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Mentor Coaching

Mentor coaching is a required step in earning your credential through the International Coaching Federation, but it can become much more than that.

It’s a space to slow down, listen more closely to your coaching, and develop the kind of awareness that carries into every coaching conversation you have.

At Upstream Coaching, mentor coaching is designed to help you not only meet the ICF requirements, but to grow into the kind of coach you want to become.

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Does this Feel Familiar?

You’ve completed your training—but don’t always feel confident in real conversations.

You understand the competencies—but applying them still feels inconsistent.

You’re preparing for your ACC or PCC—and wondering:

“Am I actually ready for this?”

“Should I even try?”

That’s a normal part of growth.

Mentor coaching will help.

 

Who this is Designed for

This experience is a strong fit if you are:

  • Preparing for your ACC or PCC credential
  • Working toward ACTC and want to strengthen your coaching foundation
  • Looking for clear, direct feedback on recorded coaching sessions
  • Ready to refine how you think, listen, and respond as a coach

 

How the Process Works

We keep the structure simple and focused—so the learning can go deeper.

Before We Begin

  • Clarify your goals and credential path
  • Align on where you are in your coaching today
  • Envision where you want to go

 

During the Sessions

  • Listen to real coaching sessions
  • Explore ICF Core Competencies in context
  • Learn from others’ coaching as well as your own
  • Personalized feedback on your recorded sessions
  • Direct, practical guidance for growth
  • Focus on the areas that matter most for your development

 

Between Sessions

  • Reflect on feedback and apply it in real coaching conversations
  • Continue recording sessions for deeper learning

 

At Completion

  • Clear understanding of your strengths and growth edges
  • Greater alignment with ICF competencies
  • Increased confidence heading into your performance evaluation

 

What Makes this Different

There are many mentor coaches. Our work is shaped by a few distinct commitments:

  • Clarity over complexity
    We focus on what is actually happening in the coaching conversation—not theory alone.
  • Depth of feedback
    You’ll receive specific, grounded observations you can immediately apply.
  • Real-world perspective
    Coaching is not separate from leadership, teams, and organizational life. That broader lens informs the work.
  • A steady, supportive environment
    Growth happens best where there is both honesty and trust.

 

What You Can Expect

Coaches who complete this process often notice:

  • A shift from “doing coaching” to being a coach
  • Greater confidence in how they listen and respond
  • Increased ability to stay present in complex moments
  • Clearer alignment with what assessors are actually listening for
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Cost of Mentor Coaching

  • 10-hour combined package: 7 hours of group work + 3 hours of one-on-one coaching = $1,600
  • 10-hour individual package: 10 hours of one-on-one coaching = $1,900
  • 3-hour individual package: 3 hours of one-on-one coaching = $800
  • 1-hour individual one-one-one coaching = $300
  • 7-hour group package: 7 hours of group work = $950

 

A Note on Pricing

There are mentor coaches who charge less—and others who charge more.

What often gets missed is where the real value lives. It’s not in the number of hours logged, but in how clearly you begin to see your own coaching—what you’re doing, why it matters, and where you can grow.

Working together is about more than completing a requirement. It’s about strengthening your confidence, deepening your presence, and developing the kind of consistency that carries into every conversation that follows.

That’s where the investment begins to pay off—long after the hours are complete.

Next Step

If this feels like the right next step, the best place to start is a conversation.

We’ll take a few minutes to understand where you are, what you’re working toward, and whether this is the right fit.

A Final Thought

Most coaches come into mentor coaching focused on the credential.

They leave with something more lasting—a clearer sense of how they coach, and who they are becoming in the process.

That’s the work upstream.
And it shapes everything that follows downstream.

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