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October 1, 2026

How to find an ethical integration coach: 8 questions to ask before you hire one

Anyone can call themselves an integration coach. Ask these 8 questions to find a coach you can trust after a big experience.

Instructor Katie Asmus draws hyper-arousal and hypo-arousal lines on a whiteboard while coaching students take notes during an Earth-Based Institute training.

October 1, 2026

How to choose an ethical integration coach training: 9 questions to ask before you enroll

Some integration coach trainings accept anyone who can pay. Ask these 9 questions to find an ethical training you can trust.

Michael Jospe, PCC, teaching a Nature-Connected Coaching training outdoors, the same kind of in-person instruction an ICF-accredited program includes.

September 25, 2026

How to compare nature coaching certification programs

Nature coaching programs use words like accredited, certified, and ICF-aligned to mean different things. Here is what each one actually means.

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September 23, 2026

10 questions to ask before choosing a coaching certification program

Ask these 10 questions before choosing a coach training program. Compare accreditation, mentoring, skills feedback, business support, and more.

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March 19, 2026

Rate for service

A step-by-step way to set your coaching rate, starting from your real monthly expenses instead of what everyone else charges. Pen and calculator needed.

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March 19, 2026

Your road map forward

Three revenue milestones stand between you and a thriving coaching business. Here is what the first one is, and the single number everything balances on.

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March 19, 2026

Your next most important decision

You already chose to become a coach. The next choice is the one most coaches skip: choosing to become a successful coach with a thriving business.

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August 29, 2026

Can you make a living as an integration coach?

What do integration coaches charge, and are there enough clients to build a practice on? A sourced look at rates, packages, and the size of the market.

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August 14, 2026

You don't have to sell nature to your coaching clients

Outdoor coaches often feel they have to justify going outside. You don't. Nature is not a place you take clients to. It's something you let into the work.

A nature-connected coach and client seated together in an aspen meadow during an outdoor coaching session.

August 7, 2026

Outdoor coaching sessions: why moving outside isn't enough

Taking your coaching sessions outside doesn't make them transformational. The three-stage framework I've taught nature connected coaches since 2008.

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July 27, 2026

The Nature-Connected Coaching (NCC) Certification, explained

The Nature-Connected Coaching (NCC) Certification is Earth-Based Institute's ICF Level 2 accredited coach training with nature as the method. Here's how it works.

A nature-connected coach and his client in conversation during an outdoor coaching session in a snowy evergreen forest.

August 5, 2026

What is Nature-Connected Coaching?

Nature-connected coaching is professional coaching that partners with the natural world to turn insight into lasting change. Here's what it is and how it works.

A coach at a wooden desk beside a window opening onto trees, a hand-drawn plan and a warm mug beside a laptop in morning light.

July 27, 2026

How to build a nature-based coaching business

How to build a nature-based coaching business: choose a focus, get credible training, price from your own numbers, and grow to steady revenue over time.

Two adults in a coaching session outdoors, seated on a fallen log in dappled forest light.

July 27, 2026

What ICF credential do you actually earn? ACC, PCC, and the NCC path

ICF Level 2 accredits a program; ACC and PCC are the credentials you earn. Here's what that means on the Nature-Connected Coaching path, and how to reach it.

A mid-career professional pausing on a forest boardwalk between shade and sunlight, dressed half for the office and half for the outdoors.

July 27, 2026

Changing careers into nature-based coaching

Thinking of changing careers into nature-based coaching? How mid-career professionals train, keep their income, and build a practice over about two years.

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July 27, 2026

Do you need a psychology or counseling degree to become a coach?

No, you don't need a psychology or counseling degree to become a coach. What actually qualifies you is ICF-accredited coach training and an ICF credential.

A coach and client walking together on a forest path, reflecting the nature-based approach of Nature-Based Integration Coaching.

June 20, 2026

What is Nature-Based Integration Coaching (NBIC)?

What is Nature-Based Integration Coaching? NBIC is professional training in pre- and post-treatment integration coaching, using nature as the method.

Michael Jospe, PCC, teaching a Nature-Connected Coaching training outdoors.

June 3, 2026

What's the difference between ICF Level 1 and Level 2 accreditation?

ICF Level 1 and Level 2 accreditation explained: training hours, the ACC and PCC credentials, and what the difference means when you choose a coach training program.

A person standing at a fork in a wooded trail, looking at two paths, representing the decision between becoming a coach or a therapist.

May 24, 2026

Should You Become a Coach or a Therapist? How to Decide

Deciding between becoming a coach or a therapist? An ICF-credentialed coach who asked the same question breaks down how to choose the right path.