Master Integrative Life Coaching Program
Advanced Certification & Specialist Level Training Sets Coaches Apart
COURSE OVERVIEW
Train to the Master Level in Integrative Life Coaching
The Master Integrative Life Coaching Certification (MILC) is IWA’s specialist level program, taken after the Integrative Life Coaching Certification (ILC). It trains you across all five major coaching specialties, so you can offer clients the deepest, most holistic transformation.
Where the ILC gives you the foundations, the MILC gives you depth. You add advanced integrative techniques to your toolkit, then choose whether to practice as a specialist-level generalist or niche into one of the five specialties.
Go deeper with every client.
Coach at the highest level of the field.
What makes the IWA method different
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All five specialties, one certification
Instead of training in a single niche, you train across all five integrative specialties.
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Beyond talk-based coaching
Integrative techniques like Advanced ECM, regression and energy work help clients shift patterns, not just set goals.
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Certified through practice, not tests
A five-session practicum, self-practice assignments and required reading, with no exams.
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Your pace, building on the ILC
Self-paced with no time limit, enrollment open all year, and built directly on the ILC foundations you already have.
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Support That Lasts
You are assigned an instructor mentor for one-on-one calls as needed throughout your educational journey. Connect with other students within your student cohort group and have lifetime access to the course materials and the student cohort group after you complete your certification.
What you’ll learn
What our graduates say
Graduate reviews point to two outcomes, personal transformation and better professional results. Alumni credit the emphasis on inner work and practical application for deeper client outcomes, ethical confidence and steady practice growth.
Choose your certification path
The master level MILC builds on the foundations of the ILC. If you are a current ILC student or graduate, enroll in the MILC directly. If you have not taken the ILC, the dual enrollment adds it at no additional cost, a $1,400 saving, and both courses are added to your student dashboard.
Best Value · Save $1,400
Dual EnrollmentILC + MILC Together
Both certifications, with the ILC tuition included at no additional cost. You complete the ILC first, within six months, then continue to the MILC at your own pace with no time limit. Review course information for the ILC
$2,499
$3,899
Master Integrative Life Coach (MILC)
Specialist-level training, for current ILC students and graduates. Master all five coaching specialties, advanced integrative techniques, and the business of group and corporate coaching. See the full MILC course outline
$2,499
*Course is non-refundable and non-exchangeable after 24-hours. You will have the ability to have tuition refunded only within 24-hours of enrollment.
About IWA
Integrative Wellness Academy (IWA) stands as the premier online institution for professional certifications in coaching and wellness modalities. Our programs are uniquely founded on holistic models, holism, diverse integrative education, positive psychology and practical skill sets designed for real-world application.

IWA offers professional certification and master level specialist programs for those who want to begin a life coaching business or expand their current coaching or wellness coaching practice. Our Integrative Life Coaching Certification programs (ILC) is our professional level certification and provides the training, tools, techniques, skills and resources for you to become a successful Integrative Life Coach and build a thriving practice with confidence. It is not necessary to continue on to our master level program, the ILC offers excellence in professional practice. For those who know that they want to achieve a specialist level training we do offer a reduced tuition dual enrollment option.
IWA’s Master Integrative Life Coaching (MILC) certification program helps you achieve the highest level of education and excellence through the mastery of integrative life coaching. Whether you are looking to achieve a specialist level education to acquire extensive tools for your coaching business, start a new business or to support your own self-development, the Master Integrative Life Coaching Certification (MILC) empowers you to achieve these goals.
MILC is taught by Dr. Rachel Eva Dew and IWA instructors, who share advanced training, tools, and techniques in holistic coaching as well as advanced training to coach within the five major areas of life (health and wellness coaching, family and relationship coaching, financial and career coaching or self-development and spiritual coaching) as a specialist Master Integrative Life Coach. Upon certification as a Master Integrative Life Coach you can opt to have a generalist practice where you work with all different populations of people who have an array of goals and challenges, or you can focus your practice with a specialized niche within any of the five major life areas. IWA welcomes you to this next step in developing your expertise.
Our Master Integrative Life Coaching Program offers a transformative journey for individuals seeking to be an expert and leader within the field of coaching through advanced certification and training. The program focuses on a deep integrative education and skill set far above and beyond traditional life coaching. Through our holistic life coaching approach as well as advanced training in all of the major life areas, the master level certification builds on all of the professional coaching education we provide in our professional level ILC training, enabling advanced skill sets and vast niche focus opportunities.
Master Program Curriculum Details

Master Integrative Life Coaching
- Advanced Life Coaching tools and techniques
- Advanced techniques, including Advanced ECM, Grief Recovery, Trauma Coaching, Energy Work, Advanced Layering, and Strategy Elicitation
- Learn to coach for Holistic Finances, Build Intentional Relationships, Identify Purpose, and Career Development Techniques
Master the Five Coaching Specialties
- Integrative Life Coaching advanced core competencies and techniques
- Integrative Relationship and Family Coaching
- Integrative Career, Finance, and Performance Coaching
- Integrative Health and Wellness Coaching
- Integrative Self-Development and Spiritual Coaching


Master the Business of Life Coaching
- Expand your knowledge and tools for running and marketing a successful life coaching practice
- Learn how to expand your practice and income with group coaching
- Develop skills in group facilitation, including corporate coaching, seminars, workshops, and speaking engagements
- Gain business insights from fellow life coaching practitioners
Master Integrative Life Coaching Certification
- Bring coaching to your organization
- Learn all 5 coaching niches and select your desired specialty
- Become a Certified Master Integrative Life Coach
- In-Person Training or Online Course Certification options
- Receive certification upon successful completion of a 5-session practicum (no exams or tests)

MILC Course Outline
Course Instructors

Dr. Rachel Eva Dew
Rachel is a board certified Doctor of Natural Medicine, Integrative and Functional Medicine, with additional focus on Lifestyle Medicine. She is an international speaker, self-development author, and leader in integrative wellness. Dr. Rachel is the founder and head instructor for the Integrative Wellness Academy (IWA). Learn More

Andrea Leda Wilborn
Andrea Leda Wilborn is an integrative life coach, speaker, and IWA instructor. She brings a deep understanding and practical application of powerful coaching, journal therapy, mental health and mental and emotional release work. Learn More

Brad Berger
Brad is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ specialist, Master Integrative Life Coach, and author who has over a quarter of a century of comprehensive financial planning experience. Learn More

Debra Heslin
Debra Heslin is an Integrative Life Coach and IWA instructor. She brings experience in teaching and coaching clients in her private practice to help them reach their full potential. Learn More

Garett Larson
Garett is an IWA graduate, additionally trained in numerous holistic modalities. His background in business and marketing is extensive. Learn More
Become Certified In Master Integrative Life Coaching
What Is a Master Life Coach and How Does Advanced Certification Elevate Your Coaching Career?

A Master Life Coach is a professional who has undergone advanced training and certification in life coaching, focusing on deep personal transformation rather than just external strategies. Beyond traditionally focused master life coaches, Master Integrative Life Coaches are trained through programs that are uniquely founded on holistic models, holism and diverse integrative education. Thus, setting them apart from other specialist coaches within the coaching industry. This also enables Master Life Coaches, especially Master Integrative Life Coaches who have extensive holistic training to command a higher rate and be in greater demand.
Advanced certification, especially one that is deeply integrative elevates a coaching career by enhancing the coach’s skills, credibility, and ability to facilitate profound changes in clients’ lives, allowing them to address and transform their foundational beliefs and stories. Additionally, when trained holistically at a specialist level, the niche or specialties available for Master Integrative Life Coaches to focus their practice on are vast, in high demand and impactful.
Many aspiring coaches and wellness practitioners struggle with the limitations of traditional coaching methods, which often emphasize external strategies over internal growth. Advanced holistically focused and integrative education that is both unique and proprietary to IWA addresses this gap by enhancing a coach’s credibility and ability to foster significant personal and professional growth that is both balanced and also sustainable for clients. This depth of coaching can lead clients to significant personal and professional growth.
The specialist level skills gained through advanced training, the impact of professional credentials, and the keys to building a successful integrative coaching practice provide a unique educational and career pathway. Foundational professional level certificate programs often serve as a crucial stepping stone towards more specialized and advanced life coaching practice , however, advanced coaching education and training provides a clearer path to successful coaching careers and client outcomes.
How Can A Specialist Level Certification Beyond Professional Coaching Credentials Boost Your Career and Credibility?
Professional coaching credentials can allow you to enter the coaching field successfully, however advanced training and credentials as well as specialized skill sets boost your career and credibility by positioning coaches within the market as experts. The Master Life Coach Certification is a specialist level credential far beyond professional level training. The Master Integrative Life Coach Certification offered by the Integrative Wellness Academy (IWA) that focuses on holistic and integrative approaches to coaching. The certification aims to equip individuals with the skills necessary to facilitate transformative change in clients’ lives by addressing underlying beliefs and stories that may hinder personal growth.
Professional benefits of obtaining this certification include enhanced coaching skills, the ability to help clients achieve significant personal and professional transformations, and the potential for increased business success, as demonstrated by clients who have experienced substantial growth after addressing their foundational issues. Additionally, specialist level certified coaches tend to find greater fulfillment in their work by facilitating deep, meaningful and sustainable changes in their clients’ lives.
How Does IWA’s Master Integrative Life Coach Program Stand Out?
IWA’s Integrative Life Coach Master Program stands out because it focuses on all of the major life areas and aspects of self for clients to achieve goals in holistic, balanced and sustainable ways. This training and advanced skill set provides your future clients with deep, transformative change rather than just external strategies or goal-setting. The program emphasizes understanding and reshaping personal narratives or “roots” that influence one’s life, leading to greater client success. This approach allows for organic and effortless development in various aspects of life. Additionally, IWA is unique in offering holistic and integrative education in coaching and wellness modalities, making it a comprehensive choice for aspiring coaches as well as practitioners within the health and wellness spaces who are seeking to expand their skills and services.
IWA’s Integrative Life Coach Master Program’s comprehensive approach is particularly vital given that standard entry-level training may not always fully equip professionals to address the diverse needs of all clients at a specialist level.
Exploring the Integrative Wellness Approach and Holistic Coaching Modalities
The Integrative Wellness Approach emphasizes the importance of addressing balance and wellbeing within all major areas of life as well as all aspects of self; mental, emotional, physical and spiritual. This is a truly holistic approach and leads to goals being achieved in ways that promote whole person wellbeing. Additionally, IWA’s proprietary inside-out and outside-in coaching model supports change at the root level as well as through outer behavior change and goal achievement.
Inside-Out and Outside-In Coaching Model: Research-Driven & Highly Effective
The Inside-Out and Outside-In Coaching Model emphasizes that true change is dimensional, focusing on deep internal personal transformation rather than merely external behavior modification. It suggests that to achieve significant growth, overcome obstacles and achieve goals effectively, individuals must explore their inner selves, addressing root issues, self-limiting stories and beliefs as well as take outside actions.
Integrating Numerous Healing Modalities: Somatic Healing, Emotional Clearing Methods, Thought Pattern Management and Holistic Wellbeing Techniques
Participants will learn advanced tools and techniques from over 20 different modalities including NLP, hypnosis, timeline therapy, positive psychology, CBT, somatic healing, trauma and grief recovery, and energy work techniques, which are crucial for addressing the emotional barriers that clients may face. These techniques enable coaches to guide clients through profound healing processes, fostering a deeper understanding of their personal narratives and facilitating lasting change.
Applying Trauma-Informed and Grief Recovery Coaching Methods
In addition to emotional wellbeing techniques, the program emphasizes trauma-informed and grief recovery coaching methods. These approaches are vital for supporting clients who have experienced significant life challenges, allowing coaches to provide compassionate and effective support. By understanding the impact of trauma and grief, coaches can create safe spaces for clients to explore their emotions and facilitate healing.
What Are the Keys to Building a Successful Holistically Focused Integrative Coaching Practice?
Building a successful integrative coaching practice involves several key elements that contribute to both client success and personal fulfillment for the coach.
These elements contribute to a specialist coaching practice that not only helps clients achieve their goals but also facilitates profound personal transformation.
Flexible Online Learning Options and Program Completion Timeline
IWA Coaching offers flexible online learning options that cater to the needs of busy professionals. The program is designed to accommodate various schedules, allowing participants to complete their training at their own pace. This flexibility ensures that aspiring coaches can balance their education with personal and professional commitments. The foundational certification course, ILC must be completed within a 6-month time frame. The MILC Online Course may be taken at your own pace. There is open enrollment throughout the year. You may enroll and begin at any time. The master level MILC builds on the foundations of the ILC course. If you have not taken the ILC you can take advantage of our dual enrollment. Enroll directly into the full payment option for MILC and get the ILC at no additional cost (a $1,400 savings). Both the ILC and MILC courses will be added to your student dashboard. You will complete the ILC first and then continue on to the MILC. Only current ILC students are able to enroll into the MILC using the payment plan options.
More from our graduates
Graduate reviews point to two outcomes, personal transformation and better professional results. Alumni credit the emphasis on inner work and practical application for deeper client outcomes, ethical confidence and steady practice growth.
Choose your certification path
The master level MILC builds on the foundations of the ILC. If you are a current ILC student or graduate, enroll in the MILC directly. If you have not taken the ILC, the dual enrollment adds it at no additional cost, a $1,400 saving, and both courses are added to your student dashboard.
Best Value · Save $1,400
Dual EnrollmentILC + MILC Together
Both certifications, with the ILC tuition included at no additional cost. You complete the ILC first, within six months, then continue to the MILC at your own pace with no time limit. Review course information for the ILC
$2,499
$3,899
Master Integrative Life Coach (MILC)
Specialist-level training, for current ILC students and graduates. Master all five coaching specialties, advanced integrative techniques, and the business of group and corporate coaching. See the full MILC course outline
$2,499
*Course is non-refundable and non-exchangeable after 24-hours. You will have the ability to have tuition refunded only within 24-hours of enrollment.
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