Continuing Professional Development
Somatic Coaching Micro-certification
Integrate the body into your coaching session for client deeper transformation. This ICF-accredited Somatic Coaching Micro-Certification enables coaches to apply evidence-informed somatic principles and embodied practices that expand awareness and strengthen presence, emotional regulation, and change - both for their clients and for themselves - while earning ICF CCE credits.
Why choose our programme?
This ICF-accredited Somatic Coaching Micro-Certification is designed for coaches who want to deepen their ability to work with clients through somatic interventions and embodied awareness. It provides practical somatic tools you can integrate immediately into your coaching practice, while supporting your ongoing professional development.
- Evidence-based somatic coaching approach:
Learn how somatic principles and embodied awareness can be applied ethically and effectively within a coaching context.
- Practical tools and embodied techniques:
Develop confidence using somatic practices to support clients' awareness of bodily signals, emotional regulation, and adaptive responses.
- Application to real coaching conversations:
Practice somatic coaching interventions during live sessions and explore how to integrate body-based awareness into different client contexts and coaching themes.
- Professional reflection:
Use guided reflection to strengthen your coaching presence and effectiveness when working with somatic and embodiment-based interventoins.
- Interactive learning environment:
Engage in small-group, highly interactive classes with opportunities for discussion, practice, and feedback.
- Professional recognition:
Earn 14 ICF Continuing Coach Education (CCE) credits that support credential renewal and ongoing coaching development.
Who is this training for?
This course is for qualified, experienced professional coaches who have a solid foundation of coaching practice.
It is for coaches who:
Received an ICF or EMCC credential,
Have completed a minimum of 60+ hours of coaching education, or
Have extensive coaching experience (3+ years).
This is to make sure that all participants can engage in the course meaningfully and contribute to the learning of the group with questions, observations, and insights.
Fully accredited by the ICF
The Somatic Coaching Micro-certification is approved by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) as a Continuing Coach Education (CCE) programme.
Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive 14 ICF CCE credits (11 in Core Competencies and 3 in Resource Development).
- CCE credits for credential renewal:
Earn ICF-approved Continuing Coach Education (CCE) credits applicable to ACC, PCC, and MCC credential renewal.
- Aligned with ICF standards:
The programme content and learning outcomes are designed in line with the ICF Core Competencies and ethical coaching practice.
- Quality assurance:
The course has been reviewed and approved by the ICF for its curriculum, structure and relevance to professional coaching practice.
Upcoming training dates
Somatic Coaching Micro-certification - Jul. 2027
Online
July 2027: 6th, 8th, 13th & 15th
1pm to 5pm (UK time)
€500
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Course Content
Complete the Somatic Coaching Micro-Certification to deepen your ability to work with clients through embodied awareness and somatic insight. You will explore evidence-informed somatic principles and practice body-based coaching interventions during live sessions, supported by guided reflection and feedback.
The programme follows a structured, practice-led progression, moving from coach-centred embodiment and regulation to client-centred somatic interventions and integration. By the end of the course, you will have increased confidence working somatically in an ethical way and a clearer understanding of how to integrate somatic awareness into a wide range of coaching conversations.
Build a clear and grounded understanding of what somatic coaching is-and what it is not-so you can apply it confidently within a coaching context.
Defining soma, somatic awareness, and embodiment in coaching
Understanding why embodied awareness supports sustainable change
Introducing the Somatic Flow framework for somatic exploration
Distinguishing somatic coaching from therapy
Aligning somatic work with ICF competencies and ethical practice
Develop your capacity to use your own body and nervous system as a resource in the coaching relationship.
Building self-regulation and grounding for coaching presence
Understanding regulation, co-regulation, and nervous-system responses
Using centring as a core somatic coaching skill
Increasing awareness of bodily signals while listening and coaching
Identifying habitual coaching patterns that show up somatically
Learn how to introduce and work with somatic exploration in a way that prioritises safety, consent, and client readiness.
Contracting somatic work clearly and ethically with clients
Asking permission and pacing somatic exploration appropriately
Working within a trauma-informed coaching scope
Navigating resistance, uncertainty, or “I don’t know” responses
Adapting somatic coaching for online and in-person contexts
Build confidence guiding clients into embodied inquiry and working skilfully with sensation, emotion, and movement.
Supporting interoceptive awareness and internal sensing
Using a structured 5-step process to guide somatic exploration
Working with the relationship between emotions and bodily sensations
Asking somatic questions that evoke awareness without fixing or leading
Applying core somatic micro-practices and embodied movement practices
Consolidate learning through live practice, feedback, and reflection, and integrate somatic coaching into your ongoing work.
Coaching clients somatically on real coaching topics
Using embodied awareness as data in the coaching process
Receiving and offering structured feedback on somatic coaching sessions
Recognising markers of change beyond cognition and insight
Customising and co-creating somatic practices to fit your coaching style
Defining next steps for integrating somatic coaching into your professional practice
How you will learn
The Somatic Coaching Micro-Certification is designed to be highly experiential and interactive. You’ll explore evidence-based somatic practices through live demonstration, hands-on practice, and reflective observation, supported by comprehensive course materials. The focus is on applying embodied tools in real coaching scenarios and deepening your awareness of both your own and your clients’ bodily signals.
- Live Interactive Classes:
Participate in small-group sessions with an experienced trainer, combining slides, demonstrations, and plenty of opportunities for discussion.
- Hands-on Practice:
Apply somatic coaching techniques in triads or pairs with your peers, practising body-based awareness, movement, and regulation while receiving supportive feedback.
- Observation and Reflection:
Watch the trainer model somatic coaching in real sessions, reflect on your observations, and discuss insights with the group to deepen your embodied understanding.
- Course Handbook:
Download a detailed handbook to guide your learning, consolidate key concepts, and support ongoing somatic practice beyond the classes.
Unlock Deeper Transformation in Your Coaching
Choose the start date of that suits you during registration.
Groups are limited to 9 participants. Enrolment closes once the cohort is full, so early registration is recommended.
Somatic Coaching Micro-certification
Deepen your coaching practice- 4 half-days
- Practice somatic tools & interventions
- Includes a digital handbook
- Earn 14 ICF CCE units
Best value
Micro-certification Bundle
Book three courses and get the 40 CCE units you need to renew your ICF credential- Pick the courses and dates that suit you
- Choose the topics most relevant to your work
- Deepen your practice with new tools
- Earn 40 CCEs to renew your ICF credential
Frequently Asked Questions
More questions? Visit our extended FAQ, send us an email or schedule a call with an Advisor.
The course is delivered in English.
This programme is designed for experienced coaches who want to deepen their practice by integrating somatic awareness, nervous-system regulation, and body-based interventions. It is ideal for coaches who want to enhance presence, client insight, and transformational impact.
No prior somatic coaching experience is required. The course is structured to support coaches from foundational knowledge through practical, applied somatic practice.
Yes. This is an ICF-approved Continuing Coach Education (CCE) programme. You will earn 14 CCE credits (11 Core Competencies and 3 Resource Development) that can support ACC, PCC and MCC credential renewal.
The programme is delivered online on Zoom. Each class combines short presentations, demonstrations, practice exercises, and group discussions in a small, supportive cohort.
Yes. You will learn practical, ethical somatic coaching techniques you can integrate immediately into your sessions.
The course handbook you will be sent ahead of the first class is yours to keep forever.
Yes. Even if you are not currently renewing or applying for credentials, the course is a practical way to expand your coaching toolkit and integrate evidence-based cognitive behavioural methods into your practice.
Is this course for me?
If you are a professional coach looking to expand your toolkit and integrate embodied awareness into your practice, the Somatic Coaching Micro-Certification is the right choice. This programme emphasises experiential learning, live practice, and reflective exploration to help you confidently apply somatic techniques with your clients.
Live virtual classes with hands-on practice and discussion
Learning in a small group
Access to a comprehensive somatic coaching handbook
Earn 14 ICF CCE credits
Choose this course if…
You want to deepen your practice by integrating the body into your coaching and you want practical tools to help clients connect mind and body for lasting transformation.
Still deciding? Let’s talk.
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