Self-doubt is a totally understandable response to psychological risk. It has nothing to do with your capability or your destiny. It is also worth noting that in learning this methodology, you are highly likely to meet and work with your own self-doubt.

One of the principles of the programme is ‘Triple-loop Learning’ – you learn the content (loop one), you learn about how to apply and integrate the content into your practice (loop two), and you learn about what is possible as you allow yourself to be changed by what you are learning (loop three).

This is where your coaching gets really powerful – not only are you going to benefit from learning this methodology but from how this changes what you believe is possible for you as a brilliant, thoughtful coach.

This programme is designed for practitioners (coaches, mentors, therapists and counsellors) who are already working with clients. If you have experience of coaching with people and/or training that is complementary to coaching, it’s likely that this will be a good fit for you.

However, we won’t be attending to any foundational coaching skills. This means that if you have had no training or experience of working with people, you may find the programme content too ‘stretchy’.

If you’d like to chat about your individual circumstances, click here to book a 20-minute chat.

The Self-belief Coaching Academy is rooted in an evidence-based framework based on Sas Petherick’s original research into the experience of self-doubt. This framework is not about overcoming or avoiding self-doubt - instead, we create the conditions for our clients to courageously face their self-doubt.

We believe self-doubt is an entirely understandable response to psychological risk. It has nothing to do with capability or destiny and everything to do with the ways we have learned to preserve our sense of safety and belonging.

Self-belief Coaches don’t focus on our client’s experience of the symptoms of self-doubt (we call these the Six P’s: procrastinating, perfectionism, proving yourself, paralysis, passive behaviours and people-pleasing). Instead, we facilitate an exploration into the narrative threads of each client’s unique story in order to understand how these have been woven into the patterns and themes of their lives.

By working with a Self-belief Coach, our clients are able to access their inner wisdom, to discover who they are underneath self-doubt.

You’ll need about 3 hours per week to complete the six-month programme. 

We’ll meet once a week for a 90-minute group call, and you’ll also meet with your Practice Pod each week to practice using the materials and coaching your classmates in a fun and supportive way.

In case you really can’t make one of the lessons or calls, you’ll also have access to pre-recorded videos and call notes, and you can revisit the content as often as you like after the course.

We have an integration week at least once a month where there is no new material.

The content will be delivered online, so you’ll need a device with a screen and an internet connection to participate.

We meet over Zoom, and we have a dedicated, bespoke learning site with a discussion forum. This is separate to all other social media.

The Certification process is designed to give you the opportunity to become comfortable and confident as a Self-belief Coach.

Certification includes class attendance, evidence of 20 hours of (paid or voluntary) client hours, and a self-reflection essay or presentation. You’ll be fully supported to certify.

Research shows us that assessment can be a key aspect of defeating that icky ‘imposter’ feeling, so we’ll make sure you have evidential experience of having met the standard required. Think of it not as a “test”, but as an opportunity for you to demonstrate your understanding of the subject matter for your own developmental benefit.

We recommend you focus on completing certification in the six months following the end of the programme. However, there is no time restriction to complete the requirements for certification, and you won’t have to renew this credential.