ICF Accredited Level 1 Journey to the ACC Credential

An ICF-Accredited Level 1 Program toward the ACC Credential

Meets weekly on Mondays, with breaks for holidays as well as a couple of key breaks for rest and integration.

REGISTRATION OPENS November 19, 2025

Transformation begins here.

Transformative Coaching is where your coaching journey truly takes root.

It’s an invitation to slow down, listen beneath the surface, and discover how presence itself can change everything.

Through experiential learning, somatic awareness, and reflective writing, you’ll develop the essential structure, mindset, and heartset that allows coaching to move from technique to transformation.

You’ll learn to hold space for others with calm confidence — to trust the process, listen for what’s unsaid, and invite your clients into moments of discovery that awaken courage and possibility.

Why this journey matters:

This program is more than a certification path — it’s a re-calibration of how you meet the world.

You’ll learn to pause before responding, to be curious rather than certain, and to notice how your very presence creates safety.

As you learn to regulate your own nervous system and listen without agenda, you’ll begin to see your relationships shift — conversations deepen, conflicts soften, and clarity emerge where there was once noise.

And for your clients? They’ll feel seen, not sized up.

They’ll find themselves thinking more creatively, trusting their intuition, and taking action that aligns with their authentic values.

When you coach from grounded presence, transformation happens naturally —
not because you force it, but because you make room for it.

What you'll gain:

A Foundation of Presence: The confidence to coach ethically and effectively, grounded in ICF Core Competencies.
 

• Deep Listening & Curiosity: Learn to hear what’s spoken and unspoken, cultivating trust and safety in every conversation.
• Somatic & Reflective Awareness: Develop the ability to sense emotion, energy, and meaning in yourself and your clients.
• Coaching Mindset: Build a habit of curiosity, humility, and compassion that extends far beyond your sessions.
• Credential Readiness: Receive robust mentor coaching and demonstration feedback that prepare you for ICF assessment with confidence.
   

How it shows up:

In your life, you’ll notice greater patience, empathy, and emotional steadiness. Your communication will become clearer, your relationships more authentic, and your ability to hold space for others more natural.

In your clients’ lives, transformation will take root as self-trust. They’ll make decisions from alignment rather than fear, and experience the safety of being truly witnessed.

That is the quiet power of Transformative Coaching — a gentle initiation into the art and presence of being fully human, together.

REGISTRATION OPENS NOVEMBER 19, 2025

Learn to ground yourself, listen deeply, and build trust through presence.

• Coaching mindset & conversation structure
• Active listening, powerful questioning, and evoking awareness
• Building safety, trust, and co-creation
• Access to our monthly Coaching Dojo
   

12 Classes • 3 Coaching Labs • 1 Recording Review

Deepen from skill into flow as you navigate emotion and complexity with grace.

• Observations, saboteurs, conflict, and metaphor
• Coaching within systems and ethical frameworks
• Professional identity and confidence as a coach
• Access to our monthly Coaching Dojo
   

9 Classes • 4 Coaching Labs • 2 Recording Reviews

Personalized Guidance toward Credential Readiness

At Monarch, mentor coaching isn’t a checkbox — it’s a sacred apprenticeship in presence.
We go beyond the ICF’s requirement of 10 hours to offer 17 hours of intentionally designed mentorship for profound growth.

You’ll receive:

• 14 hours of group mentor coaching in a reflective, supportive cohort
• 3 hours of individual mentor coaching tailored to your developmental edges
• 2 graded recordings with detailed written and verbal feedback
• Access to recordings and transcripts graded at the ACC, PCC, and MCC levels
   

Our focus is not only on demonstrating competencies but on embodying them.

Through compassionate challenge, reflective dialogue, and nervous-system-aware feedback,
you’ll experience measurable growth in both confidence and presence.

This is mentorship as partnership — spacious, sacred, and alive with possibility.

Outcome: Confident readiness for your ICF credential.