Mentor Coaching

Mentor coaching provides a dedicated space to reflect on your coaching practice, strengthen your professional judgement and continue developing your own distinctive coaching style. Whether you are working towards your first ICF credential, preparing for PCC or MCC, renewing an existing credential, or simply committed to becoming the very best coach you can be, mentor coaching offers an invaluable opportunity for continued professional growth.

Caroline Beckett provides one-to-one and group mentor coaching for coaches across the world, combining reflective dialogue, developmental feedback and practical application to help coaches deepen both their confidence and capability.

As a human-centric mentor coach, Caroline’s mission is to help other coaches grow so that they can, in turn, be the best possible coach for their clients.

What is mentor coaching?

The International Coaching Federation (ICF) defines mentor coaching as:

“Mentor Coaching is a collaborative learning process through which coaches receive feedback based on observed or recorded sessions to support them in further developing their unique coaching style and coaching skills in alignment with the ICF Core Competencies.”

Mentor coaching is much more than preparation for an assessment. It is a developmental partnership that encourages coaches to examine their practice with curiosity, recognise strengths, identify opportunities for growth and continue developing greater awareness, intentionality and professional confidence.

Why work with Caroline?

Caroline Beckett is an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Master Certified Coach (MCC) and holds the ICF Mentor Coaching Specialization (MCS) at ACC, PCC and MCC levels. Together with her ICF BARS and Marker training, EMCC Global Supervision Individual Award (ESIA) accreditation, and extensive experience as a mentor coach, coach educator and instructional designer, this enables her to support coaches at every stage of their professional development, from those developing towards ACC through to experienced coaches refining their practice at MCC level.

Caroline is also the designer and facilitator of the CoachME Professional Certificate in Mentor Coaching, aligned with the ICF Mentor Coaching Competencies, and has supported coaches from a wide range of sectors, cultures and countries.

Rather than focusing solely on achieving a credential, Caroline’s mentor coaching helps coaches understand the thinking behind their coaching decisions, develop greater awareness of their impact and continue evolving an authentic, effective and sustainable coaching practice.

How can mentor coaching can support you?

Mentor coaching provides opportunities to:

  • Deepen your understanding and embodiment of the ICF Core Competencies
  • Strengthen your confidence and professional judgement
  • Explore and refine your own distinctive coaching style
  • Recognise patterns within your coaching conversations
  • Build on existing strengths while identifying opportunities for further development
  • Receive detailed developmental feedback aligned to the ICF BARS or Markers
  • Benchmark your coaching against ACC, PCC and MCC standards
  • Learn from a library of recorded coaching conversations
  • Access self-study resources to support continued learning
  • Prepare for ICF credential applications, renewals and the Credential Exam

Above all, mentor coaching provides protected thinking space to reflect, experiment and continue developing the quality of your coaching for the benefit of your clients.

What can we offer you in terms of group and 1:1 mentor coaching?

One-to-one Mentor Coaching

Individual mentor coaching is tailored to your own coaching practice and professional goals.

Before each session, you submit a recorded coaching conversation which Caroline reviews in detail. You receive developmental feedback mapped against the ICF BARS or Markers, together with a transcript of your coaching conversation to support deeper reflection.

During your mentoring session, you explore the coaching together, celebrating strengths, examining key decision points and identifying practical development priorities that can be applied immediately within your future coaching conversations.

Where appropriate, sessions can also include support with the ICF application process and preparation for the ICF Credential Exams for ACC and PCC/MCC.

Group Mentor Coaching

Group mentor coaching creates an engaging learning environment where coaches learn not only from their own development, but also through observing the practice and perspectives of others.

Sessions may include:

  • Exploring benchmark ACC, PCC and MCC coaching recordings
  • Live coaching demonstrations
  • Developmental mentor coaching feedback
  • Reflective discussion and collaborative learning
  • Exploring different coaching styles and approaches
  • Preparation for the ICF Credential Exam
  • Guidance relating to the ICF credentialing process

Group mentor coaching is offered throughout the year, with UK morning and afternoon sessions designed to accommodate coaches across multiple international time zones.  View the schedule here.

Mentor coaching options

Jigsaw.coach offers mentor coaching through:

  • 10 hours of one-to-one mentor coaching
  • 3 hours of one-to-one mentor coaching
  • A combined package [3 hours one-to-one mentor coaching and 7.5 hours of group mentor coaching].

Full details of current programmes, schedules and transparent pricing can be found in the Jigsaw.coach Shop.

I highly recommend Caroline as a coach mentor. She has supported me to achieve my ICF MCC certification but our sessions have given me so much more. She builds confidence, helps you connect deeply to your purpose and is extremely knowledgeable to all areas of coaching. We also laughed a lot, which helped me let go of needing to “get it right.” I was able to find my way and flow into my very best practice. As I said, Caroline is fabulous and if you are looking for a mentor coach then you have found a great one here. 🙂Karen Muir, MCC, MEd, Leadership Coach, UK

What distinguishes jigsaw.coach from other providers? 

Choosing a mentor coach is an important investment in your continuing professional development.

Working with Caroline provides access to:

  • An ICF Master Certified Coach (MCC)
  • The ICF Mentor Coaching Specialization (MCS) at ACC, PCC and MCC levels
  • ICF BARS and Marker trained feedback
  • EMCC ESIA accredited supervision expertise
  • Detailed written feedback and coaching transcripts
  • A library of benchmark ACC, PCC and MCC coaching recordings
  • Self-study resources that extend learning between sessions
  • Complimentary access to Jigsaw.coach mock ICF Credential Exam materials where appropriate
  • Support with ICF applications and Credential Exam preparation
  • Extensive experience supporting coaches developing towards ACC, PCC and MCC standards.

Feedback is designed not simply to identify what happened within a coaching conversation, but to help you understand why it matters, explore alternative possibilities and translate learning into your future practice.

Caroline was one of my Mentor Coaches for my MCC credential as part of the CoachME faculty. It was an amazing journey with her, I felt comfortable, relaxed and so much more confident about submitting my MCC application. Her comments and targets were exactly the same as those from the ICF assessor! I am so grateful to have had Caroline as one of my mentor coaches.  Thank you for the amazing sessions!Anita Seman, MCC, Jakarta, Indonesia

ICF mentor coaching requirements

For coaches undertaking mentor coaching as part of an ICF credential application, the ICF requires the mentoring process to take place over a minimum of three months. This allows time to reflect on feedback, integrate new learning and demonstrate development across multiple coaching conversations.

Current ICF requirements include ten hours of mentor coaching, with a minimum of three hours completed individually. The remaining hours may be completed through group mentor coaching.  Coaches should always refer to the latest ICF guidance when planning their mentor coaching.

Working with Caroline has been extremely valuable for me. She pinpointed the areas of my coaching where I could improve in order to trigger even more reflection and change in the clients. What I liked a lot working with Caroline is that she not only helped me focus on areas where I could make a bigger difference by adjusting my approach; she also helped me recognize my strengths and how I should continue using them to make a strong impact with my clients. Caroline was really a great sounding board for me, she challenged me when it was necessary, and her mentoring definitely helped me make significant progress in my coaching sessions with clients. She is also a fun person to work with, she really acts as a servant of her mentees. I would recommend working with Caroline without hesitation.Pascal Maygnan, ACC, Experienced International CFO, Germany and France

Continue developing your coaching practice

Mentor coaching is an investment in yourself, your clients and the quality of your coaching.  Whether your goal is an ICF credential, credential renewal or continued professional development, it provides the opportunity to pause, reflect and intentionally strengthen your practice.

If you would like to explore mentor coaching with Caroline, please get in touch for an informal conversation or visit the Jigsaw.coach Shop for current programmes, schedules and transparent pricing.