Become a Certified Executive Coach and a Stronger Leader and Mentor
The Certified Coach Training and Practice Development Program is specifically designed for business leaders and professionals who want to become a Certified Executive Coach.
This unique program supports you in enhancing your skills as a mentor, adviser, consultant, and leader. Participants learn how to:
Coach individual clients in order to enrich their quality of life and career growth
Develop the tools you need to transform complex organizations and businesses into engines of growth, profit, and success
Transition your career so you never have to rely on insurance or government reimbursements again
Bring a powerful culture of coaching to your organization
By becoming a Certified Executive Coach, you will be able to help your clients in new ways. During our training program, you earn the needed credentials while developing the skill-set to approach and assist your clients. You can use this new level of insight to strengthen your current work and/or establish a coaching practice. We will teach you how to transition your career, maintain your income level, and maximize the potential of being an executive coach.
This high-impact program requires a strong commitment, open-mindedness to new approaches with clients, and a well-developed capacity for self-understanding and empathy. Since this course is specifically designed for psychiatrists, psychologists and other mental health professionals, you receive training that is catered to the unique needs and challenges of these professions. You will learn coaching best practices, while receiving incomparable advice and support from experienced executive coaches. We also offer marketing support to help you grow your new client base.
Coach Training Program Benefits
- Learn to apply positive psychology and best coaching practices in your work with clients.
- Earn a powerful new professional credential that can be applied anywhere in your career.
- Develop a vision and plan to transform your career.
- Become a better leader, teacher, advisor and mentor.
- Improve your communication and presentation skills.
- Learn more about business management and strategy.
- Diversify your revenue stream and secure your finances.
- Achieve a healthier work/life balance and overall quality of life.
- Work with highly experienced and credentialed coaches who will hold you accountable to implementing your plan and reaching your goals.
David Brendel, MD, PhD
- Certified Executive Coach
- Master Certified Coach Trainer in the Center for Executive Coaching
- Founder & Director of Leading Minds Executive & Personal Coaching
Andrew Neitlich
- Author of The Way To Coach Executives
- Founder & Director of the Center for Executive Coaching
The program is part of the Center for Executive Coaching, which is an Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP) of the International Coach Federation (ICF). David Brendel and Andrew Neitlich collaborate in this program to provide you with top-notch coach training.
David is the Founder & Director of Leading Minds Executive Coaching, LLC, with offices in New York City and Boston. He is a Harvard-trained, Board Certified psychiatrist and Master Certified Coach Trainer (MCCT). Andrew trained at Harvard Business School and is Founder &Director of the Center for Executive Coaching, which is based in Sarasota. Their Harvard Medical and Harvard Business School backgrounds, combined with their many years of executive coaching practice and teaching, are unparalleled.
Frequently Asked Questions
Upon completing the program, you earn the designation of Certified Executive Coach through the Center for Executive Coaching (CEC), an Accredited Coach Training Program (ACTP) of the International Coach Federation (ICF). These credentials are recognized worldwide and can significantly advance your professional practice.
The program is specifically designed for psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, and other mental health professionals who want to add executive coaching to their practice. It is also open to business leaders and professionals in related fields who are seeking an ICF-accredited coaching credential.
No. While Dr. Brendel is based in New York City and Boston, the program is available to participants nationwide and internationally through a combination of in-person seminars and virtual training. Many participants have successfully completed the program remotely.
Program duration varies by track. The Center for Executive Coaching offers flexible formats ranging from several months to a year, combining online webinars, live seminars, and one-on-one mentoring. Contact us for current program schedules.
Coaching and mental health practice are highly complementary. Your clinical training provides deep insight into human behavior, emotional dynamics, and change — all invaluable in coaching. The key difference is that coaching focuses on the present and future rather than pathology, which many clinicians find a refreshing and energizing dimension to add to their work.
Yes. Many graduates run successful coaching practices alongside their clinical work, diversifying their revenue and expanding their professional impact. The program includes marketing support and business development guidance to help you grow your coaching client base.
“Being a student at the Center for Executive Coaching was a fantastic experience. I received expert, hands-on training geared to the realities of today’s business environment. Through seminars, webinars, and personalized instruction with Dr. Brendel, my eyes were opened to the many ways in which executive coaches can help a broad spectrum of clients. Most importantly, I was shown how to put what I learned directly into practice.”
— JS, Former Student
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