“Coach” is not a protected term. Anyone can call themselves a coach without having to show any training. This contradicts my personal values in all respects. A coach carries an enormous responsibility and should be aware of this at all times.
I myself have an academic background and therefore know how important a recognized training is. I feel a responsibility for the correctness of the published texts, the content that I share, and especially for my role as a coach in my sessions. I follow the Code of Ethics of the International Coaching Federation.
I am certified by the International Coach Academy. I have chosen this very extensive and time-consuming training because it has enabled me to coach in an international context from hour one. Both my trainers and my peer coaches were spread all over the world. Intercultural communication is a subject in which I constantly train myself in both practice and theory.
On SharetheLove you will often find academic papers from which I quote and which I also try to include in my workbooks.