We utilize an online learnsite which gives you access all your lessons, including reading materials, downloadable PDFs, audio and video tutorials, and a range of other resources to get started working with clients.

Lessons are designed for your coaching growth and also for your personal growth, and therefore have both a coaching application and self application component.

Enhancing self-awareness and personal responsibility is the essence of good coaching, and an important aspect of learning to be an inspiring, impactful coach is that you have  done the work to increase and develop your own self-awareness, even as you support others with theirs.

Although Life Coaching Basics is primarily a self-study course (80%), we'll never leave you hanging. Your course instructor will always ensure that you have what you need.

At any point during the course, if you would like more hands-on support, we offer the option to purchase more support integration calls than the six it comes with.

All support calls give you an opportunity to discuss or practice what you are learning in the course.

Having a course instructor in your corner is an excellent motivator for continuing to progress through the course, so that you complete it to your satisfaction.

Just contact us at any time for details on the calls and to set them up.

Yes! This course is a key component of the Deep Coaching Portfolio Program, and is part of your pathway to getting the coach training hours you need to apply for your ICF ACC coaching credential.

It's possible to start with the Deep Coaching Intensive and then later upgrade to the Portfolio Program. There is a cost savings, of course,  by purchasing them bundled together in the Portfolio Program.

If you start with the Portfolio Program, and decided to downgrade to the DCI only, please first read our cancellation and refund policy. It also has information on upgrading to Deep Coaching Portfolio, should you wish to do that at some point during your Deep Coaching Intensive course of study.

No, it is not necessary to have previous coaching experience to enroll in the Deep Coaching Intensive or Portfolio Program.

However experience has shown us that DCI participants who have some background or foundational knowledge of coaching find it easier to understand and integrate the Deep Coaching coursework, and is why we recommend the Deep Coaching Portfolio Program to all those with no prior coaching experience, even if you do not plan to go for your ICF credential.

No, you don't. However, because the Life Coaching Basics (LCB) component teaches the essentials of coaching, we recommend that you have made some headway into the course before the Deep Coaching Intensive (DCI) begins.

Particularly if you are brand new to coaching, we recommend you register early and begin your LCB studies as soon as possible. That way you'll have a solid understanding of coaching when you start the DCI. 

If you register close to the start of the DCI, and you don't have time to cover much of the LCB in advance, that is perfectly okay. It's not a requirement, only a recommendation. Both the LCB and DCI instructors have your back, and you will never be left without the support you need.

We even have students who choose to begin the LCB component after the the DCI ends. While this is not our recommended path, it is still an option that you can consider, and we support you fully either way.

As soon as you've made your first tuition payment, you can begin Life Coaching Basics.

Yes and no.

Yes, in that part of the curriculum is about helping you get started as a coach, and providing you with an array of tools, techniques and models to coach people effectively. This is the first step in building your business – that you are actively coaching.

No, in that this course is focused on teaching the fundamentals of being a coach, not of building a coaching business, which is another set of skills and capabilities altogether.

However, the course does provides information and guidance on one of the most important skills you can learn: enrollment conversations. This is a foundational skill of building a thriving coaching practice, and it's something that this course teaches because we want you to be out in the world coaching.

We also provide an assortment of templates and worksheets – from intake forms to templates to manage the relationship – that you can use with your coaching clients. These support you to appear professional and organized, and lend legitimacy to your work.