Become a Certified NLP Somatic Coach and Trainer
Our transformational NLP Somatic Coach Certification Program combines immersive, experiential learning with business development support, guiding you from certification to launching and thriving in your own successful coaching practice.
Trusted by leading brands, coaches and entrepreneurs around the world
The only ICF-accredited certification program that combines NLP and Somatic coaching skills globally since 2009, with over 7,500 graduates worldwide across 75 nationalities.
A Global Approach for A Global Impact
We train and certify coaches to create conscious change.
Through world-class coach training, mentorship, and social impact initiatives, we empower individuals, leaders, and changemakers to facilitate profound transformations and make a positive impact on the world. At the core of our approach is the Conscious Change Coaching Method®, developed by our founder, Helen Attridge, over three decades of dedicated study and hands-on experience. The methodology seamlessly integrates the ICF coaching framework with a unique blend of NLP and somatic coaching skills, promising to unlock powerful shifts and foster lasting change in every aspect of life.
1:1 Mentorship
In 12 Languages
Our program is the only ICF certification program that provides 1:1 coach training and mentorship.
Our Coach Trainers are from around the globe and speak 12 different languages, they bring unparalleled cultural awareness and depth to each student’s journey.
ALCN’s proprietary Conscious Change Coaching Model blends NLP and somatic coaching techniques into a model-based methodology uniquely tailored for a global community. It enables students to practice transformational coaching that respects and adapts to cultural nuances
GLOBAL
COMMUNITY
When you join ALCN, you become part of a global network of over 7,500 coaches and leaders committed to growth and transformation.
This community is here to inspire, support, and celebrate you—providing a space to share insights, build genuine friendships, and collaborate meaningfully.
Our connections don’t end at graduation; they continue to enrich your journey, offering lasting support and opportunities to grow both personally and professionally.
BUSINESS GROWTH
FOR ANY LOCATION
ALCN’s certification equips you with the tools not only to coach but to build a thriving, flexible coaching business that adapts to your lifestyle.
From Unknown to Expert gives you everything you need to get started, while Impact Academy guides you through launching podcasts, leading workshops, and more.
Whether you’re transitioning into a new career, an executive on sabbatical, or an expat living internationally, our programs provide unparalleled support to establish a successful business that travels with you and fits your unique goals.
PARTNERSHIP
JOIN THE FACULTY
At ALCN, our mission to bring impactful coaching worldwide doesn’t end with certification.
For those ready to take their skills to the next level, we offer a pathway to becoming a Global Coach Training Partner, mentoring new students and collaborating with us on spreading coaching’s impact.
This is a unique chance to deepen your leadership, grow professionally, and contribute meaningfully to the global coaching community.
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Become a Certified NLP Somatic Coach™
Your pathway to becoming a Certified Coach
The ultimate, fully customized NLP Somatic Coach Certification Program, designed to take you from novice to thriving coach-preneur. This program delivers comprehensive, experiential training that not only certifies you as an NLP Somatic Coach but also transforms your life from the inside out.
You’ll master powerful NLP and somatic coaching skills to align with the lifestyle you desire and create the impact you envision. What sets this program apart? It goes beyond certification to fully equip you with proven strategies for building a successful coaching business, including step-by-step guidance to help you achieve your first $10K milestone.
For those pursuing an ICF credential, this is the only global ICF-accredited certification program that includes personalized 1:1 training, mentoring, and personal coaching with a PCC-level Coach Trainer, along with expert group mentoring led by a Master Certified Coach.
And yes—it’s all included in the program price.
When you join, you’ll also become part of a global community of change-makers, ready to inspire and support you on your coaching journey.
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Social impact
ALCN is a profit-for-purpose company committed to creating a better world. We believe in the power of coaching as a tool for individual and societal transformation.
By empowering initiatives with coaching, leadership development, and mentoring, we aim to make a lasting difference. We actively support social impact projects worldwide and work with NGOs by providing scholarships for our coaching training programs, empowering leaders and changemakers in social justice, human rights, global climate, sustainability, youth empowerment, and more.
Conscious Change Coaching Method®
Our Conscious Change Coaching Method® integrates the ICF model with a unique combination of NLP and somatic coaching techniques to foster inner alignment and drive profound, lasting change in all areas of life. By mastering this method, you’ll gain deep clarity into the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual dynamics of transformation—insights often overlooked by other coaching approaches.
4 Pillars of Conscious Change Coaching Method®
Neuro-Linguistic Programming
Introduction and advanced level theory and techniques for using NLP in a coaching context to create rapid and lasting transformation.
Somatic
Practices
From simple body awareness to advanced somatic coaching exercises and techniques that help clients to access powerful insights and unlock the answers within.
Inner
Alignment Map™
An ALCN framework that was designed to support clients to come into alignment with their mission & purpose through exploration of their environment, patterns, skills, values and beliefs.
ICF Coaching
Framework
The gold standard for coaching globally, you’ll walk away with an embodied understanding of how to apply this framework to create a powerful partnership with your clients.
Our Community
The ALCN community is a global network, driven by a shared passion for facilitating powerful transformations and creating positive impact in the world. We’ve cultivated a community of coaches, entrepreneurs, non-profit founders, fortune 500 executives, innovators, health practitioners, pioneers in the field of coaching in their country, pro-athletes, yogis, policymakers, community leaders and more.
Here’s what our community looks like in numbers:
Students Graduated
People Coached and Trained Globally
Hours of Coaching
Nationalities
Fast growing network of multi-lingual Coach Trainers worldwide
I love what I do and that’s why I do it
I’m Helen, a Master Certified Coach, International Trainer, Founder of the Academy of Leadership Coaching & NLP, creator of the Conscious Change Coaching Method® and the Inner Alignment Map™
For over 30 years, I’ve collaborated with global leaders in coaching and transformation. From Stanford to Beijing, I’ve shared insights on NLP and Leadership. I’ve empowered thousands, from Fortune 500 executives to women in transition. It’s been an amazing journey, filled with joy and challenges. Ultimately, I passionately affirm: personal growth and positive change are inseparable. We stand at the threshold of a new future, and I’m proud that our graduates, trainers, and individuals like you are driving this transformative shift.
HELEN ATTRIDGE, MCC
FOUNDER
Testimonials
Discover the transformative power of our programs through the words of our graduates.Their stories reflect the diverse experiences of students from various backgrounds and nearly every corner of the globe. Read firsthand about the impact they’re now making in the world, and envision the possibilities for your own journey.
“The training was simply amazing.”
The quality of the training is superb; the learning context creates accelerated learning; and the demonstrations exemplify great skills in coaching and NLP. I recommend wholeheartedly. I write this as an NLP trainer and author with over three decades of experience.
“This isn’t a tick-box training and another fancy title. This is changing the way we show up in the world.”
I came here to enable change. I started looking at my life – the ways I connect to myself, how I moved through the world. I never imagined the ripple of positive change that’d create in my relationships, especially the one I have with my daughter.
“I get to make a living doing work I love.”
This program lit the fire in my belly. It offers a tremendous opportunity to those aspiring to learn the skills and qualities not only to be a successful coach or business owner, but to transform their own lives and make their mark in the world.
KELLY GHERLING
LEADERSHIP COACH | AUTHOR OF NLP THE NEW TECHNOLOGY OF ACHIEVEMENT
SEATTLE, USA
AKIKO MEGA
COACH & CONSULTANT
TOKYO, JAPAN
MATTHEW BRANNAGAN
FACULTY DIRECTOR, TEACHER & COACH | HOFFMAN INSTITUTE
CALIFORNIA, USA
“The training was simply amazing.”
The quality of the training is superb; the learning context creates accelerated learning; and the demonstrations exemplify great skills in coaching and NLP. I recommend wholeheartedly. I write this as an NLP trainer and author with over three decades of experience.
KELLY GHERLING
LEADERSHIP COACH | AUTHOR OF NLP THE NEW TECHNOLOGY OF ACHIEVEMENT
SEATTLE, USA
“This isn’t a tick-box training and another fancy title. This is changing the way we show up in the world.”
I came here to enable change. I started looking at my life – the ways I connect to myself, how I moved through the world. I never imagined the ripple of positive change that’d create in my relationships, especially the one I have with my daughter.
AKIKO MEGA
COACH & CONSULTANT
TOKYO, JAPAN
“I get to make a living doing work I love.”
This program lit the fire in my belly. It offers a tremendous opportunity to those aspiring to learn the skills and qualities not only to be a successful coach or business owner, but to transform their own lives and make their mark in the world.
MATTHEW BRANNAGAN
FACULTY DIRECTOR, TEACHER & COACH | HOFFMAN INSTITUTE
CALIFORNIA, USA
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