General info

This training programme is suitable for students who have completed Coaching and Counselling Year 1 at the ACC, or have a solid foundation as a coach/counsellor.

About the second year programme

In this training programme you will deepen and strengthen your knowledge and skills as a coach/counsellor. After completion of this training programme, you will be able to guide people with a variety of issues in a profound way in self-examination and development. The second year programme will help you to become an independent working counsellor and will strengthen your coaching skills.

In four blocks of two practice days, we will explore different coaching areas that are important in everyday life:

Personal life and health
Family and relationships
Career, leadership and team
Mourning, trauma and recovery

In addition to these blocks, one class day will cover the psychology of change and one day will be about starting your own practice.

You will learn which themes, skills and interventions are helpful to guide and stimulate change. We will continuously combine theory and practice, and you will reflect on your own practice and actions in the process. You will also learn how to deal constructively with disturbances or resistance in the coaching process.

During the programme, you go through a growth process as a coach by receiving feedback from your teacher and fellow students. Intervision is an important part of the programme.

How do you specialise?

To choose a specialisation, you can opt to select a subject as covered in the four blocks, or you can choose your own specialisation aside of these blocks. Once you have selected a specific field, you will draft a plan together with your teacher to set up a project that will help you learn all the necessary skills and information to become a specialised coach/counsellor in the chosen field.

During the course of the programme, you will compile a portfolio of all practical sessions in class, as well as of your coaching sessions with (test-)clients. You will spend 40 hours working with test clients. At least half of these hours must be spent with clients in the area of your chosen specialisation.

Is this course suitable for you?

The second year programme is suitable for those who have successfully completed the first year programme or who have gained sufficient coaching/counselling experience otherwise, and who want to develop themselves further into professional and specialised coaches and counsellors.

What is the purpose of the programme?

The second year programme provides you with extra skills and experience to become a professional and specialised coach/counsellor. After this programme, you will be able to work independently – for example in your own practice – and you will be able to guide people thoroughly and in-depth on a wide variety of issues.

What will you learn in the second year programme?

In this training programme you will:

Learn how to work with clients on the themes of personal life and health, family and relationships, career, leadership and team, and mourning, trauma and recovery.
Learn how change and learning processes work and how to apply them in your daily practice.
Learn how to intervene in a professional manner on disturbances in the coaching process.
Learn to understand and apply various coaching/counselling-roles and techniques.
Gain deeper knowledge and skills regarding coaching on specific themes.

Who are your fellow students?

The students in the second year course are people who want to specialise in a certain field of coaching/counselling. Your fellow students all have successfully concluded the first year or have gained at least basic coaching and counselling skills otherwise. The area of specialisation can differ per person. The programme is designed to give every student the opportunity to deepen their general skills, learn from and with their peers and to specialise in the field of their personal choice.

Course schedule

The programme consists of 10 days of class, in which the following themes and subjects will be covered:

Day 1

Psychology of learning and change
Change and resistance
Humanistic psychology, positive psychology and social psychology on change
The client’s learning process
Motivation
Methodologies to achieve change

Day 2 and 3 – Personal life and health

Energy, stress, and burn-out
The Wheel of Life
Positive psychology
Mindset
Coping

Day 4 and 5 – Family and relationships

Family constellations
Systemic work in organisations
Attachment styles
Transactional Analysis
Healthy and unhealthy communication patterns
Transference, countertransference and projection

Day 6 and 7 – Career, leadership and team

Career counselling
Developing a corporate coaching programme
Understanding the levels of an organisation
Change management
Team coaching
Management coaching
Creative thinking

Day 8 and 9 – Mourning, trauma and recovery

Psychology of loss and grief counselling
Theories on grief
Trauma counselling
Recovery coaching, Post-traumatic growth
ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
Mindfulness
Polyvagal theory
Window of tolerance

Day 10 – Starting your own practice

Who have you become as a coach/counsellor?
Business skills for coaches
Knowledge and skills needed to start your own practice
Re-cap of the programme: your lessons learned

Classroom and online programme

Coaching and Counselling Year 2 is available as a classroom programme and a Live Online programme. Please find more information about the online programme here.

The study load for this training programme is approximately 8 to 10 hours per week.

Online programme

The Live Online – Coaching and Counselling Year 2 course is the online version of the classroom course Coaching and Counselling Year 2. More information about the content of this course can be found here. Below you will find what it means to follow live online courses and how to register for this course.

How does the Live Online training programme work?

You will follow the lessons from the convenience of your own home via Zoom. You can even attend class from other locations, wherever you are in the world, as long as you have a computer with webcam available. The online lessons will be taught live on camera by a teacher, while all students are visible onscreen and can interact as needed. Throughout the session, the teacher can separate the students in smaller groups to practice the different techniques and methodologies. This means that the online lessons offer very similar possibilities as the classroom lessons.

We allow between 6 and 10 participants per group, to achieve the best possible learning environment. Outside class-hours, so in your own time, you will meet (online) with your fellow students to practice and have so called ‘intervision’ meetings. You will find your own coaching clients for practice sessions, which can be done online as well, or in real life, as you please.

Overall, this online training programme gives you the opportunity to learn proper coaching and counselling skills from anywhere in the world, while still interacting with a teacher and fellow students.

What do we expect from you during an online class day?

To participate in online class days effectively and with focus, we expect the following from students:

You attend the online classes using a laptop or computer (not a mobile phone). Please ensure you have a working camera and microphone. You are responsible for purchasing your own laptop, computer, and any other equipment.
You make sure you have a stable internet connection to avoid disruptions.
You are in a quiet environment while attending the classes, with minimal background noise.
You make sure you are not disturbed by, for example, housemates, children, pets or your phone.

When is the Live Online training programme scheduled?

The Live Online Coaching and Counselling Year 2 training programme will be offered in the spring of 2026 on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

How can you register for this programme?

On the tab Location and dates you can register for the Live Online programme. Below the classroom programme you will find the option to register for the Live Online variant of Coaching and Counselling Year 2.

Coaching and Counselling English Year 2

Duration: 10 months (10 class days)
Where: Amsterdam, Utrecht or online
LVSC, IAC and NFG recognised

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Location and dates

Register for the training programme

The programme Coaching and Counselling Year 2 is a specialisation programme. You can be admitted to the programme in any of the following cases:

You have completed the ACC’s Coaching and Counselling Year 1 programme.
You have completed a comparable coach/counsel training programme with a minimum of 10 days and have been granted exemption for the training programme Coaching and Counselling Year 1*.

* To request an exemption for Coaching and Counselling Year 1, you need to complete our exemption form. Please send us an email at info@counselling.nl to request this form.

If you have attended the first-year training programme with the ACC or have received an exemption for the first-year programme, we kindly ask you to register via the ‘Register‘ button below.

Classroom Programme

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Starting date	End date	Day	Class times	Trainer	Location	Register
18-09-2026 Class Schedule (pdf, opens in a new window)	21-05-2027	Friday	10.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.	Arjan van Dijk	Amsterdam Route: Amsterdam	Register: Coaching and Counselling English Year 2 Friday Amsterdam, 18-09-2026
26-09-2026 Class Schedule (pdf, opens in a new window)	26-06-2027	Saturday	10.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.	Margarita Bernal	Utrecht Route: Utrecht	Register: Coaching and Counselling English Year 2 Saturday Utrecht, 26-09-2026

Online Programme

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Starting date	End date	Day	Class times	Trainer	Location	Register
03-10-2026 Class Schedule (pdf, opens in a new window)	19-06-2027	Saturday	10.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m.	Judith Wolterink	Online	Register: Live Online Coaching and Counselling Training Year 2 Saturday, 03-10-2026

Would you like to start the training programme at a different time?

This training programme is offered twice a year, with start dates in March/April and September/October. The class schedule is published on our website approximately six months prior to the start of each programme. Would you like to be notified when new schedules are released? Please complete our contact form, and we will email you as soon as the class schedules are available online.

Number of participants

The classroom programme will start when a minimum of 10 students have enrolled where we aim to limit the number of participants to maximum 14 students per group, however this can be exceeded by a few if necessary. The online programme will start when a minimum of 6 students have enrolled with a maximum 10 students per group. As soon as a sufficient number of applicants have enrolled, we will confirm the start of the programme (at the latest 2 weeks before the start of the course). In case the minimum number of students has not been met, or when a course is full, we will try to find a solution for/with you, for example by postponing the start date a little or by creating a new group (if possible).

Attendance requirements

Students need to attend at least 90% of the class days in order to obtain their diploma. We expect you to be available on all dates on the class schedule and to follow the lessons in your own group. In principle, it is not allowed to catch up on a class day in another group, in order to guarantee group dynamics.

Only in very exceptional circumstances, mainly when the attendance requirement of 90% is compromised, can a class day be followed in another group. This is always in consultation with and at the discretion of the ACC.

Please note: the first day of class can never be missed or followed in a different group, attendance on this day is mandatory.

Details and prices

Coaching and Counselling Year 2 Details

Programme:

Coaching and Counselling Year 2

Programme language:

English

Duration:

10 months

Extent:

10 days of class

Study load:

8 – 10 hours per week (excluding class days)

Group size:

Classroom Programme: 10 – 14 participants
Online Programme: 6 – 10 participants

Educational level:

Bachelor-level (post bachelor / post-HBO)

Pre-education:

First year Coaching and Counselling training programme or a comparable coach/counsel training programme with a minimum of 10 days.

Teachers:

Arjan van Dijk, Judith Wolterink, Margarita Bernal

Examination:

Portfolio and a personal specialisation project of approx. 20 hours

Diploma:

Students will receive the Coaching and Counselling Year 2 diploma when:

The minimum attendance rule of 90% has been met.
The portfolio has a sufficient result/mark.
The oral exam has a sufficient result/mark.
A positive trainer’s assessment has been obtained.
Have met the requirements for working with practice clients.
Have met the requirements for intervision.
3 hours of supervision has been completed (proof required).
All course fees have fully been paid.

Supervision:

In this training programme, 3 hours of supervision are compulsory. Supervision needs to be arranged and purchased by the students themselves. We have a team of supervisors within the ACC who you can choose from, but you can also select an LVSC-registered supervisor (web page in Dutch). Click here for an overview of ACC-supervisors.

Portfolio:

During the training programme you work on your portfolio, which includes reports on your learning process, your specialisation essay, the sessions with your practice clients, intervision, supervision and practised methodologies.

Practice clients:

A minimum of 40 hours of working with practice clients is required. The student will need to arrange the practice clients themselves.

Attendance requirements:

Students are required to attend at least 90% of classes to able to receive a diploma, with mandatory attendance for the first and last day of class.

Certification:

This training programme is certified by the LVSC. After completing this programme you can register with the LVSC as a Register Coach. In the meantime, as a student it is possible to register as a student-member and as a ‘Aspirant-Registercoach’.

The ACC is also recognized by the International Association for Counselling (IAC). This means that our institute has the IAC quality mark and you, as an ACC student, can join the IAC as a member.

If you have an ACC diploma, you can become a register member of the NFG and, under certain conditions, this could lead to reimbursement by health insurance.

Click here for more information on certification and recognition of the ACC.

Accreditation:

As of May 2024, our training programme Coaching and Counselling Year 2 has been accredited by the SKB. Click here for more information about this SKB accreditation.

EC credits:

28.5

Literature list:

Download the literature list for this training programme here.

Order literature:

The ACC and Amy & Eva are partners. By ordering your books at Amy & Eva you donate up to 12% to a good cause, without it costing you anything extra! Order your literature online on Amy & Eva.

Of course, you’re free to buy your books wherever you like or borrow them from the library.

Prices

Start September / October 2026:

Total amount € 3,849. Payment in 3 instalments: € 1,283 per term.*

Extra costs:

Three hours of supervision. The costs for supervision are not included in the price of the training programme and should be paid to the supervisor directly.

In case you choose one of ACC’s supervisors, the costs are € 100,- per hour (€ 300,- for 3 hours). NB: this is a special rate for ACC-students. Please click here for an overview of ACC-supervisors. Students also have the option to choose an LVSC-registered supervisor instead (web page in Dutch). In this case, the price varies per supervisor.

*Payment in instalments is possible (max. 3). However, the full tuition needs to be paid before the start of the course.

All amounts include administration costs (of € 50), the study syllabus (of € 50) and examination costs. Literature/books are not included in the tuition fees and need to be arranged by the students themselves. If a re-examination is required for the portfolio and corresponding oral examination, the costs for this are € 200,-.

NB: The study syllabus is issued once per student. Only in exceptional cases is it possible to request a reprint of the syllabus. If a reprint is approved by the ACC, the costs will be € 100,- (including administration costs and shipping costs within the Netherlands).

The Academy for Coaching and Counselling is registered with the CRKBO, which means that our training courses are exempt from btw (Dutch VAT).

Reviews

The course content is a well structured program for both personal and professional development. It offers the unique opportunity to collaborate with like minded people whom you would not otherwise meet as a collective if you did not take the course. In class we support and mentor each other through the methodologies taught at ACC. So it’s a learning and networking journey that we share together leading to our future as coaches and counsellors.

Ineke Reisiger (student 2025-2026)

I found from day one that the ACC is a good and reliable coaching training programme. It's clear what to expect, and they do support you from day 1 till day 10 and beyond. The teachers and ACC office staff are trustworthy and kind individuals who are knowledgeable about their work. It's also the trust they have in asking students to be the training teacher's assistant in other groups, which is a nice way of learning to become a better coach and growing into becoming a teacher at ACC one day. I also like the network events and ACC days they organise to meet other people. The ACC is a community you belong to from the day you sign up. It's a warm, worthy feeling, and I'm so glad I've found my way to the ACC.

Rosalie van Mierlo (student 2024-2025)

The content is very applicable and practical, while supported by a strong theoretical foundation that is up-to-date. Teaching is very strong, and there is substantial practice training to feel the role and learn in practice. The interaction with the academy staff has always been great: they were responsive and helpful, and they were also flexible for my personal circumstances.

Ekaterina Kuznetsova (student 2024-2025)

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