Become a Certified Strong Relationships Coach

Equip Yourself to Transform Lives with Proven Tools – Start Your Certified Coaching Journey Today

Three Powerful Coaching Courses

As a Strong Relationships Coach, you can specialize in one—or all three—of the following certified coaching Courses.

Each certification track is self-paced, accessible online, and provides all the tools you need to coach others effectively.

Blessing & Attachment Coaching

Based on our book The Blessing, which has sold over 2 million copies.

This certification equips you to help individuals, couples, and families build secure attachment and emotional connection through the five key elements of The Blessing:

  • Appropriate Meaningful Touch
  • Spoken Words
  • Attaching High Value
  • Picturing a Special Future
  • Genuine Commitment

You’ll learn how to help others heal relational wounds, create deep connections, and build a foundation of love and security in their most important relationships.

Strengths Coaching

Based on our copyrighted Animal Personality Test featuring Lions, Otters, Golden Retrievers, and Beavers.

Understanding personality strengths is key to better relationships, leadership, and teamwork. This certification will equip you to:

Use faith-based insights to guide people toward self-awareness and stronger connections in all areas of life.

Identify personality types and how they influence relationships. Help individuals and teams communicate and collaborate more effectively. And truly value those who are different than them.

Coach clients on leveraging their strengths while managing their weaknesses.

LifeMapping® Coaching

Based on our book Where Do I Go From Here? and our copyrighted LifeMapping® tool.

LifeMapping® is a proven process that helps people gain clarity on their past, present, and future so they can break through obstacles and move forward with confidence. With this certification, you’ll learn how to:

  • Guide clients through mapping out their life story to see patterns and insights.
  • Help people identify roadblocks that have kept them stuck.
  • Equip clients with an actionable plan to achieve their personal and professional goals.
  • Use biblical wisdom to help others step into their God-given purpose with clarity and direction.

What You Can Expect

the process: transform lives & your career

Each course is taught by me (Kari Trent Stageberg) and my father, Dr. John Trent – and based on the tools we’ve created in our books that have helped millions of people world-wide. We have designed each course to equip you with comprehensive, faith-based coaching tools that can be immediately applied in your work with individuals, couples, families, and teams. The process is self-paced and accessible from anywhere, allowing you to complete the certification at your convenience while still receiving high-quality training and support. They are also done in collaboration with the International Christian Coaching Institute (ICCI) giving you more options for certification, growth, and support.

What’s Included in Each Certification Track?

Comprehensive Video Training – Learn directly and on-demand, through in-depth, engaging lessons that break down each coaching model. You’ll get 10 hours of training content with each course – and you can work at your own pace.

Interactive Workbooks & Exercises – Strengthen your learning with practical exercises that help you internalize key concepts and apply them to real-world coaching scenarios.

Faith-Based Integration – Each of our courses has a strong faith component. So you will learn how to powerfully weave faith into your coaching, helping clients experience growth that is not only practical but spiritually enriching.

Certification Credentialing – Demonstrate your expertise and earn your official credential upon successful completion. *3 Mentor Coaching sessions are required for certification.

Ongoing Support & Community – Join a network of fellow certified coaches for continued learning, encouragement, and professional development opportunities.

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How Certification Can Transform Your Coaching Practice

You may be excited about becoming a Certified Strong Relationships Coach, but you may still have certain doubts or challenges that are holding you back. If any of these concerns are holding you back, know that this program is designed to meet you where you are and equip you with everything you need to succeed.

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Do I Have Enough Time to Take a Certification Course?

The Challenge: Life is busy, and you worry about fitting in a certification program with your existing commitments.

The Solution: This program is completely self-paced, allowing you to move through the content at a schedule that works for you. Whether you have an hour a week or a full day to dedicate to learning, you can make progress at your own pace without pressure.

Am I Qualified to Be a Coach?

The Challenge: You love the idea of helping others, but you’re unsure if you have what it takes to be an effective coach.

The Solution: This certification is designed for both beginners and experienced leaders. With step-by-step coaching frameworks, real-world application exercises, and faith-based principles, you’ll be equipped with the confidence and tools needed to coach effectively—no prior experience required.

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Will This Actually Help Me Grow My Impact?

The Challenge: You want to make a difference, but you’re unsure if a certification will truly expand your reach and influence.

The Solution: This certification is built on proven coaching models that have helped thousands of people transform their relationships and lives. You’ll gain highly sought-after skills that can open doors for coaching, ministry, counseling, and leadership opportunities, giving you the credibility and confidence to serve more people effectively.

Can I Afford This Program?

The Challenge: Investing in certification can feel like a financial commitment, and you want to be sure it’s worth it.

The Solution: This certification isn’t just a course—it’s an investment in your future impact. With practical coaching skills, a recognized credential, and real-world application, you’ll be equipped to help more people and potentially increase your income as a coach. Plus, with affordable payment options, this certification is designed to be accessible.

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Can I Really Lead Others Practically & Spiritually?

The Challenge: You want to help others grow in their faith and relationships, but you worry about whether you have enough biblical knowledge or coaching ability.

The Solution: This program is built on biblical principles, and will guide you step by step in how to integrate faith into coaching. You’ll receive faith-based training, coaching scripts, and tools that make it easy to apply biblical wisdom in a natural and impactful way, helping others grow spiritually while strengthening relationships.

take a powerful next step…

in your coaching journey

You have a calling to help others. This certification will give you the tools, confidence, and credibility to change lives, restore relationships, and build stronger communities.

Select Your Course &

GET STARTED TODAY

When you select your course, you will be taken to the ICCI website. This is where all of our Coaching Certifications are housed, and where you will pay for and access your coaching courses.

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The Blessing Course

This will take you to the ICCI website where our courses are hosted.

This will take you to the ICCI website where our courses are hosted.

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LifeMapping® Course

This will take you to the ICCI website where our courses are hosted.