Start Your Journey to Coaching Certification

Ontology is the study of the “way of being”. It helps coaches unlock and understand how the client observes themselves and the world. It also helps the client understand their own lens and biases. Ontological coaching focuses on three main domains of learning for the client:

linguistics (the “architecture of their language”), the client’s ability to access and distinguish moods and emotions (and distinctions such as emotional resonance, regulation, and resilience), and the client’s somatic (bodily) experiences. A coach’s ability to offer high-quality coaching depends on their ability to not only ask powerful questions but to listen and observe these domains in the client and themselves.

Yes, we have been an accredited coach training program within the ICF for almost a decade. All of our programs are accredited by the ICF (Levels 1, 2, and 3) and we can also provide CCE credits for attending any of our classes.

You can begin your journey to ACC with no coaching experience at all. Our level 1 program includes a 9-part series in the Foundations of Ontological Learning which will provide you with a strong foundation to begin your coaching journey.

60 Coach specific training hours from an ICF Level 1 Provider

10 Mentor coaching hours

5 Observed coaching sessions

100+ practice coaching hours

(All included in our Level 1 program)

Yes, all our webinars, mentor coaching and student practice coaching, as well as your one-to-one sessions are live online. You can watch webinars if you are unable to attend or you would like to review materials. You can also review classes taught by other teachers in previous years. We are considering offering in-person sessions in late 2023 and in 2024 if there is enough interest.

We have a rolling entry. How long the process takes is up to you. You must complete 60 Level 1 coach training hours to apply for your ACC. Some people can finish this in as little as 6 months, most people take about 9-12 months before they are fully ready and have a recording that our mentor coaches believe will pass the final performance evaluation.

The price is $5,995 for over 99-course hours, 1:1 coaching, group mentoring, and observed coaching all by PCCs & MCCs. You can stay in our program attending webinars until you pass your ACC final performance evaluation with us.

We have various flexible payment plans and some scholarships are available. We want passionate and committed students and we will do everything we can to help you on your journey!

Once you have decided that Level 1 ACC certification Is for you, we ask for a $500 non-refundable deposit. You can choose a flexible payment plan with 0% interest over 12 to 24 months based on your ability to pay. We do not want this to be a hardship for you. For example, if you pay over 24 months the cost for our Foundations of Ontological Coaching Level 1 per month is $228. We also have diversity and merit scholarships available. We are committed to having a group of truly passionate professionals who want to challenge their own perceptions of coaching and reach this elite level in a supportive group environment.

Yes. You can withdraw at any time if you feel the program is not for you. You will be given back a prorated amount based on the amount of time passed and classes or 1:1 work you have completed. If you are on a payment plan and experience a hardship, you can speak with us and adjust your payments so that you do not have to stop attending classes. For example, we had one student who during their time with us, who lost their job and was concerned about making payments. We paused his payments and they continued to benefit from the program and began making payments when they obtained a new position.

Libby Robinson, has been a Master Certified Coach since 2009. As Director of Coach Training, she facilitates and coaches within all of our programs. She works with CXO’s worldwide and has a Master’s Organizational Development and Transformation and Libby is also the Managing Partner of Integral, which is an Executive Coaching and Advisory company to Fortune 500 companies globally. Integral was named a Top Leadership Development Company by HR.com She is joined by Carol Roller, PCC, Francisco Gonima, PCC, Robin Postel, PCC, Pam Rechel, PCC, Nora Bouchard, PCC, Charles Feltman, PCC, Leah Kedar, MCC, Croft Edwards, MCC and Melanie Parish, MCC as well as other guest coaches throughout the season.

While we cannot “guarantee” that you pass your credentialing performance evaluation with us, we have created a methodology where we have seen all our students who have submitted pass. We want you to be supported throughout the process – and trying to prepare for any credential alone can be daunting.

We allow paid and scholarship students to continue to attend every group online event for free until they receive the credential for the program they enrolled in. You can repeat classes and listen to recordings of previous year’s programs. You can also purchase additional “Observed (Mentor) Coaching” where you work directly with one of our PCC or MCC coaches to continue to hone your recordings and offer specific feedback so that you can produce a high-quality recording for your certification.

You can start today, or as soon as you are ready! We have a rolling admission policy, so once we get your initial payment to secure your place, you can join the next available class.

Currently our live online classes are on Wednesdays at 12-2PM Eastern US time. All classes are recorded, and you can gain credit for listening to up to 50% of the classes as recordings. Your individual work with your Mentor coach and reciprocal peer coaching can be scheduled at your convenience.

If you cannot make this time, please speak to us as other times may become available as students across the world join.

You can place your $500 deposit to reserve your space here.

We offer a 5% reduction on our ACC Certification Programs if you pay for the full program here using promo code READYNOW1.

You can attend our next Level 1 intro class and meet Libby Robinson, MCC here.

(This is the best way to get all your questions met in one place).

If you want to speak to our Program Coordinator you can contact us at info@advancedcoachingpracticum.com

Yes, we offer both diversity and merit scholarships. You can apply here. You must attend a free intro session (register here) in order for the committee to consider your application.

No, but we are encouraging our successful bilingual students who successfully gain their PCC & MCC credentials to partner with us to offer this program in other languages going forward.