Coaching Supervision Diploma
Our next supervision diploma intake is in September 2025.
Accredited Coaching Supervision Diploma (ADCST) & EMCC Global Supervision Award at Practitioner Level
AC Accredited Diploma in Coaching Supervision Training (ADCST)
What is Coaching Supervision?
Coaching supervision is a confidential and supportive space for coaches to explore and consider their work in a non-judgmental, reflective environment. We believe it's an essential for all coaches and part of best practice for their own development (we offer all of our diploma students 3 group supervision sessions on completion).
Qualified coaching supervisors are trained to bring a variety of lenses and perspectives to each coach’s situation and stimulate thought provoking conversations, considerations and discussions. The aim of supervision is for the coach to feel supported, resourced and recharged, with new ways of thinking about their work.
At Optimus our holistic coaching framework is also a framework for coaching supervision helping you to support your clients with compassion and challenge.
Why train as a coaching supervisor?
Training as a coaching supervisor adds to your portfolio and enables you to bring all the skills you have learned and developed as a coach to support other coaches as they grow. Being able to offer coaching supervision alongside a coaching practice demonstrates that you take the coaching profession seriously and that you are committed to both your development and that of your clients. Coaches are often described as being lifelong learners and when you train as a coaching supervisor not only do you learn how to support your supervision clients, but your coaching skills are enhanced by the new knowledge and practical experience that you are acquiring along the way.
Why chose the Optimus Coaching Supervision Diploma?
Our coaching supervision diploma is designed in a similar way to our coach training diplomas as we give you space to practice and develop the theory and models we teach. We use our trademarked holistic coaching framework and selfless model throughout the course to help provide structure and meaning. Our goal is to support you to refine and develop your coaching supervision skills so you're confident and credible in this space.
The program includes:
- Peer supervision partners to practice with throughout the course to build and develop your supervision skills and feed into reflective practice
- Practice within the training groups with competency related feedback to support you to demonstrate and develop your skills
- Three individual development sessions for you to reflect with one of our experienced trainers and qualified supervisors on how your supervision work is progressing giving you practical support
- Three group reflection sessions where you have the opportunity to discuss your work and learning with other students on the course considering where you'll go next
- Workbooks for each module with suggested related reading and reflective questions to develop your depth of knowledge
- Live practical assessment at the end of the course so you can be confident you've met the standards
- The opportunity to set up your first supervision groups and work with our trainee or alumni coaches enabling you to build your experience.
There is a focus on you building strong supervision skills so that you're equipped to work with both individuals and groups.
We explore coaching supervision through the Optimus Holistic Coaching Framework which helps you consider:
- Your clients context and your context and how they can impact the coaching supervision relationship
- Your identity as a coach and that of your clients and how this impacts the supervision relationship
- Exploring your own emotions and that of your clients within the supervision relationship
- Understanding your own behaviour as a supervisor and supporting you to look at how you interact with your clients and help them to understand their behaviour
- Exploring your intuition and somatic approaches to supervision
- Understanding your own brain and your clients brain using neuroscience as a basis for understanding supervision
This is all centred around your client and your client relationships putting them at the heart of the relationship
As you're working in a different way to coaching we'll also explore the following models:
The Seven Eyed Model of Supervision
CLEAR
Seven Conversations
Frames of Reference
The Supervision Triangle
Relational Model
Our role is to support you to gain the skills to be an accredited supervisor : this will include exploring accreditation bodies and how to set up your practice.
Our next course is starting in September 2025. Message us to discuss your options.
Course requirements:
- You need to be coaching regularly with at least 5 years experience of coaching and / or mentoring
- You need to be accredited with the ICF or the EMCC
Secure Your Spot Now!
INVEST IN YOU AND YOUR FUTURE!
With our flexible payment options
Pay in full at £4500 + VAT or 6 x £800 + VAT
Outside the UK? Please email hello@optimuscoachacademy.com to sign up
Testimonial - Phyllis Woodfine
Phyllis Woodfine
Registered Osteopath, BSc (Hons) Ost, PGCert ACE,
MSc Sports Injury Management, Master NLP Practitioner
Certified Hypnotherapy Practitioner
ICF (ACC) Certified Coach
Testimonial- Nicola Rae-Wickham
Training to be a Coach Supervisor had been on my wish-list for a while and so I extensively researched the different courses and routes available, however, they weren’t quite ticking the boxes for me. When Optimus released their Supervision course I signed-up immediately. Given the wonderful experience I’ve had as both a student and trainer with Optimus coupled with the curriculum content and the delivery format, it was meeting all of my requirements.
I’m so glad I did the course, I’ve been able to diversify my income by adding Supervision to my offerings, I’ve successfully created a growing Supervision practice made of both private clients and associate work and its also had a hugely positive impact on my coaching practice as it has made me a better coach.
My colleagues on the course were some of the most supportive, intelligent and open-hearted coaches and this sense of community enhanced the already excellent training. Julia was a great teacher who designed the course content and delivered it with great care and openness which leant itself to a holistic learning experience.
Deciding to embark on the course was up there as one of the best professional, personal and business development decisions I have made
Testimonial - Rebecca Daniel
Embarking on my supervision diploma with Optimus was a no-brainer. After an extremely positive and transformative experience re-training as a coach with them to achieve my ICF accreditation, I knew the supervision training would meet or exceed my expectations, and it did.
The course was structured well with a combination of teaching and practice alongside 1:1 sessions and group supervision of supervision.
Quite early on into the training I had already begun to notice the shift in my coaching approach and the impact this was having on my personal and professional development as a coach. Upon completion of the programme, this shift has continued and evolved. My coaching clients are benefiting from newly learnt skills and I absolutely LOVE supervising other coaches supporting them to increase their awareness, look after their wellbeing and continue to develop their coaching skills. Supervision was the missing piece.
What made my experience training to be a supervisor an unforgettable one was my peers. The cohort was a nice size which meant we could build relationships and connections with each other on a deeper level. These connections made the experience more enjoyable and I finished the course with not only a qualification, with a clear path to accreditation, but I walked away with something even more valuable - a network of trusted and respected supervisors and friends!
Thank you Optimus!
Rebecca Daniel
Co-Founder of The Coaching Catalysts
ICF/EMCC Accredited Coach, Coach Trainer & Coach Supervisor