Taught by Marianna Lead, MCC (Master Certified Coach), an ICF Assessor & former New York University Adjunct Professor of Coaching, and Allexis Tuccio, MCC, an ICF Assessor with a national reputation in sales, marketing, and corporate training — along with an international team of MCC & PCC instructors.
We offer ICF-Accredited Level 1, Level 2 & Level 3 Programs
You may be overwhelmed by the numerous coaching schools and programs available
- Are you contemplating which school of thought in coaching is the best choice for you?
- Are you interested in Brain-Based Coaching, Ontological Coaching, Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Coaching, NLP Coaching, Positive Psychology Coaching, or exploring them all?
- Would you like to learn holistic coaching techniques, traditional coaching methods, or both?
- Are you looking for a school that integrates authentic marketing approach from day one to help you attract clients and build your coaching practice with ease and joy?
- Are you seeking well-rounded training that offers the right balance between theory and practice?
- Are you interested in a program that is content-rich, yet allows you to integrate your personal interests and prior professional training into your coaching approach?
- Are you looking for a world-class training program with small classes and personalized training to suit your learning style?
- Are you aiming to obtain your ICF Credentials (ACC, PCC, or MCC) stress-free?
- And lastly, are you searching for a program that fits your budget with easy monthly payment plans and other affordable options?
YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL!
We cover all of the above — and more!
With only 10 students per class and 2.5-hour weekly sessions, our focus is on the practical application of ICF core competencies for coaching mastery.
Our training is comprehensive, covering various coaching niches and approaches, including positive psychology/strength-based coaching, emotional intelligence (EQ), neuroscience/brain-based coaching, ontological coaching, adult learning, change theories, multiple intelligence theories, and the use of metaphors, imagery, and NLP.
Level 1 Course
The Level 1 course for ACC credentials provides 60 coach training hours, 5 observed sessions with written feedback (3 individual), 10 mentoring sessions (3 individual), and ACC-level performance evaluation. With Level 1 certification, you can apply for ACC credentials with ICF without submitting coaching session recordings, as evaluation is done at our school.
Prerequisite: admission interview.
Level 2 Course
The Level 2 course for ACC & PCC credentials offers 125 coach training hours, 6 observed sessions with written feedback (4 individual), 10 mentoring sessions (3 individual), and PCC-level performance evaluation. With Level 2 certification, you can apply for ACC and/or PCC credentials with ICF without submitting coaching session recordings, as evaluation is done at our school.
Prerequisite: admission interview plus graduation from a 60-hour ACSTH, Level 1 course, or ACC credential.
Level 3 Course
The Level 3 course for MCC credentials provides 75 coach training hours, 6 observed sessions with written feedback (4 individual), and 10 mentoring sessions (3 individual). With Level 3 certification, you must submit 2 coaching session recordings with transcripts to ICF for MCC-level evaluation.
Prerequisite: admission interview plus graduation from a Level 2 course at our school or a PCC credential.
Due to growing international demand, our programs are available in Russian, German, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Thai.
Ukrainian and other languages will be added in 2024.
You Will Learn
- Coaching anyone on any topic using traditional and holistic techniques.
- Practical application of ICF Core Competencies.
- Positive Psychology approach in coaching.
- Utilizing Brain-Based Coaching (Neuroscience) and Ontological Coaching.
- Incorporating Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Coaching.
- Integrating Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Hypnotic Coaching.
- Understanding the underpinnings of coaching rooted in adult learning theories, change theories, and behavioral sciences.
- Plus, additional techniques and methodologies for comprehensive coaching practice.
And much more.
You Will Benefit from
- Live, 100% hands-on and supervised training.
- Participation in small classes for an optimal learning experience via convenient Internet and/or phone connection.
- Integration of new coaching skills with your current professional experience.
- Personal and professional growth through continuous coaching throughout the course.
- Practice with real coaching clients.
- Access to templates and forms for establishing a turn-key coaching business.
- Comprehensive support and resources for building and growing your coaching practice, including marketing templates and ongoing alumni support.
- Expert instruction from Marianna Lead, MCC/ICF Assessor, as well as PCC & MCC Honor Graduates of Goal Imagery® Coaching Academy.
Attention ACC Holders
We accept ACC training credits towards Level 2 certificate.
If you are an ACC holder, Goal Imagery® Coaching Academy may accept 60 training credits towards your Level 2 certificate enabling you to spend half the time and half the money, and to apply for your PCC without having to submit your recordings to ICF. You will also be able to count your experience hours from the first day of your first coach training and will receive your PCC credential within 4 weeks of applying.
Course Schedule
- Each class meets weekly on the same day/time as the course start time for the duration of the course.
- Each lesson is 2.5 hours and each class is limited to approximately 10 students.
- If you don’t see a time that suits you, please email us for other options.
- The school reserves the right to postpone classes.
- Please contact the school administration before enrolling.
To see our upcoming course schedule, please click here
What our Students and Alumni Say
“Marianna creates a warm, friendly, nurturing environment for her coaching classes. In a short time, you cover a lot of diverse material, and Marianna makes that all manageable. She explains things clearly and thoroughly. A big part of the class is practicing sessions and you want as much experience as you can get, even if at first you feel hesitant and unsure. Marianna moves you into the process gradually and with lots of encouragement and instruction so that everything is workable and enjoyable. Marianna has a wonderful sense of humor and an ability to roll with whatever students need at the moment. The teleconference class format worked well for me. I much prefer being on my couch listening and learning than traveling and then sitting on a hard classroom chair. If you want to enter the coaching profession, Marianna provides an excellent way to achieve that goal.”
— Carol Mischke, Spiritual Counselor & Hypnotist
“Marianna brings to the table advanced insight, wisdom and expertise. As a colleague and recipient of her coaching, she has enabled me to bring to the surface thinking and solutions that were stuck deep in my mind and otherwise consumed by “day to day” life. Marianna Lead speaks with purpose and clarity, with each and every word counting towards navigating the client through their thoughts, which is the ultimate spirit of coaching. Her questions are pivotal, and she has found a way to translate this talent into an outstanding class modality. As an experienced coach and OD practitioner, I would put both my personal and professional reputation behind this class.”
— Jennifer F. Muccioli, MBA, Director, Development Coach, Ernst & Young
“You truly are an amazing Teacher/Therapist/Coach and I feel very honored and blessed to have experienced your energy, enthusiasm, style, and effectiveness. Our Coaching Sessions were very powerful and I enjoyed the virtual format. It enhanced my listening skills in a whole new way. By having the training “virtually”, gave us all the opportunity to attune our senses to a different channel… and feel confident that it is very do-able. The fact that you got us a real case to work with was also incredibly helpful. Your Coaching Course is one of the most exciting things I did in my life. I looked forward to every class.”
— Maria-Jose Starkey, Reiki Master and Spiritual Counselor
“A passionate teacher, Marianna inspires her students to help transform the lives of their clients through coaching. She is inventive, insightful, and dedicated to her students. She also makes the learning process fun.”
— Nancy Ancowitz, Business Communication Coach and Author of Self-Promotion for Introverts®
Useful Information
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To arrange for a free personal consultation to gain better understanding about ICF credentialing process and to see if this training is right for you, book a virtual meeting.
To see our upcoming course schedule, please click here
Required Reading & Learning Materials
You’ll be invited to Goal Imagery Institute’s Online Learning Portal containing all your learning materials and resources. Alumni will have lifetime access to GII’s growing body of materials and resources.
Missed Lessons
All our lessons are recorded in case you miss a class. You may have to make it up live with another class to keep your eligibility for GII & ICF certifications.
Payments
There are flexible payment options including monthly installments. No deposit is required to start your training. You are required to pay a registration fee of $200 and submit your first payment 10 days before the start of the course. All forms of payments are accepted (debit, credit, AMEX, check, Zelle, wire transfer). All transactions (including paying with checks) are conveniently done online.
Policies on withdrawals and refunds
The tuition is non-transferrable after the commencement of classes. The admission/registration fee of $200 is nonrefundable. In case of withdrawal 10 days or less before the course starts, the school will retain 25% of the course tuition you’re enrolled in. This 25% retained tuition amount may be credited towards the same course within the next 2 years from the day of withdrawal. The school will retain a percentage of the tuition as described in the following Cancellation Table. The term “tuition” in the Cancellation Table refers only to the tuition of a specific course you’re enrolled in. When the course is offered in a format other than 2.5 hours weekly online, please be guided by the number of training hours versus the number of weeks or lessons.
CANCELLATION TABLE
| If the student completes this amount of training: | The school may keep this percentage of the tuition cost: |
|---|---|
| One week / 1 Lesson / 2.5 hours | 50% |
| Two weeks / 2 Lessons / 5 hours | 75% |
| Three weeks / 3 Lessons / 7.5 hours | 100% |
A student choosing to withdraw from the school after the commencement of classes is to provide written notice to the Director of the school. The notice must include the expected last date of attendance and be signed and dated by the student. All refunds must be paid within thirty calendar days of the student’s official termination date with the exception of delays caused by possible billing disputes including a “charge-back” 3rd party (credit card, etc.) process initiated by the student.
Level 1 for ACC credentials
Foundations of coaching & ICF core competencies
You will learn about coaching as a profession, the International Coaching Federation and ICF core coaching competencies. You will understand the difference between coaching and other helping professions. Each coaching competency will be carefully studied and integrated within coaching sessions. You will also get acquainted with ICF competencies for group & team coaching.
Coaching exercises and practice focused on specific niches
You will learn and practice coaching on a variety of topics, including stress management coaching, relationship and communication coaching, time management coaching, fitness coaching, work-life balance coaching, and coaching during life or career transitions. You will also understand the specifics of working with non-profit organizations and corporations.
Science-based coaching methodologies and techniques
You will receive coaching templates that are based on CBT (behavioral coaching), neuroscience (brain-based coaching), Emotional Intelligence (heart-based coaching), system theories (systemic coaching), and positive psychology (strength-based and resilience coaching). You will also learn the role of change theories and adult learning theories in coaching and will utilize specific templates, including Four Phases of Learning and the Conscious Learning Competence Model.
Holistic methodologies and techniques
You will learn how to utilize metaphors, affirmations, visualization, imagery, story-telling and meditation in coaching. You will also learn how to uncover your client’s core values and beliefs while helping them in moving forward toward their goals. You will become more conscious of your energetic resonance with your client and will start utilizing your intuition more freely.
Project-management techniques for progress management
You will be provided with resources to help your clients with their progress management, self-accountability, and moving forward at their desired pace. You will help them in accessing their strategies and understanding what needs to be tweaked for most effectiveness.
Authentic Business Building, Sales & Marketing
You will be provided with resources helping you build and develop a sustainable coaching business. You will be provided many coaching contract samples, intake forms, new client welcome letters, coaching brochure samples, social media resources, website samples and live support from your teachers and classmates during lessons.
Level 2 for ACC & PCC credentials
Prerequisite: ACC credential or completion of a 60-hour ACSTH training, or Level 1 training.
- All classes and mentoring are led by MCC coaches who are also ICF Assessors
- No need to send your coaching session recordings to ICF for oral evaluation.
- Count your experience hours from the first coach training you attended.
- Receive your ICF credential within 4 weeks.
- You can apply for your ACC crefential first (if you don’t have enough experience hours to apply for PCC) and then apply for PCC without having to obtain any additional training or mentoring hours.
- Have lifetime access to a dedicated educational learning alumni portal with all the materials you will learn in this course.
- We will assist you in gaining your coaching experience hours by matching you with your classmates and alumni. Exchanging coaching services is looked upon as “Paid Hours” by ICF. It provides more practice and speeds up your eligibility for ICF credential.
- We provide ongoing alumni support, free monthly workshops, and social media alumni groups.
- You will receive free CEU’s for your credentialing renewal required by ICF every 3 years.
Level 2 Modules include:
- Images and metaphors for self-acceptance, increased confidence, self-esteem, and moving forward.
- Utilizing guiding principles of NLP in coaching
- Building mutual understanding and trust with NLP techniques
- The use of sensory-oriented language in coaching
- Predicates of representational systems and how to recognize them
- Meta-states and meta-model NLP questions for resourceful states
- Dissociation and association techniques
- NLP techniques for creating positive change
- NLP timeline exercise for charting your future
- Group and individual coach mentoring with a masterful coach
- Coach mentoring and supervision
Level 3 for MCC credentials
- All classes are taught by experienced MCC’s and ICF Assessors
- You will learn techniques that will make you a truly masterful coach
- Supervision and ongoing direct contact with your MCC instructors
- Lifetime access to the online platform with course materials
- Assistance in choosing coaching sessions for ICF evaluations
- Alumni support with free workshops and international community of coaches including our alumni MCC coaches
- Free Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) for your credential renewal
Course #1. Goal Imagery and the Inner Child Technique in Coaching
This course allows you to dive into the use of imagination for goal attainment, as well as explore the Inner Child technique at a coaching mastery level.
Duration: 15 weeks. 2.5 hours each lesson. 75 coach-training hours.
This course includes:
- Defining a resourceful state and anchoring it
- The use of anchoring for a specific event / goal
- Explanation and demonstration of the Inner Child technique
- The Inner Child technique in coaching versus therapy
- The Inner Child technique in the context of masterful coaching
- The use of anchoring with the Inner Child technique
- Inner Child technique for enhanced creativity
- Inner Child technique for achieving a higher self-worth
- Inner Child technique for spiritual/personal evolvement
- Inner Child technique for taking responsibility
- Inner Child technique for developing resilience
- Inner Child technique combined with Goal Imagery
Course #2. Working with the Inner Personality Parts in Coaching
This course teaches you how to identify different personality parts for resolving an internal conflict, creating a resourceful state, and making better decisions—in the context of a masterful coaching session. The coaching practice focuses on how to seamlessly weave this technique into a coaching session and invite the client to action based on the awareness gained.
Duration: 15 weeks. 2.5 hours each lesson. 75 coach-training hours
This course includes:
- Understanding Inner Parts Technique
- Discovering your personality’s inner parts
- The difference in uses of Parts Technique in coaching versus therapy
- Criteria for when to use this technique in coaching
- Resolving internal conflict with Inner Parts Technique
- Mobilizing inner strength, wisdom and creativity with Inner Parts Technique
- Making important decisions with Inner Parts Technique
- Using Inner Parts Technique for goal attainment
- Utilizing Inner Parts Technique for inner balance
- Conference Table technique as a variation of Inner Parts Technique
- Introducing Gestalt Chair technique
- Cases, demonstrations, class practice
Coach Mentoring
In addition to our regular certification courses, you may consider receiving individual and group mentoring a la cart by our Master Certified Coaches & ICF Assessors. You’ll receive MP3 recordings of your coaching with detailed feedback on every ICF core coaching competency and overall performance, with specific suggestions to make your coaching more effective and masterful. Individual mentoring will be specific to your area for growth. You’ll also receive step-by-step guidance and forms for ICF application & credentialing process.
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