Online executive coaching certification

Learn to coach with the Claristrat Method™

Our ICF-accredited training gives you a structured, repeatable approach rooted in complexity theory, depth psychology, adult development and neuroscience, so the leaders you coach act on what they see. Build a practice, or use it in the role you hold.

  • Live online
  • Groups of 6–8
  • 12 and 24 week programs
ICF Level 1 Accredited Coaching EducationICF Professional Coaches memberInternational Coaching FederationICF-accredited education provider
Fabiana Pereira Hotz, founder and lead faculty of Claristrat Institute
Fabiana Pereira Hotz, PCCFounder and lead faculty

Leaders have come to us from

  • Accenture
  • WPP
  • IBM
  • Ogilvy
  • SAP
  • Odgers Berndtson
  • Special Olympics
  • Sobeys
  • Deloitte
  • Yamaha Motors
  • Brown University
  • TD Bank

The Claristrat Method™

A deeper capacity to lead

Develop how you see, decide, and show up. The Claristrat Method™ builds three core capabilities.

Identify hidden dynamics

See the unseen patterns shaping your leadership and the organization around you.

What it draws from

LineagesComplexity theory · Depth psychology

ICF competenciesListens actively · Evokes awareness

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Guide others through uncertainty

Build the judgment to know when to pause, when to question, and when to act.

What it draws from

LineagesAdult development · Complexity theory

ICF competenciesFacilitates client growth · Evokes awareness

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Coach with grounded presence

Stay steady when the pressure rises. Bring calm, attentive authority to every conversation.

What it draws from

LineagesNeuroscience · Depth psychology

ICF competenciesMaintains presence · Cultivates trust and safety

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ICF ACC vs. PCC

Choose the right depth

Both certificates share the first twelve weeks. The Professional path stops there. The Advanced path continues into team dynamics and systems.

ACC: Associate Certified CoachPCC: Professional Certified Coach

ICF ACC pathway

Professional Certificate

12weeks

  • Diagnose root causes, not symptoms
  • Sustain trust with skeptical executives
  • Deliver impact a sponsor can measure

ICF PCC pathway

Advanced Certificate

24weeks

  • Intervene in team dynamics as they happen
  • Steady an executive team in conflict
  • Change how a whole team performs

What alumni say

Arthur Fleischmann portrait

Even if you don’t want to be a coach, if you manage people, lead organizations, boards or teams, these skills are invaluable.

Arthur FleischmannFormer Group CEO, john st. & Ogilvy Canada · Country Lead, WPP Canada · CEO, Sense.Maker
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Debbie Carkner portrait

This program will change how you relate and see yourself, for the better, in your career as well as your personal life.

Debbie CarknerFormer Managing Director, Accenture · Entrepreneur and Advisor
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Esther Benzie portrait

The program was incredible and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to advance their coaching skills. Fabiana is an outstanding leader and coach.

Esther BenzieCEO, Canadian Marketing Association · Brand and Advertiser Executive · Board Director
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Info session

Join the next 30-minute briefing

Program options, curriculum and commitment, then an open Q&A with Fabiana. For anyone who would rather hear it in a group than book a call.

Choose a session

  • Wednesday, September 231:00 – 1:30 pm ETRegister
  • Wednesday, October 2112:00 – 12:30 pm ETRegister
  • Wednesday, November 189:00 – 9:30 am ETRegister

30 minutes, live, with an open Q&A.

Two-minute diagnostic

Test your coaching instinct

Someone turns to you for clarity. What's your first instinct?

Take the First Instinct reading

Frequently Asked Questions

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Is this for me if I never want to be a full-time coach?

Yes. Many participants stay in role and use the method with their own teams, boards and successors; others build a practice, and some do both. The training is the same either way, and the certificate and the ICF pathway are yours whether or not you ever charge for a session.

How much time does this take each week?

The ACC program, 12 weeks long, takes five to nine hours a week, depending on your pace. The PCC program, 24 weeks long, ranges from four to seven hours a week. That includes live classes, practice, mentoring, and work you do on your own.

My background is senior, but is it senior enough?

The application asks for your most senior role and the largest team you have led. C-suite leaders, founders and vice presidents qualify directly. Directors and other senior roles are read by hand, and the next step is a conversation with faculty about fit rather than a form. Nobody is turned down by an algorithm.

What does the ICF credential actually get me?

The ICF, the International Coaching Federation, is the credential executives and procurement teams recognise when they hire a coach. Claristrat is an ICF-accredited education provider, so the training, mentor coaching and assessment you complete here count toward the ACC credential, and the Advanced Certificate continues on the PCC pathway. You also leave with the Claristrat certificate itself, which documents your hours.

Can I start in a later month?

Yes. Cohorts start throughout the year, and you choose the start date when you apply. Cohorts run with a minimum group size. If a start date does not reach it, we will offer you the next available start or a full refund.

Talk it through with Fabiana

Thirty minutes, one-to-one, no commitment.