Why Better Peers
Practice coaching on your schedule, with the peers you choose, as often as you need.
Getting started
Your invite comes through and you begin. No cohort to fill, no round to wait for.
Round based programs
Begin when the next round opens.
Your partner
Browse a directory by credential stage, focus, and time zone, then pick the person yourself.
Round based programs
Matched for you, on similar experience.
Still in training
Practice with real people while you build your coaching education and experience.
Round based programs
Some rounds ask for hours you have already logged.
Program details taken from published round listings, checked July 2026. Better Peers is free during early access, and members are told before that changes.
Better Peers has two sides. Pick the one you are here for.
Invite only, and free during early access. Every coach is reviewed before they join.
Request an inviteEverything people ask before they join.
Coaches building their credentials, and people who want coaching. Coaches practice with each other and take on individual clients. Organizations can arrange team coaching separately.
Better Peers helps coaches build and track coaching experience. ICF counts reciprocal peer coaching as paid coaching when coaches exchange coaching of equal value, so balanced reciprocal sessions can count toward the paid hours required for your credential. Coaches are responsible for understanding which of their hours meet the requirements of their specific credential.
After each coaching session, both participants confirm that the session took place. Better Peers keeps a personal record of your practice hours for your own tracking and organization.
Yes. Better Peers is free during early access. We'll notify members before introducing any paid plans.
Request an invite by completing the application. We review each request to help maintain an active, engaged coaching community.