Loyola's Coaching Certificate Program

          Coaching Skills for All Levels
          The Fall 2025 cohort is underway! Please join the waitlist for the next cohort in the Fall of 2026!

          The Loyola Coaching Certificate program offers a range of options to suit your needs. Participants may enroll in individual courses to enhance their coaching skills, complete the first three courses for the Foundations Coaching certificate, or complete all five courses for our Momentum Coaching certificate. 

          Our dynamic, student-centered coaching program intertwines critical self-reflection, discernment, and principles of justice to train individuals in coaching. We view coaching as an expedition—a journey of discovery, growth, and transformation—guiding your development as a skilled "Wayfinder" as you support clients through personal and professional challenges and celebrations. The program emphasizes critical self-reflection and self-awareness, which are essential for effective coaching, helping you explore your core values, potential blind spots, and techniques such as non-attachment. You will also gain discernment, enabling you to clearly articulate the distinction between coaching and other support services like mentoring or therapy. 

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          Coaching Program Details

          Why a compass? Coaching is instrumental in facilitating personal and professional transformation, marking a profound shift from one place to another. Central to this change is self-awareness—a compass serves as a pivotal coaching tool, grounding both coach and client. It enables exploration of directions and priorities, aligning core values with intentional processes to realize desired outcomes. Through compass work, coaches and clients reevaluate beliefs, behaviors, and systems, fostering substantial growth and development.

          Course Details

          Each of the five courses in our Coaching Program includes weekly synchronous facilitated sessions with an expert coach; mentor coaching hours; portfolio building; and peer triad coaching practice.

          The 5 courses are:

          *Systems Coaching and Catalyst Coaching are pending ICF accreditation approval.

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          Schedule

          The  Coaching Certification Program begins in September 2025 and ends in May 2026. Each course will meet on Tuesday nights from 6:30-9pm EST OR Thursday mornings from 9-11:30 EST. While some flexibility is allowed, please select your primary class during registration. 

          Each course will be held online for 2.5 hours per week for six weeks with additional time outside class for mentor and peer coaching.

          Please visit our Loyola Coaching Certification Calendar-25-26 for more information. 

          Credential Options

          Loyola Foundations Coaching Certificate (Courses 1-3)

          Participants will be able to immediately apply coaching knowledge and skills in various settings that include parenting, community organizing, workshop facilitating, leading, advising, teaching, and many more! This program is accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF).

          Loyola Momentum Coaching Certificate (Courses 1-5)

          Building on the training and practice in our Foundations Coaching Certificate, students will expand their coaching strategies and tools to explore patterns, habits, and systems that contribute to personal and client development. Please note: Our Momentum Coaching Certificate accreditation application will be submitted to ICF but is not officially accredited by ICF at this time.

          Coaching Credential Outcomes

          Have questions?

          Contact Katherine Keefe for more information. Review our Coaching Certificate Policies for additional information. 


          Join Our Coaching Certificate 2026 Waitlist and Be the First to Hear When 2026 Enrollments Open.