The work you do is profound.
The support around you should be, too.

If you are a certified coach or working toward your ICF certification, you already know....

Clients come to coaching carrying entire constellations of responsibility.
Their stories are layered. Their questions are deep. Their breakthroughs are powerful.
And the container you hold for them requires exceptional presence, skill, and self-awareness.

But who holds you?

Who offers you a place to step out of “coach mode” and into honest reflection?
Who helps you navigate tough cases with clarity and grounding?
Who supports you in staying resourced, ethical, creative, and aligned?
Who walks beside you as you navigate the ICF credentialing or renewal process? 
Mentor coaching & coach supervision can be so much more than checking the box for ICF. 
Let's work together to co-create a supportive, transformational, and inspiring engagement where you can flourish as a coach. My approach meets you where you are and supports you to deepen your mastery, activate your confidence, explore your edges, and nourish the human behind the coach. 
"Melissa custom designed a 3 session engagement to work on 5 specific areas I identified in our introductory session. It was easy to trust Melissa and I really felt she listened to me and understood what I was intending to get out of mentor coaching. She is an excellent mentor coach with an outstanding presence.  I really appreciate her authenticity, and that she always met me where I was. After 3 sessions with Melissa, my coaching skills improved and I feel more confident working with clients. I am celebrating my improvement at setting the agreement, honoring emotion and exploring it more deeply, and better use of coaching tools to strengthen the learning."

R.W. PCC
​Mentor Coaching & Supervision Client 
​“Partnering with Melissa for my mentor coaching and supervision experience was invaluable. I initially chose her for her somewhat adjacent career field, but her level of service proved to be the real differentiator. She helped me reach deeper insights about how I show up as a coach and motivated me to be present in each of our sessions so that I could apply these learnings with my clients. While I initially sought coaching supervision as part of the ICF requirements, I gained so much more. From our first session, when it very quickly clicked how useful this exercise was to growing me into the coach I want to be…to our last session, when I was proud to share that I felt like my recent client sessions were among the most powerful I've had both for myself and the client!” 

K.Z.,  ACC
​Mentor Coaching & Supervision Client ​
How does it work?
Whether you are just starting out on your credentialing journey, or a seasoned coach working toward mastery, we will co-create an engagement that meets your personal growth and professional development goals as well as the ICF credentialing requirements for the ACC or PCC certification or recertification you wish to achieve.  

You choose the focus and duration of the engagement
A customized mentor coaching and/or coaching supervision engagement can look like: 
  • a focused 3-hour skills & confidence boost in an area where you've been feeling stuck 
  • a structured 10 hours to meet your ICF mentor coaching requirement and support your growth & development
  • a nourishing 20 hours of deep support and learning to hold you over time as you build your practice 
  • a clarifying 5 hours of best practices work to balance complex coaching & consulting or internal coaching roles
  • ​a targeted 4 hours of mentoring to help you prepare your ICF performance evaluation recordings
  • a credential-completing 3 hours of 1:1 mentoring to complement a 7 hour group mentoring program
All of the above qualify as either ICF mentor coaching hours, supervision hours, and/or core competency CCEs


We start where you are and go where you want to go
Our work together may include any combination of the following: 

Core Competencies Mastery: Stressing over your ICF performance evaluation recordings, or wanting to go beyond just checking the ICF mentor coaching box to include your own growth goals? We'll review recorded sessions or do live coaching with me as your "inside guide" to strengthen alignment with ICF competencies in a way that feels practical & alive. 

Case Mentoring & Insight:  Need help with a client who isn't making progress, is constantly overwhelmed, has specialized needs, or is triggering you emotionally? Bring any real client scenario or "case" for confidential thought partnership and coaching to help you get unstuck and open up new possibilities. 

Coaching Identity & Practice:  Need help refining your niche, managing your energy, or visioning for your practice? Explore deep questions around how you want to work, who you want to be, and who you want to serve in your solo, group, team, coaching/consulting, or internal coaching practice. 

Mirroring & Reflection:  Is your inner critic holding you back, or has a recent setback diminished your confidence? Experience acknowledgment of your strengths, brilliance, and potentials from an experienced entrepreneur and coach who can see bigger possibilities for you than you can see for your self. 

Amplify Impact: Feel like some coaching conversations stay stuck on the surface when deeper work is needed?  Learn & practice advanced coaching techniques to take clients  from surface work to deeper transformation. 

Reflective Inquiry: Concerned you may be developing non-productive habits or fearful of "breaking the rules" to try something new? Go beneath the surface of your patterns as a coach to uncover your strengths, blind spots, triggers, edges, and brilliance and open new possibilities for bringing your gifts and creativity more fully into your work. 

Sustained Support: Need a quick confidence boost, ethics alignment, or coaching check-in between sessions? Keep the conversation going and enjoy the reassurance of on-demand coaching via Voxer voice and text notes to open up new possibilities or get you unstuck. 
Read more about working with me:
About Melissa Arthur, MA, PCC, NBC-HWC 

Hi, I'm Melissa. I am a leadership, executive and wellness coach with a passion for elevating coaches through coach mentoring, supervision and training. Since starting my private practice in 2017, I have spent over 1500 hours coaching clients from all walks of life. I have provided individual, group and team coaching in a variety of settings (as both internal and external coach) including global corporate, non-profit, a primary care center, and a wellness studio.  In addition, I serve on the coach training and mentoring faculty with Upbuild, a 60 hour ICF-aligned coach certification program.

I hold International Coach Federation (ICF) Professional Certified Coach (PCC), National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) credentials. I love to learn, and have built an extensive coaching tool kit specific to coaching women, including a certification in Woman-Centered Coaching with Claire Zammit's Center for Woman-Centered Coaching and completion of Tara Mohr's Playing Big facilitator program for women who lead. 

I delight in using my training and experience to support coaches to flourish doing the work they love.  
What results can I expect? 
Evidence-based benefits of Mentor Coaching & Coaching Supervision:

Stronger, More Effective Coaching: Deliver consistently high-quality coaching sessions grounded in the ICF Core Competencies, with greater clarity, presence, and impact.

Clear, Actionable Growth: Gain specific, practical feedback you can immediately apply so you know exactly what to strengthen, refine, or shift in your coaching practice.

Greater Confidence & Professional Ease: Feel more confident in your coaching decisions, methods, and boundaries, allowing you to coach with steadiness, authority, and trust in yourself.

Better Outcomes for Your Clients: Support clients in achieving deeper insight, sustainable change, and meaningful results - especially in complex or high-stakes situations.

Ethical Clarity & Peace of Mind: Navigate challenging dynamics, ethical questions, and gray areas with confidence, knowing your practice aligns with professional standards and best practices - even in complex internal coaching or coaching/consulting roles.  

Deeper Self-Awareness & Coaching Presence: Develop greater awareness of your assumptions, emotional responses, and blind spots so you can show up more authentically and skillfully with clients.

Sustained Excellence Over Time: Stay current with evolving coaching approaches and continue growing as a professional, rather than plateauing or relying on outdated habits.

Resilience, Balance & Longevity: Reduce stress and isolation, prevent burnout, and maintain the energy and clarity needed to do your best work.
Are you ready to elevate your coaching, fulfill your credentialing requirements, deepen your impact with clients, and align your practice with your most authentic expression as a coach? 

Let's talk! 
Bring your goals, your challenges, your questions, and your heart's desires and we will co-create a mentor coaching and/or coaching supervision engagement customized for you to achieve your intended outcomes. This is a complimentary, confidential, no obligation conversation for you to get clarity about the exact support you need.
Is this the right fit for me?
Mentor coaching  provides you with expert guidance to build credibility, deepen your understanding of ethical standards, and apply professional standards and best practices with confidence. It focuses primarily on refining your technical skills in the ICF Core Competencies​.
Coaching supervision invites you to  reflect on your successes and challenges, explore your practice, enhance your skills, and deepen your self-awareness. It focuses not only on what you do as a coach, but on who you are and how you show up in your practice.​
Together, they create a balanced foundation for your holistic growth as a coach over the course of your career. 
​
This is for you if you: 
  • Are working toward meeting the 10 hour mentor coaching requirement for ACC or PCC certification
  • Are working toward meeting core competency CCE requirements for ACC or PCC renewal 
  • Prefer a customized mentor coaching experience tailored to your specific needs and goals
  • Need a trusted thought partner to talk through complex client cases and support you in your growth as a coach
  • Could use expert guidance as you refine your niche, practice, or identity as a coach ​​
  • Sense there is another level of mastery emerging for you
  • Are navigating the complexities of an internal coaching role or coaching + consultanting practice  
  • Are ready for your coaching practice to feel more sustainable, embodied, and aligned
Space in my caseload is limited for Q1 of 2026 
Book your co-creation session today! 

​"Working with Melissa as my ICF mentor coach was such a great experience- truly transformative. She not only guided me through detailed feedback on my coaching sessions, helping me identify both strengths and growth areas, but also modeled masterful coaching in every interaction. She exudes kindness and I felt comfortable opening up to her from the very start. Her support extended beyond technique; she helped me stay grounded and present, even during challenging personal moments. I know I will go forward to be a better coach because of her mentorship."

B.L., PCC
​Mentor Coaching & Supervision Client --


​"I had the opportunity to work with Melissa in her group and as her 1:1 client and I could not be more grateful for her guidance and support. Melissa comes into every session present, attentive and leading with her big heart. Her years of experience coupled with her kind spirit and positive energy provide an unparalleled mentoring experience that helps foster clarity, confidence and excitement for what is ahead. It has been a true pleasure to work with Melissa and I cannot thank her enough!"

C.W., NBC-HWC
​Group Business Coaching Client
Have Questions? 
If you need a few minutes to talk though any questions about mentor coaching or supervision, I would love to answer them!
Please email me with any quick questions or book a co-creation session for an in depth exploration of what's possible. 
Book your complimentary co-creation session today! 
Bring your goals, your challenges, your questions, and your heart's desires and we will co-create a mentor coaching and/or coaching supervision engagement customized for you to achieve your intended outcomes. This is a complimentary, confidential, no obligation conversation for you to get clarity about the exact support you need.