Congruity Partners — Professional Coach Training

Who this is for

Built for professionals who coach for a living — or intend to.

This is not a weekend certificate. It is a rigorous pathway to an internationally recognized credential, designed for three kinds of people:

The career changer

Leaving the corporate track

You have led teams and delivered results, and you want your next chapter to be developing people full-time — with a credential that makes your practice credible from day one.

The practicing coach

Coaching without credentials

You already coach clients, but you have hit the ceiling that comes without an ICF credential: corporate procurement lists, coaching panels, and premium fees all sit on the other side of it.

The internal leader

HR, L&D, and people leaders

Your organization expects you to coach — formally or not. Certified skills change the quality of every development conversation you have, and the credential makes it official.

The program

One pathway. Three credentials. No guesswork.

Each stage prepares you to pursue the corresponding ICF credential — ACC, PCC, then MCC — subject to the ICF's education, coaching experience, mentor coaching, and examination requirements, which we help you plan for from day one.

Format

100% online, self-paced modules + live sessions

Mentoring

1:1 and group mentor coaching at every level

Practice

Supervised coaching with real clients

Standard

Designed around the ICF Core Competencies and Code of Ethics

Stage 1

Associate Certified Coach (ACC) Preparation

Master the foundations: the ICF Core Competencies, the ethics code, and the structure of a genuinely effective coaching conversation. You finish this stage coaching real clients with confidence and prepared to pursue your ACC credential.

Coaching fundamentals and the ICF competency model
Ethics, contracting, and professional boundaries
Observed practice sessions with structured feedback
Mentor coaching toward your ACC application

Stage 2

Professional Certified Coach (PCC) Preparation

Deepen your practice with the psychology of behavior change, advanced assessment tools, and coaching leaders, teams, and organizations — the work that commands professional fees — as you build toward your PCC credential.

Psychology of motivation, personality, and change
Using psychometric assessment in coaching
Executive, leadership, and team coaching contexts
PCC-marker skill development with recorded review

Stage 3

Master Certified Coach (MCC) Preparation

Move from technique to artistry. This stage is about presence, range, and the ability to coach anyone, anywhere, on anything — the standard the world's top coaches are held to — as you prepare your MCC portfolio.

Advanced coaching presence and intuition
Supervision and reflective practice
Building a coaching practice, brand, and referral network
Mentor coaching toward your MCC portfolio

Why Congruity Partners

Most programs teach you to pass. We train you to practice.

Coach training has become a crowded market of look-alike certificates. Here is where this program is deliberately different:

What matters	Congruity Partners	Typical online coach training
Scientific grounding	Curriculum built by a licensed Psychologist on evidence-based frameworks and validated assessment science.	Founder's personal coaching philosophy, loosely referenced research.
Coaching experience	Taught by a working executive coach with 15+ years guiding senior leaders — you learn what actually happens in the room.	Instructors who primarily teach coaching rather than practice it.
Mentor coaching	Personalized 1:1 mentor coaching and recorded-session review at every credential level.	Group calls only; individual feedback costs extra or isn't offered.
The full pathway	One continuous ACC → PCC → MCC preparation pathway, so you never re-enroll or re-qualify elsewhere.	ACC-level only; PCC and MCC require finding new providers.
Community	A global network of Congruity coaches for referrals, collaboration, and continued supervision after you certify.	Access ends when the course does.

Your faculty

Two disciplines. One standard.

Dr. Werner Barkhuizen

Psychologist

Psychologist, entrepreneur, author and commercial helicopter pilot with unmatched experience in psychological assessment, talent management, and peak performance across 33 countries. Werner brings the science: validated frameworks, rigorous assessment, and a deep understanding of how people and organizations actually change.

Matt Doherty

Executive Coach · Former UNC National Champion

Executive coach and speaker with 15+ years guiding senior leaders and aspiring coaches, and a lifetime inside high-performance environments — from championship basketball to the boardroom. Matt brings the practice: what elite coaching looks, sounds, and feels like in the room.

Where assessment science meets coaching artistry — that intersection is the program.

Founding Cohort

Join the Founding Cohort.

The first cohort trains directly with both founders, shapes the program, and carries the founding-member designation permanently. Seats are deliberately limited to protect mentor-coaching quality.

Everything you need to certify — nothing you don't.

Full ACC-preparation curriculum, self-paced online
1:1 mentor coaching sessions with credentialed coaches
Supervised practice with structured, recorded feedback
Direct sessions with Dr. Barkhuizen and Matt Doherty
Guided ICF credential application support
Lifetime membership in the Congruity coach network
Founding-member pricing locked for PCC and MCC stages

Apply for the Founding Cohort

Applications are reviewed individually. No payment is required to apply.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Do I need coaching experience to apply?

No. The ACC stage is built for capable professionals starting from the foundations. If you already coach, your experience accelerates you through the practice requirements — and the PCC stage may be your natural entry point. We'll assess this together during your application review.

Is the program ICF accredited?

Congruity Partners is not currently an ICF-accredited education provider. Our curriculum is designed around the ICF Core Competencies and Code of Ethics, and coach education from non-accredited programs can count toward an ICF credential through the ICF's portfolio application path, subject to the ICF's education, coaching experience, mentor coaching, performance evaluation, and examination requirements. Our program includes the mentor coaching and supervised practice that path requires, and we guide you through the application.

How long does each stage take?

The program is self-paced, so timelines vary. Most participants complete the ACC stage in 1 month. PCC and MCC timelines depend on ICF experience-hour requirements, which we help you plan and log from day one.

What does the format actually look like week to week?

Self-paced video modules and readings you complete on your schedule, plus scheduled live elements: mentor coaching sessions, supervised practice with real clients, and cohort discussions. You'll never be left alone with a video library.

What does it cost?

Apply for Founding Cohort. Founding Cohort members also lock founding-member pricing for the PCC and MCC stages.

Can I coach professionally after the ACC stage?

Yes. The ACC is a recognized professional credential, and the program includes supervised practice with real clients — many participants begin paid coaching during the program itself.

Stop waiting. Start coaching at the highest level.

Apply for the Founding Cohort and train with the founders themselves.

Apply for the Founding Cohort