ICF Mentor
Coaching

Mentor Coaching for curious and committed professional coaches. Advance your ICF credential through a supportive partnership designed to honor your strengths and sharpen your skills.

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Whether you’re looking to earn or renew your ACC or PCC credential, Mentor Coaching can help expand your capacity and refine your competency through specific, personalized feedback. Together, we'll explore how to leverage your natural strengths and new insights to help you embody the ICF Core Competencies¹ even more than you already are.

1—ICF Core Competencies.

I offer both Group Mentor Coaching programs and 1:1 sessions that meet ICF’s requirements for credentialing and renewal.

  • For credential-seeking coaches ready to learn with and from others.

    Our small-cohort Group Mentor Coaching program emphasizes experiential learning. Each group session includes live or recorded coaching demonstrations, the opportunity to receive—and give—tailored feedback grounded in the Core Competencies and PCC Markers, and peer explorations to expand your awareness and accelerate your growth. Think of Group Mentor Coaching as a courageous laboratory for refining your expertise and celebrating your evolution.

    Who This Is For:
    The coach who wants to grow in both title and substance. Maybe you’re seeking your first ICF credential or preparing to renew or advance. Maybe you want clearer feedback to strengthen your coaching, break old habits, or step into your next level with grounded confidence. If you value curiosity, depth, community, and a little light-hearted humanity, you’re in the right place.

    What’s included:

    • 5 live, 2-hour Zoom sessions over ~5 weeks

    • 7 hours of ICF-approved group mentor coaching

    • 3 hours of 1:1 mentor coaching (included in program fee, to be scheduled separately)

    • Structured feedback using ICF Core Competencies and PCC Markers

    • Practice sessions, live or recorded, with feedback from me and your peers

    • Strengths-based feedback frameworks to build clarity and confidence

    • Information about the ICF application and Credentialing Exam

    • Ongoing support via email and WhatsApp

    Next Cohorts Begin:

    • October 2025 (5 sessions over ~5 weeks, schedule based on group availability)

    • January 2026 (5 sessions over ~5 weeks, schedule based on group availability)

    Investment:

    • $1850 for full program (7 group hours + 3 1:1 mentor coaching hours)

    • $1250 for just the group experience (7 group hours - for those who have already gotten their three 1:1 hours or who only want the group experience)

    • Payment plans available

    Spots are limited to 6 per cohort.

  • For coaches seeking even more personalized, flexible support.

    Prefer to move at your own pace or focus all of your time on direct, individualized feedback and learning? I also offer 1:1 mentor coaching sessions available in flexible amounts—whether you need one hour to clarify your learning from one recording or a full 10-hour experience to complete your ICF requirement. Our work together focuses on the coaching you're already doing, elevating it with tailored support and insight grounded in the ICF competencies and honoring your natural gifts.

    What’s included:

    • Flexible scheduling for your convenience

    • Personalized analysis of recorded sessions or live in-session coaching

    • Clear connection to ICF Core Competencies and PCC Markers

    • Space to reflect, experiment, and build confidence in your coaching presence

    Pricing:

    • $250 per 60-minute session

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Each option is grounded in deep trust, solid ethics, and a commitment to your development as a coach who makes a meaningful difference. In this supportive and rigorous process, we’ll use competency-based feedback to reflect your skill, presence, and room for growth, creating a fun and courageous learning space to bolster your knowledge and strengthen your confidence.

  • “Katy has a gift for balancing work with play. Her feedback was precise, kind, and always tied back to the ICF Core Competencies. She also celebrated each of our unique strengths and style as coaches. Her mentor coaching helped me hear myself more clearly as a coach, and the way she drew from her unique collection of experiences and trainings made me think about coaching in fresh ways.”

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    LUCY REYNOLDS

  • “I was hesitant about renewing my ICF credential, uncertain if my coaching met the new standards. Joining Katy's mentor coaching program was a game-changer! She provided a supportive, grounded space that boosted my confidence and really made the process enjoyable. I gained insights into both my presence and my practice, and the fantastic coaches in our group re-energized my passion for coaching.”

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    CHRIS BENGS

  • “The group mentor coaching was so helpful. Listening to my peers, getting Katy’s feedback, and practicing in real time made me feel part of a community of learners. It reminded me that we can grow faster together—and that growth doesn’t have to feel heavy."

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    BRYCE ANDERSON-GREGSON

What Makes This Different?

Mentor coaching with me draws on five integrated foundations:

ICF MCC – Grounding: We begin with ethics, substance, and research-based best practices, clearly tying our feedback to the ICF Core Competencies and PCC Markers.

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Co-Active Coaching – Creativity: You are naturally resourceful—our work honors that.

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Adaptive Leadership – Experimentation: We try, learn, and grow in complexity and nuance.

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Improv – Spontaneity: Coaching is a live art—we work with what shows up.

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Narrative Acumen – Meaning: Together, we shape a trajectory that’s truly yours.

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Learn More About My Approach

Your Mentor: Katy Craig

I’m an ICF Master Certified Coach who brings an evidence-based approach to mentor coaching. My work blends adaptation, narrative, and improvisation to help coaches expand their skills with methods that are both thorough and energizing. Whether you’re working toward credentialing or strengthening your craft, my focus is on development that feels actionable, sustainable, and enjoyable.

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All the details* for inquiring minds:

Don’t see your question here? Get in touch and let’s talk it through.

*Frequently asked questions worth reading!

  • Live presence matters.

    To meet ICF requirements, all group mentor coaching sessions must be attended in real time—no exceptions². These five sessions (totaling 7 hours of mentor coaching, plus 3 hours throughout to onboard, deepen, and complete our time as a cohort) are held over approximately 5 weeks via Zoom, scheduled well in advance at mutually agreed-upon times based on the availability of the group. Each session is a landmark on your journey - each stop matters, and having everyone in the car informs the trip.

    2—In case of emergency, 1:1 sessions can be booked separately at a discounted rate of $200/session to count towards the necessary 10-hour requirement.

  • You have 3 hours of one-on-one mentor coaching built into your group program. You can schedule these before, during, or after your cohort sessions—whatever best supports your learning rhythm. Just be sure to complete them within one year of your group’s start, and spread your total 10 hours of mentor coaching over at least 3 months to support integration and meet ICF requirements. These sessions are your dedicated space to reflect and grow.

  • Yes—and here's why it’s worth it.

    To meet ICF’s standards and make the most of our mentor coaching together, you’ll submit audio recordings of your coaching sessions for review and feedback. It's no different than Dr. Brené Brown going over a video of one of her speeches or Ted Lasso reviewing game tape with AFC Richmond: you’ll uncover insights and elevate your impact…while also getting used to recording yourself so the recordings you eventually submit with your ICF application will be even more you.

    Note: Those in the group mentor coaching cohort will learn from their own and from others’ recorded sessions, reducing the total number of recorded sessions that they personally need to bring to mentor coaching. That said, 1-2 recordings are still a requirement of the ACC and PCC applications.

  • To apply for or renew your ACC or PCC, you’ll need 10 hours of mentor coaching completed over at least 3 months, plus other ICF requirements (such as coach-specific training, logged coaching hours, and passing the relevant ICF exam). I can share insights from my own path, but the International Coaching Federation is the final authority on credentialing requirements.

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Whether you're refining your skills, applying for a credential, or coming back to your coaching roots with a fresh perspective, mentor coaching is a space to elevate your craft with a trusted partner.

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