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Do you know the average cost of college or university tuition for a two + year degree?  How about a certificate program? I am sure you are here because you have done your research and have concluded investing a little more than 15,000 in yourself to become an ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC) is worth it!

Our full program is about 50% of this investment.

Do you know what an average professional coach can earn?  The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics published that the median salary for life coaches is around 60,000 dollars which agrees with the International Coach Federation’s research also. The top 10% of Life Coaches earn over six figures!

Of course, prevailing wage estimates will vary depending on your focus and clients. Weighing whatever factors you think matters, you decide what you want to charge and how to structure packages, hourly rates or high ticket offers. Executive or leadership coaches can expect to earn about 15-20% more money than a life coach because their employer often pays. Life coaches are often paid by individual clients.

There is a solid return on investment for individuals committed to staying the course and completing their coach education and ICF accreditation process.

The Coach Approach Training Academy tuition is 7499.00 for the Core Fundamentals of Coaching program. This can be paid in full at the time of enrollment or paid in two installments. As a reminder, here are the dates and an outline of the session commitments:

Course Delivery

Courses are delivered via ZOOM as a rigorous virtual classroom with a qualified live instructor or instructors. The Core Fundamentals of Coaching course is being offered with a 90-minute orientation meeting (Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 11AM – 12:30PM – 1.5 hours), followed by three; two-day intensive programs on Friday through Saturday; May 8-9, 2026, 10 AM, EST to 4PM – 5.5 hours (Vermont), Friday through Saturday; June 12-13, 2026; 10 AM, EST to 4PM – 5.5 hours (Vermont) and July 10-11, 2026; 10 AM, EST to 4PM – 5.5 hours (Vermont). Students will have homework between sessions.

The orientation and the three; two-day intensive Core Fundamentals totals 18 hours. Attendance is required for all sessions to be awarded the full hours, upon the successful completion of the entire program.

Mentor coaching (core practicum) is Wednesdays from 6-7PM EST (Vermont) on June 17, 24; July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and August 5. Mentor coaching totals an additional 8 hours. Total cumulative hours – 26 hours.

Choose your track for additional hours:

Track One (Estrangement) is offered from Mondays from 6-8PM, EST (Vermont) on May 11, 18; June 1,8,15, 22, 29. Total coaching hours for the track is 14 hours. Total cumulative hours – 40 hours.

Mentor coaching (Estrangement Practicum) is Wednesdays from 6-7PM EST (Vermont) on August 12, 19, 26; September 2, 9,16, 23, 30. Mentor coaching totals an additional 8 hours. Total cumulative hours – 48 hours.

Track Two (Career Transition) is offered from 6-8PM, EST (Vermont) on Wednesdays, starting October 7, 14, 21, 28; November 4, 11, 18. Total coaching hours for the track is 14 hours. Total cumulative hours – 62 hours.

Mentor Coaching (Transition Practicum) is Wednesdays from 6-7PM EST (Vermont) on December 2, 9, 16, 23, 2026; January 6, 13, 20, 27, 2027. Mentor coaching totals an additional 8 hours. Total cumulative hours – 70 hours.

One-on-one Mentor Coaching: Book three hours of 1:1 mentor coaching. Book this immediately to ensure availability of faculty. Total cumulative hours – 73 hours.

Additional optional courses: To earn the final 5 hours, choose from the following courses: Executive Coaching or Organizational Leadership.

Executive Coaching is offered Saturdays, June 20, 27 from 1-3:30PM EST (Vermont)

Organizational Leadership is offered Saturdays, July 18, 25 from 1-3:30PM EST (Vermont)

Withdrawal / Refund policy

Each student actively participating agrees and acknowledges they are fully responsible for the full payment of non-refundable tuition before they begin the program. In the event of withdrawal due to illness, life circumstances or inability to commit to the course schedule (as examples), the tuition can be applied to either a future program (within one year) or may transfer the enrollment commitment to another individual, who agrees to all the requirements for attendance and participation.

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Transition

Psychotherapy (also called talk therapy) is a noble professional where individuals may recommend choices and present information to remediate mental health issues, over a long period of time. Therapy often explores family-of-origin issues in-depth, including root causes of behavior, including self-destructive behavior. Psychiatry follows a medical model to create inner strength to overcome addictions and other self-destructive behaviors. Counseling is often shorter-term, focusing on specific, current challenges or situations. Consulting offers expertise in certain disciplines. Consultants are considered trusted advisors who freely offer advice and solve problems through specialized services. Come and learn how coaching is distinguished from therapy, psychiatry, counseling, consulting and coaxing, while experiencing each (during mentoring) as a distinct set of skills so you are clear about coaching to never mistake one for the other, as a practicing coach.

Estrangement

Estrangement is currently an epidemic in several countries. The recent research of Dr. Joshua Coleman estimates approximately one-in-four families are facing some kind of familial discord, parental alienation and other painful forms of estrangement. Decades ago, Dr. Pauline Boss researched ambiguous loss, which is a hallmark of the many unresolved elements of estrangement, similar to the emotional torture of times of war, abduction or similar forms of disappearances (when someone is missing from your life and you do not know if a person is dead or alive). If someone is fortunate enough to be unfamiliar with the emotions associated with estrangement, they can underestimate the toll this agonizing experience can take on people, at the receiving end of someone they love going “no contact,” (with or without an explanation). Dr. Dee Dee Mann has endured over a decade of several forms of estrangement and has written several original coaching methods that will be taught in this track.

The Core Fundamentals of Coaching

The Core Fundamentals of Coaching is foundational to understanding what distinguishes coaching and coaching skills from other essential interpersonal abilities and professions that are dependent on proficiency in communication. Come as you are to begin explore the basic, intermediary and advanced coaching skills.

Whether you are enjoying a career in coaching or your employer is sponsoring this learning, you will learn all facets of the proprietary Coach Approach mindset and skillset. The Coach Approach describes the importance of a coaching mindset to embody and emulate trust as you actively listen to others. Also, internalizing the best practices of coaching will ensure you always maintain presence to awaken awareness in those you work with to foster growth and development.

The core fundamentals will also explore the theory and precepts that defined coaching as a practice and profession, especially the importance of establishing and maintaining agreements at all phases of your coaching engagements. Core Fundamentals also distinguish coaching from therapy, psychiatry, counseling, consulting and coaxing. The Core Fundamentals of Coaching will equip you will high-impact knowledge, skills and abilities that are ICF-aligned to set you apart in whatever way you seek to coach. The distinctions this coaching program includes the two coaching tracks: Estrangement and Career Transition as well as the design and delivery of the curriculum.