Mentor coaching is essential for developing and demonstrating the coaching competencies required for your desired credential. It fosters growth through constructive feedback and reflective practice over an extended period, typically at least 3 months.

Our ICF Mentor Coaching is available to coaches at Associate Certified Coach (ACC) and Professional Certified Coach (PCC) levels, and is required for both ICF credentialing and renewal. Whether you’re just starting or preparing for your next level, mentor coaching can help you grow continuously. View the ICF Credential Comparison Table for a list of all requirements.

What to expect from Mentor Coaching with GCS

• Observation and Feedback: We listen to your recorded coaching sessions and provide detailed feedback and clear developmental pathways grounded in the ICF Core Competencies. This feedback fosters skill enhancement, helping you better serve your clients.
• Extended Learning Cycle: Mentor coaching isn’t a one-off event. It spans at least three months, offering ample time to absorb feedback, reflect on it, and implement improvements in your coaching practice.
• Continuous Support: Our mentor coaches are available for questions and guidance between sessions, so you can ask us questions as they come up.
• Group and Individual Mentor Coaching: We offer both group and one-on-one sessions.
  ACC: For those on the Portfolio Path,  ICF requires 10 hours of mentor coaching over a minimum of three months. Out of the 10 hours, three must be one-on-one sessions. Every time you renew your credential, you must complete 10 more hours of mentor coaching. As a special bonus, we include ACC Exam Prep through CoachCertify. More information below.
  PCC: For those on either the Level 1 Path or the Portfolio Path. ICF requires 10 hours of mentor coaching over a minimum of three months. Out of the 10 hours, three must be one-on-one sessions. Every time you renew your credential, you must complete 10 more hours of mentor coaching.

To best meet your needs,  we offer individual sessions or packages. Pursuing your first ICF credential? Start with ACC. Already ACC-credentialed with 500+ coaching hours? You likely qualify for PCC.

Our Mentor Coaching Packages

Package 1: ACC Initial Credentialing or Renewal Package

Components:

• Ten pre-recorded 40-50-minute one-on-one session reviews: Review sessions with comprehensive feedback, highlighting strengths and stretches (developmental areas) based on all 8 ICF Core Competencies
• Application support: 1-hour session reviewing ICF application requirements
• Priority email support or 15-minute Zoom or phone connections: Unlimited questions (24-hour response time)
• Pre-application readiness assessment to prepare for ICF submission
• Complementary resources to support your learning

Package 2: ACC Initial Credentialing or Renewal Package

with Group Coaching

Components:

• Three pre-recorded 40-50-minute one-on-one sessions: Review sessions with comprehensive feedback, highlighting strengths and stretches (developmental areas) based on all 8 ICF Core Competencies
• Seven group mentor coaching (one-on-one sessions may be substituted)
• Application support: 1-hour session reviewing ICF application requirements
• Priority email support or 15-minute Zoom or phone connections: Unlimited questions (48-hour response time)
• Pre-application readiness assessment to prepare for ICF submission.
• Complementary resources to support your learning

Package 3: PCC Initial Credentialing or Renewal Package

Components:

• Ten pre-recorded 40-50-minute one-on-one sessions: Review sessions with comprehensive feedback, highlighting strengths and stretches (developmental areas) based on all 8 ICF Core Competencies
• Advanced competency deep-dive: Focus sessions on Competencies 5-8 (most challenging for PCC level)
• Comparative analysis: Review of “before and after” sessions showing growth
• PCC marker mapping: Detailed tracking of how sessions demonstrate PCC-level competencies
• Application support: 90-minute session including application review and session selection strategy
• Priority email support or 15-minute Zoom or phone connections: Unlimited questions (24-hour response time)
• Complementary resources to support your learning

Package 4: PCC Initial Credentialing or Renewal Package with Group Coaching

Components:

• Three pre-recorded 40-50-minute one-on-one sessions: Review sessions with comprehensive feedback, highlighting strengths and stretches (developmental areas) based on all 8 ICF Core Competencies
• Seven group mentor coaching sessions (one-on-one sessions may be substituted)
• Advanced competency deep-dive: Focus sessions on Competencies 5-8 (most challenging for PCC level)
• Comparative analysis: Review of “before and after” sessions showing growth
• PCC marker mapping: Detailed tracking of how sessions demonstrate PCC-level competencies
• Application support: 90-minute session including application review and session selection strategy
• Priority email support or 15-minute Zoom or phone connections: Unlimited questions (48-hour response time)
• Complementary resources to support your learning

BONUS: ACC Exam Prep Included!

Why Exam Prep Matters

The ACC written exam doesn’t just test whether you’re a good coach. It tests whether you can consistently identify the most ICF-aligned answer out of four options that all sound reasonable. That’s a specific skill that improves with practice. Your mentor coaching builds the foundation. This platform gives you the exposure and practice for your ICF exam.

As part of your mentor coaching program with GCS, you will receive full lifetime access to CoachCertify, an exam prep platform built specifically for the ICF written exam.

Your mentor coaching with GCS enhances your coaching skills, and CoachCertify builds your exam confidence. Together, you get the complete preparation you need to earn your ACC credential! ACC Exam Prep PDF

Do you have text anxiety? We can help with that, too! We specialize in research-based methods to help you calm yourself during the exam so you can access your thinking brain (prefrontal cortex).

Benefits:

• 6 Full-Length Mock Tests: 60 questions each, timed at 90 minutes to mirror the real Pearson VUE exam experience
• 10 Targeted Practice Quizzes: 10 questions each, covering all 8 ICF Core Competencies and the Code of Ethics
• 100+ Flash Cards: Key coaching concepts, ethics standards, and competency definitions in plain, easy-to-understand language
• Detailed Reports: Every question breaks down why the correct answer is most ICF-aligned and why the other three fall short

Ready to learn more? See if you’re on track – book your free 20-minute mentor coaching fit call.