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Coaching Elevated
The Coaching Elevated program provides you with advanced coaching skills to connect with your client on higher levels, evoke deeper awareness, and inspire transformation.
*The program also includes all of the educational and mentoring requirements that can be used to apply for the ICF PCC credential.
You will earn the Trio Professional Coaching Certificate and become a Trio Professional Certified Coach (TPCC).
Elevate your ability to inspire, empower, and drive lasting change.
Enabling Growth and Transformation Through Our High-Quality Education Experience
Impactful coaching comes from learning coaching skills, discovering your potential, and envisioning future opportunities. We have a threefold focus to ensure you learn and demonstrate International Coaching Federation (ICF) competencies, role model coaching values with your own self-discovery, and are empowered with the tools and resources you need to apply your credentials toward your goals. Our unique threefold approach helps coaches become more self-aware, competent, and strategic.
Trio Coaching Academy
The threefold approach to coaching excellence.

Learn Coaching Skills
We teach ICF core competencies, from education of the core competencies to tools and frameworks to more easily apply them in a coaching practice.

Discover Your Potential
Discover your unique coaching style through personal growth and wellness by role modeling the values and practice of coaching for yourself.

Envision Future Opportunities
Trio Coaching Academy is your partner for strategic planning, business strategies, and ongoing alumni community and support.
Available Courses
See a list of our upcoming workshops and training courses.
Coaching Elevated
Interested in the Coaching Elevated program? Click the "Learn More" button for more information and to join the waitlist. We'll let you know when the next cohort is being offered.
Book a free consultation with one of our founders to learn more about our programs and discus ICF credentialing.
Coaching Foundations
Coaching Foundations Program
Interested in the Coaching Foundations program? Join the waitlist now and we'll let you know when the next cohort is being offered.
CCE: A Logical Levels Approach to Evoking Awareness
Evoking awareness is a core competency of coaching. Learn more about Robert Dilts' Logical Levels and leave with strategies to apply Logical Levels to your coaching conversations to evoke greater awareness for your clients. This course is approved by ICF for 1 Core Competency CCE.
Your Facilitators
Trio Coaching Academy facilitators are ICF certified, have advanced degrees, and bring significant business experience. Learn more about each on the About page.

Dr. Dawn DeFrancesco, CEO, PhD, PCC
In addition to being the CEO and Co-Founder of Trio, Dawn serves as facilitator, mentor coach, and program designer.

Dr. Leena Guptha, CLO, DO, PhD, PCC
In addition to being the CLO and Co-Founder of Trio, Leena serves as facilitator and program designer.

Chelsea Seid, CSO, MBA, PCC
In addition to being the CSO and Co-Founder of Trio, Chelsea serves as facilitator, mentor coach, and head of alumni and community support.
“Dr. Dawn DeFrancesco helped me to understand the Logical Levels which has given me the confidence to drive my coaching sessions with surgical precision! Her passion for coaching is contagious and aspiring!”
Jeff Benzmiller
RN BSN LCDR USPHS
“Chelsea provided us with an immense amount of information on the business of coaching, marketing, website content, niche development, and so much more. ”
Diana Pipaloff
BA, CAS, Certified Health Coach
“I highly recommend Chelsea for providing training on Coaching! She is the perfect fit to teach on the subjects of business skills and Coaching at the ICF gold standard. I’m so thankful she helped me to build a solid foundation of knowledge and skills to apply for my own Coaching business.”
Ciera (Ciera Sunshine) Gump
BA, Certified Health Coach
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