Group Mentor Coaching
There's something that happens when you coach in front of other coaches.
The stakes go up a little. You're more aware of your choices. And when it's over — when the group leans in and the feedback starts — you learn things about your coaching that you can't learn any other way.
That's what this program is built around.
New cohorts start four times a year — January–March, April–June, July–September, October–December.
Next group starts the second week of January. Apply by December 20. Once the group’s in, we choose the day and time together, so it fits your life instead of the other way around.
Read on, or skip to apply.
What Group Mentor Coaching Actually Is
A small group of four to six coaches meets eight times over about three months, roughly every two weeks. New cohorts start each quarter: January, April, July, and October.
The first session is 90 minutes, and we don’t coach at all. We build the container: who we are, how we work together, what makes it safe to be seen.
The next seven sessions are 60 minutes each, with two coaching rounds per session. One participant coaches another, live, in front of the group. Then we debrief. I give the primary feedback: what I noticed, what landed, what the ICF competencies look like in that specific moment. The group chimes in too, because learning to name what you see in someone else’s coaching is its own skill.
About the math: with two rounds per session, you’ll watch more than you coach. That’s not a bug. Watching a peer move through a stuck moment, then hearing how I name what just happened, teaches you things you don’t get from the chair. People are often surprised by how much they learn when it’s not their turn.
Coaching is an intimate act, and doing it in front of peers adds a layer. That’s what the opening session is for, so that feedback lands with care rather than exposure.
It can feel edgy at first. Most people find the edginess is part of what makes it work.
What You Walk Away With
7 of your 10 required ICF mentor coaching hours. (The 90-minute orientation is extra. It’s where we build the group, so it doesn’t count toward hours.) How the hours count depends on where you are in your credentialing journey:
Applying for ACC or PCC: These 7 hours count toward the 10 required. The remaining 3 must be one-on-one, and I offer those separately.
Renewing ACC: These 7 hours count toward the 10 required. The remaining 3 must be one-on-one, and I offer those separately.
Renewing PCC or MCC: Mentor coaching hours aren’t required, but these 7 hours can count toward your Core Competency CCE units.
Not sure how they apply to you? Email me and we’ll figure it out.
Feedback you can actually use. Not general observations about your coaching style. Specific, in-the-moment responses to real choices you made in a real session.
A sharper eye. You’ll leave better at seeing coaching, your own and everyone else’s.
A cohort. A small group of coaches who’ve seen each other be vulnerable and have chosen to show up anyway. That doesn’t go away when the program ends.
Investment
$550 for the full program: the orientation plus seven mentor coaching sessions.
Need all 10 hours? The Full 10 bundles this group with your 3 one-on-one hours. Or add them on their own through individual mentor coaching.
Ready to Apply?
Three questions, about five minutes. The application is designed so that filling it out tells you something useful even if you don't end up applying.
Not ready, or have questions first? You can also email me at dewey@dewey-schott.com