Crystal-Clear Communication
2025-10-22 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
by Max Polec, PCC
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
CCEs: 1.50 (1.00 core/ 0.50 resource)
Organizations grow at the speed and quality of their communication channels. In this interactive workshop, learn how to:

Have effective 1:1s that turn your team into problem solvers (not problem creators)
Give & receive feedback that promotes effective actions and lessens ineffective actions
Delegate clearly so key actions are done and you don’t run into “I thought so-and-so was going to do that.”

.Attendees will learn:

Coaching questions to ask when their clients come with a challenge or opportunity about how to communicate.
Frameworks to use to help a client in a work setting with things like having an effective 1:1 meeting, giving/receiving feedback, and delegating clearly to inspire action.
Common friction points that arise in organizations, what trouble they cause, and how to proactively prevent them.

Attendees will leave the workshop:

With a greater sense of confidence around serving their clients around communication challenges and opportunities.
With frameworks and coaching questions ready to use in their coaching calls.
With a direct understanding of how communication drives action, both inside of a coaching call with a client and in our client’s work-life outside of the coaching call.

Speaker: Max Polec, PCC has over a decade of experience across startups and businesses where his background was in growth strategy, operations, and talent development. To date, Max has coached hundreds of startup founders and CEOs. He has worn many, many hats and blends his background as an accelerator director, business owner, and executive coach to help leaders unlock their potential through focused coaching and strategy frameworks that scale.
Max believes that leaders are one of two things for their organization:

A ceiling that caps their organization’s ability to drive impact.
A multiplier that brings out the best in the organization to maximize impact.

REGISTRATION:
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $0
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25

All Member Board Meeting
2025-11-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
November 5, 2025 (Wednesday)
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
We invite all members (those who belong to ICF-Global and ICF-Pittsburgh) to join our extended ICF-P board meeting on November 5 at 6:00 pm via Zoom.
We’ll review our vision, outline chapter priorities for 2026, and introduce the newly elected board team.
Key takeaways:
* Meet your 2026 board members and directors
* Learn about our vision
*Learn about chapter priorities
* Hear about new developments for 2026
This event is free to attend. No CCEs, RSVP is required to attend.

Coach Lab - November
2025-11-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
ICF-Pittsburgh Webinar, Free, No CCEs
Hosts: Kerry Donati and Olivia Payne

Client Transformation Stories and How to Create Them: A dynamic forum where life coaches connect to both share and learn the strategies, tools, and real-world experiences that drive meaningful client breakthroughs. Together, we’ll explore how coaches guide individuals from feeling stuck to achieving extraordinary results, while exchanging approaches to navigating challenging situations with confidence and integrity. Through open discussion, case studies, and proven techniques, you’ll not only contribute your own insights but also gain fresh perspectives and practical methods to spark lasting change. Join us in the Coach Lab and discover how to turn every coaching relationship into a story of success.

Pathways to Consciousness: A Neuroscience inspired Coaching Journey
2025-11-12 18:00 - 19:30 | ICF Pittsburgh Webinar
by Ursula Pottinga, PCC

6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

CCEs: 1.50 (1.00 core/ 0.50 resource)

In this highly inter-active and fascinating presentation we will dive into the question of “What is consciousness?” Is it an off or on switch or rather are there different levels of consciousness. We will explore how coaching inspires and activates the four key ways of the consciousness journey. We will clarify and identify each of the four: of realization, regulation, integration and stabilization, look at what the neuroscience tells us about these stages and explore how we can support our clients through each of these, leading to sustainable transformation.
ttendees will learn:

Exploring the question of “what is consciousness”?
Understanding the four key ways and what neuroscience tells us about them and
Which coaching strategies support clients through these stages

Participants will

Explore the four key ways that contribute to consciousness
Get a greater understanding of the neuroscience rationale behind the four key ways on our clients consciousness journey
Learn the many ways coaching already supports clients’ toward the consciousness journey and
Which other strategies might also be useful.

Speaker: Ursula Pottinga, CPCC, PCC, MNTC is the co-founder of BEabove Leadership and is the co-developer/leader of its ground breaking training program for advanced coaches: Neuroscience, Consciousness and Transformational Coaching.
Ursula also has her own consulting and coaching company, Profound Growth. In this capacity she supports highly successful leaders break out of patterns that have held them back from claiming the best version of themselves, impacting culture, relationships and creating new paths forward. She speaks and coaches internationally and has co-authored a number of books. She is the co-author of The Guide to Getting It: Remarkable Management Skills, Create a New Normal and the spiritual journal: Universal Intentions.
REGISTRATION
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $0
ICF Global Affiliate Chapters – $15
Non-members – $25
Recording only – $25

ICF Pittsburgh Happy Hour Chat
2025-11-19 16:30 - 18:30 | Cadence Clubhouse, 9999 Kummer Road, Allison Park, PA, 15101, United States
We’re excited to launch ICF Pittsburgh Coffee Chats (though this one is at happy hour!), casual, in-person gatherings hosted by our board members at local cafés throughout the region. These relaxed meetups are a chance to talk coaching, share experiences, and build community—one glass at a time. There’s no agenda, just meaningful conversation in a warm, welcoming space. Whether you’re new to ICF Pittsburgh or a longtime member, we’d love to see you there. We’ll be hosting chats in different neighborhoods throughout the fall, so stay tuned for more dates!

Date: Wednesday, November 19 (rescheduled date)
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: Cadence Clubhouse, 9999 Kummer Road, Allison Park, 15101
Host: Terrie Sackett, ICF-P President
Capacity: 10 participants  Space is limited—register soon to join us.

Special Interest Group: Trauma
2025-11-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Monday, November 24, 2025, Noon – 1:00 p.m.,
Facilitated by Mary Catherine Ward, *tools meeting
(Zoom meeting, No CCEs, for ICF-Pittsburgh Members and Affiliates only)
Are you a coach who is processing trauma (through your coaching practice or personally)?
ICF-P created a SIG designed to provide a safe space for discussion and support. In the first gathering, in September, it was decided that topics will rotate between sharing tools for coaching those experiencing trauma and providing space to support those in the group experiencing personal trauma.
The topic for November is: Foundations of Trauma Informed Coaching: Brain-based Coaching and Breathwork. Mary Catherine Ward will present a concise overview of a trauma-informed coaching framework, highlighting a range of techniques that support clients through a trauma-sensitive lens.
We’ll explore:

the neurobiology of trauma from a specific perspective
examine how breathwork can play a pivotal role in regulation and healing
and review several practical breathwork techniques.

Mark your calendars for: Monday, January 12, 2026, 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Facilitated by Ann Begler, *support meeting

Club Express Orientation
2026-01-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
To help all of our members get comfortable with our new Member Management system (Club Express), join Cailee Olsson (Virtual Administrator) and Terrie Sackett (ICF-P Project Lead) as they host an orientation session on January 8, 2026, from 6:00–7:00 p.m. (via Zoom). Learn high points about our new web page, learn how to sign up for events and manage your profile, and learn how to set-up your ‘Find-a-Coach’ page. This webinar will be recorded and available on our website.
Registration is required.

Special Interest Group(SIG): Trauma Informed Coaching
2026-01-12 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom
Facilitated by Ann Begler
Are you a coach who is processing trauma (through your coaching practice or personally)?
ICF-P created a SIG designed to provide a safe space for discussion and support. In the first gathering, in September 2025, it was decided that sessions will rotate between sessions that will share tools/techniques for trauma informed coaching and those sessions that will provide space to support those in the group experiencing personal trauma.
January’s meeting is a support meeting. Coming off of the holidays and going into the new year, Ann Begler will facilitate a session with the goal of sharing and support. This session will not be recorded and is available to Members (paid members of ICF-P AND ICF-G) and Affiliates (paid members of ICF-P).
Ann Begler brings her background as a lawyer, a mediator, her work with a range of businesses, nonprofits and government agencies, as well as her extensive training with the Gestalt Institutes of Cleveland and New England to her practice in Executive and Leadership Coaching. Ann received her initial coach training through Teleos Leadership Institute, leading to her certification by the International Coach Federation.

ICF-Pittsburgh’s New Year/Holiday Party
2026-01-22 17:30 | Coughlin’s Law, 138 Green Valley Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15237, United States
When: Thursday, January 22nd, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Where: Coughlin’s Law (Mount Nebo Pointe, 138 Green Valley Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237)
Let’s celebrate, connect, and welcome the new year together. Join us for our holiday event!
We’ve planned some fun activities along with discussing where ICF-P is headed in 2026 with the introduction of ICF-P’s new President Christy Stuber and other new Board Members. Dress is casual but keep in mind, this event is upstairs (with no elevator). Last year it was very warm so dress appropriately.
We look forward to celebrating with you and making this a memorable evening!
REGISTRATION by January 9th
ICF Pittsburgh Member/Affiliate – $0 (A member of ICF-G AND ICF-P / A paid member of ICF-P)
Guests – $20 (Members of ICF-G, or non-members)
