GROUP MENTOR COACHING PROGRAM

ICF-Aligned Mentor Coaching for Credentialing & Renewal

Program Overview

This program combines small-group mentor coaching with individual, recording-based observation to help you meet ICF requirements for credentialing or renewal — while giving you real, personalized feedback on your coaching.

Each cohort includes 5 group sessions and 3 one-on-one observation sessions, delivered over a 3-month track. Each session is 1 hour 15 minutes long.

Group Coaching Sessions

●      5 group sessions per cohort, each 1 hour 15 minutes long.

●      10 contact hours across the 8 (group and individual) sessions, plus one optional 1.25-hour makeup/bonus session — 11.25 hours total available.

●      The makeup session is there if you miss a scheduled group session — or, if you haven't missed one, you're welcome to join anyway as a bonus session.

One-on-One Observation Sessions

●      3 one-on-one observation sessions per person.

●      Mentee must submit a 20–30-minute recording + transcript for the mentor coach to review.

●      The recording and transcript are due 10 days before your scheduled one-on-one, so there's time to review and prepare thoughtful feedback.

This shift from live review to recorded observation is to enable the mentor coach to provide a more comprehensive review of the mentee’s coaching. The inter-session coaching time no longer counts toward your contact hours, which means more of your mentor's time now goes into structured review and observation outside the session itself. The mentee is encouraged to use the observation form to review their session prior to the one-on-one session with the mentor coach. This will enhance the feedback discussion around the mentee’s strengths and areas for development.

Cohort Schedule

Two cohorts are offered. One-on-one sessions are scheduled directly with the mentor coach.

Cohort 1 — Fall/Winter

October — 2 sessions

November — 2 sessions

December — 1 session

Cohort 2 — Winter/Spring

January — 2 sessions

February — 2 sessions

March — 1 session

Credentialing & Renewal Guidance

Renewing your credential

●      You can apply for renewal at any time and list your mentor as your MCS.

●      Listing an MCS is required for hours earned after January to count toward renewal.

●      Hours earned before January do not expire and can still count toward renewal.

Earning your credential

●      If you're pursuing a new credential, plan to apply after April 1.

●      Your final review will be a competency review, which you can submit as your observed coaching session.

Investment

Standard Rate is $1500 which covers the 5 group sessions, 1 bonus/make-up session, 3 coaching reviews of mentee coaching session, 3 one-on-one mentor coaching session (coaching review feedback).

Early Bird Rate

$1,500 per person

$1,300 per person (save $200)

●      Cohort 1 early bird deadline: register by September 15.

●      Cohort 2 early bird deadline: register by December 15.

Returning participants: this program is priced higher than in past years because updated ICF rules have significantly increased the mentor-side review and observation time required per person.

About Your Mentor Coach

You'll be working with an experienced mentor coach and executive coach with:

●      10+ years coaching in Fortune 500 companies and at senior executive levels.

●      5+ years of mentor coaching, both in academic settings and one-on-one.

●      290+ mentor coaching hours and 2000+ executive coaching hours.

●      Dual specialization as an ACC and PCC mentor coach, and a PCC credential from ICF.

Before coaching, Melinda spent 10 years in hospital administration, followed by 26 years in the U.S. Air Force across three career fields: operations officer, industrial engineer, and public affairs officer. Her career culminated as a Department of Defense spokesperson on the Office of the Secretary of Defense's team.

After retiring from the military, she trained to become an Executive Coach at Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies. Through the International Coaching Federation, she earned the Associate Coach Credential (ACC) in October 2016 and currently holds the Professional Coach Credential (PCC). She has served as an executive coach and facilitator for multiple Department of Defense organizations and other Federal Agencies, such as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the National Institute of Health, and the Department of Health and Human Services. She has worked independently with clients at organizations including Deloitte and the YMCA, as well as teachers, lawyers, and other professionals. She has also facilitated strategic planning for the Department of Defense and the Army Medical Research Command.

She lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and is the author of A Quiet Space Within, a guided journal built around a 90-day coaching plan to help readers become — and remain — more present, available on Amazon.

Next Steps

Reach out to reserve your spot and lock in the early bird rate before the deadline for your preferred cohort. Email Melinda at 3DRenew@gmail.com or book a sensing session at https://outlook.office.com/book/Ge46610b7512441f68c112eeddbb5f4e4@3DRenew.onmicrosoft.com/s/AFtSbQoCYEiw1TXI7wtRMQ2?ismsaljsauthenabled.