About the HOPE Coaching™ Academy

Training the Next Generation of Trauma-Informed, Purpose-Driven Coaches

The HOPE Coaching Academy was founded to meet a rising need in today’s world: coaches who are not only skilled — but compassionate, emotionally intelligent, and deeply equipped to hold space for healing and transformation.

At HOPE, we don’t just train coaches.
We cultivate leaders of light — individuals who are called to help others move from suffering to strength, from breakdown to breakthrough.

🌟 Our Mission

To certify coaches in a trauma-informed, heart-centered methodology rooted in science, soul, and service — empowering them to guide others through healing with integrity, clarity, and hope.

What We Offer

Our flagship certification, the HOPE Certified Coach™ program, is a 60-module journey grounded in:

• Evidence-Based Coaching Psychology

• Functional & Somatic Wellness Principles

• Emotional Safety & Nervous System Literacy

• Ethical, Empowerment-Centered Practice

• A Proven Framework: The HOPE Map™
  (Healing, Opportunity, Possibility, Empowerment)

Each graduate is equipped not only with transformative coaching tools, but also the presence, confidence, and ethical foundation to serve with professionalism and care.

About the Founder

Cecily Henderson is a Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach, trauma-informed practitioner, health educator, psychology major, and women’s health advocate. With over 12 years of academic training and 6+ years of client experience, Cecily combines scientific knowledge with deep empathy to help others reclaim their health and purpose.

She is the founder of the Hope for Healing Network, the Holistic Professionals Network, and now, the HOPE Coaching Academy — a global platform training the next generation of coaches to lead from the heart and change lives with hope.

💡 Why HOPE?

In a coaching world that often prioritizes performance over presence, the HOPE Coaching Academy stands apart by focusing on what truly transforms lives:

• Connection over correction

• Safety over speed

• Empowerment over ego

• Hope over fear

We believe that when clients feel seen, heard, and safe — they can begin to rise. And when coaches are trained with the right tools and heart… they become unstoppable.

Our Vision

To become a global leader in trauma-informed coaching education — elevating the standard for how coaches are trained and how lives are transformed.