Your Coaching Philosophy: Your Unique Fingerprint

Every coaching fingerprint is unique. Sharing yours helps clients understand your approach and what they can expect in partnership.

Every coach carries a fingerprint—not on their hand, but in their practice. A coaching fingerprint is the pattern of values, beliefs, and commitments that makes your coaching unmistakably yours.

In the 2025 ICF Core Competency update, coaches are now called to share their coaching philosophy with clients. That might sound abstract, but it’s really quite concrete: you’re simply letting clients see your fingerprint, so they know how you’ll show up and what you stand for.

What Do We Mean by “Coaching Philosophy”?

When some people hear the word philosophy, they imagine professors in ivory towers debating abstract ideas. But your coaching philosophy isn’t about lofty theories.

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