ICF-Accredited Coach Training

Q: Is the coach training program ICF accredited?

Yes. Brigitta Hoeferle holds ICF Level 2 Coach Training accreditation. Graduates are eligible to apply for the ICF PCC (Professional Certified Coach) credential. The program meets ICF standards for coach education, supervised coaching hours, and competency assessment.

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in this course you are learning from experts who established coaching programs for leading organizations in the Organizational and self development world. learn a powerful behavior change methodology for coaches and add it to the core nlp practitioner course for your best result! incorporate these life changing principles to your coaching practice and help your clients achieve long lasting and empowering change. an invaluable skill for coaches,mentors, and consultants as well as for people planning on becoming experts in these fields.

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

This professional coach training curriculum equips participants with the mindset, skills, and competencies required for high-quality coaching in alignment with the 2025 ICF Core Competencies, the 2025 ICF Code of Ethics, and PCC (Professional Certified Coach) performance criteria.

The curriculum is organized into four developmental domains:

1. Foundation

2. Co-Creating the Relationship

3. Communication

4. Learning & Growth

All training modules include PCC-level distinctions, ethics integration, and an emphasis on cultural sensitivity, psychological safety, and professional maturity.

Practicing Ethically

Demonstration of the updated ICF Code of Ethics and Core Values

Confidentiality aligned with legal, ethical, and contractual standards

Distinctions between coaching, consulting, mentoring, training & teaching, and other support professions

Appropriate and ethical termination of the coaching relationship

Embodying the Coaching Mindset

Ongoing learning and professional growth

Cultural and contextual awareness

Using intuition in service of the client

Emotional self-regulation

Mental/emotional preparation before sessions

Seeking supervision or support when needed

Demonstrating Behavioral Flexibility

Creating new meaning and redefining situations

Developing mental flexibility and insight

Emotional state strategies for effectiveness

Tools for shifting stuck behaviors

Enhanced resourcefulness through the V8 Communication™ Model

Establishing and Maintaining Agreements

A Partnership, identifying what coaching is and is not

Responsibilities of coach and client

Logistics: fees, scheduling, confidentiality, duration

Compatibility assessment

Session goals and success measures

Managing time and session focus

Ethical, honoring closure of the coaching relationship

Overcoming Obstacles

Well-formed outcomes

Making goals achievable

Identifying and overcoming obstacles

Supporting clients in achieving desired life outcomes

Fostering Cognizant Decisions

Creating choice and solid decision-making

Motivation frameworks

Strategies for success

Understanding drivers of human behavior

Cultivating Trust and Safety

Adapting coaching to client identity and expression

Acknowledging client strengths and insights

Demonstrating empathy and emotional attunement

Supporting client feelings and perspectives

Using transparency to build trust and allowing space to be vulnerable

Maintaining Presence

Emotion regulation

Confident navigation of strong emotion

Comfort with ambiguity

Effective use of silence and reflection

Listening Actively

Considering client context and values

Reflecting for clarity

Recognizing deeper meaning

Observing emotional and energy shifts

Integrating verbal and non-verbal cues

Recognizing client patterns over time

Noticing trends in behaviors through language patterns

Comprehending Fully

Building rapport through attuned sensitivity

Tools for discovering growth opportunities

Reading others without losing neutrality

Evoking Awareness

Curious in client experience

Challenging to evoke awareness

Asking quality client-centered questions

Exploring beyond current thinking

Highlighting what is working

Adjusting approach based on the client

Understanding behavioral and emotional patterns

Reframing perspectives

Guiding clients toward critical insight

Navigating complex situations

Identifying obstacles

Unattachment - the new superpower

Facilitating Client Growth

Integrating insights into worldview and behavior

Designing goals, actions, accountability measures

Supporting autonomy

Identifying learning from action steps

Partnering in moving toward solutions

Summarizing learning

Acknowledging progress and successes

Structuring session closure

Breaking Through

Identifying internal structures of thought and emotion

Eliminating limiting internal influences

Breaking self-imposed limitations

Increasing influence, confidence, and internal resources

Guiding through challenges and decisions

Moving Away to Move Toward

Reframing past and future

Creating confidence, excitement, curiosity

Letting go of past blocks

Big-picture thinking

Harmonizing past and future for motivation

PROGRAM COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS

Active participation in all training modules
Demonstration of coaching competencies at a PCC-aligned level
Ethical practice consistent with the 2025 ICF Code of Ethics
Completion of all deliverables and assessments
Demonstration of cultural responsiveness and psychological safety
Ability to articulate and embody all 2025 Core Competencies

This syllabus is fully compliant with:

ICF 2025 Core Competencies
ICF 2025 Code of Ethics
PCC Performance Evaluation Criteria

Brigitta Hoeferle is a proud founding member of The Culture Mastermind with its communication practices and global leadership trainings.

Brigitta Hoeferle has earned the ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC) badge representing professional coaching credentials and standards for expert coaches.

The Center of NLP, established in 1986 – renowned for high-quality NLP courses and certified coach training, taught with integrity and expert faculty in Neuro Linguistic Programming.

Brigitta Hoeferle-renowned TEDx Speaker sharing powerful insights on leadership, communication, and personal transformation through Listening..

Brigitta Hoeferle is certified as Women Owned Small Business and provides quality training for government agencies and corporations.

Brigitta Hoeferle, MCC, ICF Mentor Coach is also accredited as ICF Level 2 Training Provider to teach for PCC, Professional Certified Coaches

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Brigitta Hoeferle's coach training ICF accredited?

Yes. Brigitta is a ICF Master Certified Coach, a ICF certified Mentor Coach and ICF certified Evaluator. Her company is ICF Level 2 Coach Training accreditated, which means graduates of her program are eligible to apply for the ICF PCC (Professional Certified Coach) credential. The program meets ICF's rigorous standards for coach education, supervised coaching hours, and competency assessment.

What is the difference between NLP training and life coaching?

NLP training teaches the underlying behavioral and linguistic models that drive human behavior and results — it's a methodology. Life coaching applies conversational frameworks to help clients set and achieve goals. Brigitta's programs integrate both and more: her coaches learn NLP as the behavioral change engine that powers more effective, results-driven coaching conversations.

What is the ICF PCC credential and who is it for?

The ICF PCC (Professional Certified Coach) is the professional credential from the International Coaching Federation, requiring coaching experience and a training program from an ICF-accredited provider. It is ideal for coaches building a professional practice and signals credibility to corporate and private clients worldwide.

Can I take the coach training program online?

Yes. Brigitta Hoeferle's ICF coach training and NLP certification programs are available online, allowing participants worldwide to complete their credentials remotely. Live virtual sessions are included alongside self-paced content, and supervised coaching hours can be completed with clients of your choosing.

How long does the coach training program take?

Program length varies by certication level. NLP Practitioner and Master Practitioner certications have intensive formats over several days to weeks. ICF coach training follows a longer path to meet ICF's required training hours. Contact Brigitta's team for current program schedules at brigittahoeferle.com/book-a-call.

What is The Center of NLP?

The Center of NLP, established in 1986, is one of the longest-running NLP training institutions in the world. Brigitta Hoeferle serves as CEO and master trainer. The Center offers NLP Practitioner Courses, NLP Master Practitioner Certifications, NLP Coach and NLP Trainer Programs in direct lineage to the founders of NLP.

What certications will I earn from Brigitta's programs?

Depending on the program, graduates can earn NLP Practitioner, NLP Master Practitioner, or NLP Trainer certications through The Center of NLP, as well as ICF PCC credential eligibility through the ICF Level 2 Coach Training Program. Additional certificates offered are amongst others EQ, MBSR - Mindfulness, and Conflict Resolution are available.

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