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Coaching dojo

ICF Metro DC is proud to offer a coaching dojo to our chapter's active members who are ACC and PCC certified. A coaching dojo is a safe place to deliberately practice with your peers and get feedback to improve and refine your coaching skills.

Join co-leaders and chapter members Sonya and Salah for this enriching experience. During a session, you can expect...

You will be invited to practice specific coaching competencies;
You will practice in dyads or triads in online breakout rooms; and
Co-leaders will solicit feedback at the end of each session to improve the experience of the coaching dojo.

Coaching dojo sessions take place monthly, on the third Monday of the month from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Participation is limited to ten coaches. Please honor your registration; if your plans change and you can no longer attend, kindly notify the co-leaders so your spot can be given to somebody on the waitlist.

Click on one of the event listings below, or navigate to our Events Calendar, to secure your spot at an upcoming coaching dojo!

ABOUT the co-leaders

Sonya Atkinson is a dedicated educator, coach, facilitator, and mentor coach with over 20 years of experience working in education with the last 12 years working as both an internal and external coach. She completed her inaugural coaching training with JST in 2011 and went on to implement ADHD Coaching strategies with her internal high school clients. In 2019, Sonya added Emotional Intelligence Coaching training to her toolbox, equipping her with a skillset necessary for navigating the emotional landscape of herself and others, particularly as it relates to the coaching relationship. Sonya holds a PCC coaching credential with the International Coaching Federation and works diligently to maintain that credential.

Sonya also has her own private coaching, facilitation, and mentor coaching business which specializes in Personal Development Coaching. She focuses on helping individuals understand the why beneath the habitual patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that keep them stuck in life & no longer serve them. She does this by combining the best of her educational background and coaching training in the areas of Learning & Attention Disorders, ADHD & Executive Function Deficits, Neurodiversities, Emotional Intelligence, Positive Intelligence, Positive Psychology, Attachment Styles, and the Enneagram of Personality. Sonya independently contracts year-round as a coach trainer with three separate ICF-accredited coaching programs.

Salah Elleithy is a Leadership, Co-Active, Agile Coach and Learning Facilitator on a mission to spark courageous curiosity with play. He helps individuals, teams and leaders balance clarity with action. For over a couple of decades, Salah has been focused on coaching and growing individuals, teams and leaders.

As an ICF-credentialed Professional Certified Coach (PCC), Salah works with individuals, teams and leaders on getting clear on their values and goals, identifying their strengths and continue to build on them to achieve their goals while honoring their values and purpose. He also holds them accountable with compassion. Salah has worked with individuals, teams and leaders in small, medium and large organizations.