Where are you in your coaching journey?
Wherever you are, mentoring can help you go deeper.
Working toward ACC?
Develop confidence in applying the ICF Core Competencies and strengthen your coaching practice through reflection, feedback and practice.
Working toward PCC?
Deepen your understanding and application of the ICF Core Competencies and PCC Markers and develop greater consistency in demonstrating PCC-level coaching.
Already credentialed?
Mentor coaching can also be a valuable space for continued professional development, reflection and intentional growth as a coach.
What is Mentor Coaching?
ICF defines mentor coaching as a collaborative learning process through which coaches receive feedback based on observed or recorded sessions to support them in further developing their unique coaching style and coaching skills in alignment with the ICF Core Competencies. Mentor coaching supports a client to develop specifically in their coaching skills, rather than on practice building, life balance, or other topics beyond the development of coaching skills.
One way that mentor coaching can be understood is the integration of professional coaching and traditional mentoring. The following Venn diagram illustrates the areas of overlap and difference between the two roles.
Mentor coaching is a collaborative process focused on developing your coaching practice.
It creates a space to listen to your own coaching with greater awareness, receive meaningful feedback and explore how you can continue to develop your application of the ICF Core Competencies.
We look at what is already working in your coaching, identify opportunities for growth and translate those insights into practical development goals.
The focus is on your coaching — not on giving you a formula for how to coach.
ICF Mentoring in Coaching Program ACC & PCC
This on-line program offers a structured journey of 12 hours of combined learning and mentoringover a 3-month period, designed to strengthen your coaching practice and support your professional development.
Whether you are preparing to obtain or renew your ICF ACC or PCC credential, or simply aiming to deepen your coaching capabilities, this program supports you in aligning with the ICF Code of Ethics and ICF Core Competencies, while emphasizing consistent practice and reflective learning.
What you will gain
• Professional growth and upskilling through in-depth exploration of the ICF Code of Ethics and ICF Core Competencies
• Structured feedback aligned with ACC and PCC standards, including PCC markers and ACC Bars
• Ongoing mentor support
• Graduation diploma confirming 10 hours of mentor coaching (10 ICF CCE credits)
Program Requirements
• Completion of a coach training program
• Submission of 3 recorded coaching sessions
Why work with us?
Elena Hartup is an ICF-certified PCC coach with over 800 hours of coaching experience, supporting clients in their personal and professional growth journeys. Prior to her coaching career, she spent more than 10 years in the IT industry in leadership roles, which enables her to bring a strong understanding of organizational dynamics, performance, and human behavior into her work.
Her coaching style is grounded, compassionate, and deeply human. She creates a space where clients feel seen, heard, and supported, while also being challenged to gain clarity and move forward with intention.
As a mentor coach, Elena combines a holistic perspective with attention to detail. She observes coaching sessions both at a macro level—understanding the overall flow, presence, and partnership—and at a micro level, carefully analyzing each intervention. This allows her to provide structured, insightful feedback and accurate assessments aligned with the ICF Core Competencies.
Aurel Buculei is a PCC-certified coach with the International Coaching Federation, with over 2,000 hours of coaching experience. He started his coaching journey in 2011 and became ACC-certified in 2015.
He brings more than 20 years of management experience in IT and banking, working in large corporate environments and leading teams through real challenges.
He has trained and worked with mentors from around the world, including Marion Franklin, Carly Anderson, Merci Miglino, Carol Keith, Matthew Cintron, Nicki Brown, Leda Turai, and Monica Grigoriu.
His coaching is profound, warm, and transformational, grounded in real experience and focused on meaningful change.
