SeattleCoach! "Connection. Curiosity. Challenge."

SeattleCoach's Flagship Cohorts
​​"Doing the Craft. Being the Coach."

Your pathway to international credentialing and
​to a world-class community of coaches 


​"I interviewed other wonderful coach-training programs but was drawn to SeattleCoach for its energy, the potential for camaraderie and the personalization I felt when I talked to you." Member/Coach
"This has been a great addition to my portfolio--from the way I teach to the way I lead." Member/Coach
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"Now that I’ve been in and around the industry, I’m realizing just how special your coach training approach really is.  You’re the real deal."
A SeattleCoach Veteran

“When I signed up for SeattleCoach training I had no idea that the experience would be so rich.  The quality of my cohort members is amazing.  There must be something very special in your selection process that results in such wonderful people with whom to train." Member/Coach

​​"I'm more than I thought I was." Member/Coach
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​"This has been way more than 'coach training.' My soul feels bigger."  Member/Coach

"SeattleCoach is an empire of energy!" Member/Coach

Patty Burgin, MA, Master Certified Coach Founder and CEO

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​At SeattleCoach we invite mid-career professionals who are already world-class  at something else to join us on  the journey of becoming professionally credentialed coaches.  

​Far more than a brief "tips, techniques, and tools" workshop, our training and development is "coaching-infused" and will change how you think about leading. We'll help you to find your personal coaching style and presence.   ​Your journey towards a new mastery may lead to a new identity and ​a new community. ​You might even uncover a new career emphasis or livelihood.

Each year we launch two eight-month Cohorts in the Fall, and one in the winter. 
We're interviewing   now for these upcoming Cohorts:

Cohort #46

Cohort #47

Starting fall 2023, Cohort #46 will meet sometimes virtually and sometimes in-person (most) Wednesdays, 10am-noon. Cohort #46 will be led by SeattleCoach faculty member, Jennifer Winick along with SeattleCoach Founder and CEO, Patricia Burgin.

Will launch in February 2024, meeting virtually. Stay tuned for details!

Since our launch in 2008, our conviction has grown:
The world needs more coaches.


The SeattleCoach Professional Training and Development Company grows leaders who plan to use their coaching skills and presence in a wide array of settings: With executives and their teams, as in-house experts, external entrepreneurs and via individual, team, wellness, adventure and personal development coaching. When you join us, you get to invest in who you might want to be next. And, in the words of one SeattleCoach, your soul will feel bigger.

Since our beginnings as a certified coaching education and development company  in 2008, nearly 600 smart and attractive coaches from five continents have trained together in forty-three cohorts. We now launch new cohorts of up to ten coaches several times a year--some on the inside of great companies. Each new participant becomes part of our Network. And each Cohort becomes a vibrant team of allies.

​Our vision is that the SeattleCoach Network of coaches will continue to grow in numbers and quality in the years to come: individually and together deepening their skill, their presence, their character and their bonds as some of the best coaches and coaching leaders anywhere. Pretty exciting.

​Training and development at
SeattleCoach is a team sport!


​"We have a great Cohort. And each of us independently gravitated toward a great program! ​Thanks for making it all possible."

​​ ​As soon as we hear from you, we will get right back to you to set up a twenty-minute interview so we ask each other questions. Together  we'll determine if our program is a match for you,   ​your schedule, and your goals.
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​Here’s what we love about people like you who come to SeattleCoach . . .

  1. You’re already great at something else: You’ve spent years learning some kind of subject matter expertise (SME). SeattleCoaches are executives, lawyers, surgeons, fitness experts, parents, pastors and faith leaders, consultants, HR business partners, marketing experts, CPAs, recruiters, therapists, realtors, teachers, business owners and adventure tour leaders.
  2. And, though you may already see yourself as a mentor and coach, you’ve come to SeattleCoach to be a learner again.

The ability to coach well adds an extra gear to the professional identity and engine of a leader, manager, entrepreneur, ministry or HR professional. It is equally rewarding and demanding. And it is the increasingly crucial capacity that helps the people you lead and work with to learn faster and to absorb change sustainably. Think of coaching as the craft of effectively creating and delivering highly-customized and collaborative, just-in-time adult leadership development.

Whether you're a front-line manager who is finding your way as a leader, an experienced "elder" in your sector or a soon-to-be entrepreneurial coach, this training will help you to build your skills and to find your own voice--with deeper grace and clarity.

We know what it takes to help you develop the skills, presence and ethical confidence of a professional coach. And from the start of our first cohort in 2008, we have honored our distinctives of working with proven leaders in face-to-face groups of 10-20 coaches.

What Sets Us Apart


One of our superpowers is the ability to put wise and funny people together, face-to-face, and to then uncork some magic. Even as we've learned lately to work virtually, we've kept this superpower. And support, learning, innovation, and fun have continued to ensue. As an intentionally small but scrappy program, we're like a good Northwest craft brewery: We start with excellent ingredients, work with small batches and add lots of careful attention, mentoring, excitement about learning and yes, fun, along the way. No fog machines. No one-size-fits-all formulas. The results are delightful. 

Both during training and in the years that follow, SeattleCoaches have access to continued development and support: With advanced development opportunities, in our Module III Cohorts, and via the SeattleCoach Network. We under‐promise and over‐deliver, and think we are worth remarking about. 


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Word of mouth . . .
"Patty is one of the best. High integrity, compassion, spirituality, smarts and keen sense of humor makes her the best coach trainer I’ve ever had the honor to meet. I highly recommend her."

​"I'm becoming a better version of myself."

"Thank you for answering your calling--and for helping us answer ours."

"Thank you for your leadership and influence in coaching and providing strong support, guidance and encouragement!  It has made a significant difference in my life, my family and relationships with others."

"It's a trick! They have you coach others and you end up coaching yourself!"

"You turn people into coaches! How do you do that?!"

"What continues to present itself is the wisdom of how you’ve designed this coursework. I didn’t expect to discover and learn what I am. More than the rules and ways of coaching, it is heart and soul +  science and framework. I love this mix."

"Your style is perfect for me, your wisdom and experience helpful, and you are fun. What more could a student ask?"

"As I finish Module II, I think I'm a better coach. I know I'm a better person."

"If it weren't for you and your kindness I would not be a coach today. You were the very first person to take the time to explain to me how my talents could be used as a coach."

"I see opportunities for the application of my new skills every day." 
"This is so much more than training. I've learned from listening to everyone else in this cohort how to listen to myself better. It's a juicy growth opportunity."

"This training has been a chrysalis. We've all become more than we thought we could be via community."

"This work has quietly seeped into all parts of my life."

"I love what I do in a way I never imagined was possible."

"Thank you, Patty, so much for following your vocation. You've opened up a world of opportunity for other people to find their path. You have created magic."

"There are juicy bits to your much layered instruction that usually dawn on me as I drive home. One of the latest was the use of a song to get prepped and in the flow for a coaching session. There’s science behind why this works. You don’t regale us with some of the whys and wherefores but are willing to go down the road when asked. Subtle genius . . . Coaching training with you makes me a better person."

"My coaching comes into play daily, as I recognize how I can have better presence, ask better questions and help to make the world a brighter place."

"The entire program has been a gift and I will be forever grateful for our thoughtful and quietly transformative sessions. You have dug deep to create something that the world so desperately needs and found ways to empower and encourage more and more of it. What a blessing to have found you and to take part!"

"Just got my first coaching contract. I am SO excited and nervous. And so well prepared, thanks to you."
The members of our company who have completed the program are showing up differently with their teams. They are both 'coaching leaders' and 'coaching team players.'"

"Here's what turns me on:  People of compassion acting with courage, connected with their life calling (purpose). One person or team living this way can cascade into their families, friends, colleagues, congregations, neighbors, and fellow citizens."

​"This has benefitted my entire life."

​"I have a closer relationship with my teenager."

"You can take this stuff and make it your profession. You can also make it your way of living. Date night is better. Parenting is better."

"This is so much more than training. I've learned from listening to everyone else in this cohort how to listen to myself better. It's a juicy growth opportunity."

"I see opportunities for the application of my new skills every day."

"I love what I do in a way I never imagined was possible. It has become aspirational, and I have a sense of calling to it."

"Expect as many changes in you as in those you coach! Welcome to this unique practice."

I have been thinking lately about how coaching is touching so many parts of my life, and how it makes me better at whatever I do when I show up like a coach. I am truly humbled by the gift of coaching, and I am truly grateful for your guidance and acceptance of me.

I love SeattleCoach and I am deeply grateful for your guidance, teaching, coaching and mentoring.