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Build a Thriving Group Coaching Practice and Business

Everything You Need to Successfully Run Groups Online
NBC-HWC Preapproved 10 CEU Credits CE-000027-1
ICF Preapproved

September - November 2025
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About Build a Thriving Group Coaching Practice and Business

Running September - November 2025

Group coaching is a vital tool for coaches, leaders, visionaries and practitioners because it is the wave of the future. National movement toward group coaching and group visits has been a trend the past few years, and the interest is growing. Group coaching allows us to reach more people for three reasons: it offers reduced participation costs, it creates an instant community of support around a common experience, and it decreases the time investment on the part of the coach. Translating coaching skills to hold space for multiple people while navigating the many moving parts that need to be tended to in a group requires skill and practice. This series will prepare you to design, market, and deliver your group coaching offering.
 
Objectives:
  • Describe and demonstrate key components of group coaching.
  • Practice skills and techniques that coaches need to develop to successfully design, market, and deliver group coaching.
  • Evaluate research and best practice regarding group coaching.
  • Identify basic and advanced facilitation techniques that support the delivery of group coaching.
  • Identify opportunities to apply this work in the field.

Session Details

Groups will meet live via Zoom.

Self Study resource review will begin the week before our first live session.

Cohort 1 Begins Thursday, September 4 and runs Thursdays 1-3 pm CST

Course Begins with Self-Study Resources on Thursday, September 4th

Live Session Dates:

Sept 11 & 25, October 9 & 23, November 13

All Live Sessions 1-3 PM CST

  • Week 1 – September 4 – Self Study
  • Week 2 – September 11– Live Session
  • Week 3 – September 18 – Self Study
  • Week 4 – September 25 – Live Session
  • Week 5 – October 2 – Self Study
  • Week 6 – October 9 – Live Session
  • Week 7 – October 16 – Self Study
  • Week 8 – October 23 – Live Session
  • Week 9 – November 6 – Self Study
  • Week 10 – November 13 – Live Session
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Cohort 2 - Register Here - Tuesdays 6 - 8 pm CST
"Michele and Theresa were able to offer not only group coaching theory and best practice content to structure my groups, but also provided space to practice within a virtual environment. They were able to demonstrate how to effectively leverage technology, which is so important in the current day and age! I feel prepared and confident to bring my group coaching offering out and into the world."
- Lori
“I love the interaction with other coaches and learning from each other, as well as having a Group planning guide to work from, very well organized. Teresa and Michele are very humble and caring coaches. It has been an honor to learn from them.”
- Diane P.
"Thank you for all the valuable resources, and feedback, your class offered. Each session was progressive, moving us along the spectrum - providing the opportunity to learn about resources to build a group practice. It was also helpful to see and be a part of a "working" group practice of very skilled coaches and learn from the best in the field. Thank you for sharing your insight, wisdom, and skill sets! Well worth the investment!"
- Michelle
"Michele and Theresa created this class from a wealth of experience and skill, inviting and supporting us to explore and expand our capacity as group coaches. We learned from their content, opportunities to practicing coaching as well as seeing how they created a group coaching experience for us! The content and live experiences woven together in this class will strengthen both your confidence as well as your skills to offer coaching in a group."
- Betsy
"I loved the practicing that we were able to do! You made the virtual learning on my part feel seamless. As a class we connected during sessions and had small-group break outs, emails communicated resources and other pertinent items. It was all part of my learning on how to structure a group, and things I will look to foster in my virtual groups. You two work so well together and your knowledge is both from your own backgrounds and complementary--it was a pleasure learning from you both!"
- Lori
"Michele and Theresa were able to offer not only group coaching theory and best practice content to structure my groups, but also provided space to practice within a virtual environment. They were able to demonstrate how to effectively leverage technology, which is so important in the current day and age! I feel prepared and confident to bring my group coaching offering out and into the world."
- Lori
“I love the interaction with other coaches and learning from each other, as well as having a Group planning guide to work from, very well organized. Teresa and Michele are very humble and caring coaches. It has been an honor to learn from them.”
- Diane P.

About Michele and Theresa

Michele Rae
Transformational Coach
Founder - The Center Within, LLC

Michele Rae became an NBC-HWC in September 2017 and her business, The Center Within, is an
approved CE (Continuing Education) provider. 

She is also a registered
pharmacist, spiritual director and has an MA in Human Development. She is the founder of The Center Within, LLC, author of Living From the Center Within:
Co-Creating Who You Are Becoming.

Michele is graduate faculty at the University of MN in the
MA Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coaching Program, in the College of Pharmacy and The Humphrey School of Public Affairs.

 

In her private practice, she provides holistic coaching
designed to accelerate and support personal, professional and organizational transformation. She delights as clients and students step more fully into their power and release what no longer serves while creating a life they love personally and professionally. Michele also offers in person and on-line training and workshops for Health and Wellness and Executive Coaches, Holistic Practitioners and Leaders. All seeking mind-body-spirit alignment and living an empowered personal and professional life are welcome!

To learn more or for questions: Michele@CenterWithin.com 
612-465-9775
www.CenterWithin.com

 

 

Theresa Nutt (Online Course Contributor)
Health Coach and Soul Alignment Designer -
Your Deeper Calling and Neighborhood Naturopathic

Theresa Nutt is the Co-Director of the Integrative Health and Wellbeing Coaching Program at the University of Minnesota’s Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing. 

She is also founder of Your Deeper Calling Coaching and Consulting. She became an NBC-HWC (National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach) in July 2018. She partners with Michele Rae at The Center Within to provide Continuing Education programming for NBHWC. She serves on the Group Competency Taskforce at NBHWC and the ICF Minnesota Board.

Theresa is also a registered nurse, life and style coach, and has an MA in Human Development. She is the author of Your Precious Gem Lifestyle Journal and 30 Days to Reignite Your Inner Creative Genius. She is also a consultant with MHealth Fairview where she has helped design a mental health model with wellness at the center.

In her private practice, she provides transformational coaching to women who are ready to align with their soul’s purpose. She is passionate about helping people identify and align with their deeper calling while creating well-being in all areas of their life. She works with clients virtually.

You can find her current offerings here:
https://www.yourdeepercalling.com and her recorded classes are here:
https://courses.centerwithin.com/courses

To learn more: Theresa@yourdeepercalling.com 949-728-8640 www.yourdeepercalling.com


What Past Participants Have Said...

"This course was excellent in teaching and modeling facilitating a group coaching session. Teresa and Michele modeled how to facilitate well, as well as how to flawlessly co teach. The materials on best practices of leading group coaching were excellent – so much rich material. And, the experiential exercises helped solidify the learning. Learning from others on their ideas and plans for group coaching sessions added to the depth of learning. I feel ready to start my own group coaching sessions."
- Kris
"I got everything I was seeking and more from this program. Not only did I get all the information I need to move forward on creating my own group, but I also gained the confidence to do so and drew inspiration from having Michele and Theresa model excellent group coaching."
- Kathy

What to Expect from
Build a Thriving Group Coaching
Practice and Business


Weeks 1-2: Group Facilitation 101
  • Translating The Four Pillars to Group Coaching
  • Managing the Online Environment
  • Welcoming Your Participants and Other Logistics to Handle Ahead of Time
  • Introduction to Group Facilitation Hacks
  • Creating a Structure While Staying Flexible

Weeks 3-4: Design and Market Your Group
  • Designing the Group Experience
  • Identifying Your Target Market, Message, and Marketing Strategies
  • Ways to Repurpose Your Content
Weeks 5-6: Advanced Group
  • Facilitation Techniques
  • Advanced Group Facilitation Hacks
  • Stages of Groups
  • Managing Group Dynamics
  • Using Activities in Groups and Other Adult Learning Highlights
Weeks 7-8: Practicum
  • Group Facilitation Practice with peer and faculty feedback
Weeks 9-10: Practicum and Showcase
  • Complete Group Facilitation Practice
  • Showcase of group designs and marketing plans
  • Final Questions and Wrap-up

This course offers many resources including a group coaching planning guide, articles, videos, recordings, guided meditations, websites, and book recommendations every other week when we are not meeting live. The facilitators have extensive experience in business and coaching and will provide additional resources on topics requested by participants. We will discuss and utilize these materials during our live sessions.

Continuing Education Credits For NBHWC & ICF

NBHWC - Approved CE - current Sept 24

CEU offering for International Coaching Federation (ICF) and National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coaches (NBC-HWC) 10 CEU.

These CE credits are provided by The Center Within which has been approved by the NBHWC, PAC for the continuing education and training of National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coaches (NBC-HWC). CEP Number 100085.

CE also approved by Continuing Coach Education (CCE) Provider for the International Coach Federation (ICF). 10 CEU for Core Competencies and 10 hours Resource Development (formerly called Personal Development, Business Development, or Other Skills and Tools).

Other professionals will be provided a certificate of completion and encouraged to submit to their governing organizations.

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Everything You Need to Successfully Run Groups Online!

Build a Thriving Group Coaching Practice & Business:
Everything You Need to Successfully Run Groups Online

$ 579
  • Group coaching & connection with other coaches
  • Facilitated by Michele Rae & Theresa Nutt (Online Course Contributor)
  • Five 2-hour sessions and weekly self study resources over 10 weeks
  • Live Sessions Take Place Thursdays 1 - 3 pm CST
  • Sessions take place via Zoom
  • 10 CEU credits for NBC-HWC AND ICF
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- Lorie
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Michele is available by appointment for individual coaching and offers in-person coaching options as well as phone appointments, Skype, or Zoom web conferencing.

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