those interested in working with executives, entrepreneurs, managers, and other business leaders. This executive course training covers topics such as mission & vision, leading company culture, effective communication, and team coaching as well as how to launch a career as an Executive Coach.
Available Certifications
Combine with the 1.0 Essential Life Coaching Course to receive an Executive Coaching certification. This course also serves as a pre-requisite for the Team Coaching and Leadership courses.
Logistics & Pricing
This course is included in the Essentials Pricing plan at $475/month for 12 months or $4950 with a 25% paid-in-full discount—explore the details on our pricing page.
Examples of Topics Covered
- How to Establish an Executive Coaching Career. Learn the strategies and steps to build a successful career in executive coaching, from networking with leaders to developing your professional brand.
- Tools and Exercises Tailored to Executives. Explore coaching tools specifically designed for executive clients, focusing on leadership development, decision-making, and performance optimization.
- Navigating Office Pressures. Gain insights into helping executives manage high-pressure environments, including office politics, organizational dynamics, and work-life balance challenges.
Wellness Coaching (Leads to NBHWC)
This course is crucial for coaches who aim to specialize in health and wellness coaching, particularly for clients with chronic health issues.
Available Certifications
Combining this course with any 1.0 course, Group Mentor Coaching, and the Wellness Specialty Add-On will qualify you for the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching certification.
Logistics & Pricing
This course is included in the Essentials Pricing plan at $475/month for 12 months or $4950 with a 25% paid-in-full discount—explore the details on our pricing page.
Examples of Topics Covered
- Best Practices in Approaching Topics like Exercise, Food Choice, and Sleep. Learn effective coaching techniques to address wellness areas, from creating sustainable exercise routines to making mindful food choices and improving sleep quality.
- Designing for Healthy Habits. Discover methods to help clients build and maintain healthy habits, using proven strategies grounded in behavioral science and positive psychology.
- Developing Perspectives on Stress and Accomplishment. Equip clients with the tools to manage stress and reframe their accomplishments, fostering resilience and a sense of well-being.
Relationship Coaching (Leads to Teams)
This self-paced online relationship training program is designed to provide you with the foundational elements of relationship coaching. It includes looking at relationships from professional to intimate and gives a foundation for taking Teams & Group Coaching Program.
Available Certifications
Combine with Team Coaching to earn the ICF’s Team Coaching Certification.
Logistics & Pricing
This course is included in the Essentials Pricing plan at $475/month for 12 months or $4950 with a 25% paid-in-full discount. Explore the details on our pricing page.
Examples of Topics Covered
- Work with Various Relationship Types and Dynamics. Explore how to effectively coach across different relationship contexts, whether personal, romantic, or professional, and apply these insights to improve your own relationships.
- Strengthen Communication and Emotional Expression. Help clients sharpen their communication skills, better express their emotions, and understand their inner world, fostering deeper connections and more meaningful interactions.
- Build Confidence and Cultivate Empathy. Guide both yourself and your clients in building self-esteem and developing a more empathetic understanding of others, which can improve relationships across all areas of life.
- Practice Relationship Coaching Skills with Peers. Put your learning into action by coaching your classmates and receiving peer coaching, allowing you to refine your techniques in a supportive, real-world setting.
Academic Life Coach Specialization Add On
Available as a cohort-based 1.0 Academic Life Coach Training Course or as a Self-Paced Course designed to be taken in conjunction with 1.0 Essential.
Available Certifications
Combine with 1.0 Essential to earn your Academic Life Coach Certification.
Logistics & Pricing
This course is included in the Essentials Pricing plan at $475/month for 12 months or $4950 with a 25% paid-in-full discount. Explore the details on our pricing page.
Examples of Topics Covered
Sample Content.
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Super Charge Your Coach Career.
Step 3:
Access Business Masterminds.
Currently enrolled coaches and alumni are invited to weekly Business Masterminds led by CTEDU founder John Andrew Williams. John built an independent coaching practice of over 40 current clients back in 2012, and he’s since helped hundreds of coaches launch successful coaching careers.
To get an idea of the quality of support, you’re invited to a Sample Training Class. (Current students and alumni are also invited to join in.) In these sessions we explore a coaching tool, revisit a few foundational ideas, and coach and be coached. Sessions are live via Zoom. Last 60 minutes. And are held weekly.
It’d be great to have you there.
Advanced Programs for Serious Coaches.
Step 4:
Explore Advanced Courses and Certification.
These advanced courses represent some of the most rigorous and extensive training offered in the coaching field.
2.0 Advanced Coach Training
This advanced 2.0 online training course is for coaches who want to up level their coaching practice and add to their coaching toolbox. This course is packed with over 30 new advanced coaching skills and tools and the positive psychology theories that inform the field of coaching.
Available Certifications
Combine with 1.0 Essential or 1.0 Academic to qualify for CTEDU and ICF Professional Coach Certification.
Logistics & Pricing
Sample Content.
Examples of Topics Covered
Sample Content.
National Board Health & Wellness Course
This course is crucial for coaches who aim to specialize in health and wellness coaching, particularly for clients with chronic health issues.
Available Certifications
Combining this course with any 1.0 course, Group Mentor Coaching, and the Wellness Specialty Add-On will qualify you for the National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching certification.
Logistics & Pricing
This course is included in the Advanced Package at $475/month for 12 months or $4950 with a 25% paid-in-full discount —explore the details on our pricing page.
Examples of Topics Covered
Sample Content.
Belonging & Equality Course
Bring awareness and empowerment to your clients with our brand new Belonging and Equity course. Throughout this course, you will learn how to approach diverse clients by unpacking unconscious bias, developing new perspectives, and developing an inclusion mindset.
Available Certifications
Combine with Team Coaching to earn the ICF’s Team Coaching Certification.
Logistics & Pricing
This course is included in the Advanced Package at $475/month for 12 months or $4950 with a 25% paid-in-full discount —explore the details on our pricing page.
Examples of Topics Covered
Sample Content.
Team & Group Coaching
Built to maximize team potential, this teams online training program is designed for coaches interested in monitoring and enhancing the health of any team. Throughout this course, you will develop proficiencies in providing effective feedback, managing work culture, and developing an inspiring team vision.
Available Certifications
Combine with Belonging & Equity or Relationship Coaching to earn the ICF’s Team Coaching certification.
Logistics & Pricing
This course is included in the Advanced Package at $475/month for 12 months or $4950 with a 25% paid-in-full discount —explore the details on our pricing page.
Examples of Topics Covered
Sample Content.
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Mentor Coaching Completes
Your Initial Certification.
Step 5:
Complete You Certification with Mentor Coaching.
Group Mentor Coaching
Included in each life coach training program are 3 one-on-one mentor coaching sessions and an 8-hour Group Mentor Coaching session that completes your mentor coaching requirement for certification and ICF accreditation.
Available Certifications
Throughout your training, you will have the opportunity to listen to your recorded coaching sessions to get useful feedback. Coach-Client Overviews are the primary way your progress as a coach is assessed. Often participants report that the Overviews, designed to elevate your coaching and give you tangible suggestions, are just as valuable as the training sessions.
Logistics & Pricing
Included in all pricing packages.
Examples of Topics Covered
Toward the end of the program, you will begin your 8-week Group Mentor Coaching class, enabling you to complete the requirements for certification and helping you to further develop your coaching skills and confidence.