A rigorous, accredited foundation for coaches who want to work with depth, confidence and psychological sophistication.
Most coaching focuses on what clients say they want to change.
Psychodynamic coaching focuses on what keeps repeating — often outside conscious awareness.
If motivation, mindset or accountability were enough, many of your clients wouldn’t still be stuck.
This course is for coaches who already know that, and want the theory, language and confidence to work at depth, ethically and effectively.
This programme is for you if…
You are an already-qualified coach who:
- Notices patterns repeating across clients, despite setting goals and strong rapport
- Feels uneasy relying on surface-level tools for complex emotional material
- Wants to understand why change stalls, not just how to push harder
- Is curious about unconscious processes but wary of vague or unsafe “depth work”
- Wants theory that supports coaching, not therapy by another name
You don’t need to become a therapist. But you do need a framework for understanding what’s really happening in the room.
Why psychodynamics – and why now?
Modern coaching borrows freely from psychology, neuroscience and therapy, often without enough grounding.
As a result, many coaches:
- Name concepts without fully understanding them
- Sense something deeper is happening, but don’t know how to work with it
- Either avoid emotional material altogether or go too far, too fast
Psychodynamic thinking offers something different.
It helps you understand:
- How unconscious processes shape behaviour
- Why insight doesn’t automatically lead to change
- How defences protect clients — and how to recognise them without trying to “break through”
- Why the coaching relationship itself matters more than any technique
This course gives you a contained, rigorous introduction to psychodynamic thinking, designed specifically for coaching practice.
What makes this course different
This is not a light introduction, and it is not a collection of techniques to deploy.
It is a foundational training that:
- Integrates theory with real coaching practice
- Treats depth work as something to be handled with care and competence
- Helps you think, not perform
- Strengthens your authority as a coach rather than undermining it
You’ll learn how to notice, understand and work with unconscious dynamics, without overreaching, rescuing or losing the coaching frame.
What you’ll gain
By the end of the programme, you will be able to:
- Recognise unconscious patterns shaping your clients’ choices and relationships
- Understand defence mechanisms as protective strategies rather than resistance
- Work more confidently with stuckness, repetition and emotional intensity
- Use the coaching relationship itself as a source of information
- Maintain ethical boundaries while working at depth
- Feel steadier and more authoritative in complex coaching conversations
Many coaches report that this training changes how they listen, not just what they do.
Course structure
The Essentials programme is delivered across three modules, designed to build progressively.
Module 1: Understanding Consciousness
We begin with how the mind is structured and why conscious intention so often loses out.
You’ll explore:
- Conscious and unconscious processes
- Why insight alone rarely creates change
- How early patterns continue to shape adult behaviour
- What coaches need to understand, and what they don’t
This module lays the foundation for everything that follows.
Module 2: Defence Mechanisms
Defences are not problems to be removed – they are solutions that once made sense.
In this module, you’ll learn:
- What defence mechanisms are and how they function
- How to recognise common defences in coaching conversations
- Why “challenging” too early can backfire
- How defences show up in coaches as well as clients
This module often brings a profound shift in compassion, and clarity.
Module 3: Repetition, Transference and the Coaching Relationship
Here we turn our attention to what repeats, and why the relationship matters.
You’ll explore:
- Repetition compulsion and stuck relational patterns
- Transference and countertransference in coaching
- What emotional responses in the coach can tell you
- How to use these dynamics without acting them out
This module helps you work with what’s happening, rather than trying to steer around it.
How the course is taught
- Live, taught sessions (via zoom) with space for reflection and discussion
- Clear theoretical input, grounded in coaching practice
- Case material and real-world examples
- Emphasis on thinking, not performing
- A contained learning environment with clear boundaries
You will also submit a short written or recorded reflection at the end of each module to receive your CCE certificate.
This is professional training, not therapy — and that distinction is held throughout.
Accreditation
The full Essentials programme is accredited for 24 ICF CCE units, awarded across all three modules:
- Module One: 4 Core Competency, 4 Resource Development
- Module Two: 4 Core Competency, 4 Resource Development
- Module Three: 3 Core Competency, 5 Resource Development
It is designed to support ongoing professional development while deepening the quality of your coaching work.
Who this course is not for
This programme may not be the right fit if:
- You’re looking for quick tools or scripts
- You want techniques without theory
- You prefer certainty over curiosity
- You’re not interested in examining your own responses as a coach
Depth work requires willingness, reflection and responsibility.
Cohort Dates (April – June 2026)
Evening cohort
Module one: 14th April, 21st April, 28th April
Module two: 5th May, 12th May, 19th May
Module three: 2nd June, 9th June, 16th June
Morning cohort
Module one: 16th April, 23rd April, 30th April
Module two: 7th May, 14th May, 21st May
Module three: 4th June, 11th June, 18th June
Investment
Early Bird (until 28th February 2026)
- £250 for a single module
- £675 for all three modules
Standard Fee (from 1st March 2026)
- £275 for a single module
- £750 for all three modules
Ready to join?
If you’re looking to deepen your practice – not decorate it – you’re very welcome here.
This course is not about becoming someone else as a coach. It’s about understanding what’s already happening and working with it more skilfully.
You may book all modules directly.
Prefer to take one or two modules rather than the full programme ?
Email me at julia@dynamicsofeveryday.life to confirm your chosen modules and cohort. You will then receive an invoice and booking details.