Eudaimonia Coaching Program 

A Year-Long Professional Coach Development Pathway

The Eudaimonia Coaching Programme is a 48 week, ICF aligned professional formation designed to develop psychologically grounded and ethically rigorous coaches.

Integrating psychological depth, supervised practice, and reflective learning, the programme cultivates long term professional competence and developmental maturity.

How the Year-Long Pathway Unfolds

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A structured 48 week developmental pathway integrating competence, psychological depth, ethical maturity, and professional integration.

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Programme Architecture

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The year-long pathway is delivered through a structured combination of live instruction, supervised practice, psychological specialisation, and professional development.

Core Coach Training

20 weekly modules
2-hour live class per week
Blended learning integrated throughout
Total live contact hours: 40

Structured peer coaching is required weekly, with competency-linked focus themes and reflective feedback embedded into the curriculum.

The core curriculum centres on ICF core competencies and PCC markers, integrated with psychological literacy, communication models, emotional intelligence, and applied reflective practice.

Supervised Development

Group Mentor Coaching
7 hours delivered across 3 live sessions

Individual Mentor Coaching
3 one-to-one mentor coaching sessions

Observed coaching practice, structured feedback, and competency calibration are embedded into this stage of development.

Trauma-Informed & Ethical Integration

Safe Space, Strong Practice
5 modules
10 live contact hours

Ethics
3 modules
6 live contact hours

Trauma literacy, nervous system awareness, boundary clarity, referral discernment, and ethical responsibility are applied directly within coaching scenarios.

Advanced Psychological Frameworks

Transactional Analysis Coaching Framework
6 modules
12 live contact hours

Character Strengths in Coaching
11 structured learning modules
5 live integration sessions
10 live contact hours

This stage deepens pattern recognition, identity work, relational dynamics, and applied positive psychology within professional coaching contexts.

Practice by Design

6 modules
12 live contact hours

Delivered alongside the academic pathway, this track supports coaches to build a clear, credible, and thriving practice — including positioning, offers, pricing foundations, client acquisition, and professional standards.

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If this pathway resonates, the next step is a conversation.


The Professional Development Ecosystem

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From the moment you enrol, you become part of a lifelong professional community. Beyond structured training, you are invited into an ongoing professional environment that supports continued development, applied practice and the growth of a thriving coaching practice.


Engagement is encouraged, not required. The ecosystem exists as a professional home you can draw upon throughout your coaching career.

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The Four Pillars of the Optimal Life HQ Professional Pathway

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The Optimal Life HQ Professional Pathway is built on an integrated developmental framework designed to produce psychologically sophisticated, ethically grounded, and professionally credible coaches. Rather than offering isolated modules, the programme is structured around four pillars that combine competency-based mastery, psychological depth, strategic practice development, and research-led professional growth — supported by an ongoing alumni ecosystem.

Coaching Mastery & Reflective Practice

This pillar develops advanced, competency-based coaching mastery aligned with the ICF Core Competencies and PCC performance standards. Training is experiential, rigorous, and grounded in reflective depth.
  • Intensive live practice with observed coaching assessment and structured, developmental feedback
  • Supervision-style dialogue and facilitated peer reflection to cultivate ethical discernment and relational sophistication
  • Development of emotional regulation, presence, and reflective capacity required for mature professional practice

Integrated Psychological Foundations

This pillar provides comprehensive psychological literacy, integrating theory and application to support sophisticated, ethically grounded coaching.
  • In-depth engagement with Positive Psychology, wellbeing science, communication theory, and emotional intelligence
  • Trauma-informed practice including nervous system literacy, scope of practice, boundaries, referral competence, and power dynamics
  • Advanced Transactional Analysis for Coaching, including structural and functional ego state models, script theory, transactions, and relational pattern analysis

Professional Practice & Strategic Business Development

This pillar supports the creation of a credible, strategically positioned, and financially sound coaching practice built for long-term impact.
  • Professional identity clarity, niche articulation, and ethically aligned positioning
  • Business structure, financial literacy, operational foundations, and strategic growth planning
  • Continued alumni access supporting evolving business development and professional expansion

Evidence-Informed Practice & Professional Community

This pillar cultivates intellectually engaged, evidence-informed practitioners supported by an ongoing professional ecosystem.
  • Insights Lab: critical reading development, discussion-based inquiry, and applied integration of contemporary research
  • Business Growth Hub (bi-monthly) and quarterly Peer Supervision Forum for strategic development and reflective accountability
  • The Eudaimonia Coaching Circle, networking opportunities, specialist workshops, and lifelong alumni community

Assessment and Certification Process

Professional formation within this pathway is accompanied b by structured evaluation to ensure competency development at PCC level. 
Throughout the programme, coaches engage in formative and summative assessment processes designed in alignment with Level 2 ICF accreditation standards.

Ongoing Competency Development

Coaches receive structured feedback throughout live teaching, peer coaching and mentor coaching sessions to support progressive competency development aligned with ICF Core Competencies.

Mentor Coaching

A minimum of 10 hours of mentor coaching is integrated into the pathway, including both group and individual sessions delivered by credentialed ICF mentor coaches and assessors. These sessions include direct observation and developmental feedback aligned with PCC performance markers.

Performance Evaluation

Successful completion of the programme requires:
  • Assessment is structured to ensure coaches graduate with demonstrable competency and readiness for credential pathways.
  • Submission of recorded coaching sessions for formal evaluation
  • Satisfactory performance in a final observed coaching assessment
  • Completion of required coursework and applied practice documentation
Assessment is structured to ensure coaches graduate with demonstrable competency and readiness for credential pathways.

Programme Certification

Upon successful completion of all education, mentor coaching and performance evaluation requirements, coaches receive certification of completion from Optimal Life HQ, reflecting alignment with ICF Level 2 education standards.

Admissions and Entry

The first step is a conversation.

We invite prospective students to schedule a brief admissions call to explore whether this programme is the right fit for their professional goals.

This conversation is an opportunity to:
  • Clarify your intentions and expectations
  • Understand the structure and commitment of the training
  • Ask questions about curriculum, assessment and outcomes
There are no formal academic prerequisites. What matters is readiness, commitment and alignment.

If the programme feels right for you, we will guide you through the next steps