ICF Pittsburgh

Mastering Client Conversion: Empowering Coaches to Transform Skeptics into Committed Clients
2025-09-23 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
by Chris Kenney
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
CCEs: 1.5 (0.5 core/ 1.0 resource)
Coaches know how transformative coaching is—but when it comes to selling, even the best struggle to get potential clients to say “Yes!” The problem isn’t price or timing. It’s how you’re showing up in the sales conversation. In this talk, Chris shares The I-Help Selling System, a 5-step process for conducting sales calls that make potential clients feel seen, heard, and understood. Most coaches unintentionally create objections. That’s why they get ghosted or hear “I need to think about it.” Learn how to sell with confidence, integrity, and a “coach approach”—so the right clients say yes without hesitation.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

Master the “Coach Approach” to Sales Calls – Learn how to conduct sales conversations that make potential clients feel seen, heard, and understood, leading to confident buying decisions.

Identify and Eliminate Hidden Objection Triggers – Recognize how traditional sales tactics (and even well-intended coaching habits) create resistance and objections—and what to do instead.

Prevent Ghosting and “I Need to Think About It” Responses – Understand the deeper reasons potential clients hesitate and gain a proven process for guiding them to a clear and confident yes.

Speaker: Chris Kenney has spent the last two decades as a master sales coach, multi-million dollar business owner, and sought-after wealth mentor. He teaches brilliant coaches, consultants, and creative service providers how to break their money rules, rapidly accelerate their income, and live with uncommon freedom & choice. When he’s not coaching his private clients, you can find him speaking on stages around the world, sharing his 7-figure sales secrets with talented entrepreneurs, teaching them to step into their legacy work by shedding the chains of money shame and undercharging. His true gift is to show you how to become totally present to and accepting of your ability to impact the world.
REGISTRATION
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $0
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25

Coach Lab via Zoom - Coaching in the Age of AI
2025-09-15 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
The topic this month is “Coaching in the Age of AI”. Come prepared to discuss how AI is impacting coaching.
Discussion Questions:

Will AI disrupt or deepen coaching?

Tools like ChatGPT, journaling apps, and personalized AI mentors: competition or complement?

Are clients evolving faster than we are?

Addressing digitally fluent clients who expect on-demand support and hybrid experiences.

Personal Practice: Discuss how each coach is (or isn’t) using AI in their practice.

no CCEs will be provided

“The Immunity-to-Change Process: When Change is Hard to Make”
2025-09-12 12:00 - 13:30 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
by Deborah Heisling, Ed.D
CCEs: 1.50 (0.75 ocre/0.75 resource)
Why is change so difficult, even when our clients are genuinely committed to it? What can we do to better support them to succeed in changing? The Immunity-to-Change (ITC) process is designed to enable individuals to identify assumptions they currently hold that are likely to interfere with their personal effectiveness. This chapter introduces the ITC process, illustrating how it works with examples of client work. Readers can gain their own powerful picture, or “diagnostic,” of the systematic way they unintentionally work against the wanted behavior (this is what we call the “immunity to change”), and what they can do to disrupt that system.
LIST THREE TO FIVE PRIMARY LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Participants will:

Understand what a psychological immune system is and how it operates
Gain a picture of the process for how to diagnose a psychological immune system
Consider how to begin the process of overturning an immune system

LIST THREE TO FIVE EXPECTED OUTCOMES:
Participants will gain knowledge on:

Draft their own immunity to change
Identify one or two limiting assumptions that support their immunity to change
Consider a couple of possible strategies for investigating their assumptions to assess their accuracy

Speaker: Deborah Helsing, Ed.D is Director of Minds at Work, where she coaches, consults and provides training on the Immunity to Change approach. Deb designs leadership development programs and learning experiences that are “deliberately developmental,” going beyond technical or informational approaches to engage transformational or adaptive learning and change.
She also holds a faculty position at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, teaching courses in Adult Development and Immunity to Change. Deb has co-authored several articles and books, including: An Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization (2016, with Robert Kegan, Lisa Lahey, Andy Fleming, and Matt Miller) winner of an 800-CEO-Read Business Book Award; Right Weight, Right Mind: The ITC Approach to Permanent Weight Loss (2014, with Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey); The Immunity to Change Coach’s Guide (2011, with Lisa Lahey and Robert Kegan) and “Unlocking Leadership Potential: Overcoming Immunities to Change” (2010, with Lisa Lahey) in Extraordinary Leadership: Addressing the Gaps in Senior Executive Development.
REGISTRATION
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $0
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25

Join the Trauma SIG Group! - Sept 10, 2025
2025-09-10 12:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Are you a coach and/or someone processing trauma? We are creating a Special Interest Group (SIG) designed to provide a safe space for discussion and support. Whether you specialize in DEI, leadership/executive coaching, trauma-related coaching, or simply want to normalize and understand trauma, this session is for you.
What to Expect:

A welcoming environment to be heard and share experiences.
Insightful discussions on managing trauma and secondary trauma.
No limit on the number of attendees; breakout groups may be used.

Details:
Date: September 10
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Platform: Zoom
Topic: Overview of what Trauma SIG is and is not; develop agreements; set cadence
Facilitator: Steve Wendell, PhD, ACC, TIPC is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh and Associate Faculty with Lodestar Consulting and Executive Coaching. Since completing his coach training in 2012, Dr. Wendell has designed and led innovative coaching programs, including Foundations of Successful Career Planning and Development- a course for graduate students and postdocs- and the ADAPT career coaching course for professional coaches. He also serves as an ICF Coach Mentor.
Fee: Free – $25.00
No CCEs provided
Don’t miss this opportunity to develop deeper connections and gain valuable insights. Register now and be part of our supportive community!
Register below:

Coaching for Happiness and High Performance
2025-08-28 18:00 - 19:00 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
by Jackson Kerchis, ACC
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
CCEs: 1.0 (0.5 core / 0.5 resource)
In this session you’ll learn about Jackson Kerchis’s approach to coaching individuals around happiness and wellbeing. He will share a case study working with a burnt-out CFO and in doing so illustrate the framework you may apply to supporting your clients in this capacity. You will learn research-based determinants of happiness and how to support your clients’ flourishing.
LIST THREE TO FIVE PRIMARY LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

A framework for assessing your own or a client’s happiness levels (focused on behavioral inputs).
An approach to scoping an effective engagement with respect to quantifiable outcomes around wellbeing.
Factors and practices that support happiness grounded in positive psychology.

LIST THREE TO FIVE EXPECTED OUTCOMES:

You will be able to assess and improve your own level of happiness (even if you’re already doing well).
You will be able to help clients to assess and improve their levels of happiness.
You will be able to structure a coaching program focused on personal wellness.

Speaker: Jackson Kerchis, ACC is a former startup exec, operations leader, and Zen monk. He created the world’s first major in Happiness. He did research at the University of Alabama on happiness and taught the first course on happiness in school history. He holds a diploma from Emory’s Goizueta Business School in executive coaching. He operates two companies that bring wellbeing solutions into organizations: Happiness Means Business serves businesses while Warrior Leader serves military and first responders.
REGISTRATION
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $0
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25

ICF Pittsburgh Coffee Chats
2025-08-17 10:00 - 13:00 | PA
We’re excited to launch ICF Pittsburgh Coffee Chats, casual, in-person gatherings hosted by our board members at local cafés throughout the region.  These relaxed meetups are a chance to talk coaching, share experiences, and build community—one cup at a time. There’s no agenda, just meaningful conversation in a warm, welcoming space.  Whether you’re new to ICF Pittsburgh or a longtime member, we’d love to see you there.  We’ll be hosting chats in different neighborhoods throughout the fall, so stay tuned for more dates!
First Coffee Chat:

Date: Sunday, August 17
Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Convive Coffee, 960 Adams Shoppes, Mars, PA 16046
Host: Kerry Donati, ICF-P Board Member
Note: This session is limited to 8 participants—please register early to reserve your spot.

ICF-P August Coach Lab
2025-08-11 18:00 - 19:00 | PA
ICF-P August Coach Lab
August 11 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Join ICF-P board members Kerry Donati and Tom Sullivan on August 11 at 6pm in the Coach Lab. The topic is Growth and Mastery in Coaching. This free session invites meaningful dialogue, peer learning, and reflection to support our growth as coaches. By exploring challenges, sharing experiences, and gaining practical insights, coaches deepen self-awareness and renew their commitment to continuous improvement grounded in the values of learning, discovery, and progress.
Discussion Questions:
Challenges We Face as Coaches:
What do you find most challenging in your coaching practice right now? Is it related to client relationships, setting boundaries, personal confidence and something else?
Growth Areas:
What is one aspect of your coaching that you’re currently working on but haven’t quite mastered yet?
Fee: No charge for this lab; no CCEs provided

Rooted and Resilient: Stoic Foundations for Transformational Coaching
2025-08-08 12:00 - 13:30 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
by Kerry Donati, ACC
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
CCEs: 1.50 (0.75 core/ 0.75 resource)
In this session we’ll explore how the timeless wisdom of Stoic philosophy can flip the script on how our clients perceive and respond to life’s challenges. Far from being abstract theory, Stoic principles offer deeply practical tools for cultivating clarity, emotional resilience, and intentional action. This session will unpack how concepts like the Dichotomy of Control, daily reflection, and value-based living can guide clients toward consistent habits of thought, word, and action—empowering them to shape the life they truly want. You’ll leave with actionable techniques to integrate Stoic insights into your coaching practice, helping clients stay grounded in chaos, purposeful in progress, and resilient through change.
In this webinar we will:

Understand Core Stoic Principles
Apply Stoicism to Client Mindset Shifts
Integrate Thought-Word-Action Alignment
Develop Tools for Habit Transformation
Enhance Your Coaching Presence

Participants will gain knowledge on how:

Coaches will leave with a toolkit of Stoic strategies they can immediately apply in sessions to help clients reframe adversity and take empowered action.
Participants will be equipped to guide clients through mindset shifts that emphasize control, clarity, and emotional resilience, fostering greater self-leadership.
Attendees will demonstrate the ability to align Stoic concepts with coaching goals, such as behavior change, habit formation, and value-based decision-making.
Coaches will embody a more grounded coaching presence, modeling the calm, rational, and purposeful energy Stoicism promotes.
Participants will integrate daily Stoic practices into their coaching frameworks to support ongoing client transformation and growth beyond the session.

Speaker: Kerry Donati is a certified professional coach and divides her time between private coaching and her corporate work in digital sales enablement in the Life Sciences industry. As a coach and mentor, she supports individuals and groups in cultivating awareness, compassion, resilience, and aligned action for transformational growth. Kerry serves as a mentor participant and instructor in the Benedictine Life & Leadership Coaching Program for Religious Women and on the Board of ICF Pittsburgh. She is passionate about the power of language, humor, and self-inquiry to shift mindsets, deepen connection, and ignite sustainable change—both personally and professionally.
REGISTRATION:
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $0
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25

ICF Pittsburgh in Person Summer Social
2025-07-15 16:00 - 20:00 | Roosevelt Shelter in North Park
Please RSVP by July 7th
REGISTRATION
Dietary needs:
None
Vegetarian
Vegan

Exploring the Cultural Dimension in Coaching
2025-07-08 12:00 - 13:30 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
by Erroline Williams, Ed.D., PCC and Renée Zabela, MSOD, PCC
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
CCEs: 1.5 (1.0 core/0.5 resource)
Cultural differences can cause immense frustrations and represent a real mystery to many of us. Integrating the cultural dimension into coaching is not only necessary to increase coaching’s validity and applicability in today’s intercultural environment. Bridging coaching and interculturalism leads to a more creative and global form of coaching. The International Journal of Coaching in Organizations. Philippe Rosinski. 2003.
In this workshop, we will explore cultural differences and sensitivity, addressing strategies for coaches to recognize cultural assumptions and bias in their coaching. By being aware of these influences, coaches can strive to adopt a more culturally sensitive approach. This means actively listening, asking questions to understand the client’s unique context, and reflecting on their own biases. It’s not about erasing differences but rather embracing them to create a more inclusive and effective coaching experience.
LIST THREE TO FIVE PRIMARY LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Understand that:

All human endeavors are influenced by culture
We belong to multiple cultural groups, and they leave visible and invisible imprints on us that shape and influence our mindsets and behaviors
Hidden cultural assumptions and bias will shape our coaching

LIST THREE TO FIVE EXPECTED OUTCOMES:

Recognize cultural influences in ourselves and our clients
Identify how ICF competencies and cultural competency align
Desire to integrate the cultural dimension into our own reflective practice
Identify one action to take to improve your own cultural sensitivity competence

Speakers:
Erroline Williams, Ed.D, PCC, is a certified leadership coach and consultant. Her coaching practice engages executives, emerging leaders, university faculty and those individuals seeking transformational growth and development, both personally and professionally. She serves as an executive coach with the Program to Aid Citizen Enterprise (PACE) Executive Coaching Program, the Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation and Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business for The Advanced Leadership Institute (TALI). Dr. Williams tailors coaching with leadership development to identify blind spots and elevate communication skills.

Renée Zabela, MSOD, PCC, Zabela Coaching & Consulting, LLC, is a certified professional coach and organization development practitioner. She divides her professional time between engineering and coaching. As a coach and OD practitioner, Renée helps individuals and relationship systems navigate change with greater clarity, confidence, and self-integrity. She is passionate about exploring the interrelationship of culture, identity, and the “mental filters” we develop that influence our perceptions, mindsets, and behaviors.

REGISTRATION
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $0
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25

Coach Lab for June 16, 2025
2025-06-16 18:00 - 19:00 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
Join Kerry Donati and Sidrah Mohyuddin as we explore this topic.
Topic: How Transformational Coaching Really Works
Join us this month for an engaging Coaches Lab session, where we’ll explore the *how* of transformational coaching. Whether you’re refreshing your understanding or diving deeper into the psychology of change, this session is for you.

We’ll unpack the core theories that drive meaningful and sustainable change in coaching:
Self-Determination Theory – What truly motivates people to change?T
The Transtheoretical Model – How do clients move through stages of change, and how can we meet them where they are?
Immunity to Change – What hidden commitments hold people back, even when they want to grow?
Intentional Change Theory – How can we help clients connect with their ideal selves and move toward them with purpose?

This is an interactive, learner-centered session. Bring your curiosity, questions, and real-world coaching experiences. Facilitated by Sidrah Mohyuddin, the session will flex to the group’s interests—whether we dive deep into one framework or explore them all.
Let’s explore the heart of transformational coaching—*together*.

Leadership Coaching: Leading with Compassion
2025-06-04 12:00 - 13:00 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
by Hongguo Wei, Ph.D., ACC
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
CCEs: 1.0 (0.5 core /0.5 resource)
In today’s rapidly changing and unpredictable environment, organizations are increasingly recognizing the importance of compassion. Research has highlighted the transformative effects of organizational compassion, prompting industries like healthcare, education, and technology to incorporate compassion into their culture, leadership, and management practices. However, our understanding of how to effectively integrate compassion into leadership coaching is still developing. In this webinar, the presenter will explore recent research and offer frameworks and strategies for incorporating a relational perspective of compassion into leadership coaching. By focusing on compassion, both the coach and the client (leaders) can cultivate compassionate awareness, connect with authentic emotions, and take meaningful actions that address organizational challenges and support employees during times of changes and uncertainties.
In this seminar, we will:

Define compassion from a relational perspective;
Explore the organizational settings where compassion is mostly valued;
Distinguish between coaching with compassion (as a coach’s competence) and compassionate leadership (as an area of focus for the client)
Show how coaches can help coachees develop compassionate awareness and take compassionate actions.

The expected outcomes from the learning objectives are to understand how to apply the information presented to support clients in:

Leading employees with compassion during challenging situations (such as pains, sufferings, or changes)
Cultivating compassionate awareness;
Building strong relationships with employees by connecting with authentic emotions;
Developing effective, compassionate actions.

Speaker: Hongguo Wei, Ph.D., ACC earned her Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Case Western University, and obtained the Weatherhead Executive Coaching Certificate and the Emotional Intelligent Leader Certificate. Her research has been published in respected journals such as the Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Management Education, Human Resource Development Quarterly, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, and Journal of Business and Psychology. Currently, Hongguo is a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Management at Robert Morris University. Prior to her academic career, she worked as a part-time management consultant for three years in China.
REGISTRATION
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $0
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25

Coach Lab for May19, 2025
2025-05-19 18:00 - 19:00 | PA
Join Kerry Donati and Terrie Sackett as we explore this topic.
Topic: What is your coaching style and focus and how do you explain it to clients?
Join us to share your perspectives, ideas, and questions — or simply listen and reflect on these topics.
Below are examples of several styles and focus areas practiced.
Styles:

Holistic: Looking at all parts of a person’s life (mind, body, spirit) instead of just one goal.
Motivational: Lots of energy, encouragement, and “you’ve got this!” energy.
Accountability-focused: Very goal-and tracking-oriented.
Transformational: Focused more on deep inner growth and long-term change than quick fixes.

Focus Areas:

Goal-Oriented Coaching: Career/Executive/Performance/Business/Productivity Coaching
Mindset & Emotional Coaching: Mindset/Confidence/Motivational/Stress-Management/Emotional Intelligence
Holistic & Lifestyle Coaching: Wellness/Health/Spiritual/Intuitive/Lifestyle
Relationship & Identity Coaching: Relationship/Dating/Parenting/Divorce or Breakup/Identity
Transformational: Life/Transformational/Shadow/Somatic/Narrative

Impostor Syndrome
2025-05-14 18:00 - 19:30 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
by Carolyn Herfurth
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
CCEs: 1.50 (0.75 core/0.75 resource)
Up to 82% of people — CEOs and entry-level professionals, first year college students and PhDs, artists and programmers — secretly worry they’re not as smart or talented or qualified as other people “think” they are.
It’s called impostor syndrome.
Left unchecked, it can lead to costly consequences not only for individuals but for their organizations as well.
This multifaceted topic has been oversimplified — yet demands a nuanced solution from those we turn to most often: coaches.
PRIMARY LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Understand what impostor syndrome is — and what it is not
How impostor syndrome is easily confused with low self-esteem, self-doubt, or other factors that hold clients back
How to identify impostor syndrome in your clients
The costs and consequences of impostor syndrome
The mistakes coaches make that actually harm instead of help your clients progress — and what to do instead

EXPECTED OUTCOMES:

Understand the Nuances of Impostor Syndrome – Develop a clear understanding of what impostor syndrome is — and what it is not differentiating it from factors like low self-esteem and self-doubt. As well as an introduction to competence distortions.
Recognize Impostor Behaviors in Clients – Learn to identify specific behaviors and thought patterns that indicate impostor syndrome in clients, including perfectionism, procrastination, over-preparation, and externalizing success.
Explore the Costs and Consequences – Examine the individual, team, and organizational impacts of impostor syndrome, enabling coaches to articulate its importance to their clients and stakeholders.
Avoid Common Coaching Pitfalls – Understand why common strategies, such as achievement lists or over-psychologizing, often fail and how they can inadvertently harm client progress. Learn about alternative evidence-based approaches.
Shift Clients Toward a ‘Humble Realist’ Mindset – Discover how to help clients reframe their impostor thoughts, fostering healthier attitudes toward competence, failure, and self-doubt through proven techniques like contextualizing and reframing.

SPEAKER: Carolyn Herfurth is co-founder and managing partner of Impostor Syndrome Institute, the world’s leading source of impostor syndrome solutions.
As a nationally recognized business growth strategist, speaker and award-winning entrepreneur with more than 30 years of experience, Carolyn is uniquely qualified to guide the Institute’s mission to address the (avoidable) impact of impostor syndrome on individuals and organizations.
Carolyn understands that change requires more than a pep talk. She brings a unique ability to inspire her audiences to take real action so they finally feel as bright and capable as they really are.
In addition to presenting to audiences from diverse organizations like Dyson, Bimbo Bakeries USA, Everest Reinsurance, Bridge Industrial, Simon Data, Professional Women in Construction, Arquitectos, and more, Carolyn oversees the Institute’s training programs for organizations, coaches, and speakers seeking to be an impostor syndrome-informed resource for their employees and/or clients.
REGISTRATION
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $0
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25

You’re invited: “Legacy & Vision” – Celebrating 25 Years of ICF Pittsburgh
2025-05-12 17:30 - 20:30 | CoHatch, South Side Works, 2681 Sidney Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15203, United States
Dear ICF Pittsburgh Members,
As part of International Coaching Week, and in celebration of the 25th anniversary of ICF Pittsburgh and the 30th global anniversary of the International Coaching Federation, we warmly invite you to a special community gathering:
Legacy & Vision: Celebrating Our ICF Pittsburgh Presidents
Date: Monday, May 12, 2025
Time: 5:30–8:30 PM
Location: CoHatch SouthSide Works
Address: 2681 Sidney St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Please RSVP by noon on Thursday, May 8th.
This event is a heartfelt celebration of the leaders who have shaped our chapter and the coaching profession in our region. It’s also a chance for us to gather as a community—to connect, reflect, and look ahead together.
The evening will include:
– Light refreshments and mingling
– Reflections from past ICF Pittsburgh presidents
– Community conversation and celebration of our shared journey
Whether you’ve been part of ICF for years or are new to the community, we’d love for you to join us.
We look forward to celebrating with you!
Warmly,
ICF Pittsburgh
REGISTRATION:
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $25.00
Non-members – $40.00

The 6 Key Areas To Build a Solid Coaching Foundation
2025-05-09 12:00 - 13:00 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
by Kelly M. Jefferson, PhD, MCC
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
CCEs: 1.0 (0.5 core/ 0.5 resource)
Over 50% of Coaches fail in the first 2 years because they only focus on the coaching skillset instead of that AND the business of coaching. In this 60 minute workshop to learn the P6 Coaching Formula, my signature framework of the 6 key areas you need to build a solid coaching foundation to position yourself to be in the successful 50% of coaches.
Benefits to the Audience:

Understand the Root Causes of Early Coaching Business Failures: Identify why over 50% of coaches fail within their first two years and recognize the importance of balancing coaching skills with business-building strategies.
Master the P6 Coaching Formula Framework: Learn the six key areas of the P6 Coaching Formula to establish a strong foundation for a sustainable and successful coaching business.
Apply Business Strategies to Enhance Longevity: Discover actionable steps to implement the P6 Coaching Formula and position yourself among the top 50% of thriving coaches within your first two years.

Speaker: Kelly M. Jefferson, Ph.D. aka ‘Coach Kelly J’ is THE Coaches CoachTM! She is a Master Certified Life & Business Coach, as well as a Master Certified NLP Practitioner.
Her mission is straightforward but profound: “She teaches the people that reach the people.” With over 12 years in the coaching industry, she has had the honor of guiding more than 12,000 coaches, helping them thread the needle between their vast aspirations and the concrete steps needed to achieve them. As a master certified life and business coach, Coach Kelly J specializes not just in developing successful coaches but in creating coaching leaders who themselves become a guiding light for others in their fields. Her approach blends strategic business tactics with transformative personal development, ensuring that every coach who works with her not only learns how to build a successful practice but also how to sustain and grow it emotionally and ethically.
Coach Kelly J is a seasoned life coach, mentor, and motivational speaker with over a decade of experience in the field. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice & Psychology and a Doctorate degree in Executive Leadership & Business, which has given her a deep understanding of human behavior. From laying the foundations of a coaching business to scaling it to new heights, Coach Kelly J has been there as a strategist, a cheerleader, and sometimes, a tough-love giver.
Her comprehensive programs and virtual and in-person workshops, conferences, and retreats are crafted with the understanding that great coaching transcends traditional teaching—it involves deep empathy, sharp intuition, and an unwavering commitment to the success of others.
REGISTRATION
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $0
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25

The Neuroscience of the Extended Mind
2025-05-01 18:00 - 19:30 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
by Ursula Pottinga, PCC
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
CCEs: 1.5 (1.0 core/ 0.5 resource)
In this fascinating and highly interactive webinar we will dive into the amazing research by Annie Murphy Paul and the “Extended Mind”. We’ll explore the neuroscience of why extending the mind is absolutely necessary in a world where our brains can no longer deal with the ever increasing demands and complexity of life. And how we as coaches can support our clients by finding three ways to off-load and therefor extend the mind. We’ll share a coaching tool that weaves these three ways, creating relief, increases creativity and decreases overload.
LIST THREE TO FIVE PRIMARY LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Why extending the mind is one of the best arguments for coaching
What it means to “extend the mind” and three focus areas that are relevant to coaching
The many ways coaching helps clients extend their mind
The neuroscience of why extending the mind is making clients more effective

LIST THREE TO FIVE EXPECTED OUTCOMES:
Participants will

Get a greater understanding of the neuroscience rationale behind extending the mind
Learn the many ways coaching already supports clients’ in extending their minds
Experience a coaching tool that weaves three focus areas together that will help clients’ overcome overwhelm and lack of finding new solutions to complex problems.

SPEAKER: Ursula Pottinga, CPCC, PCC, MNTC is the co-founder of BEabove Leadership and is the co-developer/leader of its ground breaking training program for advanced coaches: Neuroscience, Consciousness and Transformational Coaching.
Ursula also has her own consulting and coaching company, Profound Growth. In this capacity she supports highly successful leaders break out of patterns that have held them back from claiming the best version of themselves, impacting culture, relationships and creating new paths forward. She speaks and coaches internationally and has co-authored a number of books. She is the co-author of The Guide to Getting It: Remarkable Management Skills, Create a New Normal and the spiritual journal: Universal Intentions.
REGISTRATION
CF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $0
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25

The Ethical Advantage: How Integrity Sets You Apart as a Coach
2025-04-16 12:00 - 13:00 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
by Jordan Mercedes, MCC
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
CCEs: 1.0 Core
This session explores how coaches can seamlessly integrate their ethics into their practice, creating a strong foundation for coaching with purpose and integrity. Ethics aren’t just about avoiding legal trouble – they reflect who we are at our core. When we truly embody our ethical principles, we gain a professional edge and build deeper connections with our clients, creating trust, care and long-term success.
Benefits to the Audience

Understand the benefit from making our ethical stance a part of the foundation of our work. This session will support coaches in crafting their own ethical position.

How to make ethics a relationship building part of our work.

Speaker: Jordan Mercedes is a Master Certified Coach (MCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and a trusted partner to leaders seeking meaningful growth and transformation. With over two decades of experience, Jordan has worked with executives, school and corporate leaders to help them achieve their highest potential while navigating the complexities of leadership.
REGISTRATION:
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $0
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25

Coach Lab for April 2025
2025-04-14 18:00 - 19:00 | PA
Join Kerry Donati and Olivia Payne for this event.
Our topic is: “Coaching through resistance: Helping clients move past mental blocks and limiting beliefs”.

Neurodiversity and Coaching: Systems We Swim In
2025-04-04 12:00 - 13:30 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
by Deborah Shukyn-Plageman, PCC
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
CCEs: 1.5 (0.5 core/ 1.0 resource)
This webinaris an introduction to the coaching neurodiversity, reflective practice and the ICF coaching competencies
PRIMARY LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Explore:

The concepts of neurodiversity and neurodivergence
Socio-political-economic issues related to neurodivergence including recognition, diagnosis, treatment and workplace adjustments
Where and how neurodivergence shows up in coaching
The wisdom from the field as it relates to the ICF coaching competencies
How the reflective practice of supervision can support neurodiversity and coaching

EXPECTED OUTCOMES:

Create a plan for how the coach’s reflective practice can support neurodiversity and coaching.
Define the difference between neurodiversity and neurodivergence.
Understand What pathways or systems have brought neurodivergent clients to your coaching practice.
Learn to align the ICF competencies where it relates to neurodivergence and coaching.

Speaker: Deborah Skukyn- Plageman, PCC is a dedicated ally and member of the neurodivergent community, bringing over 18 years of coaching experience as a credentialed coach (ICF-PCC) and mentor coach (ICF-PCC Assessor trained). As the co-founder and co-host of the podcast and professional development community “Neurodivergently Coaching,” she focuses on empowering individuals who face barriers to full participation in society
With a Master’s Degree and three years of Doctoral candidacy centered on coaching for marginalized communities, Deborah is also a certified ADHD Coach and coaching supervisor (EMCC-ESIA-EIA). Currently, she leads research on diversity, equity, and inclusion in coaching supervision in collaboration with a community employment organization founded by a neurodivergent member.
A program development professional, she supports clients with intersectional identities and is passionate about fostering inclusive coaching practices.
REGISTRATION
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $0
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25

Coach Lab for March 2025
2025-03-17 18:00 - 19:00 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
Join Kerry Donati and Christy Stuber for this event.
Living the Coaching Mindset

How has the coaching mindset impacted your life outside of coaching sessions?
What elements of coaching do you practice in your daily life?

How have those practices impacted your experience of life?

Perceptions
Emotions
Physicality
Interactions / relationships
Presence

How can you further leverage the coaching mindset in your daily life?

What benefits do you see in doing so?

For yourself.
For others.

In your coaching practice

What are you taking away from this discussion?
What are you inspired to practice or ponder further?
What are the benefits of practicing the coaching mindset more intentionally in your daily life?

Power of Pause: The New Science of Brain Breaks, Stress Reduction, and Self Care
2025-03-04 12:00 - 13:30 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
by James Garrett
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
CCEs: 1.50 (0.75 core/0.75 resource)
With our work demands getting faster and faster, and the pressure to balance home and work continually rising, brain science has now shown that the key to our most productive, creative, and happiest selves isn’t working harder, it’s working smarter. In this webinar we will:
PRIMARY LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

The power of pause–and why scheduling micro-breaks charges your mental battery and how it helps avoid coaching burnout
How taking care of yourself and building “stress resilience” can increase both you and your clients’ productivity and happiness.
Why your clients feel highly distractible at 3pm and how to help them double their productivity in the afternoon-
Why multitasking is costing you and the clients you work with time and money — and how to achieve focus in a hyper-distracted world
What is the best way to structure your workday to manage stress and stay calm through even the toughest projects
How the science behind innovation—and how understanding your own brain’s “deep problem solving” network—can be the key that unlocks your world-changing ideas
Why the best coaches keep their mental battery charged and how they tap into states of flow and peak performance
How successful coaches manage their “stress debt” by making micro-investments in their wellness throughout the day.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES:

How to help clients understand that self care isn’t selfish. In fact, according to the science, taking time to recharge your battery is what makes you “other-oriented.”
How to make a plan to “habit-ize” brain breaks into your clients daily routine.
Understanding why it’s hard to give ourselves permission to take restorative micro-breaks, and strategies for overcoming the internal obstacles we come up with that don’t allow us to “walk away from the computer.”

Speaker: James Garrett is a brain coach and founder of Brain by Design. He’s spoken on stages ranging from Harvard to TEDx and his work has been featured by The New York Times, Fast Company, and Harvard Business Review. He spent years doing research with some of the best psychologists in the world at Columbia, Tufts, and Yale. He’s a content creator and course builder and his course called, “Brain Science for Coaches” has been rated as one of the best courses for coaches and is currently certified by ICF for 30 continuing coach education credits. He’s a certified coach through the Whole Fit coaching program. He also built one of the only brain-based positive psychology curricula in the Middle East and trained thousands of Arab youth in partnership with Queen Rania of Jordan. A rare combination of scientist, trainer, and entrepreneur, in 2019 James launched the Deep Change Project, a personal journey to discover what’s possible at the outer edges of neuroplasticity and to overcome fear.
REGISTRATION
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $0
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25

Ethics in Coaching with The Co-Active Training Institute
2025-02-28 12:00 - 14:00 | PA
WEBINAR
by
Hope Langer, MCC
Kristen Bentley,PCC
Charles Sue-Wah-Sing, PCC
Gail Barker, PCC
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST
12:00 pm – 12:10 pm EST Welcome
12:10 pm – 1:40 pm EST: Interactive Pres & Breakouts
1:40 pm – 2:00 pm EST: Q&A
CCEs: 2.0 core
Join us for this “giant think tank”, discussing and delving deep into the whole arena of ethics in coaching as it relates to the current version of the ICF Code of Ethics and Core Competencies, updated in 2021. We will introduce important definitions and distinctions that influence one’s perspective around ethics.
As coaches, we shape the profession of coaching. How we conduct ourselves impacts how the public perceives the coaching industry. Through our experiential time together, using case studies and examples, we will equip you with tools to explore ethical concerns, including those that lack clear-cut answers. Our aim is that you come away from this program empowered to courageously find your way forward with curiosity and ethical integrity.
Upon completion of this program, attendees will be able to:

Establish an individual and personal sense of professional ethical conduct.
Make distinctions between morals, values, and ethics and why that is professionally important in coaching.
Name key factors (the warning flags) and distinctions in the identification of potential professional ethical issues and how they impact the field of coaching and the public at large.
Respond to ethical issues with greater courage, confidence and clarity. Know where to get answers when needed.

Speakers:
Hope Langer, CPCC, M.S., MCC (she/her), Director of Faculty for the Co-Active Training Institute, is a seasoned trainer, designer and ICF Master Certified Coach who works with people worldwide. Known for her heart, calm presence, and laser-sharp clarity, Hope believes that inner alignment is the path to personal, organizational, and cultural change.
Those drawn to work with Hope have a hunger to grow and to learn more about themselves and the systems they are part of. In addition to coaching and offering experiential training to individuals and groups, Hope designs and leads workshops and retreats for individuals, groups, and organizations. She offers customized workshop and program design to business leaders and professionals who want to develop and enhance their leadership strengths and skills.
Through her work as a founding partner of BeautyWay Learning, Hope offers retreats and teleclasses focused on reconnecting to self, other and the natural world in these chaotic times.
Kristen Bentley, CPCC, CPDC, OD, PCC (she/her) is a gentle Coach and Leader with tenacity and compassionate insight. She creates energizing conversation to push the limits of what people and organizations think they know. She is particularly passionate about working with diverse visionary leaders at the intersection of personal development and systemic, social change. She uses an integrative, humanistic, trauma informed approach in her work.
Previous to her coaching career, Kristen was a business owner/Optometrist. She went into healthcare with a heart for relationship, health, and wellbeing and after feeling burned out and disconnected from her original intentions she shifted her focus. Her work now impacts people in many different industries including healthcare, IT, retail, education, finance, pharma, athletics and non-profit. Her clients come from a range of identities, countries, cultures, histories, and choices around how they want to live their life. What they do have in common is that they are likely high achievers that work hard and care hard and have a desire to live into to a new story together, where the wellbeing of one is linked to the wellbeing of all (people, species, and planet.)
Charles Sue-Wah-Sing, CPCC, PCC & IPF Executive and Whole Life Coach has been an executive and whole life coach for the last 10 years. Prior to that Charles spent over 26 years as a digital design consultant developing solutions for organizations in finance, pharma, automotive, retail, media, travel and more. Charles is a certified coach and faculty member with the Co-Active Training Institute. He holds a PCC with the International Coaches Federation. He’s also versed in Imago relationship therapy, emotional intelligence, positive intelligence, and conscious leadership. His work includes executives, entrepreneurs, creatives, entertainers, athletic coaches, teams, and couples. Charles also has spoken on anti-racism, diversity, and inclusion to a variety of organizations.
Gail Barker, B.A., PCC, CPCC For over 20 years, Gail has been coaching clients to discover and create their own, meaningful experiences of success. At the heart of this work, Gail’s focus is supporting leaders and aspiring leaders to build strong, respectful, inclusive teams in which honesty, vulnerability and bravery are valued and honored. She is committed to finding paths of ease even amid extreme challenge. Gail regularly leads experiential workshops on topics related to reducing workplace stress, developing clear communication channels, and understanding issues of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Gail is the founder and president of Stellar Coaching & Consulting (founded in 2003), and a Front of Room Leader for the Co-Active Training Institute, training coaches, consultants and others in the Co-Active coaching model. She is also a part-time Senior Program Lead on the Faculty Development Team at CTI. Gail is the author of What Matters Now: Lessons on Living with Ease (published 2015), and former host of the radio show Your Life, Your Way which aired on 106.9, The X for 10 years.
Professional Certifications:
Certified Leadership Circle Profile Facilitator – 2023
Organization and Relationship Systems Fundamentals — CRR Global – 2021
Professional Certified Coach (PCC) – International Coaching Federation — since 2019
Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) – Co-Active Training Institute – 2004
BA (Psychology) – University of Western Ontario (UWO) – 1992
REGISTRATION
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $0
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25

ICF Exam: Conquer Your Coaching Credential with Confidence
2025-02-20 18:00 - 19:30 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
WEBINAR
by Jane Rahenkamp, PCC and Christy Stuber, PCC
CCEs: 1.50 resource
Feeling overwhelmed by the ICF Credentialing Exam? This program equips Professional Coaches with a powerful roadmap to success. Demystify the exam format, learn from coaches who have taken (and passed) the exam, develop strategies to ace sample scenarios, and connect with your colleagues preparing to take the test. Walk away feeling confident, prepared, and ready to demonstrate your coaching expertise!
PRIMARY LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the ICF Credentialing Exam format, content domains, and assessment style.
Apply coaching principles and the ICF Code of Ethics to analyze and select the best and worst coaching actions in sample exam scenarios.
Develop a personalized study plan that addresses their identified knowledge gaps and leverages their preferred learning styles.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES:

Increased confidence in approaching the exam: By understanding the format, content domains, and assessment style, coaches will feel less apprehensive and more prepared to tackle the exam.
Enhanced ability to analyze exam scenarios and select the best coaching responses: By applying coaching principles and the ICF Code of Ethics to practice questions, coaches will develop the crucial skill of selecting the most effective approaches based on ICF standards.
Development of a personalized study plan: By incorporating strategies for creating individual study plans, coaches will walk away with a clear roadmap that caters to their specific learning needs and styles, maximizing their study efficiency.
Connection with a supportive community: Through panel discussion and engagement of all participants, coaches will have the opportunity to network with each other. This can foster a sense of community and allow them to share resources, ask questions, and support each other on their exam journeys.

Speakers:
Jane Rahenkamp, PCC, MS is a professional certified coach with more than 1700 hours of coaching to date. She began her coaching journey at the Professional Coaching Certification Program at Duquesne University in 2015. She also holds a MS in Leadership and Business Ethics from Duquesne University, where she currently teaches as an Adjunct Professor. Jane also teaches in 2 ICF Accredited Coaching programs, sharing her knowledge of coaching through instruction and mentoring. She is currently a Distinguished Fellow Coach for Better Up where she coaches employees from numerous organizations including NASA, the Air Force, Google, Pfizer, American Express, Chevron, BP and Warner Brothers. Jane’s 37 years’ experience with the Postal Service, along with her Leadership degree and teaching experience provides her with a unique skill set that allows her to relate to what individuals are encountering in their work life and assist them in finding new ways to improve in all aspects of their lives.
Christy Stuber, LCSW, PCC is currently the Director of Credentialing for ICF-Pittsburgh. She is a professional coach certified with the International Coaching Federation who has spent the past 20+years helping people live the lives they desire. She is a licensed clinical social worker, a certified NeuroTransformational coach, and was trained under Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead program. Christy made the courageous and compassionate decision to start her own business during a pandemic and has coached over 2,500 hours across the globe. She has experience coaching on platforms such as BetterUp, CoachHub, Bravely, as well as referrals through nonprofits and corporations. Christy speaks about self-compassion, self-awareness, and burnout to groups such as Allegis Global Solutions, Quantum Metric, and Pittsburgh Human Resources Association. She is currently the External Coach Coordinator and Administrator of the coaching program of the University of Pittsburgh Biomedical Masters Program. Christy recently earned her Coaching Supervision Certification through the Goldvarg Consulting Group
REGISTRATION
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $0
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25

COACH LAB - FEBRUARY 2025
2025-02-17 18:00 - 19:00 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
Join Kerry Donati on Monday, February 17th for the next Coach Lab.
Discussion topic:
Living the Coaching Mindset

How has the coaching mindset impacted your life outside of coaching sessions?
What elements of coaching do you practice in your daily life?

How have those practices impacted your experience of life?

Perceptions
Emotions
Physicality
Interactions / relationships
Presence

How can you further leverage the coaching mindset in your daily life?

What benefits do you see in doing so?

For yourself.
For others.
Holistically.

What are you taking away from this discussion?
What are you inspired to practice or ponder further?
What are the benefits of practicing the coaching mindset more intentionally in your daily life?

Coaching with IFS: Co-Creating Healing and Awakening with Internal Family Systems
2025-02-06 18:00 - 19:30 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
by Dr. Guthrie Sayan, PhD, PCC
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
CCEs: 1.50 (0.75 core/0.75 resource)
The ICF recently sponsored a study that found that 85% of coaches have clients requesting help with their mental well-being. This presentation addresses that need. It will change how you see and work with your clients. IFS is best known as a psychotherapeutic model, but it is more than that: it is a personal development model that can be used by practitioners from all the helping professions to support their clients in healing and awakening. IFS provides a framework for understanding the human psyche and how to end suffering. It synthesizes three big ideas: (1) The human psyche naturally divides into sub-personalities, called parts. Inside each of us are innumerable parts of different ages, temperaments, talents, and strategies to make us happy. (2) These parts live in a relational system, interacting with each other just like people, often getting into conflicts that cause us trouble. To change, we need to understand the dynamics between parts. (3) Everyone has an enlightened core, called Self, with all the qualities and resources we need. The vast majority of people are unaware of Self. IFS provides a way of accessing Self that is much faster than generally believed in most spiritual traditions and in other models of the psyche.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
This presentation helps coaches understand themselves so they can better support their clients in finding the mental and emotional wellbeing they want. It focuses on three core ideas:

You have many sub-personalities. This is natural, universal, and beneficial.

These sub-personalties are part of relational system that is operating off out-dated programs developed in infancy, childhood, and adolescence. This causes suffering.

The solution is to introduce these sub-personalities to Self, the natural leader of the internal system, who has been obscured by sub-personalities. Self is the enlightened core of every human–no exceptions.

Speaker:
Guthrie Sayan PhD, PCC, is the co-founder of the Institute for Healing & Awakening, dedicated to evolving global wellbeing. He is the creator and lead trainer for the institute’s signature programs: Coaching with Spirit, a Level 1 ICF accredited coach training, and Coaching with IFS 1 & 2, a combined two-year program that provides basic, intermediate, and advanced training in Internal Family Systems, a life-changing personal-development model. These programs teach coaches how to come into embodied and grounded presence so that they can coach from a place of natural calm, clarity, and confidence. Guthrie helps wounded healers and seekers become the people they long to be, light workers who want to facilitate this planet’s shift to a higher level of consciousness.
Guthrie earned his BA from Princeton University, BA, and his MA and PhD from University of Connecticut, MA, PhD. Additional training and certifications include: Coaches Training Institute, CPCC; CTI’s leadership training program; certified True Purpose coach and small-group facilitator; training in Psychosynthesis; training in Voice Dialogue; Level 3-trained IFS practitioner; graduate of the Luminous Awareness Institute; graduate of Lynda Caesara’s two-year Energy Class; programs offered by Jeffery Martin: 45 Days to Awakening Challenge, Finder’s Course, Locations & Layers Mastery, all designed to support spiritual awakening or moving into persistent non-symbolic experience.
REGISTERATION
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $0
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25

“Life Coaching Isn’t Just for Grownups – Three Powerful Mindset Skills Every Child Can Learn at a Young Age”
2025-02-05 12:00 - 13:00 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
WEBINAR
by Renaye Thornborrow
CCEs: Pending
When faced with challenges or disappointments, most kids don’t have the tools to handle them. As a result, they often get down on themselves or give up on themselves – developing belief systems that can hold them back for the rest of their lives. As coaches, we’ve seen the impact of childhood events on adult clients over-and-over again.
Coaching isn’t just for grownups. It’s a game changer for our youth when they learn how to break through limiting beliefs and proactively create supportive beliefs to help them thrive. Life coaching can help kids learn how to use the power of their thoughts to handle the ups and downs of growing up and to develop a mindset for creating happiness, confidence, and success in life.
In this session coaches will learn about three powerful mindset skills that all kids can learn at a young age and how they can use stories and activities to coach kids (the skills work for grownup clients too).
Four learning objectives:

Why life coaching is critical for our youth and how coaching children is different from coaching adults
Three traps that crush self-esteem and mindset skills that can help kids beat those traps
Activities you can use immediately to help children practice these mindset skills
How you can use coaching stories to evoke awareness, learning, and action in children

Outcomes

Coaches will immediately understand how coaching kids is different from coaching adults
Coaches can be in action supporting both children and their adult clients in self-esteem
Coaches can earn 1 Core Competency CCE

Speaker: Renaye Thornborrow is leading a worldwide mission to bring life coaching and mindset skills training to kids. Since 2013, her company, Adventures in Wisdom, has certified hundreds of coaches in over 30 countries, helping them create a business they love as a life coach for kids while empowering children around the world. Life coaching is a game changer for children as they learn how to build confidence, resilience, and mindset skills for life; and it is a game changer for coaches as they increase their impact and income while doing their work in the world serving kids. Renaye is a personal development expert, member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF), and former 3-year board member for the Association of Coach Training Organizations (ACTO). She is a retired corporate marketing executive and the proud mother of 22-year-old twins – a son and a daughter. Adventures in Wisdom is an ICF CCE (Continuing Coach Education) provider.
REGISTRATION
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $0
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $2
Recording only – $25

Mentor vs. Supervisor: Demystifying Your Coaching Development Journey
2025-01-28 18:00 - 19:30 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
WEBINAR
by Christy Stuber, PCC and Jane Rahenkamp, PCC
CCEs: 1.5 resource
Feeling lost in the maze of coach development options? This program clarifies the distinctions between coach mentoring and coach supervision. Discover the unique strengths of each approach, learn when to leverage each for optimal growth, and gain insights on selecting the perfect guide for your coaching journey. Empower yourself to make informed decisions and elevate your coaching practice to new heights!
PRIMARY LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to differentiate between the core purposes and approaches of coach mentoring and coach supervision.
Participants will be able to articulate the key benefits associated with both coach mentoring and coach supervision.
Participants will be able to identify ideal scenarios for seeking coach mentoring vs. coach supervision.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES:

Distinguish between coach mentoring and coach supervision
Identify the key benefits of both coach mentoring and coach supervision
Recognize the ideal scenarios for seeking coach mentoring vs. coach supervision

Speakers:
Christy Stuber, LCSW, PCC is currently the Director of Credentialing for ICF-Pittsburgh. She is a professional coach certified with the International Coaching Federation who has spent the past 20+years helping people live the lives they desire. She is a licensed clinical social worker, a certified NeuroTransformational coach, and was trained under Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead program. Christy made the courageous and compassionate decision to start her own business during a pandemic and has coached over 2,500 hours across the globe. She has experience coaching on platforms such as BetterUp, CoachHub, Bravely, as well as referrals through nonprofits and corporations. Christy speaks about self-compassion, self-awareness, and burnout to groups such as Allegis Global Solutions, Quantum Metric, and Pittsburgh Human Resources Association. She is currently the External Coach Coordinator and Administrator of the coaching program of the University of Pittsburgh Biomedical Masters Program. Christy recently earned her Coaching Supervision Certification through the Goldvarg Consulting Group.
Jane Rahenkamp, PCC, MS is a professional certified coach with more than 1700 hours of coaching to date. She began her coaching journey at the Professional Coaching Certification Program at Duquesne University in 2015. She also holds a MS in Leadership and Business Ethics from Duquesne University, where she currently teaches as an Adjunct Professor. Jane also teaches in 2 ICF Accredited Coaching programs, sharing her knowledge of coaching through instruction and mentoring. She is currently a Distinguished Fellow Coach for Better Up where she coaches employees from numerous organizations including NASA, the Air Force, Google, Pfizer, American Express, Chevron, BP and Warner Brothers. Jane’s 37 years’ experience with the Postal Service, along with her Leadership degree and teaching experience provides her with a unique skill set that allows her to relate to what individuals are encountering in their work life and assist them in finding new ways to improve in all aspects of their lives.
REGISTRATION:
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $0
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25

ICF Pittsburgh Holiday Party
2025-01-22 17:30 - 20:30 | Coughlin’s’ Law-Mt. Nebo Pointe, 138 Green Valley Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15237, United States
It’s time to celebrate the season and the year ahead with the ICF Pittsburgh community! Join us for an evening of fun, connection, and inspiration at our Holiday Party:
When: Wednesday, January 22nd, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Where: Coughlin’s Law – Mount Nebo Pointe
138 Green Valley Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
We’ve planned some great activities, including:
• Event Photography by Chad Isaiah: Capture the evening’s special moments with professional photos.
• Coaching Book Swap: Bring coaching-related books to exchange with a colleague and discover new inspiration!
We look forward to celebrating with you and making this a memorable Evening!
REGISTRATION:
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $0
Guests – $20

COACH LAB- JANUARY 2025
2025-01-14 18:00 - 19:00 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
Join Kerry Donati and Terrie Sackett as they kick off the Coach Labs for 2025. The first one is scheduled for January 14 (Tuesday) at 6pm. The discussion will be centered around the topic of growing your coaching business. The article they will be discussing is from the ICF-Global website (it’s available to anyone, you don’t have to be a member) – 5 Proven Strategies to Land Your Next Coaching Gig by Kristine “Kurly” de Guzman, PCC.
Registration: Free
