What are others saying about the Institute?

The three areas we focused on (coaching skills, business development, and personal development) continue to be a daily part of my coaching practice.... I am a better therapist because of the coach training I received from ILCT.... Finally, the personal development section (identifying your purpose, mission, core values, etc.) was worth the whole cost of the coaching course (my buddy coach felt the same way). - Jennifer D. Degler, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist and Life Coach

"I wanted to thank you for the opportunity to be part of the call yesterday! You find something you are passionate about and you want to share it with the world! That is my conviction about your Ph.D. program. I also wanted to let you know what great instructors you have in Susie Strauss and Lisa Kramer. I took Susie's Falling Awake Class and am now taking Lisa's Relationship Coaching Class. She is brilliant and I'm looking to add Relationship Coaching to my repetoire in 2008. I'm taking your Soul, Spirit, Mid-Life class in the fall with Diane Menendez. So thanks for enhancing my program with great classes!" - Lori Berkman, LEGACY LIFE COACHING

"I have been in the field (of psychotherapy) for 25 years ... I am tired of journeys into the past. I was afraid that I would become extinct or retire earlier than I wanted to. You have helped me figure out what I must do. I've registered for the basic class, ordered the books, and made arrangements to make the calls from work. Thank you for helping me feel that I still have resources that are valuable and marketable. Coaching is the answer for me." - June Bond, Baltimore, MD

"I wish the Institute for Life Coach Training had existed when I first sought coaching training. The training I found was good, but quite redundant for me being an experienced therapist. I found their training to be thorough and exquisitely tailored for a therapist to become a coach, covering the distinctions between coaching and therapy, building on skills and knowledge that I already had, and providing concrete tools for getting and working with coaching clients that I did not get from my previous coaching training. I am really enjoying my life and work now as a therapist and coach, and highly recommend Therapist U for any therapist attracted to coaching." - David Steele, MA, LMFT, LifePartnerQuest Relationship Coaching Resources, Campbell, CA

"Yes, I'm really enjoying the Institute for Life Coach Trianing. I think you are providing a well-rounded curriculum -- the actual coaching skills we will need, the distinctions between coaching & therapy, the business & marketing side of coaching and personal work. Having you, Sherry, and Diane as instructors has also been good in bringing different perspectives and variety. The classes with Dave Ellis and Laura Whitworth were real gifts too." - Dawn Lipthrott, LCSW, The Relationship & Personal Development Center, Winterpark, FL

"With stimulating discussion, practical discourse and dissemination of useful ideas and materials, the Institute for Life Coach Training is helping me to make the exciting transition to being a personal coach. I particularly appreciate the presentation of different methods of viewing and implementing the coaching process."

"Just studying coaching has already made a huge difference in my life. I now believe that I can have the life I want through the process of coaching, both on a personal and professional level." - Jeanine Wade, Round Rock, Texas

"I came to the Institute for Life Coach Training with the advantage of having had Pat Williams as my Mentor coach. The 'Transitioning from Therapy in to Coaching' tape set, galvanized my conviction. Now I needed the best training to give me the confidence that my clients were getting me at my best. The course is a gift, created with such care, and delivers such excellent material that one wants to soak up like a thirsty plant. Preparation reading and exercises are clearly defined and ensure that the classes delivered by Pat and faculty really cut to the heart of the matter, and at the same time are fun.The relationship between us, the students,is very apparent when we call in before class, and talk as if we are friends in the room together. With the Institute behind me I shall be proud to offer my clients a Blue-chip coaching service!"- Caroline Minto, Scotland

"Pat Williams' Institute for Life Coach Training course has been tremendously beneficial for us in our transitioning from psychotherapists to coaches. The instruction, class materials, and group interaction combined to provide both ample learning and encouragement. Our participation in the course allowed us to gain significant knowledge in the areas of transitioning our therapists' skills to coaching skills, developing new coaching skills, how to use ourselves as coaches, and how to market our practice."- Jan and Tim Tillotson, St. Augustine, FL

"Thanks to the faculty of the Institute for Life Coach Training, my coaching career has taken off like a rocket. I was skeptical as to whether I could really make the transition from full-time psychologist to coach. I moved slowly at first, probably due to my fears about giving up the known vs. the unknown. I have now learned to think about myself and my gifts in a big way, much different than I had ever thought of myself before. I now have a popular e-zine, an interview with Working Woman magazine, an interview with National Public Radio, and my coaching clients are quickly growing. Managed care is not totally out of my picture yet, but imagine my excitement to write a letter of resignation to one of the big companies just this week. I don't need them anymore. What a wonderful transformation!!!"- Carole Kunkle Miller, Ph.D., Life Coach, Pittsburgh, PA

"I want to thank you for changing my life! I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to be taught such a magnificently rich and enriching curriculum by you, Sherry, Diane and Michael. I welcome and embrace this new journey with excitement and joy. Thank you, Pat." - Michele Lob, Laguna Beach, CA

"Thanks so much for guiding me to a new level of working and a brand new business. Though I am overwhelmed on a daily basis I am having so much fun." -Diane Mayer, Easton, PA

"I've told every therapist and colleague I know how impressive I think the course is. The training is meaty, intelligent, fascinating and full of integrity." - Cindy Barrilleaux, former Senior Director of Family Therapy Network