Relationship Coach Certification Course
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Why This Program Exists
You see, I was just like you. The pattern I saw again and again was two people who loved each other and had simply never been taught how to talk when it mattered. Nobody teaches that. This course does: the RELATE framework, attachment styles, empathy and active listening, conflict resolution, and hypnotherapy integration, across twelve videos, twelve audios, and eight supporting PDFs.
There is no need to struggle, because I have found powerful resources that helped me overcome those challenges — and I've taken what I've learned and turned it into a step-by-step solution, a blueprint you can follow to have success.
With over 40 years of experience, 22 published books, appearances on Dr. Phil and in Forbes, and as the founder of the American Union of NLP and the American Alliance of Hypnotists — you're in good hands.
12 Video Modules
Every lesson in order — each one building on the last, all the way to your certification exam. And you get every lesson as a downloadable audio too — so you can watch or just listen.
- Take up the RELATE framework as the model guiding the whole certification
- Set the role, responsibilities, and ethical boundaries of professional practice
- Separate coaching in the present moment from therapy-focused work on the past
- Work the four adult attachment styles and how each shapes relationship behavior
- Trace how childhood family dynamics, emotional climate, and trauma shape adult patterns
- Identify common challenges like communication breakdown and their root causes
- Apply Gottman's four communication styles and read their effect on relationship health
- See how personality traits, values, and love languages shape compatibility
- Handle power dynamics and emotional needs, including how mismatches create strain
- Conduct initial consultations, build rapport, and set client expectations
- Use active listening to gather accurate relationship information during sessions
- Apply standardized assessment tools such as the CSI and ECR-R with couples
- Balance an honest assessment of relationship strengths against growth areas
- Build a genogram to surface recurring patterns across generations
- Hold ethical assessment practice around competence, dual relationships, and culture
- Create a safe, non-judgmental physical and emotional space for clients
- Apply core active listening principles to understand experience accurately
- Develop the empathy and emotional intelligence the work actually runs on
- Work evidence-based approaches including the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Therapy
- Use cognitive-behavioral techniques to identify and reframe unhelpful beliefs
- Apply the ABC model as a practical tool for shifting emotional and behavioral patterns
- Give couples communication tools for expressing and receiving needs
- Apply conflict resolution strategies including repair attempts and de-escalation
- Run intimacy-building exercises such as love maps to strengthen connection
- Identify and interrupt destructive, repeating relationship cycles
- Foster forgiveness and healing after relationship hurt or betrayal
- Cultivate positive habits and constructive daily interactions
- Develop personalized, measurable action plans for couples and individuals
- Teach self-reflection and mindfulness techniques that support lasting growth
- Help clients hold individual identity alongside shared meaning and purpose
- Use clinical hypnotherapy to address subconscious relationship blocks
- Teach self-hypnosis for managing triggers and reactive patterns
- Apply hypnotic technique to communication, intimacy, and shared vision building
- Review the RELATE framework and the key concepts of the whole course
- Apply what you have learned to case studies drawn from real coaching scenarios
- Complete the final written examination and the certification process
Your Manual & Resources
Relationship Coach Course Manual
The complete written course — the RELATE framework, the assessment tools, and every intervention behind the twelve modulesRelate Framework Quick Guide
The six stages of RELATE on a few pages, so you can hold the whole model in view during a sessionAttachment Styles Cheat Sheet
The four adult attachment styles, how each one shows up in a couple, and what it asks of you as the coachRelationship Dynamics Checklist
The patterns to listen for early — communication breakdown, power imbalance, mismatched needs — with what each usually points toEmpathy and Active Listening Techniques Cheat Sheet
The listening moves that make a client feel heard rather than assessed, in a form you can review before a sessionConflict Resolution Strategies Resource Guide
Repair attempts, physiological de-escalation, and structured conflict work, with when to use eachCommon Relationship Challenges Swipe File
The situations that come up again and again, and language that has worked for them, ready to adaptHypnotherapy Integration Worksheet
How to bring self-hypnosis and hypnotic technique into relationship work, and where the boundaries sitInitial Consultation Template
A structure for the first meeting — rapport, history, expectations, and what to establish before any work beginsYour Official Certification
Certified Relationship Coach
Certified and registered by the
American Union of NLP
aunlp.org
Upon certification you'll be listed in the AUNLP's SEO-optimized directory of Certified Relationship Coaches — and you'll have lifetime access to Dr. Steve by email.
Sample shown — your certificate is issued in your name with a unique certificate number.
This Program Will Change Your Life
- Earn your Certified Relationship Coach credential from the American Union of NLP (AUNLP)
- Master the RELATE framework — Recognize, Evaluate, Listen, Apply, Transform, and Empower — a step-by-step system for guiding clients toward healthier, more fulfilling relationships
- Access 12 video modules, 12 audio lessons, and a 170-page course manual plus 8 supporting PDFs covering everything from attachment styles to evidence-based interventions
- Learn proven, evidence-based techniques including the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and the "soft start-up" and "Inner Safe Place" visualization
- Discover how to integrate clinical hypnotherapy and self-hypnosis techniques into your coaching practice for deeper, lasting client transformation
- Work through real-world case studies that show you how to apply the RELATE framework to common relationship challenges like disconnection, communication breakdowns, and trust issues
- Unlimited Anytime 24/7 On-Demand Access
- Get listed in the AUNLP's SEO-optimized directory of Certified Relationship Coaches — so clients searching online can find you
- Lifetime access to Dr. Steve by email — your questions answered long after you certify
- Unlimited Anytime 24/7 On-Demand Access — start immediately with instant digital delivery
What My Students Say
“Dr. Steve G. Jones work has transformed my life and my business. He has been my mentor and instructor over the pass few years. I have taken a number of his courses and in doing so; I have increased my wealth potential ten-fold.”
“Dr. Steve G Jones has taught me many things but the one thing that stands out in my mind is his own tenacity. If you take but one thing from his teachings, know that he sets the example, sets the bar high and that he sets you up to succeed.”
“Hi Steve, I have followed you for a long time. When I retired I wanted to pursue Holistic Healing, and Hypnosis. Now I can say I have succeeded in getting started on this magnificent journey. This is in big part because of your teachings. I now have my LOA, LIFE COACH, and HYPNOSIS Certifications. Thank you so very much.”
Become a Certified Relationship Coach
Everything you need — 12 video modules with downloadable audio, and the complete course manual — plus your official certification from the American Union of NLP.
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Isn't it time you stopped struggling? It doesn't have to be that way — there's an easier way, and I can show you how. I can provide the tools, but you have to say yes. Invest in yourself, and I'll see you on the next page.
This is a professional coaching certification program. It is educational in nature and designed for personal and professional development — it is not licensed therapy, counseling, or medical care, and does not constitute medical, psychological, or financial advice. Coaches should always work within their scope of practice and refer clients to licensed professionals where appropriate. Individual results vary.