Coach Development > Team Coaching Practitioner Programme
Step Into Team Coaching With Confidence
Learn how teams really work, and how to coach them with clarity, structure and confidence.
Certification
EMCC Practitioner Level
Accredited by the EMCC at Practioner level, and earn 40 ICF CCE Points.
Delivery
Online Sessions
Twelve, four hour sessions over six weeks via Zoom, led by expert Barefoot Tutors.
Investment
£3,650 (Inc VAT)
VAT is added for corporatley funded places.
Who Will Benefit From This Programme?
This programme is suitable for qualified coaches, whether new or experienced, who want to bring the depth and complexity of 1:1 coaching into teams. It’s ideal for coaches working independently or within organisations.
- Designed from our real-world experience of coaching and working with team dynamics across organisations worldwide
- A practical programme, giving you the opportunity to practise real team coaching with tutor feedback
- Awarded the EMCC Team Coaching Quality Award (TCQA), one of only four programmes in Europe to hold this recognition
- Grounded in psychology, with tools that support meaningful and lasting change in teams
- Join the Barefoot community, with ongoing insights, support, and connection.
Now Enrolling
How The Programme Works – Step By Step
Delivered online over 12 half-day Zoom sessions, the programme includes live tutor-led teaching, coaching practice and regular feedback.
You’ll be guided through a carefully designed blend of coaching theory, practice, reflection and feedback.
Develop your understanding of the psychology of teams and the dynamics that shape how people work together.
Alongside this, there is a strong focus on you, building self-awareness and exploring how you show up as a team coach. You’ll begin developing the core mindset, presence, and skills needed to work effectively with teams, practising in a supportive learning environment.
Learn how to structure and design team coaching using the Barefoot 4D approach: Discover, Design, Deliver, Debrief.
You’ll explore how to contract with sponsors and teams, build strong partnerships, and co-diagnose what’s really happening beneath the surface. From there, you’ll design coaching that reflects the team’s context, while beginning to apply practical tools and approaches.
Bring your learning into real-world practice.
You’ll work with live team coaching scenarios, developing your ability to facilitate meaningful conversations, respond to team dynamics, and adapt in the moment. There is also space to explore the realities of team coaching, including complexity, challenge, and how to position and grow your work with organisations.
On completion of the programme, you’ll be well placed to work towards EMCC Individual Team Coaching Accreditation (ITCA), a globally recognised standard for team coaching.
Upcoming Programmes
Choose from our upcoming training programmes
September 2026
Course Begins
Tuesday, 29th September
Final Taught Session
18th November 2026
View Programme Schedule
September 2026 Programme Schedule
| Session 1 | Tuesday 29th September |
| Session 2 | Wednesday 30th September |
| Session 3 | Tuesday 6th October |
| Session 4 | Wednesday 7th October |
| Session 5 | Tuesday 13th October |
| Session 6 | Wednesday 14th October |
| Session 7 | Tuesday 3rd November |
| Session 8 | Wednesday 4th November |
| Session 9 | Tuesday 10th November |
| Session 10 | Wednesday 11th November |
| Session 11 | Tuesday 17th November |
| Session 12 | Wednesday 18th November |
The Barefoot Team Coaching Journey
Learn how to structure team coaching programmes using Barefoot’s 4D approach:
Discover
Building understanding from the start, exploring context, creating strong partnerships, and contracting with both sponsor and team.
Design
Making sense together, co-diagnosing what’s really happening and shaping a programme that reflects the team’s reality and goals.
Deliver
Working in practice, facilitating live team coaching, supporting real conversations, and adapting as the team evolves.
Debrief
Bringing the learning together, reflecting on impact, celebrating progress, and setting the team up for what comes next.
Curious About The Team Coaching Programme?
Our free team coaching taster is a relaxed, no‑obligation opportunity to experience the Barefoot approach and explore whether developing as a team coach feels like the right next step for you.
A clear understanding of what team coaching is, and how it differs from group or individual coaching
Insight into how teams really change, grounded in psychology and real‑world practice
A genuine experience of the Barefoot approach before deciding what’s next
No pressure to sign up to anything after, just a chance to experience our Team Coaching Practitioner Programme
Team Coaching or Group Coaching
Many coaches reach a point where 1:1 work no longer feels like the whole picture. You start to notice what’s happening between people, the dynamics, the tensions, the unspoken conversations. And with that, a new question emerges: What would it take to coach not just individuals, but the system around them? This is where team and group coaching come in.
- Team coaching steps into something different: a shared purpose, shared accountability, and the relationships that shape performance.
- Group coaching brings individuals together around a shared theme, each person working on their own goals, learning alongside others.
For many coaches, this marks a real shift, from supporting individual insight to working with collective thinking, challenge, and change.
Explore Our Team Coaching Practitioner Programme Outline
A clear overview to help you decide if this programme is right for you.
Explore the full programme roadmap
Understand the structure, flow and time commitment
Get clarity before deciding your next step.
Meet the Tutor Team
Our Team Coaching Practitioner tutors are experienced, expert coaches with backgrounds in team and executive coaching, and deep understanding of team dynamics in practice.
Clare Carpenter
ICF PCC
EMCC EIA Senior Practitioner
EMCC ITCA Senior Practitioner Team Coaching
Rachel Varrilly Gierula
ICF PCC
Team Coaching Practitioner
CIPD Diploma in Learning & Development
John Anderson
ICF PCC
EMCC Master Practitioner
MSc in Executive Coaching
Andy Chandler
ICF PCC
Systemic Team Coaching Certificate
Systemic Coaching Practitioner
CEO, Barefoot Coaching
Browse Our Courses
ICF Accredited Coach Training
Develop your coaching skills with ICF Level 2 accredited training — blending tools, psychology, and practice, grounded in real coaching experience. Open to all backgrounds, with University of Chester options.
Workplace Coaching
Our workplace coaching offer develops leaders and teams through practical tools, psychology, and real coaching expertise — building cultures of trust, resilience, and performance across every organisation.
Leader as Coach
Our Leader as Coach programme equips leaders with coaching skills to inspire, engage, and empower. Blending theory with practice, it transforms everyday conversations into opportunities for growth.
Team Coaching Practitioner Programme
This dynamic programme blends advanced learning on group and team dynamics with practical coaching experience — empowering you to coach teams confidently. Accredited with 40 ICF CCE points.
Certificate in Coaching for Grief & Loss
This pioneering programme builds the skills, insight, and empathy to coach clients through grief and loss in all its forms. Accredited with 40 ICF CCE points.
Certificate in Coaching Supervision
This university approved programme equips experienced coaches to become professional supervisors, guiding others with reflective, ethical, and practice-based methods. Accredited with 40 ICF CCE points.
Coaching Supervision
Our open group supervision offers practising coaches a reflective, structured space to refresh, align ethically, and gain perspective. Put 10 hours of Coaching Supervision towards ICF Core Competencies.
121 Coaching
Our bespoke one-to-one coaching unlocks personal and professional potential, fostering lasting transformation through a trusting, confidential relationship — far beyond a transactional experience.
Women in Life and Leadership
This transformative programme supports women in organisations to thrive professionally and personally, overcoming barriers like people-pleasing and impostor syndrome while challenging norms and unlocking growth.
Leader as Coach
Our Leader as Coach programme equips leaders with coaching skills to inspire, engage, and empower. Blending theory with practice, it transforms everyday conversations into opportunities for growth.
Group Coaching
This dynamic short course equips accredited coaches to facilitate group coaching, supporting shared learning in safe, confidential environments. Accredited with 14 ICF CCE points.
Team & Group Coaching
Our team and group coaching programmes help organisations unlock collective potential, fostering collaboration, challenge, and shared learning — complementing one-to-one coaching for systemic impact.
Psychology Of Coaching At Work
Join Andy Chandler, CEO of Barefoot Coaching, in this on-demand session exploring applied psychology in coaching — equipping leaders, coaches, and HR/L&D professionals with practical tools to boost performance.
Up & Running: Build your Coaching Business
This year-long programme supports accredited coaches to launch, manage, or grow their coaching business, learning from experienced coaches and successful business owners. Accredited with 40 ICF CCE points.
Coaching Skills Foundation Programme
A welcoming, foundation-level course introducing coaching techniques for personal and professional growth. No prior experience needed — open to anyone curious to explore coaching.
Women’s Development Programme
This dynamic programme empowers women to overcome people-pleasing and impostor syndrome. Through high-energy group coaching, participants build confidence, assertiveness, and the skills to thrive personally and professionally.
From Our Coaching Hub
Here’s a glimpse of what we’re reading, writing and thinking about right now, from lightbulb moments to things that make us pause.
Don’t call me Superwoman: coaching women through mental load, emotional labour and burnout
Picture this: you’re in the shower. For a few quiet minutes, no one needs anything from you. Then...
Creating a Coaching Culture
"As Director of Workplace Coaching, I have the privilege of working with organisations that want to create environments...
Coaching Young Men Growing Up in the Manosphere
In recent years, many parents, educators and coaches have found themselves asking a quiet but unsettling question:What is...
Supporting High-Potential Women at Work: 5 lessons from Leadership Coaching
At Barefoot Coaching we’ve been coaching senior female leaders and high potential women across the globe for over...
A Review of The Broken Rung, by Ellingrud, Yee and Martínez
While girls outperform boys at school and college, upon entering the workforce the balance tips against women. This...
The Psychology Behind the Barefoot Coach Training Programme: Part One
“It is the relationship which heals, the relationship which heals, the relationship which heals.” - (Rogers, 1957) Foundations:...
Reflective Writing and Authenticity: Writing essays that truly reflect you
One of the most valuable aspects of the Post Graduate Certificate in Business and Personal Coaching is the...
Structure, Smarter Research and Support: Writing with confidence
Essay writing at postgraduate level isn’t just about what you know — it’s about how you structure, evidence,...
COOKIE CONSENT
Privacy Overview
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
| viewed_cookie_policy | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |