ICF Mentor Coaching in Australia

ICF Mentor Coaching provides structured, supportive development for coaches working toward ACC or PCC credentials, or seeking to strengthen their coaching capability against the ICF Core Competencies.

Mentor coaching focuses on your real coaching practice so you can refine your skills, deepen awareness, and approach your credential journey with clarity and confidence.

Unlike training, which introduces models and theory, mentor coaching works directly with your real coaching practice. Through recorded coaching sessions, feedback, and reflective dialogue, you develop greater clarity on how your coaching aligns with professional standards and where further development is most valuable.

I offer two mentoring options to suit different learning styles and stages of your coaching journey.

Choose Your Mentor Coaching Format

Individual ICF Mentor Coaching

Focused, personalised feedback on your coaching practice. Best for targeted development and credential preparation.

Explore Individual

Group ICF Mentor Coaching

Learn through feedback, observation, and shared reflection with other coaches. Ideal for perspective and peer learning.

Explore Group

Many coaches use mentor coaching when preparing for ACC or PCC credential applications, while others use it as ongoing professional development.

Who Is ICF Mentor Coaching For?

ICF Mentor Coaching supports coaches at all stages of their credential journey as well as those committed to strengthening their coaching practice.

This includes:

  • Coaches preparing for ACC credential applications
  • Coaches working toward PCC credentialing
  • Internal organisational coaches
  • Leadership and executive coaches
  • Coaches seeking structured feedback on their practice

Coach Supervision or ICF Mentor Coaching

While both supervision and mentor coaching support professional growth, they serve different purposes.

Mentor coaching focuses on developing coaching competency and supporting credential achievement through feedback against the ICF Core Competencies.

Coach supervision provides a broader reflective space that explores the coach, the coaching relationship, ethical practice, and the wider systems influencing the work.

Many coaches choose to engage in both mentor coaching and supervision as part of their ongoing professional development.

My Approach to Mentor Coaching

Mentor coaching is most effective when it feels like reflective practice rather than assessment.

I combine structured feedback with reflective dialogue so you can notice patterns in your coaching, understand your impact, and strengthen confidence in your practice.

We work directly with real coaching conversations to explore what is happening, what you are noticing, and what becomes possible when you reflect more deeply on your practice.

This approach is grounded in my experience as a PCC coach, coach supervisor and facilitator, and is focused on developmental learning rather than compliance alone.

Mentor coaching becomes most powerful when coaches begin to notice not only what they are doing in a coaching conversation, but how they are thinking, listening and responding in real time.

Coach Mentoring Reflection Journal

Sign up to coach mentoring with me a get a copy of my Coach Mentoring Reflection Journal to guide your reflections and our conversations.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many hours of mentor coaching do I need?

The International Coaching Federation requires a minimum of 10 hours of mentor coaching for credential applications and renewals. Always confirm current requirements with the ICF.

What is the difference between mentor coaching and supervision?

Mentor coaching focuses on competency development aligned to ICF standards. Supervision focuses on reflective practice, ethical awareness, and the broader coaching relationship.

Is mentor coaching delivered online?

Yes. All sessions are delivered online across Australia and internationally.

Explore Other Coach Development Options

Individual Mentor Coaching

Individual mentoring offers a personalised, one-on-one approach, giving you tailored feedback and support.

What it is:

  • One-on-one sessions with me focused entirely on your development
  • Detailed review of recorded sessions (if desired), feedback on real cases, and guidance on Core Competency application
  • Time to explore your unique coaching style, strengths, and development opportunities

Who it’s for:

  • Coaches who prefer focused, personalised guidance
  • Those preparing for ICF credentialing or renewal
  • Coaches looking for targeted feedback and deep reflection on their practice

What you’ll get:

  • Personalised session feedback and practical strategies to strengthen your coaching
  • Clear alignment with ICF Core Competencies and mentor coaching requirements
  • A safe, confidential space to explore challenges, build confidence, and develop mastery

Format:

  • Flexible scheduling to suit your availability
  • Virtual or in-person sessions (Canberra only)
  • Tailored approach to your specific learning goals

Cost:

A one hour mentoring conversation face to face in Canberra or virtually anywhere in the world through Zoom costs $200 +GST.

Group Mentor Coaching

Group mentor coaching provides a collaborative space for coaches to learn together.

During group sessions we will explore each of the competencies in detail through discussion, practice exercises, examples, and short demonstrations.

Session 1: Ethical Practice and Coaching Mindset (1 hour) +

Focus competencies:
Demonstrates Ethical Practice
Embodies a Coaching Mindset

This session establishes the foundation for your mentor coaching journey. We focus on ethical awareness and how your coaching mindset shows up in practice.

Typical exploration includes:

  • Reviewing coaching recordings for ethical awareness
  • Exploring boundaries, confidentiality, and contracting
  • Noticing coaching mindset in real conversations
  • Identifying assumptions shaping coaching decisions

Possible session activities: Reviewing a recorded coaching segment and identifying ethical decision points and mindset patterns.

Session 2: Agreements, Trust and Presence (2 hours) +

Focus competencies:
Establishes and Maintains Agreements
Cultivates Trust and Safety
Maintains Presence

This session explores how you create the conditions for effective coaching conversations.

Typical exploration includes:

  • Establishing and maintaining coaching agreements
  • Building trust and psychological safety
  • Maintaining presence under pressure
  • Noticing when coaching presence shifts

Possible session activities: Reviewing transcripts or recordings to identify agreement points, trust signals, and presence shifts.

Session 3: Active Listening and Evoking Awareness (2 hours) +

Focus competencies:
Listens Actively
Evokes Awareness

This session focuses on depth of listening and how awareness emerges in coaching conversations.

Typical exploration includes:

  • Listening for meaning, patterns, and emotion
  • Identifying surface vs deeper meaning
  • Exploring impact of questioning style
  • Noticing when awareness emerges or is missed

Possible session activities: Mapping coaching dialogue to distinguish what was said, meant, and unspoken.

Session 4: Facilitating Client Growth (2 hours) +

Focus competency:
Facilitates Client Growth

This final session integrates learning and focuses on how coaching supports sustained client development.

Typical exploration includes:

  • Supporting client reflection and action
  • Identifying growth patterns across sessions
  • Exploring accountability and follow-through
  • Reviewing overall coaching development

Possible session activities: Reviewing a full coaching conversation to identify where growth was facilitated and where opportunities exist.

What it is:

  • Small groups of coaches working and learning together under Brendon’s guidance
  • Opportunities to observe, reflect, and learn from peers’ coaching sessions
  • Discussions that focus on ICF Core Competencies, ethical practice, and real-world coaching challenges

Who it’s for:

  • Coaches who enjoy learning in a peer environment
  • Those who want to gain broader perspective from multiple coaching styles
  • Coaches seeking to meet ICF mentor coaching hour requirements in a supportive, interactive setting

What you’ll get:

  • Facilitated sessions that combine live observation, feedback, and reflective discussion
  • A structured program aligned to ICF Core Competencies
  • Connection, insight, and confidence in your coaching abilities

Format:

  • 7 hours of group mentoring + 3 hours of one-on-one mentoring completed over three months with Brendon Le Lievre, ICF PCC coach.
  • Scheduled sessions with clear learning objectives
  • Group sizes designed for engagement and safety
  • Held online using Zoom
  • Satisfies ICF’s 10-hour credentialing requirement for mentor coaching.

Cost:

The cost for 7 hours of group and 3 hours of individual mentoring is $1000 (inc GST). Payable by bank transfer or credit card. Credit cards incur a 2.2% processing fee.

For ICF purposes, all sessions must be attended LIVE – it is not acceptable to listen to a recording later. Upon completion, your certificate will reflect the number of hours you attended.

About Brendon

I work as an Executive and Leadership Coach with leaders of all levels and backgrounds, I have coached someone on every continent on the planet, including Antarctica. I have completed coach training with the Institute of Executive Coaching & Leadership (IECL) and Global Coaching Institute and a Diploma of Coach Supervision with the Coaching Supervision Academy.

I am a Past-President of the International Coaching Federation Chapter ACT Branch where I also held role as Membership and Credentialing Officer. In that role, I met helped coaches navigate the credentialing process.

I have been an ICF member since 2016 and achieved ICF PCC in 2021.

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