The Persuasive Coach | Coaching Communication

Hi, I am trying to become a relationship coach, but I don’t know where to start!There are so many different programs, such as the ICF, CoachU, etc, and I don’t know where to begin, what program to go thru, which hours transfer to who, etc. I think that the ICF requires a certain # of hours in order to be certified, but where can I get those hours? I went to their website and it was still confusing. What programs are approved by the ICF? It doesn’t look like the ICF offers any training hours on ‘relationship’ coaching, only life coaching. Is the Coach Traning Alliance a legit program? Do I hav to get my life coaching certification first, then the relationship coaching certification? About what are the costs for these prgrams? I just want to get my liscence/certification/credent… within the year. Help, where do I begin on this path, and then what do I do?
PS: i’m a college graduate with a BA in organizational communication, minor in psych. and have a true nack for coaching..

Ironically, my mother (as we speak) is graduating from ICF. She is a life coach…not relationship coach—although she is a clinical psychologist.

From what I understand…she went to California on four different occasions, each time taking one 40-hour class. I believe the cost was $1,000 per class.

In between classes, she did 75 hours of pro bono coaching and 50 hours of paid coaching. She found most of her clients by word of mouth. She also spoke with her assigned mentor on the phone for one hour, every other week. The cost of the mentor was $80 per session.

The most important thing in a coaching course is that it’s accredited. The website below only offers accredited courses. It will provide you more details than I can.

You seem very passionate about this line of work. It reaps great rewards and I’m sure you will be excellent! My very best to you…