Certification Process for Coaches

APSATS has approved the following certification process for those coaches who have completed the 4 day APSATS MPTM Certification Training program. Once the applicant has successfully completed the training and receives a certificate of completion of the program, the applicant will then complete the following requirements for consideration for Certification by APSATS as a Certified Partner Coach (CPC). Certification is designed to take place no earlier than 9 months, and must be completed within a 2 year (24 month) time period after taking the APSATS MPTM Certification Training program. Please note that these requirements are our initial requirements. We reserve the right to make changes to these requirements in the future as deemed necessary by the Board of Directors.

To become eligible for training and certification, an applicant will meet the following requirements:

Coaches, CPC Candidates must meet one of the following criteria: Updated 4/15/2024

• Must have completed the 60 hours of classwork by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) Credential of ACC, PCC or MCC and hold an ICF Membership. Check here for requirements: https://coachingfederation.org/credentials-and-standards/credentials-paths or

• Must be or in the process of becoming a Board Certified Coach with the Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE)  Check here for requirements: https://www.cce-global.org/credentialing/bcc

 Certification Supervision Requirements:

•  30 hours with an APSATS Approved Consultation Supervisor
• 10 hours must be completed with a Primary Consultation Supervisor. 5 of these hours must be in individual consultation (note: dyad consultation is considered individual).
• 20/30 hours must be completed with a Coach Consultation Supervisor. The remaining 10 hours may be completed with a Clinician Consultation Supervisor. 

 COACHING APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: 

• Certification is designed to take place no earlier than 9 months, and must be completed within a 2 year (24 month) time period after taking the APSATS MPTM Certification Training program.
• Documentation of 30 hours of consultation supervision with approved APSATS consulting supervisors (Ask for a Consultation Supervision Log)
• Verification of 125 hours of face-to-face or telehealth coaching with partners of sex addicts and/or couples post MPTM training
• Primary Consultation Supervisor Report (Appendix A)
• Provide two Professional References (Appendix B) This excludes your APSATS Supervisors
• Additional Work History (Appendix C), if applicable
• Complete one written case study (Appendix D)
• List of professional affiliations
• Professional headshot, if not previously provided in the directory
• Official transcript from each graduate program or specialization program attended (for CCE=Board Certified Coaches)
• For ICF coach training program: Coaching Certificate must include a minimum of 60 coaching hours, 10 mentorship hours and CKA score.
• Verification of your ICF Membership including coaching status (ACC, PCC or MCC level),
• Copy of your certifying body's Code of Ethics
• Proof of liability insurance
• Up to date resume
• Verification of completing required APSATS PTM 4 Day Training
• Payment of a $200 application fee ( online payment )

You can download a copy of the application when you are close to meeting these requirements and are ready to apply for certification. 

Please send all documents as separate files, but together in one email to [email protected]. Once received, we will notify you upon submission to the review committee. This process can take up to a few weeks after receipt of your completed packet. 

IF you are a Betrayed Partner or a Sex Addict in recovery:

We recognize that some of the clinicians and coaches who work in the field of helping betrayed partners, are recovering sex addicts themselves and/or partners who have been betrayed. It is this real-life experience with their own recoveries that adds additional compassion and expertise to the work they do. At the same time, we recognize that these clinicians and coaches have a responsibility to both themselves and their clients to consistently assess how their past experiences may be impacting their current work. Therefore, APSATS has developed a set of guidelines for those we certify as Certified Clinical Partner Specialists and Certified Partner Coaches.

 Click here to read our guidelines.