Limited Registration is Open for the October 2026
Learn how you can earn your International Coaching Federation (ICF) certification — the global gold standard for professional coaching — and become a confident, well-respected coach. Upon successful completion of our program, you become a Certified Professional Emotional Wellbeing Life Coach (CPC).
The Emotional Wellbeing Coaching Academy is for you if you are ready to:
Many students in EWCA’s ICF-accredited program work full-time and have children or other responsibilities to balance. We’ve developed this training to allow you to earn your certification without putting your life on hold.
At EWCA, you’ll receive a holistic training experience that goes beyond certification — including mentorship, business-building modules, personal growth and grounding practices, plus a clear path to continuously upgrade your skills and accreditation levels.
EWCA offers certification in 75 training hours, the level of hours required for an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). It includes the following:
You will learn all you need to know to start coaching and to create ever-changing impact in others lives.
Learning at your own pace, you will gain knowledge about the human condition, emotions, wellbeing, the ICF and its code of ethics.
Also, you will be encouraged to look beyond the scope of this course and to spend 8 hours doing an independent study on a coaching-related topic of your choice.
You will work with a highly qualified and experienced mentor who will give you immediate feedback and ongoing tips to keep fine-tuning your craft and to build up your confidence.
Shawnda Mckinney
Lead HR Consultant
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Michelle Littlejohn
Project Director
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Latonya Johnson | PHD Candidate & Management Analyst
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Schedule a Discovery Call
Schedule a 30-minute call with our Admissions team to determine if the EWCA is right for you.
Choose Your Training Path
When you choose to move forward with our program, choose from one of three tracks for your goals.
Secure Your Enrollment
When you commit to joining the academy, you will receive a contract and invoice to secure your spot.
TOTAL COURSE TRAINING TIME = 75 hours
Emotional Wellbeing Coaching Certification
Emotional Wellbeing Coaching Certification + Monthly Membership
ICF Path Mentorship Component
Must have completed 60 Hours of Coach Training OR
already be ACC accredited
Don’t let financial constraints hinder your journey as a life coach.
Got more questions? Feel free to contact us for more information.
This program is for you if you:
Believe you are worthy of helping others, even while growing through your own challenges.
Feel a calling on your life to uplift, guide, and support people who naturally come to you for advice.
Are a leader who wants to move beyond the bottom line and lead with empathy, authenticity, and care.
Work in an organization and want to retain employees by creating a culture where people feel seen, heard, and valued.
Are a business owner seeking to integrate life coaching into your work — not just in title, but with real skill, certification, and credibility.
Want to evolve in your career and add coaching skills to grow within your company or profession.
Desire “something more” — a path that allows you to grow personally while making a meaningful impact in the lives of others.
EWCA is designed for anyone who feels called to coach and empower others — it is not limited to specific industries. However, our past cohorts have included professionals such as:
Faith & Ministry Leaders – Ministers and spiritual guides pairing their calling with professional coaching skills and credentials.
Corporate & Government Leaders – Executives, directors, and managers leading with empathy and building healthier workplace cultures.
Higher Education Professionals – Deans, professors, and program directors using coaching tools to strengthen leadership and student development.
HR & Workplace Wellness Leaders – HR directors and culture champions bringing coaching into team support and employee retention.
Wellness & Healing Practitioners – Therapists, bodyworkers, and holistic healers expanding their services with emotional well-being coaching.
Entrepreneurs & Business Owners – Visionary leaders adding coaching to their offerings or creating new streams of impact.
Career Transitioners – Professionals entering new chapters who want coaching to enhance their influence, credibility, and purpose.
These examples reflect the kinds of leaders and professionals who have trained with us — but if you feel called to coach, this program is for you.
The International Federation of Coaching has three different levels of certified training professionals. This includes ACC Associate level-1, PCC professional coach level-2, and MCC coach level-3.
Phillitia is a PCC coach and works with MCC level three professionals to ensure the highest standards and experience for your coaching journey.
Emotional Wellbeing Coach Academy coaches stand out with specialized training in emotional health, offering a holistic approach. Their unique focus, methodologies, and ongoing professional development distinguish them, ensuring a comprehensive and tailored approach to clients’ emotional wellbeing, setting them apart from coaches with a more generalized skill set.
Our holistic approach is a hallmark of Emotional Wellbeing Coach Academy. Rather than isolating emotional wellbeing, our coaches recognize the interconnectedness of physical, mental, and emotional aspects. This holistic perspective enables a more comprehensive understanding of clients’ challenges and facilitates a whole hearted approach to coaching.
Our coaches will be equipped with the skills needed to help clients understand the difference between therapy and coaching. EWCA coaches do not diagnose. They prioritize creating a safe and supportive environment, avoid retraumatization, and know when to refer clients to specialized professionals if needed. EWCA coaches will learn to effectively and safely assist clients on their healing journey.
Emotional Wellbeing Coaches provide holistic support, fostering a safe space for clients. They facilitate positive experiences, enhance emotional awareness, and empower clients to envision and create their desired future. Through active listening, empathy, and targeted guidance, coaches help clients navigate challenges, build resilience, and develop effective coping strategies.
Coaches integrate mindfulness techniques, goal-setting, and personalized interventions to address individual needs. This collaborative and client-centered approach promotes emotional well-being, empowering individuals on their unique journeys towards personal & professional growth and fulfillment.
The rigorous training to become a Certified Emotional Wellbeing Coach may evoke challenging emotional experiences for some students. It’s important to clarify that this training is designed for coaching purposes and should not substitute personal therapy.
Emotional Wellbeing Coach Academy retains the discretion to reject an applicant or remove a participant from the program if their behavior, attitude, or perspectives detrimentally affect the training quality or fellow participants. EWCA facilitators and assistants evaluate participants’ suitability within the initial five training sessions. A full refund, minus an administration fee, will be provided upon request if a participant decides to leave during this period.
EWCA is structured to be completed in only 4 months. This includes all live and self-paced training, your 10 hours of mentorship and your performance assessment. This timeframe also respects ICF’s requirement that all mentorship programs last a minimum of 90 days.
Yes. EWCA’s Coach Training Program includes four, 2-day modules, five 90-minute evening sessions and self-paced online modules – all completed online over a four month period.
During these modules, you practice your skills in a supportive in-person or online environment, get immediate feedback, and build invaluable relationships with other students. Attendance to all virtual modules is required for graduation.
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Phillitia Charlton is a nationally recognized coach, speaker, and emotional wellbeing strategist who transforms the way leaders show up in their truth, in their work, and in their lives. As the Founder of Charlton∙Charlton & Associates and Creator of Death of a Lie®, she equips individuals and organizations to lead with clarity, emotional safety, and sustainable impact.
Rooted in both lived experience and professional excellence, Phillitia’s journey from the foster care system to national stages is more than inspirational — it’s instructional. A proud graduate of Alabama State University (an achievement held by fewer than 3% of former foster youth nationwide), she went on to become a school principal, published author, and International Coaching Federation Professional Certified Coach (PCC). She is also a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses alum, and a trusted partner to Fortune 500 companies, school districts, nonprofit organizations, and executive leaders across sectors.
At the Emotional Wellbeing Coach Academy (EWCA), Phillitia trains and mentors ICF-aligned life coaches in a first-of-its-kind certification program anchored in emotional safety, cultural humility, and transformational truth-telling. Whether guiding a leader through transition, supporting a coach-in-training, or speaking on national platforms, Phillitia doesn’t just inspire, she activates change.
Her signature framework, Death of a Lie®, moves people through four key phases:
Acknowledge the truth. Tell the truth. Own your role. Release the lie. Because real leadership begins where the lie ends.
Nathalie Laurin is a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation, as well as an Erickson Certified Professional Coach. After working ten years in the non-profit sector and another ten years in the federal government, Nathalie now operates her own professional services company in which she offers training, facilitation and coaching to her clients. She is also an Associate Leadership Facilitator for the Niagara Institute – Conference Board of Canada and an Associate Coach with Moving the Human Spirit.
Nathalie is a highly skilled coach, trainer and facilitator that specializes in helping leaders thrive. She excels in helping them gain insight and understanding around their strengths and challenges and how to address internal misunderstandings that perpetuate their personal struggles. Through the power of her coaching, leaders gain an overall sense of wellbeing, a heightened level of awareness and make the shifts needed to succeed.
As a trainer, Nathalie helps leaders become more result focused, strategic, innovative and influential. She can also teach leaders how to use a coaching approach to proactively build resilient teams.
Details on scholarship eligibility for the Empowerment Emotional Wellbeing Scholarship Program will be available soon in 2025. If you have any immediate questions, please contact Phillitia Charlton, the Owner & Founder of Death of a Lie Productions NonProfit.
The program’s goal is to provide coaching education scholarships, making coaching more accessible to underrepresented groups and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the coaching industry.
Scholarship recipients will receive admission to our coaching education program, substantially reduced tuiton and access to top-tier coaching education and training. All programs are virtual and conducted in English on Eastern Standard Time.
Our program emphasizes the nuanced skill of creating a safe, nurturing space for profound personal growth and transformation. Certification holders in our program are equipped with the knowledge to understand the intricate interplay between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and how these influence overall wellbeing.
Feel free to contact us for more information.