ICF MENTOR COACHING
Develop your coaching capability - not simply your credential
Mentor Coaching is an opportunity to step back from doing the coaching and spend time deliberately developing how you coach.
Through observation, reflection, feedback and conversation, we explore your coaching practice in relation to the ICF Core Competencies - what you are already doing well, where you may be getting in your own way, and what might strengthen your effectiveness as a coach.
For some coaches, Mentor Coaching forms part of their ICF credentialing or renewal requirements. For others, it is an opportunity to return to the fundamentals of good coaching and continue developing their craft.
My approach is to meet the credentialing requirements while making the experience genuinely useful to your ongoing development as a coach.
Is Mentor Coaching right for you?
This program may suit you if you are:
working towards your ACC credential through a pathway requiring Mentor Coaching
renewing your ACC credential
working towards your PCC through a pathway requiring Mentor Coaching
completing Mentor Coaching separately from your coach education program
part-way through your Mentor Coaching requirements and needing additional group or individual hours
looking for structured feedback and reflection to strengthen your coaching practice.
ICF requirements differ depending on your credential and application pathway. For example, coaches applying through some ICF-accredited education pathways will already have completed Mentor Coaching within their education program, while Portfolio applicants complete it separately.
If you are unsure whether you still need Mentor Coaching, I am happy to help you work through your pathway before you enrol.
Next Group Mentor Coaching Program
The September-November 2026 group is now underway.
Expressions of interest are welcome for the next ICF Mentor Coaching group.
The group component includes seven hours of Mentor Coaching delivered online through Zoom across five fortnightly sessions.
The five sessions provide a total of seven Group Mentor Coaching hours. Most sessions will be 90 minutes, with one shorter session within the program.
Review our Terms and Conditions to understand how we create a professional, respectful, and productive experience for all participants.
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Maximum group size: 6 participants
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Where possible, participants are encouraged to attend all five group sessions because much of the value comes from the continuity of the group and learning from one another over time.
I also recognise that coaches have professional and personal commitments and that occasionally a date may not work.
Because the program is small, a missed group session generally cannot simply be recreated or joined at another time.
If you know that you cannot attend one of the scheduled dates, please talk with me before enrolling. Where appropriate, we can explore completing the outstanding Mentor Coaching time individually, subject to availability and the applicable individual Mentor Coaching fee.
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Where Mentor Coaching is required, ICF currently requires 10 hours of Mentor Coaching completed over a minimum period of three months. At least three of those hours must be completed individually with your Mentor Coach. The remaining seven hours may be completed individually or in a group.
The Ulysses complete Mentor Coaching program has been structured around these requirements:
7 hours Group Mentor Coaching
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3 hours Individual Mentor Coaching
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Credentialing questions often arise naturally throughout Mentor Coaching.
I can help you understand the pathway you are following, what the Mentor Coaching requirement means for you and how the different elements of the ICF process fit together.
We may also discuss preparation for the ICF credentialing exam and ways to approach it with greater confidence.
Where you need more detailed support specifically around your credentialing application or exam preparation, this is also available separately through ICF Credentialing & Exam Support.
Mentor Coaching itself remains focused primarily on the development of your coaching capability and your application of the ICF Core Competencies.
Program Options & Investment
The complete Mentor Coaching package brings together the shared learning of the group program with three individual sessions focused specifically on your coaching practice and development.
You can also complete the group or individual components separately where this better fits your existing Mentor Coaching hours and credentialing requirements.
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Includes:
· 7 hours Group Mentor Coaching
· 3 x 60-minute Individual Mentor Coaching sessions
· 10 Mentor Coaching hours in total.
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For coaches who already have, or will complete, their individual hours elsewhere.
Includes the complete seven-hour group program across five fortnightly sessions.This option may suit you if you have already completed some individual Mentor Coaching hours or intend to complete them with another eligible Mentor Coach.
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For coaches who do not require the group component.
Individual Mentor Coaching can also be arranged separately where you do not require the group component or have already completed some of your required hours. -
Mentor Coaching can be particularly valuable when undertaken alongside coaching colleagues who are also reflecting on and developing their practice.
When three or more coaches enrol together in the upcoming program, the investment per participant is:
Group Mentor Coaching - $650 including GST
Complete Mentor Coaching Package - $1,250 including GST
The three participants do not need to be at the same stage of their credentialing journey, provided the program is appropriate for their individual requirements.
What will we work on?
Mentor Coaching is grounded in your actual coaching practice rather than simply discussing the competencies in theory.
Across the program we will explore opportunities to:
deepen your understanding and application of the ICF Core Competencies
strengthen coaching presence and active listening
develop stronger coaching partnerships
increase awareness of when you may be leading, advising, consulting or solving rather than coaching
strengthen your capacity to evoke awareness and facilitate client growth
observe coaching and practise providing and receiving developmental feedback
identify your individual coaching strengths
recognise patterns and opportunities for further development
build greater confidence in your coaching capability.
There will be opportunities to coach, observe coaching, reflect on your own practice and learn from the different approaches and perspectives within the group.
The intention is not to create one "right" way to coach. It is to help you become more aware, more deliberate and increasingly capable of demonstrating effective coaching at the credential level you are working towards.
Your Individual Mentor Coaching Sessions
The complete program also includes three individual 60-minute Mentor Coaching sessions.
These sessions allow us to focus more closely on your particular coaching practice, learning priorities and credentialing goals.
Your individual sessions can be scheduled before, during or after the group program, depending on what will be most useful for you.
Many coaches choose to complete at least some of their individual sessions after the group program. This provides time to apply the group learning, record a coaching conversation, review their own practice and return with something specific to explore.
Others choose to commence their individual sessions earlier because they are working towards a credential application and would like to have their Mentor Coaching requirements completed soon after the group component finishes.
There is no single sequence that suits everyone.
Together, we will agree on timing that meets the relevant ICF requirements while also giving you enough space to practise, reflect and consolidate your learning.
Already working with Vicki? Book your individual Mentor Coaching session via Calendly.
More than simply completing 10 hours
It can be tempting to approach Mentor Coaching as another requirement to complete before submitting an application.
I encourage participants to use it differently.
The value often sits in what happens between sessions - trying something, noticing a pattern, listening back to a recording, experimenting with silence or questions, or becoming aware of the moments where the urge to help can take us out of coaching.
The individual sessions provide an opportunity to bring that learning back into the conversation.
Rather than rushing through the 10 hours, the aim is to create enough continuity for the learning to build while keeping the overall engagement focused and purposeful.
ICF Mentor Coach Specialization
Vicki holds the ICF Mentor Coach Specialization (MCS) at both ACC and PCC levels.
From 1 January 2027, coaches completing Mentor Coaching towards an ICF credential will need to work with a Mentor Coach holding the appropriate ICF Mentor Coach Specialization.
This means I can support coaches completing Mentor Coaching towards both ACC and PCC credential levels.
Why work with me?
I am an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and hold the ICF Mentor Coach Specialization (MCS) at both ACC and PCC levels. I am also a Credentialed Coaching Supervisor.
The ICF Mentor Coach Specialization recognises specialised preparation in observing coaching, applying credential-level evaluation criteria and providing meaningful developmental feedback. My ACC BARS and PCC Marker training further support my ability to work with coaches developing towards either credential level.
I have supported coaches through Mentor Coaching, professional development and the ICF credentialing process, including helping coaches make sense of requirements that have not always been easy to navigate.
My style combines support with thoughtful challenge.
I want you to understand what you are doing well, but I will also invite you to notice the habits, assumptions and patterns that may be limiting your coaching.
The aim is not simply to help you pass an assessment or complete a requirement.
It is to help you become a more thoughtful, capable and confident coach.
Next Group Mentor Coaching Program
The September-November 2026 group is now underway.
Expressions of interest are welcome for the next ICF Mentor Coaching group.
Groups are intentionally small, with a maximum of six participants, allowing plenty of space for coaching practice, observation, reflection and developmental feedback.
If you are considering Mentor Coaching for an upcoming credential application or ACC renewal, you are welcome to get in touch and I will keep you informed as the next dates are confirmed
You are welcome to register for the complete 10-hour package, the seven-hour group program, or talk with me about an individual pathway if you have already completed some Mentor Coaching hours.
