Are you ready to make a difference in wellbeing and mental health?
Become a certified, accredited Mental Health Coach!
Welcome to the world’s first certified, accredited training to equip coaches
with neuroscience-based tools to work safely with mental health!
This is a unique training program that bridges the gap between coaching and therapy, to ensure that professionals in people-supporting roles are able to spot warning signs early, help throughout the recovery process, and safeguard vulnerable individuals.
Should coaches work with mental health?
Or shall it stay in the hands of qualified, licenced, medical professionals?
This is a contraversial topic that creates heated debates…
Coaching is an unregulated industry, anyone can call themselves a coach nowadays with many individuals selling blueprints for success without formal qualifications or ethical standards.
Our passionate answer is YES!
Over the last decade, while working with the most vulnerable individuals to whom traditional medical support is inaccessible, undesirable or ineffective, we have found a way to support them using applied neuroscience.
Now, we can show you how to do it too!
Why should coaches be trained in mental health?
1. Safeguardingfrom harm
Coaches are already working with mental health issues, sometimes without even knowing it. The lack of training and awareness about it may cause more harm if continued.
2. Alternative Support options
Traditional medical route of talking therapies and medication is either ineffective or insufficient for majority of the population. Yet, the only alternative is expensive private therapy or overload of wellbeing and mindfulness apps.
3. Empowerment
Traditional therapists often make a person dependent on external support or medication without giving them knowledge and tools for addressing underlying causes of our suffering and enabling the person to help themselves.
Why have we built this course?
Therapy is not accessible or desireable to many. To those who have access to it, the effectiveness of CBT (the most popular therapy) is only 50.4%, with 41% having no change, and some even getting worse. Out of that, 68% relapse within 18 months.
We shouldn’t be working with the diagnostic labels, but with the human beings.
We need a new approach, and a new system that can meet people where they are, and help them to achieve their full potential, regardless of any emotional or psychological issues.
We believe coaches can fill that gap.
Our public health system fails to provide for the needs of those who need support the most yet there are no good alternatives.
We believe that everyone should know how to support mental health of their loved ones, clients and employees. In this modern world, where people are encouraged to talk and share their lived experiences, we teach people how to LISTEN first.
We believe every person should be given knowledge about their own brain and body, and practical tools for emotional regulation, self-awareness and ability to achieve goals that matters to them.
We can do this by equipping all people-facing professionals with the right safeguarding processes, mental health awareness and applied neuroscience to make a difference.
What does the course look like?
It is a supervised, accredited training programme, equipping you with knowledge and practical, brain-based tools to enable you to work safely with clients who may have mental health issues or are dealing with past traumas, psychosomatic illness or other emotional needs.
Month 1
On-boarding
During your first month, you will complete the onboarding process and introductory e-learning training to help you get the most out of the programme. Your own needs and the starting point will be carefully assessed through the interview and assessments so that the programme can be tailored to your area of work and expertise. You will also receive the guidelines about the accreditation process and requirements to set you up for success.
Month 2
Residential retreat
You will attend a 4-day-all-inclusive residential retreat in Windsor, where the first 3 modules will be covered: Human Nervous System, Evolution of Mental Health and Elite Mind Coaching Approach. You will meet your group coach and supervisor, you will also have plenty of opportunities to establish bases for your own self-care and wellbeing. With overnight accommodation, full catering and spa access included!
Months 3-9
Distance Learning and Practice
You will be required to attend live training workshops, covering modules 4-10. The topics will cover Affective Disorders, Trauma and memory, Breathing, Addiction, Cognitive reframing, Food as medicine, the Gut-Brain axis, Creating Healing Environments and Relationships, Psychosis, Sleep and Pain. Between each module, you will complete your supervised practice.
Month 10
Assessment and Application
You will complete your final assessment and will learn how to apply your learnings in practices. Those applied settings will cover working in a corporate environment, with children, accessibility and diversity needs, and risk management, including self-harm and suicide. The program will end with an in-person graduation celebration.
Will you join the movement?
Our intensive, 10-month long Coaching For Mental Health course is open for enrollment,
with a starting date of 3rd of October, 2022.
The training is by application only, limited to a small group of professionals
who meet our eligibility criteria to become Elite Mind coaches and consultants.
Watch the Impact Training video to learn more, or contact us for more information.
Frequently asked questions
This course is for coaches, therapists, counsellors, and other professionals who are working in people-supporting roles in 121 setting. It is designed to equip you with the latest neuroscience research and practical tools to take your work to the next level and make an impact on your clients’ health and wellbeing. As it is an advanced level course, we recommend it to people with existing qualifications or relevant experience in the field. If you are not sure if this is for you, please book a call with us to discuss your options.
Our residential retreat will be hosted at the Sir Christopher Wren Hotel & Spa in Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1PX. The training will be delivered at the Business centre of the same hotel. It is an all-inclusive stay, covering overnight accommodation, breakfast, 2-course lunch, and unlimited cold and hot drinks throughout the day. The dinner is not included, so you can eat at your own time and explore the surrounding areas of Royal Windsor. If you would like to bring someone with you, or extend your stay beyond the training days, we can arrange it for you at the discounted rate directly with the venue. We will ask you to provide your dietary preferences and accommodation requirements as part of your on-boarding journey.
Our course is accredited by OCN Credit for Learning, and in line with learning criteria you will need to demonstrate that you have the knowledge as well as practical skills to apply this safely in your area of work. The assessments will be different for every module, and will include observed or supervised coaching practice, multiple choice questionnaires, open-text questions, and reflective learning logs. For your final assessment, you will have to record a full session with a client, and write a brief essay on application of this course in your area of work. Don’t worry if this sounds a lot, as we support at every step of the way! You will receive full assessment criteria in advance as part of your on-boarding, and you will be assigned a supervisor to guide you through your learning and assessment journey.
Our course is undergoing final assessment review for our accreditation, and it will be available to download soon on this page. You can email us at hello@elitemind.co.uk with this request, and we will email it to you as soon as it is available.
The residential retreat is the most importnat part of our training, therefore we encourage you to attend it live, to meet the rest of the group and your supervisors in person. To encourage attendance, we are covering all residential and catering costs for you. However, if you are not available to be there in person, it will be streamlined live for you, with the supervisor assigned to help you to complete practical group activities and exercises.
The rest of the training is delivered live remotely, and will be recorded for your future reference. As it is an accredited training, your attendance will be monitored, and you will be required to complete independent learning and assessments for any training that you have missed. If you cannot commit to the course, we suggest to purchase self-study option, so you can learn at your own pace. However, this option does not include access to any live training, group supervision and residential retreat. You will not be required to complete assessments and therefore you will not receive an accreditation. If you are not sure which option is best for you, contact us to discuss your requirements.
This course is a result of over a decade of practical work and academic research, backed up by a unique accreditation that you won’t find elsewhere. Therefore, we are not able to offer discounts or price reductions. However, we want to make sure that this is accessible and affordable to everyone who can benefit from it, and we offer flexible payment plans to suit your needs. If you can’t find a plan that suits your budget, book a call with us to discuss your options, and we can explore how we can help.
Of course! We believe that everyone should be able to afford this course, and you can split your payments into 3 or 10 instalments. If this is still unaffordable for you, contact us to discuss if we can make a custom plan to suit your budget and timescales.
The course is developed by the Neuroscientist and Wellbeing Consultant Evelina Dzimanaviciute, with the support of a team of clinical psychologists, medical practitioners, wellbeing specialists and other experts in the field. To see the full list of contributors and their profiles, download our content guide here.
On the completion of the course, you will gain complimentary access to our membership community for one year. It includes monthly wellbeing and personal growth events, business development support, supervision and weekly accountability and networking sessions. After that you can choose to continue your membership subscription at £39 or £69 per month based on your plan requirements.
You can also choose to complete additional training with us, such as Wellbeing Compass practitioner licence, or Business Development accelerator programme.
If you don’t want to become accredited, you have an option to purchase access to self-study learning materials for half price. This means that you will have no access to live training sessions and group supervision, and you will have no place at residential training retreat. You will also not be required to complete any assessments or meet accreditation criteria. You will receive access to all online learning resources, and recordings of all training to complete at your own pace.
All our courses and services are covered by full money-back guarantee. If after receiving access to the course materials you decide it is not for you, let us know in writing within 30 days from the start of the course, and we will refund 100% of your fees, so you can try this without any risk. After that, we will deduct 10% of your fee for every month of the training that you have already completed. For more information about our cancellation policy, see booking terms and conditions.
No problem! Our full payments are processed by Stripe, and it accepts payments worldwide. For full payments in advance, choose the currency that has a better conversion rate for you at the moment (USD, GBP or EU) and enter your card detail as usual. For monthly instalments, we use GoCardless, and we can set up a custom direct debit for you. Please contact evaldas@elitemind.co.uk with your currency and we will send you your custom payment link.
Yes, you can join the course later, but only before the residential training retreat date. We only offer one cohort intake a year, so if you have missed our residential training dates, you will have to wait for the next year course. Join our waiting list here. Alternatively, you can also purchase a self-study course, and gain access to all recordings only, without attending live training or completing the accreditation.
No problem, we’re here to help! You can submit your question to us here, or if you would prefer to speak to us in person, please book a call with our founder Evelina here.