Advising
Deepen the impact of your organization on young lives with our Advising services, designed to improve the skills and approach of youth-serving professionals working with tweens, teens, and emerging adults. These consulting services and professional development offerings equip your team with practical, evidence-based coaching skills to support youth through behavior change, motivation-building, and emotional resilience.
Transformative Group Learning & Development for Youth Serving Organizations
As an organization trying to make a difference in the lives of youth, professional development and educational programs are essential for improving the effectiveness of your team. The Youth Coaching Institute is a global leader in providing training to youth coaches and other youth-serving professionals.
Our Advising services are a powerful tool for organizations committed to the positive development of young individuals, such as schools, higher education institutions, juvenile detention centers, churches, and community-serving organizations. We can provide your team with specialized training and workshop opportunities, equipping them with the opportunity to learn practical coaching skills that they can readily apply to their daily work.
We’ll help your team:
Develop or strengthen youth coaching certification programs
Address issues such as teenage attitude, poor motivation, and low engagement
Guide teens in building confidence, setting goals, and making healthy life decisions
Explore Our Advising Services
By empowering the adults who guide and support today’s youth, we aim to amplify the positive impact of the adolescents under your care, creating a ripple effect of growth, understanding, and empowerment within your community. Through our consulting, program development, and supervision services, we’ll provide your team with the insights and techniques needed to foster resilience, encourage academic success, and support healthy transitions into independent adulthood.
Advising Options
In-house Coach Training Program Development
Advising Services
We can build your in-house coach training program to equip your staff to coach well integrating national coaching standards and evidence-based practices tailored to your audience and mission. We can also update your existing coach training program to align with national coaching standards and/or integrate most up-to-date coaching science.
Coaching Program Development
Advising Services
We can build your direct coaching programs and services to integrate national coaching standards, most up-to-date coaching science, models and theories relevant to your audience and mission. We can also update your existing programs to elevate your impact and effectiveness.
Coach Management, Supervision, & Quality Assurance
Advising Services
We can develop or support you developing your internal coaching competencies, policies, procedures, and quality assurance standards. Including, performance evaluation and key performance indicators relevant to coaching aligned with the national standards.
"Dr. Leah Mazzola was instrumental in developing a series of narrated modules on evidence-based coaching. Our team of coaches, who provide support to professional learners such as medical students, have found these modules to be greatly beneficial as professional development training. We look forward to gaining more knowledge and skills from these resources."
Cheraton Love, PhD (PhD in Microbiology and Immunology)
Director, Center for Personal and Professional Development (CPPD), Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Professional Development Workshops
Live or Virtual Training
Enhance the expertise of staff in youth-focused organizations with our Professional Development Workshops, ranging from 1 to 3 hours, tailored for virtual or in-person delivery. These workshops offer evidence-based knowledge, practical tools, and strategies, along with skills practice and debriefing sessions on key topics like adolescent development, motivation, academic resilience, basic coaching skills, desistance coaching, and career discovery for emerging adults.
Have Questions? Schedule a Q&A With Us.
Whether you have some coaching experience under your belt, want to better serve youth in your profession, or are exploring a profitable and fulfilling career choice, we’re here to guide you on the best path forward. Fill out our contact form or schedule a live 20-minute Q&A to learn more.
What to Expect from Advising Services
Our mission is to foster resilience and thriving for youth and emerging adults in life, school, and work. We are passionate about supporting schools, higher education institutions, juvenile detention centers, churches, community serving organizations, and/or any other setting where youth are served to integrate evidence-based coaching and adolescent well-being science into their work. We’ll meet with you to understand your needs, goals, and scope of projects; collaborate to ensure services and products remain aligned with your mission, vision, and goals; offer insights, recommendations, guidance, and collaborative support through the brainstorming, research, planning, and development of your programs and services.
Why Choose the Youth Coaching Institute?
Evidence-Based Approach
Our curriculum is grounded in research on adolescent development, motivation, and wellness coaching. We focus on adolescent interventions that enhance self-perceptions, engagement, and positive behaviors while reducing challenges.
Community of Social Change Agents
At YCI, we are dedicated youth advocates, educators, and life coaches focused on helping the next generation thrive. Having transformed from our adolescent struggles into thriving adults, we are committed to guiding the youth through their journeys into successful adults.
Flexible and Virtual Learning Environment
Our virtual coaching certifications accommodates even the busiest lifestyles and is designed for professionals across the globe, ensuring a seamless learning experience. We offer both live and self-paced courses.
International Coaching Federation Accreditation
Stand out in the field of youth coaching with our internationally recognized certifications. The ICF is one of the highest-regarded coaching certification organizations, known for its stringent education and rigorous credentialing.
Reach Out to Us to Learn More
Have questions or want to speak with a member of our team? Schedule a meeting or reach out to us directly, and we’ll be happy to assist you on your coaching journey.
Youth Coaching Expert Insights
Discover a library of free expert resources exploring the youth coaching landscape, the experiences of adolescents today, and opportunities to strengthen your approach.
How to Help Reluctant Teens Set Goals (Without the Pressure)
January 10, 2026
YCI Youth Coaching Competencies
January 1, 2026
Elevate Your Impact and Start Coaching Today
Make a positive and measurable impact with the Youth Coaching Institute. Develop your coaching skillset and begin the journey to becoming a certified youth life coach today.