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Professional Coaching Certification

Become a
Neurocycle®
Certified Strategist

Certification in Dr. Caroline Leaf's neuroscience methodology, plus the community, mentorship, and business support to build a paying practice around it.

  • Virtual live training
  • Dec 4–6
  • 16+ hours

Payment plans available · Book a free call to see if it's the right fit

Dr. Caroline Leaf
Next Cohort8-9 Jan 2027
Limited places
  • 16+hours of virtual live training
  • 5Neurocycle® steps you'll teach
  • 63day cycles for lasting change
  • 4upgrade trainings every year

What you get

Certified. Connected. Growing.

Certified

16+ hours of virtual live training with Dr. Leaf, including the Gift Profile®, and a credential clients recognise.

Connected

A private strategist community, with monthly live check-in calls and Q&A with Dr. Leaf, and quarterly upgrade trainings.

Growing

Business templates, pricing guidance, and client referrals from your listing in the Neurocycle® app's strategist directory and on drleaf.com. On Launch Partner, our marketing team builds your brand and website with you.

Ongoing support

We don't disappear after certification day

  1. 1

    Training(3 days)

    Virtual live training with Dr. Leaf and the team, practice on real case work.

  2. 2

    First 90 days

    Group check-in calls as you work on your pathway to certification, plus feedback on your case presentation.

  3. 3

    Every month

    Live check-in call with Dr. Leaf, research updates, and a space to share wins and referrals.

  4. 4

    Every quarter

    Upgrade trainings to expand your practice, e.g. working with groups, and selling to and working with corporations.

  5. 5

    Always

    Your profile in the Neurocycle® app's strategist directory and on drleaf.com, with client referrals passed to you.

Client sessions

You'll know exactly how to run a session

Not just the science. A clear session structure you can use with your first client.

  1. Step 1

    Map their thinking

    Identify each client's unique thinking style with the Gift Profile®.

  2. Step 2

    Teach the science

    Explain the mind-brain connection: the mind drives and the brain follows, and getting that order right puts clients back in control.

  3. Step 3

    Guide the Neurocycle®

    Walk clients through the 5 steps to work on the mindset holding them back.

  4. Step 4

    Track progress

    Build lasting change across 63-day cycles.

Your session toolkit

Neurocycle® app: your training manual for every session
Session structure and templates
Practice on real case work during training
Feedback on your certification case presentation

Apply it to what clients bring you

  • Stress
  • Habits
  • Mindset
  • Learning
  • Brain optimisation
  • Confidence
  • Performance and focus
  • Relationships

Coaching scope only. Not clinical or therapeutic treatment.

Performance and focus◆
Relationships◆
Stress◆
Habits◆
Mindset◆
Learning◆
Confidence◆
Brain optimisation◆

Who it's for

Built for people who guide others

  • Coaches
  • Consultants and leaders
  • Educators and trainers
  • Practitioners in adjacent fields

This is a professional coaching credential, not a clinical or therapy license.

Outcomes

What you'll be able to do

  1. 1Teach the science of the Neurocycle® with confidence
  2. 2Identify each client's unique thinking style using the Gift Profile®
  3. 3Shift the mindsets holding clients back
  4. 4Use the Neurocycle® for long-term brain building
  5. 5Run structured client sessions from day one

Client referrals

We send clients your way

Once certified, your profile goes into the strategist directory inside the Neurocycle® app, used by thousands of people every month. When someone is looking for support, they can find you, and we refer clients to you directly.

  • Your profile in the Neurocycle® app's strategist directory
  • Listed on drleaf.com
  • Client referrals passed straight to you
  • Launch Partners get priority referrals

Choose your path

Two ways to get certified

Both tiers are virtual live training.

Core

$4,000

Get certified and join the community.

For coaches and professionals adding the Neurocycle® to an existing practice.

  • 16+ hrs virtual live certification training with Dr. Leaf
  • Gift Profile® training
  • Neurocycle® app access: your training manual (3 modules required)
  • Business Toolkit: pitch, pricing, contract, marketing playbook
  • Monthly live check-in calls with Dr. Leaf
  • Quarterly upgrade trainings
  • Listed in the Neurocycle® app's strategist directory + drleaf.com, with client referrals
  • First-year renewal included
Most support

Launch Partner

$5,500

Get certified, and we build your practice with you.

For anyone building or relaunching a practice who wants our team beside them.

  • Everything in Core, plus:
  • Personal brand kit: logo, colours, fonts, bio
  • Custom 5-page website: Home, About, Work With Me, Contact, Book
  • SEO setup
  • Social media strategy + 30 days of content templates
  • Offer & positioning session
  • 3 × 1:1 business development sessions Session 1: Practice audit Session 2: Pricing and packages Session 3: Launch plan
  • 30 days of launch support once your site is live
  • Priority lead referrals

Most certifications hand you a methodology and wish you luck. Launch Partner pairs you with our in-house marketing team to launch your practice.

Want our team beside you longer? Launch Partners can continue with ongoing marketing support at a graduate rate.
Book a free call Not sure yet?

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Learn from the source

Meet Dr. Caroline Leaf

Communication pathologist and clinical and cognitive neuroscientist, creator of the Neurocycle® and the Gift Profile®. You'll train with her live, and keep learning with her every month.

  • Author of Switch On Your Brain and Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess
  • Host of The Dr. Leaf Show
  • Creator of the Neurocycle® app

From our strategists

In their words

“The training was flexible, the content relevant and the team responsive. It's a practical qualification I could apply with clients right away.”
Jessica HarperCertified Neurocycle® Strategist and Coach, Perth, Australia
“The certification transformed my personal life and my business, and gave me practical tools to help others break limiting beliefs.”
EVElana Van ZweedenNeurocycle® Strategist
“The course added an evidence-based dimension to my work. For clients who know what they need to do but struggle to act on it, the Neurocycle® offers a clear, structured approach to bridging the gap between knowing and doing.”
Katherine TrippCertified Neurocycle® Strategist, Co-founder, [Company], Cape Town
“The Strategist Certification gave me a way to see not just what my clients are thinking, but whether they’re thinking in the way they were designed to. With the Gift Profile®, I can see whether a client is operating in or out of their natural signature sequence of thinking, and that one insight explains why someone feels stuck, exhausted, or disconnected even when they’re working hard.”
Dawn WilliamsCertified Neurocycle® Clinician and Strategist, MS, NBCC, LPCMH
“Neurocycling has been a game changer, allowing me to fully take my thoughts captive and learn how I truly hold the power over my life. I knew I needed to share this with others. As a small business owner, the program was a big investment for me, but because I believe in the work so much, I knew it was well worth it.”
Ashleigh B.Certified Neurocycle® Strategist, Online fitness and nutrition business owner, California
“Seven years ago, I reached burnout. On the outside, I was at the peak of my success, but inside I was exhausted. The Neurocycle® gave me practical tools to manage my mind, respond instead of react, and make choices with confidence and purpose. Now the certification gives me a clear, structured way to walk alongside others as they find hope and freedom. If you have ever known so much and still felt stuck, give yourself this gift.”
Martina QandahCertified Neurocycle® Strategist · Personal & Leadership Growth Architect and Trainer, Jordan

How it works

Three steps to start

  1. 1

    Book a free call

    See if it's the right fit. Book now

  2. 2

    Register

    Choose Core or Launch Partner.

  3. 3

    Start virtual live training Dec 4

    Two days of virtual live training with Dr. Leaf and the team.

FAQ

Questions, answered