Functional Coach™ Certification
Discover the groundbreaking method that gives you a complete roadmap to help your clients resolve the past, regulate the present, and redirect their future. Never wonder how to best help your clients, again.
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The birthplace of trauma-informed coaching presents the gold standard for coaching certification. Functional Coaching™ integrates the best of top-down, bottom-up, healing, and performance approaches to meet and work with clients at any stage of their journey: past, present, or future.
FUNCTIONAL COACHES CREATE OUTSTANDING RESULTS, NO MATTER THE CHALLENGE
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Recognized by Leading Trauma Experts: Functional Coaching Certification
"Mastin Kipp skillfully unravels and demystifies the profound experiences associated with trauma, providing survivors with optimism and empowerment. Through a relatable narrative, Kipp seamlessly blends practical therapeutic techniques with the wisdom acquired through his own journey and his interactions with clients. The result is a practical framework that effectively separates the embodied experience of trauma from specific events and diagnostic labels, fostering positive outcomes for those on the path to healing.”
Dr. Stephen Porges, PhD
Author of The Polyvagal Theory
I"t’s clear that Mastin has done his homework. He’s read the studies, explored the models, sought out consultation, worked one- on-one with clients, and has done personal work. He is a change agent and this work is a bold attempt and a big step forward, providing a clear map for helping therapists, coaches, and healers assist those who are carrying hurt and pain from the experiences they’ve gone through in life."
Dr. Frank Anderson, MD
Lead trainer at the IFS Institute, Harvard trained Psychiatrist and trauma specialist.
“Building upon the solid foundation established by the trauma-healing field, Mastin Kipp takes a pioneering leap forward, presenting a holistic, evidence-based pathway toward positive change and sustainable goal attainment. I urge therapists, trauma specialists, and attachment experts to embrace the road map delineated in this book, as it empowers your clients to make the leap beyond the healing journey of trauma recovery to creating a compelling future filled with post-traumatic growth.”
Dr. Diane Poole Heller, PhD
author of The Power of Attachment and Healing Your Attachment Wounds, and creator of the Dynamic Attachment Patterning Experience Training programs, DARe
Say Goodbye to Fragmented Approaches
Say Goodbye to Fragmented Approaches
For years, various disciplines have developed powerful, yet fragmented, tools for transformation. Initially, these tools were effective in their own right.
But as practitioners realized these methods weren't enough to create comprehensive change, they started to gather more techniques.
This led to the rise of multimodality practitioners—juggling multiple approaches but still struggling to achieve cohesive results.
Welcome to the world of Functional Coaching™, where we turn complexity into clarity, and confusion into confidence.
Functional Coaching™ isn't just another coaching program; it's the birthplace of trauma-informed coaching.
It bridges the gap between top-down and bottom-up modalities, teaching you not only the best of both worlds but also how to seamlessly synthesize them.
In an era where clients are more aware than ever of their mental and emotional health, your ability to offer a holistic approach is the key to transformative results and a successful practice.
Get the training you need to have the confidence and skills your clients need and deserve to have.
THE DAYS OF BEING A ONE OR TWO MODALITY COACH, THERAPIST OR PRACTITIONER ARE OVER
Functional Coaches™ Are Trained to Work in All Three Time Zones: Past, Present, and Future
At The Institute For Functional Coaching™, we train practitioners to operate effectively across all three time zones:
Past: Heal trauma and unresolved issues that are holding clients back. Understanding and resolving past traumas is foundational for long-term progress.
Present: Equip clients with tools and strategies to navigate current challenges effectively. This enhances immediate well-being and fosters resilience.
Future: Help clients set and achieve meaningful goals, creating a roadmap for lasting success and fulfillment.
This comprehensive approach ensures that you can meet clients wherever they are in their journey and guide them towards holistic, sustainable transformation.
The Shortcomings of Coaching and Therapy: Navigating All Three Time Zones with the Functional Coaching™ Approach
In our lives, there are three crucial "time zones": the past, the present, and the future. Yet, traditional personal growth and healing methodologies often neglect to address all three in a comprehensive manner.
This is where the Functional Coaching™ approach shines. We believe that to truly evolve, one must seamlessly integrate insights from the past, actions in the present, and visions for the future. Our methodology weaves together the best elements of both coaching and therapy:
1. Understanding and Healing the Past: Not just as a process of healing, but as a foundation for growth.
2. Grounding and Acting in the Present: Using lessons from the past to inform decisions and behaviors right now.
3. Visioning and Moving into an Unlimited Future: Not just with hope, but with a strategy built on the integrated understanding of one's entire journey.
The Fragmentation Of Mind & Body Approaches: Integrating The Best of Top Down & Bottom Up Approaches
Functional Coaching is where top-down, bottom-up, healing and performance seamlessly work together to support the whole human.
Too much emphasis on top-down approaches trains your client to bypass their body, emotions and trauma.
Too much emphasis on bottom-up approaches trains your clients to never stop asking "why" and stay stuck in negative emotional cycles.
1. Integrate The Best Of Top-down: Mindset unlocks high performance when somatic, emotional and trauma responses are honored, not bypassed.
2. Integrate The Best Of Bottom-Up: Take nervous system regulation and parts work to the next level by going beyond "release" and "healing" to high performance.
The Functional Coaching™ approach isn't just about taking a top-down and bottom-up approach, it also gives you the best way to synthesize and use these approaches in the most effective way possible to create lasting transformation. No matter how many modalities you've been trained in, Functional Coaching will give you the confidence to know how to create an integrated and holistic top-down and bottom-up experience for your clients.
Functional Coaches™ Create Outstanding Results, No Matter the Challenge
As a dedicated practitioner, you're always on the hunt for innovative ways to create lasting change for your clients. Yet, you're often held back by one-dimensional methods that fail to address the full depth of human experience.
Coach's Missing Link:
Trauma Resolution
Trauma Resolution
Perhaps you’re a coach who’s done the work, mastered mindset, and personal development. But something’s missing. Your clients hit breakthroughs, only to be derailed by unresolved trauma and emotional blocks.
Beyond Somatics:
Unleash Lasting Change
Unleash Lasting Change
Or maybe you’ve got somatic and body-based methods down and your clients experience powerful releases, yet struggle to translate those breakthroughs into lasting forward progress.
Trained Therapist?
Amplify Your Impact
Amplify Your Impact
You might be a therapist, guiding your clients through patterns of thought to foster change.
But even with these insights, they still find themselves repeating old behaviors, unable to break free from the grip of past traumas and cycles.
You may even have a wealth of techniques at your disposal, but you struggle with knowing how to seamlessly integrate them into a cohesive, effective approach.
It’s like trying to put together a puzzle and not knowing what the picture is. You need the big picture if you want to create great results. And you need to know where each piece goes to create it.
Most practitioners often juggle various techniques, hoping to address different facets of human experience. While this approach offers flexibility, it frequently falls short in creating a cohesive, integrated path to transformation. The result? Fragmentation.
When you’re fragmented as a practitioner, switching between techniques can lead to disjointed sessions and a lack of continuity and safety. When you don't have a unified approach, results can be all over the place. This makes it hard to guarantee effectiveness and can shake the confidence of both you and your clients.
Managing multiple modalities can be overwhelming, the complexity can easily lead to burnout, making it tough to stay confident.
It's not your fault - you've simply been operating without the full roadmap. Like trying to navigate with an outdated, incomplete map missing crucial pieces.
Functional Coaching™ eliminates this all too common pain point by providing you with a unified, streamlined methodology that seamlessly blends the most effective techniques from various disciplines.
Why Synthesizing Top-Down and Bottom-Up is the Future
Integrating the best of both methods creates a powerful synergy that leads to amazing outcomes.
Synthesizing addresses fragmentation and complexity, streamlining your practice and enhancing effectiveness.
Combining strengths develops a holistic method that covers the full spectrum of human experience.
Unifying the most effective elements creates a powerful system for the future of coaching.
Functional Coaching™ offers a more comprehensive, effective, and sustainable path to transformation.
Experience Seamless Integration of Multiple Coaching Techniques
with Functional Coaching™
with Functional Coaching™
Integral model synthesizes best techniques into complete change facilitation system
Unified, easy-to-apply method - stop drowning in complex and contradictory models
Comprehensive evidence-based frameworks and practical application.
Business training, and continuous support.
Functional Coaching reveals an integral model that synthesizes the best techniques from various disciplines into a complete change facilitation system. Say goodbye to the frustration of fragmented methods and hello to a streamlined, powerful approach that harmonizes the full human experience.
Functional Coaching™ is an elegant system, thoughtfully woven together from multiple disciplines into one unified, easy-to-apply method so you can finally stop drowning in complexity and contradictory models.
Unified Methodology: Seamlessly blends the most effective techniques from different disciplines.Comprehensive Transformation: Addresses the full depth of human experience—mental, emotional, and somatic.
Simplified Approach: No more juggling multiple techniques. Achieve coherence and integration effortlessly.
Whether you're a seasoned multimodality practitioner or just starting out, Functional Coaching™ eliminates the pain points of traditional methods.
Experience the power of a cohesive, integrated approach that unlocks true potential and facilitates lasting change.
With Functional Coaching™, you'll gain the complete arsenal of tools for catalyzing change at every level.
We don't just give you the tools; we provide you with the science and frameworks to use them effectively.
Our program stands out because we emphasize a deep understanding of the principles behind each technique, ensuring you can apply them with precision and confidence.
We integrate the latest research in psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral science to create a comprehensive training experience.
You'll not only learn cutting-edge techniques but also understand why and how they work, allowing you to tailor your approach to each client's unique needs.
Our comprehensive training is designed to empower you with:
Evidence-Based Practices: We incorporate scientifically validated methods to ensure you are using the most effective techniques available.
Comprehensive Frameworks: Our structured frameworks provide a clear roadmap for applying tools in a cohesive and impactful manner.
Practical Application: We emphasize real-world application, providing you with hands-on experience and practical skills you can immediately use in your coaching practice.
Business Training: In addition to coaching techniques, we include comprehensive business training to help you build and grow a successful coaching practice. You'll learn essential strategies for marketing, client acquisition, and business management, ensuring you have the skills to thrive in the coaching industry.
Continuous Support: Our program includes ongoing support and resources to help you stay updated with the latest advancements and refine your skills over time.
By combining tools, neuroscience, and structured frameworks, Functional Coaching™ equips you to facilitate profound and lasting transformation, making a significant impact on your clients' lives.
Over a year, you will experience the 4 phases of Functional Coach™ Training
1
LEARN
The Neuroscience, Evidence-based Theories and Functional Coaching™ Method
2
APPLY
To Coaching: Bringing The Theories and Functional Coaching™ Method To Life
3
EXPERIENCE
The Theories and Functional Coaching™ Method
4
PRACTICE
Implementing The Theories and Functional Coaching™ Method
How long to master the Functional Coaching™ Certification Level 1?
Phase 1: Engage in nine 2-day trainings, each spanning about 5 hours a day. Initially live, these sessions immerse you in the theories, neuroscience, and the Functional Coaching™ Method.
Phase 2: Deepen your understanding with three additional 2-day trainings focused on the practical application of the theories you've learned.
Phase 3: Elevate your learning through a transformative Retreat Experience.
Phase 4: Put theory into practice with supervised group peer sessions or real client interactions. This phase requires 10 hours of recorded practice, essential for assessment.
From the very first training, many of our trainees report transformative 'aha' moments. Our program, meticulously crafted, is abundant in resources and dedicated to excellence. By its conclusion, you'll stand empowered, equipped with a depth of knowledge and practice that sets you apart in the coaching field.
Unparalleled Curriculum: Our training is not just comprehensive; it's revolutionary. We've integrated the best of the best, ensuring you're equipped with a vast array of tools and techniques.
You will Learn, Apply, Experience and Practice:
You will Learn, Apply, Experience and Practice:
Attachment Theory For Coaches
Unpacking childhood wounds and insecure attachment styles to rewire core emotional patterns and capacities for healthy relating.
Polyvagal Theory For Coaches
Reading and regulating your clients' autonomic nervous system responses for optimum safety, connection, and performance.
Somatic Coaching
Aligning the body through practices for total congruence.
Emotion Coaching
Rewiring core emotional patterns using advanced techniques to foster healthy relating and emotional resilience.
Mindset Coaching
Transforming mental frameworks and beliefs to support sustainable change and personal growth.
Multisensory Integration
Harnessing the power of all sensory modalities to enhance client awareness and deepen the coaching experience.
Parts Work For Coaches
Mapping, negotiating, and integrating your clients' fragmented "parts" or sub-personalities into a unified, cohesive whole.
Trauma-informed NLP
Harnessing Neuro-linguistic programming to transform negative patterns and promote emotional healing for individuals who have experienced trauma.
Non-Ordinary States
Creating safe and effective non-ordinary and altered states of consciousness to access deeper levels of self awareness and healing.
Ericksonian Hypnosis For Coaches
Hypnotic language skills and strategies for speaking to the subconscious mind and initiating transformative trance states.
Functional Coaching™ Method
Our proprietary methodology for synthesizing all techniques into one comprehensive approach tailored to each client's unique needs.
Functional Coaching™ Intervention
Develop advanced skills to design comprehensive, multi-faceted coaching experiences and interventions that address and enhance every aspect of your client's well-being.
This Is For You If...
- You’re a multi-modality practitioner looking to integrate and simplify your approach.
- You’re a new coach eager to dive into trauma-informed coaching with a clear, structured path.
- You’re a therapist seeking to incorporate holistic, evidence-based methods into your practice.
- You want to provide comprehensive, evidence-based care that addresses the past, present, and future.
- You’re committed to continuous learning and professional development.
- You desire to make a profound, lasting impact on your clients’ lives.