Mentor coaching · ICF credential pathway
Earning or renewing your credential: ten hours that count.
First-time ACC and PCC candidates get structured preparation against the markers. Renewing coaches get their ten hours made simple. All of it grounded in the ICF Core Competencies, with a PCC mentor certified in mentor coaching.
An honest check
Which of these sounds familiar?
The exam is its own skill.
It does not watch you coach. It measures whether you can read a scenario, name the competency at play, and choose the response ICF expects. Knowing the competencies at that depth, nuances included, is a preparation problem, and preparation is fixable.
The credential feels bigger than the coaching.
You know how to coach. But the competencies, the markers, the paperwork make the credential feel like a different job.
Renewal is closer than you think.
Ten hours sounds small until the deadline arrives. A clear path beats a last-minute scramble, and the hours should sharpen your coaching, not just renew your credential.
If one of these is yours, you do not need more generic prep. You need a mentor who knows the competencies cold, and who will tell you the truth.
What you get
Mentor coaching that moves you forward.
Deepen your coaching presence.
Refine your coaching competencies, strengthen your presence, and get results your clients can feel.
Credential renewal made simple.
Achieve your ICF credential renewal requirements with structured mentor coaching designed to meet ICF standards.
Grow with a trusted mentor.
Partner with an experienced mentor coach who guides your growth with personalised feedback and support.
Earn your credential.
Complete 10 qualified hours of mentor coaching toward your ACC or PCC credential, with structured feedback aligned to ICF standards.
Beyond the checklist
Embody the competencies. Coach at a new level.
The competencies are not a list to memorise for an exam. Each carries nuances that separate adequate coaching from coaching at the ACC and PCC level, and the exam tests whether you can spot them inside a scenario. Mentor coaching works through them against your own coaching, so the knowledge holds on exam day and your practice rises to the level the credential describes.
Who it is for
Wherever you are on the pathway.
For coaches working toward ACC or PCC, or renewing their credential. If you are done performing and ready to become the coach your clients can feel, there is a chair for you here.
Your 10 mentor hours, structured around the Core Competencies.
Go deeper on presence and mastery, with an MCS-credentialed mentor.
Your 10 renewal hours, structured to sharpen your coaching, not just renew it.
The program
How the ten hours unfold.
Exploration and goal setting
1 hourGuided by the ICF Core Competencies, this session helps you set clear goals for your mentor coaching. Identify your growth areas and create a plan you can act on.
Coaching competencies and presence
3 hoursThree sessions focused on deepening your understanding of the ICF Core Competencies. Practise techniques, enhance your presence, and refine your coaching until your clients feel the difference.
Recorded session reviews
3 hoursSubmit three recorded coaching sessions for detailed review. Receive actionable feedback highlighting strengths, growth areas, and alignment with ICF standards.
Review and growth sessions
3 hoursThree one-on-one sessions to review feedback from your recorded sessions. Integrate insights, refine your skills, and grow with intention.
The progression
Clarity, courage, commitment, character.
Clarity (name the gap).
You will know exactly what the credential requires and where you stand against it. The gap has a name, and the name has a plan.
Courage (be seen).
Most growth hides in the moments you would rather not watch. You will watch them anyway, with a mentor beside you, and hear plainly what is strong and what needs to change.
Commitment (do the reps).
Insight is not the finish line. Between sessions you practise, integrate the feedback, and return with evidence of change, until the new way of coaching holds.
Character (become the coach).
The credential is the marker, not the point. You finish with the presence and skill your clients can feel, and the self-awareness to keep growing.
Your coach
I've sat in your chair.
I was very good at performing. For years I led a multimillion-dollar organization with multiple departments, where high performance was expected everywhere. And the performance was quietly creating anxiety in me and everyone around me. There was simply no playbook for the complexity and change I was navigating.
Coaching changed that. It made me a better leader and helped me build a better life.
That's why I mentor coaches now: the same shift, passed on, in service of the coaches their clients will feel.
I hold the ICF Mentor Coach Specialization and the Professional Certified Coach credential, with more than 3,000 hours of coaching behind me. My Master of Arts in Executive and Organizational Coaching is from Royal Roads University, and I received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for community leadership.
The proof
Ten hours that count.
ICF sets clear requirements for mentor coaching. Here is how this program meets each one.
10 hours
Ten one-on-one hours across four stages: 1 + 3 + 3 + 3.
Individual structure
Delivered one-on-one, entirely focused on your coaching.
Core Competency alignment
Every session anchored to the ICF Core Competencies.
Recorded-session feedback
Three recorded sessions reviewed with honest, specific feedback.
Testimonials
What coaches say.
I am incredibly grateful for the mentorship I received from Jonathan. His collaborative approach and ability to challenge my thinking have been instrumental in my growth as an ICF coach. He focused on enhancing my skills while allowing me to embrace my authentic self. I highly recommend him to anyone looking to develop their coaching abilities in a supportive environment.
Rob Carron, ACC
VP of Sales, Executive Leadership and Sales Coach.
Our time together included reviewing my recorded coaching calls where he would use powerful coaching questions to invite me to consider deeper reflection on my coaching skills. Jonathan provides clear, actionable feedback grounded in the ICF Core Competencies and stays true to ICF ethics. Through our time together, my confidence as an ICF coach strengthened. Through Jonathan's support, I gained a stronger coaching presence, I feel more aligned with the ICF competencies and better equipped to serve my coaching clients.
Leah Gobin, CPHR, ACC
Human Resources Professional and Certified Coach
Jonathan has a natural ability to make you feel seen and heard. His inquisitive yet direct questions help me pause and reflect, allowing me a greater understanding of my thought process and values. He's the support system that you didn't know you needed.
Jasmine Kafka, PCC, CLC
ICF Coach, Consultant & Culture Builder
Start here
The credential is the marker, not the point.
Book a free discovery call. Thirty minutes, no pitch. An honest conversation about your credential goals and whether mentor coaching is the right next step. Format, pacing, and investment will be confirmed before you commit.
