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Positive Psychology

Dr. Laura Belsten

Mentor Coach, Dr. Laura Belsten, MCC

Next Session Begins January 21, 2026

11am Eastern Time

Regular Price: $1,750

Early Enrollment Discount Price: $1,499

(Price increases January 5, 2026.)

Positive Psychology coaching is a powerful evidence based approach to coaching that focuses on improving client well-being, cultivating resilience, individual strengths, positive relationships and emotions, flow, meaning and mattering.

Class meets on Wednesdays beginning  January 21, 2026 for 7 weeks via Zoom. Sessions are each 90 minutes.

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Week Course Length

Minutes/Week Teleclasses

Hours of Self Study

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course. You do not have to be a Certified Coach to attend this training. While Professional coaches will use the training with their clients; Individuals and Non-Professional coaches may use this program, tools, exercises and instruction in their personal lives to for individual self-development.

 

Please note: Graduates will receive a certificate of completion from Coach Training Alliance awarding 21 ICF Core CCEs – Waiting on Approval from ICF.

About the Class

All classes will meet via Zoom for 90 minutes. Students will also have Virtual Classroom access for continued support and connectivity.

Course Outline

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Week 1

Welcome & Introductions

  • Course overview & structure
  • Student expectations
  • Class format
  • Introduction to Positive Psychology
  • Coaching and the first tool: The Wheel of Thriving
  • The 12 Keys of Thriving and Flourishing in Life

Week 2

Positive Psychology: A Strengths-Based Approach

Identifying a client’s strengths
Enhancing self-awareness of strengths and how they can enhance life satisfaction and greater success
VIA Character Strengths Assessment
How to Support Client Goal-Setting Around Strengths; How to Engage the Client in Action Planning For Their Strengths

Weeks 3-6

Deep dive on each of the 12 keys covering 3 keys per week.   Instruction, discussion and tools. 

  • Growth mindset
  • Positive emotions
  • Self-compassion
  • Positive relationships and connection
  • Environmental wellbeing
  • Self determination (agency)
  • Engagement and flow
  • Health and vitality
  • Resilience
  • Meaning, mattering and purpose
  • Financial wellbeing
  • Accomplishments / achievement

Week 7

Wrap-up – Putting it All Together (Integration, implementation, next steps, resources for further exploration

  • Designing a Life of Wellbeing, Thriving & Flourishing
  • Stanford University Designing Your Life Workshop Overview & Tools
  • Stanford University Designing Your Work Life Workshop Overview & Tools
  • Visioning & Goal-Setting Exercises
  • Values Exercise
  • Your Best Life Exercise
    -Planning your own path forward, Takeaways, final questions, final exam. graduation