Certificate in Compassion-Focused Coaching
The Professional Standard for Trauma-Informed, Compassion-Led Practice
Trauma-Informed | Psychology-Backed | Ethically Grounded
We’re opening two live cohort options in April:
Wednesday Cohort: the first LIVE begins Wednesday, April 29th at 8:00am Singapore Time (GMT+8)
Thursday Cohort: the first LIVE begins Thursday, April 30th at 3:30pm Singapore Time (GMT+8)
Limited to 10 participants per cohort — intentionally intimate, always ethical.
Early bird special: Save $400 when you enroll before February 27th
You’re Already Holding Space. Now Learn to Hold It Safely.
Whether you're a coach supporting clients through life transitions, a therapist deepening your toolkit, an HR manager navigating complex team dynamics, a wellness director shaping organisational culture, or a healer holding space for transformation —
You already know that the work goes deeper than strategy.
People don't just bring you their goals. They bring you their nervous systems, their histories, their shame, their protective patterns — and often, their unprocessed pain.
And when that happens, solutions-focused techniques alone aren't enough. It's not that a soultion's-focused approach is 'bad' but it's often missing a vital piece which tends to the actual human sitting in front of us.
What's needed is a different kind of competency. One that's grounded in human behavior, trauma-informed care, and the kind of compassion that creates genuine psychological safety — for your clients, your teams, and yourself.
That is what this certification teaches.
Why Compassion-Focused Coaching Is the Missing Layer
Most professional development in coaching, leadership, and wellness focuses on what to do.
Very little teaches you how to be — regulated, present, and grounded — when the people in your care are not.
When clients, employees, or team members bring complex emotions, trauma history, or shame into the room, most practitioners freeze, fix, or inadvertently overstep. Not because they lack skill. Because they were never taught how to work with what's underneath.
This certification closes that gap.
You will learn to:
Recognise and respond to nervous system dysregulation in yourself and others
Hold emotionally complex conversations without absorbing distress or losing authority
Navigate shame, perfectionism, and protective patterns with competence and care
Create environments — in sessions, teams, or organisations — where people feel safe enough to grow
Practise with ethical clarity, professional boundaries, and genuine confidence
The research is clear.
McKinsey's organisational research consistently identifies psychological safety as one of the strongest predictors of team performance, innovation, and retention — across every industry. And the primary driver of psychological safety? Compassionate leadership. Leadership that is regulated, present, and trauma-aware.
This is not soft science. It is organisational infrastructure. And it is exactly what this certification develops.
Who This Certification Is For
This program was designed for professionals who are already holding space in some capacity and want to do it more safely, more skillfully, and more sustainably.
Coaches & Mentors who want to work with the deeper layers beneath their clients' goals — without overstepping into therapy.
Therapists & Counsellors who want to expand their toolkit with compassion-focused and somatic approaches that complement their existing clinical training.
Energy Workers & Healers who work intuitively and want a more structured, trauma-informed framework to support their practice ethically.
Wellness Practitioners — yoga teachers, naturopaths, kinesiologists, breathwork facilitators — who hold space regularly and want the skills to navigate what arises with confidence.
HR Managers & People & Culture Leaders who are responsible for psychological safety, team wellbeing, and navigating sensitive workplace conversations. This framework directly supports your capacity to reduce burnout, improve retention, and build cultures where people perform at their best — not because they're pushed, but because they feel genuinely safe.
Team Leaders & Managers who want to lead with emotional intelligence, support their people through difficulty, and create cultures of genuine trust and accountability — without absorbing the emotional weight of everyone around them.
Wellness Directors who are shaping wellbeing strategy at an organisational level and want a rigorous, evidence-based framework to underpin their approach — one that goes beyond programs and into the quality of how people are actually led day to day.
Hear From Our Graduates...
"This course has changed me as a person..."
"Being a children’s social worker, I’ve had many challenging conversations with both adults and young people. I care so much about the work I do, so much so that sometimes I find it very difficult to not jump in and want to 'fix' everyone. And quite often I’ve found myself as the good listener, not knowing what to do with the things I hear, and desperately wishing I did.
At the point of finishing this course, these challenges have completely changed. I have a much deeper understanding of trauma, the mind and the nervous system and how it’s all connected. I have an array of different tools, from ways of being present and asking effective questions, to specific somatic exercises and cognitive worksheets which deeply help my clients. I have so many books I’m eager to read, as this course has fueled my enthusiasm and passion in a way I haven’t experienced in a long time. And most of all I have new trust in the value of simply providing a safe, compassionate space.
The focus on compassion has been transformational for me. I love how we started working on ourselves, understanding ourselves in the role as coach and having compassion for our triggers and insecurities. Having worked on my own self-compassion, becoming aware of it and learning to actively and mindfully strengthen it, it made so much sense to further this angle to my clients.
Another thing I deeply appreciate is how thorough this course has been when it comes to safe and ethical practice. Facing, acknowledging and talking about the insecurities and the tempting shortcuts, both in terms of ourselves when we are outside of our scope of knowledge or in a space within ourselves where we are unable to provide a safe space, and in terms of the business side; marketing, contracts and general ethics, has been a big relief. Having talked it all through and discussed how to handle different situations and how it makes us feel, gives me so much more confidence in myself and my trust that what I provide is solid and that it’s a part of being professional to set boundaries and know your limits. And that there lies value in running your business ethically, despite watching others taking shortcuts.
I also need to mention the group and all our practice coaching sessions. Throughout the course we have had running dialogue in our WhatsApp group where we have shared our progress and thoughts. It has been a space of constant support and love that I will miss a lot now that the course is finished. The amount of peer practice sessions and case studies we had to do seemed daunting at first, but I have grown to love both the ones I do as a coach and the ones where I am the client. The sessions have allowed me to practice new skills with a safe partner and also to see how my fellow students coach. There has been so much learning from this and I am so happy there were so many!
This course has changed me as a person. I have learned to understand my own ways of thinking and how to navigate it with compassion. I have a new, broader and more personal understanding of mindfulness and listening to my body. Now I can feel the benefits of all of this work, I can listen to my body in a completely new way that actually brings me clarity, and I can consciously acknowledge and process my emotions through being present with myself. And I can use it with clients, which currently feels like my most powerful tool.
I think this course might be the most valuable piece of education I have had (after over 6 years of higher education). Completely in line with my heart and my values and solid in terms of being aligned with current research and science. I am so grateful I invested in this and will carry it closest to my heart in my future work."
If your work involves people — their growth, their wellbeing, their performance — this certification will change how you show up for them.
What Compassion-Focused Coaching Actually Means
Compassion, in this context, is not softness. It is not passive listening or unconditional agreement.
It is the capacity to remain regulated, present, and clear — even when the person in front of you is not.
Compassion-Focused Coaching draws on neuroscience, trauma-informed care, and somatic awareness to help practitioners work with the whole human — not just their presenting goals.
At its core is an understanding of three emotional systems: threat, drive, and safety. Most high-performing individuals — and the people who support them — are overdeveloped in drive and underdeveloped in safety. This creates the conditions for burnout, relational rupture, and chronic dysregulation.
Whether the nervous system belongs to a therapy client, a team member navigating performance anxiety, or a leader managing a high-conflict dynamic — the pattern is the same. And so is the intervention.
This certification teaches you to recognise these patterns, respond to them skillfully, and create the conditions in which genuine change becomes possible.
This Is Not Just Another Coaching Certification
"Trauma-informed" has become a widely used term. But being truly trauma-informed is not a marketing badge — it is a practice standard.
It means understanding the nervous system well enough to work with it, not against it. It means knowing when to slow down, when to redirect, and when to refer. It means holding authority and warmth simultaneously — without collapsing into one or the other.
Here is what makes this certification different:
Built for existing practitioners, not beginners. This is not Coaching 101. It is designed for professionals already working with people who want to go deeper — safely and skillfully — without stepping out of their scope.
Therapeutic depth without becoming a therapist. You will develop skills in somatic inquiry, parts work, nervous system regulation, and compassion-focused psychology — while remaining anchored in your professional role and identity.
Relevant across contexts. Whether you work one-on-one with individuals, lead teams, design organisational wellbeing programs, or facilitate group spaces — this framework applies directly and immediately to your work.
Led by a psychotherapist with over 13 years of clinical and entrepreneurial experience. Nikki Heyder brings together clinical rigour, lived business experience, and a deeply ethical approach to professional development. This is not theory. It is embodied, applied, and tested.
Small cohort. Genuine depth. With a maximum of 10 participants per cohort, this is an intimate, high-contact learning environment. You will not get lost. You will be known.
Hear From Our Graduates...
Holley Blossom
Kinesiologist & Compassion Focused Coach
"This course has given me so much information and knowledge around supporting clients with trauma and difficult experiences, regulating their nervous system, understanding themselves and how to support them in a way that is safe, accepting and building on their own sense of self. It's been a great addition to my Kinesiology qualifications and given me more confidence in navigating how I support my clients throughout our sessions. Nikki is supportive, available throughout the course, full of knowledge and wisdom and it constantly evolving the course. I am grateful to have worked with Nikki and will continue to mentor with her in the future."
Joanna Barber
Recovery Coach & Compassion Focused Mentor
"Without a doubt the best money I have spent on a my personal and professional development. When I found this course via Nikki's instagram, it was an instant full body YES, it was everything I had been thinking I needed and wanted. The content, the other women on the course, the knowledge, the guests were all so amazing. I never resented spending my time studying or going to sessions, I was excited every week to attend sessions. Nikki is such a wonderful leader and guide, I felt so supported and even though I felt like such a novice and such a student at times, I never felt insecure or judged or unable to ask questions. The topic each week was so powerful and it was so much fun to learn. I hugely enjoyed the live coaching/therapy sessions, seeing Nikki in action was inspiring and also motivating. I honestly have zero negative things to say about this course, other than the fact it's ending! I wish we could study together for another 6 months. Every coach needs to take this course, to deepen their understanding of themselves and also their own practice. It was so useful personally and professionally. I feel i have grown as a coach and as a human, i honestly feel like a better mother to my daughter from taking the course. Thank you Nikki."
Hana Walker Brown
Author, Space Holder & Award Winning Storyteller
"My experience with Nikki’s trauma-informed coach training at The Soul Institute has been truly transformative—both personally and professionally—and deeply life-affirming. From the very beginning, Nikki created a space of safety, compassion, and authenticity that empowered us to show up fully as ourselves and grow in ways I didn’t think were possible. She has an incredible gift for seeing people fully and guiding with a balance of heart, professional expertise, and genuine wisdom. Nikki invests wholeheartedly in your growth and success. Through her mentorship, I’ve gained not only confidence but also a richer way of communicating and leading, and a deeper capacity to approach life and work with intuition, presence, and grace. This has been one of the most meaningful and impactful investments I’ve ever made in myself."
The 6 Pillars of Compassion-Focused Practice
These pillars underpin everything taught in this certification — and translate directly into how you work with individuals, teams, and organisations.
Spaciousness — Strategic pause & non-reactivity. Creating room for what is, without rushing toward resolution. In practice: silence, somatic check-ins, and the ability to sit with complexity without defaulting to premature closure. For leaders, this is one of the most underdeveloped — and highest-leverage — skills available.
Curiosity — Bias interruption & genuine inquiry. Replacing judgement with questions. Asking not what is wrong with this person, but what happened — and what it means in context. This is the foundation of ethical, non-assumptive practice.
Safety — Psychological safety & risk tolerance. Establishing the conditions in which people feel safe enough to speak, to struggle, and to grow. Research consistently links psychological safety to stronger team cohesion, higher performance, and reduced burnout — and it starts with the practitioner or leader in the room.
Validation — Contextualised feedback. Offering understanding rather than correction. Meeting behaviour and emotion with context, not judgement. In organisational settings, this is the difference between feedback that opens people up and feedback that shuts them down.
Acceptance — Regulated leadership presence. Communicating through tone, presence, and language that this person — exactly as they are — has worth and capacity. The foundation of genuine trust and long-term engagement.
Trust — Reliability & ethical consistency. Built through transparency, permission-seeking, appropriate self-disclosure, and unwavering belief in each person's potential. Research on compassionate leadership consistently links trust to reduced turnover, stronger team cohesion, and measurably improved performance outcomes.
These are not abstract values. They are applied skills — and you will practise them across every module.
Program Structure
24 Weeks | 150 Hours | 4 Parts | Live + Self-Paced
This certification is designed to integrate knowledge, practice, and personal transformation. You will not just learn how to use these tools — you will experience them. Because the most effective practitioners are not those who have memorised a framework. They are those who have lived it.
Part 1: Foundations of Compassion-Focused Coaching (Weeks 1–4)
The core principles of compassion-focused practice and the foundational skills of ethical space-holding.
✔️ What is Compassion — and Why Does It Matter in Professional Practice?
✔️ Unconscious Bias, Judgement, and Unconditional Positive Regard
✔️ Your Role as a Compassion-Focused Practitioner
✔️ Core Skills for Compassionate Practice Across Contexts
Whether the room is a therapy session, a one-on-one with a direct report, or a team facilitation — the foundations of compassion-focused practice apply.
Part 2: Trauma-Informed Practice Essentials (Weeks 5–12)
Understanding trauma, protective patterns, and how they show up in individuals, relationships, and teams.
✔️ What is Trauma-Informed Care — and Why Is It Now an Ethical Standard?
✔️ Foundations of Trauma & Adverse Childhood Experiences
✔️ Historical, Cultural & Generational Trauma
✔️ Trauma Responses, Survival Strategies & Behaviour (Including Addiction)
✔️ People-Pleasing, Perfectionism, Anxiety & Low Self-Worth
✔️ Attachment Styles, Relational Patterns & Communication
✔️ Integration & Coaching Practice Labs throughout
These patterns don't stay outside the workplace. Perfectionism, people-pleasing, and chronic over-functioning are as present in high-performing teams as they are in therapy rooms. This module equips you to recognise and respond to them — wherever they show up.
Part 3: Advanced Compassion-Focused Tools (Weeks 13–22)
Deepening your toolkit with neuroscience, parts work, somatic inquiry, and solutions-focused approaches.
✔️ The Nervous System in Practice — Working with Threat, Drive & Safety
✔️ Foundations of CBT & Cognitive Reframing
✔️ Introduction to Parts Work & Self-Leadership
✔️ Deepening the Dialogue — Advanced Parts Work
✔️ Compassionate Somatic Inquiry & Emotional Release
✔️ Rebuilding Self-Worth — Solutions-Focused Approaches
✔️ Integration & Coaching Practice Labs throughout
The tools developed in this module translate directly into high-stakes conversations — whether that's navigating a client in crisis, supporting a team member through burnout, or holding space for a leader who has lost their sense of safety.
Part 4: Ethical Practice & Professional Expansion (Weeks 23–24)
Bringing it all together with professional standards, scope of practice, and sustainable business or organisational integration.
Contracting, Boundaries, Scope of Practice & Client Safety
Growing Your Practice or Program — Ethically and Sustainably
You Don’t Just Learn This Work. You Embody It.
Throughout the six months, you will move through your own process — examining your patterns, your protective responses, your relationship to authority and care.
This is not incidental to the training. It is the training.
Because the most regulated practitioner in the room sets the tone for everyone else in it.
Testimonial
"What surpised me most is how much this work impacted me personally..."
Ashley Badman | Mindset Coach
"I’m Ash, a former police officer turned mindset coach. After five years in the police, I stepped into the online space and have been coaching for the last three years. I’ve done a lot of certifications and courses along the way, but honestly, this one with Nikki has been my absolute favourite, for so many reasons.
The way Nikki facilitates is next level. She creates such a safe, supportive space and pours so much time, energy, and care into everything she delivers. Every single bit of information felt relevant and practical, it wasn’t just “come here to learn,” it was about truly understanding and knowing how to implement what we learned in real life and in our businesses.
I originally joined wanting to deepen my knowledge so I could better support my clients, but I didn’t expect it to completely change the way I run my business, coach, and even show up online. Becoming more trauma-informed has shifted everything, from how I hold space for clients, to how I share my services, to how I lead myself.
What surprised me most is how much this work has impacted me personally. I’ve become a more compassionate coach, but also a more compassionate person to myself, and the ripple effect of that has flowed into every area of my life.
I can’t recommend Nikki and this certification enough. It’s not just a course; it’s a complete transformation."
Meet Your Lead Facilitator
Nikki Heyder | Psychotherapist | Coach | Author | Ethical Business Mentor
Nikki Heyder is a trauma-informed psychotherapist (MC), somatic coach, E-RYT yoga practitioner, and registered clinical nutritionist with over 13 years of experience across clinical practice, business mentorship, and professional education.
She has trained under Dr Gabor Maté and his team (240+ hours in Compassionate Inquiry), Dr Dan Siegel, Arielle Schwartz, and Dr Albert Wong, and brings a rigorous, multi-modality framework to everything she teaches.
Nikki works across individual therapy, group mentorship, corporate wellness consultation, and practitioner education — and understands, from direct experience, what it means to hold space professionally across multiple contexts and industries.
She is the author of Good Enough: A Roadmap for Compassionate Self-Acceptance and is committed to raising the standard of ethical, trauma-informed practice globally.
"I believe that through the embodiment of responsible, safe, and compassionate space-holding, we can make a meaningful impact — not just on individual lives, but on the organisations and communities those individuals shape."
Meet Your Guest Teachers & Facilitators
Dr. Piper Grant
Teaching Topic: Historical, Cultural & Generational Trauma
Dr. Piper Grant is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and founder of Numi Psychology. Having been directly trained and mentored by thought leaders in the field of psychology and sexual health, Dr. Piper is now sought out to support others in their own growth as clinicians and healing helpers. With over a decade of working within the space of psychology, intimacy, and trauma, Dr. Piper supervises and trains clinicians around the world.
Gabriella De Mori
Teaching Topic: Introduction To Parts Work & Self Leadership
Gabriella de Mori is a Registered Clinical Counsellor & meditation coach with more than 15 years of experience working in Australia and internationally.
She works with individuals and couples in her successful bespoke private practice that specialises in Somatic Internal Family Systems therapy. Her mission is to provide supportive heart-centred services that privilege self-esteem, emotional intelligence and healthy relationships without a clinical or psychological lense.
Katie Williams
Teaching Topic: Compassion Focused CBT
Katie is a psychotherapist, coach, and yoga teacher who helps high-achieving individuals manage stress and balance ambition with wellbeing, fostering presence, focus, and calm in all areas of life. Since 2021 Katie has worked internationally with individuals and organizations, integrating evidence-based approaches such as CBT, compassion-focused therapy, and schema therapy with coaching and somatic practices.
Nicole Bulsara
Teaching Topic: Foundations of ADHD & Neurodiversity
Nicole is a seasoned ADHD specialist with over 15 years of experience working with Autistic and ADHD individuals across classroom, clinical, and home settings. Following her own AuDHD diagnosis, Nicole candidly shared her transformative journey of accepting her AuDHD diagnosis, overcoming addiction and burnout, and achieving radical self-acceptance with millions on social media. Nicole now resides in Bali, where she continues her advocacy work within the neurodivergent community as an author, educator, and founder of The NeuroVillage.
Danika Gillis
Teaching Topic: The Enteric Nervous System & Gut/Brain Connection
Danika is a seasoned Naturopath & Mind-Body Coach who supports individuals in healing from the inside out. With a focus on dermatological naturopathy & hormonal support, Danika is passionate about educating her clients on holistic health - weaving together evidence based solutions, internal care, and nervous system regulation.
Your Investment in Professional Excellence
The Certificate in Compassion-Focused Coaching represents 150 hours of rigorous, applied professional development — delivered in an intentionally small cohort of no more than 10 participants.
At USD $3,888, this is a professional certification standard. Not a course. Not a container. A credential that will directly elevate the quality, safety, and effectiveness of your practice or leadership — and the standard of care you bring to every person in your charge.
6-month certification | 150 hours | Maximum 10 participants
USD $3,888 | Interest-free payment plans available
Early Bird: Save $400 — limited time
Payment options: Pay in full | 3-month | 6-month | 10-month plan
Scholarships available — one full and one 50% per cohort
Indonesian citizens: adjusted local tuition rate available
How to Enroll
Step 1 — Book a Discovery Call
A free, no-obligation 15-minute call with Nikki to explore the program, ask questions, and confirm fit.
Step 2 — Submit Your Application
All prospective students complete a short application form before being accepted. This ensures the program is the right fit — and helps us know you before you begin.
Step 3 — Secure Your Place
A $500 USD deposit holds your spot. Fully refundable up to 30 days before the cohort start date.
Step 4 — Choose Your Payment Plan
Flexible, interest-free options discussed directly with Nikki on your enrolment call.
Because Holding Space Is a Privilege — Not a Performance
Next Cohort: April 29th-30th, 2026
The people in your care — your clients, your teams, your communities — deserve practitioners who are not just well-intentioned, but genuinely skilled.
This certification is for the professional who takes that responsibility seriously.
Who understands that compassion without structure is incomplete. That presence without regulation is unsustainable. That good intentions, without good training, are not always enough.
If you feel called to raise your standard —
This is your next step.
Frequently asked questions
You've got questions. We've got answers.
When will the next cohort commence?
April 29th & April 30th, 2026
We’re opening two live cohort options in April:
Wednesday cohort: the first LIVE begins Wednesday, April 29th at 8:00am Singapore Time (GMT+8)
Thursday cohort: the first LIVE begins Thursday, April 30th at 3:30pm Singapore Time (GMT+8)
Please check here for a time zone converter to help
I don't have any other coaching qualifications - is that OK?
Yes, absolutely. All we require is that you are already 'holding space' in some capacity. This is a professional development program intended to support practitioners to deepen their therapeutic coaching skills.
We have worked with breathwork facilitators, yoga teachers, naturopaths, kinesiologists and doctors who all had no previous coaching experience and this was their first course. The program is designed to be suitable for coaches of all stages of their journey.
I am already a qualified coach - how will this program benefit me?
It will really depend on what was covered in your previous coaching certification.
Usually coaches who study with us want to become trauma informed, and don't quite feel confident in using their coaching skills yet.
Alternatively they DO feel confident, but they also feel limited by the framework they were trained in and want to up-skill and expand their tools and means of holding space.
I’m a health professional (nutritionist, doctor, naturopath, etc) - how will this support me?
Your clinical training taught you how to assess and treat. What it likely didn't cover is what to do when a patient breaks down in your consultation room, when shame is driving their health behaviours, or when their nervous system is too dysregulated to actually receive your support.
This certification fills that gap.
You'll learn to recognise when symptoms are driven by trauma or chronic dysregulation, how to hold emotionally complex conversations safely, and why clients resist or self-sabotage despite your best recommendations. Not by becoming a therapist, but by becoming a more complete practitioner. One who understands that the body and the nervous system are never separate from the person in front of you.
I manage teams in an organisational capacity - how will this benefit me?
Psychological safety is one of the most well-researched drivers of team performance, retention, and innovation. This certification teaches you to create it.
You'll learn to recognise burnout, perfectionism, and conflict avoidance in your team and respond with regulated, compassionate presence that actually shifts the dynamic. You'll develop skills in holding difficult conversations without causing harm and giving feedback that lands rather than shuts people down.
Most leadership development teaches you what to do. This teaches you how to be present and grounded when the people around you are not. That is what changes team culture.
What times/days will the lives be?
Wednesdays 7:30am Singapore time / 7:30am (Tuesday) NYC / 09:30am SYD / 00:30am UK
What if I cannot attend a live?
All calls will be recorded and sent to you however you must meet the minimum live attendance requirements (at least 20 out of 24 lives) in order to obtain your course completion certification.
I really want to do this, but I am navigating financial difficult - what are my options?
If this is you, please reach out to us directly and we can talk about alternative payment plans to suit your situation.
We offer 2 x 50% scholarships as well as 1 x 100% scholarship per cohort.
If you are wanting to apply for a scholarship place, an additional form needs to be submitted. Please contact us for more details
What are the requirements for course completion?
To be eligible for certification, students are required to fulfill specific requirements within a designated timeframe.
Upon completion of the program, students have up to 3 months to submit all the necessary components for certification. These requirements include attending a minimum of 20 out of the 24 live webinar sessions to ensure active participation and engagement.
Additionally, students must successfully complete all graded assessments and reflection quizzes, demonstrating their comprehension of the course material. Completion of assigned readings and external video lectures is also expected, as these resources further enhance students' understanding of trauma and compassion-focused coaching.
Furthermore, students are required to actively participate in homework tasks that allow for practical application of the learned concepts. This hands-on approach enables students to integrate the course material into their coaching practice.
To further assess their progress and proficiency, students are expected to partake in 15 dyad/triad practicum sessions with other students, taking on the role of both the coach and the client. Feedback forms and recordings from these sessions need to be submitted for assessment purposes.
In addition to the practicum sessions, students are also required to facilitate 20 external coaching sessions, during which they apply their skills in real-life coaching scenarios. Feedback forms and recordings for each case study are to be submitted as part of the certification requirements. Students are also encouraged to provide their input and suggestions for improvement by completing a comprehensive course feedback form at the end of the program.
Lastly, active participation in the group discussion is strongly encouraged, as it contributes to the collaborative learning experience and the development of a supportive community. By fulfilling these certification requirements, students demonstrate their commitment, understanding, and practical application of trauma and compassion-focused coaching principles.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be issued with a certificate of completion along with their details added to our database of practitioners and coaches who are trained in our unique holistic, compassion focused approach.
Is this program accredited?
You will be officially certified as a Compassion Focused Coach by The Soul Institute upon completing the program and submitting all required assessments. You will enter the referral database of alumni to help you expand your professional network and client database. You will receive a certificate in print and e-format as well as a badge to place on your website.
For various reasons, we have not decided to pursue accreditation with the ICF however if students would like to apply to the ICF, they can explore the ACC 'portfolio pathway' via the ICF website and use this course's hours towards their application.
If your intention is to apply for the ICF ACC credential:
- you must attend a minimum of 30 hours live via Zoom. Please keep a record of all live sessions you attend.
- 60+ hours of coaching experience
- 10 hours of coaching from a mentor - students will need to find a mentor according to ICF standards
- Successful completion (passing score) of a performance evaluation given by the ICF
- Successful completion (passing score) of the ICF Credentialing Exam give by the ICF
For eligibility and the latest information, please check with the ICF for specific details.