── For Professionals Seeking a Career Breakthrough
an Innovative Methodology That Will Transform Your Approach to Group Coaching, Management, and Entrepreneurship
The first internationally accredited group coaching certification and career redefining journey that helps you master collective leadership, lead with confidence, and create lasting impact with others.
ICF
40 CCE
EMCC
COHORT / 2026
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NEXT START
10 / 09
September 2026
Escaping"safe space" — and scaling your impact.
You can lead one-on-one sessions with confidence. You have the credentials, the experience, the client list. On paper, you’ve made it.
But when it comes to group sessions or workshops, deep down you feel it… your work is too polite. Too voluntary. Too small.
You are not looking for another surface-level tool. You are looking for a different type of leadership.
─ THE BLIND SPOT
Most coaches and leaders are using the "safe space" to group meetings — blocking true growth.
01
The instinct to smooth it over
When tension or conflict arises, their first instinct is to smooth it over or hope it goes away.
02
The fear of exposure
They fear that conflict will derail the session, damage relationships, or that they’ll be exposed as not competent enough to handle the complexity of a group.
03
Comfort over friction
By prioritizing immediate comfort over necessary friction, real issues that spark true growth often remain unspoken — protecting them from the very fire they need to evolve.
Sit in the fire. Hold the room.
Become the leader within.
To move beyond the revenue ceiling of one-on-one coaching you need a fundamental shift in how you show up.
You need the methodological capacity to sit in the fire with your client, to view dissonance not as a problem to be solved, but as a resource to be mined.
You must learn to “turn up the volume” on the leader within you…
Anchoring yourself so firmly that you can hold the space for fear, fatigue, psychological games, and deep differences without flinching.
Imagine walking into any group setting knowing you can handle whatever happens — conflict, silence, or a curveball question.
INTRODUCING
Collective Shift
Methodology
The only group coaching methodology designed to go beyond traditional surface-level “safe space.”
06
MONTHS
A profound career-redefining journey to master group learning
How Collective Shift shows up in your work
01 / Coaches & Consultants
Move beyond the one-on-one ceiling
Stop trading time for money in routine sessions keeping your impact and income stuck.
You’ve seen coaches running group programs, but you don’t have the know-how or support to do that.
In Collective Shift, you’ll discover how to master group dynamics to create deeper transformation at scale — and finally build a model that grows with you.
- Design and lead group programs that create real transformation
- Scale beyond one-on-one work without losing depth
- Build a sustainable business model and price groups effectively
- Become a mentor and facilitator within the program itself
02 / Leaders, HR, L&D, Trainers
Make systemic change you can measure
You are responsible for groups, teams, or learning spaces, yet real change often feels harder than it should…
When your teams plateau, when silos harden, when disengagement creeps in…
Collective Shift gives you a clear way to generate measurable, systemic results and instill the discipline required to execute change across the enterprise.
- Build teams that learn and collaborate effectively
- Develop your leadership and mentorship presence
- Activate collective intelligence over individual reactions
- Work with conflict without damaging trust
Different roles. Same underlying skill. Mastering Collective Leadership.
─ WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT
Direct practice, mentoring, supervision, entrepreneurship - in one program
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Integrated practice
The only program combining direct practice, mentoring, supervision and entrepreneurship into a single arc.
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Highest standards
Aligned with ICF and EMCC, giving you immediate professional credibility in a crowded market.
03
Build to monetize
From design and delivery to monetization — every resource you need to launch and scale your own programs.
04
6-month aftercare
Ongoing supervision, personalized mentoring, and an active international community after graduation.
A journey of becoming -not a training
Collective Shift addresses the true nature of group learning, transforming superficial sessions into experiences that stimulate personal growth and leadership. You’ll directly experience what makes a group feel alive or dead. The difference between knowing about a methodology and embodying it.
76
HOURS LIVE TRAINING
Build your theoretical and practical foundation.
56
Test, refine, and learn supported by mentors.
15
Aligned with the highest standards.
30
Build your theoretical and practical foundation.
05
Learn how to monetize and scale up effectively.
─ THE ROADMAP
Your 6-month roadmap leading to your shift
A rigorous 7-module experience designed for deep integration, not just information gathering.
01
Foundation & Self-Awareness
Clarify your professional identity, positioning, and the kind of group experience you are here to lead.
02
Group Process & Methodology
Generate depth and collective insight through structured group coaching processes.
03
Advanced Techniques
Create safety, presence, and real engagement from the very first moments of a group.
04
Practice & Integration
05
Business & Scaling
Recognize and work with subtle, non-verbal dynamics that drive real transformation.
06
Mastery & Embodiment
Facilitate reflection and integration that leads to clarity, ownership, and mature decisions.
07
Mastery & Launch
Translate insight into aligned action and close group processes with integrity and continuity.
What else is included to support real integration
Collective Shift is designed for depth, not consumption. These components ensure that what you learn is integrated, applied, and embodied — not just understood intellectually.
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Supervision & Live Integration
This is where theory becomes usable. Instead of wondering “Am I doing this right?”, you receive direct feedback on how you show up, intervene, and hold groups.
02 /
Mentorship Path Member
Graduates gain free or special access to selected future workshops, ongoing mentorship opportunities, and continued connection to an international community of practitioners — ensuring growth extends well beyond the program.
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International Accreditation
40 ICF CCE units (with a strong Core Competency focus), aligned with EMCC standards.
Full access inside The Collective Shift Academy
The moment you enroll in the Collective Shift Methodology, you are automatically granted full access to the Collective Shift Academy, a premium ecosystem built to sustain your growth, protect your standards, and expand your reach long after graduation.
WHAT YOU UNLOCK
An international community of practitioners
Connect with coaches, leaders, and facilitators across borders. Share cases, find peers, and grow inside a space where depth is the standard.
Free access to exclusive workshops
Academy members get free access to a curated selection of live workshops — from advanced facilitation to leadership intensives you won’t find publicly listed.
Ongoing supervision after graduation
The learning doesn’t stop at certification. Access structured supervision sessions that help you apply, refine, and master what you’ve embodied.
Mentorship & monetization support
Get guidance on building, pricing, and launching your own group programs — with mentors who’ve done exactly that, inside the same methodology.
The Mentorship Path: become the leader others learn from
Graduates who go deeper have the opportunity to enter the Mentorship Path, a structured journey that transforms you from practitioner to mentor. You’ll guide new cohorts through the same methodology you’ve embodied, sharpening your own mastery while building a reputation inside an international professional community. It’s not just recognition. It’s the next level of your impact.
─ UPCOMING COHORTS
Cohorts & Schedule
A limited number of seats per cohort to ensure depth, supervision, and real integration.
FACILITATORS
Oana Niculae & Gabriela Gheorghe
Delivered in Romanian
START
10 September 2026
END
26 February 2027
FORMAT
HOURS
9:00 – 18:00 GMT+2
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MODULE 1
10-11 September 2026
MODULE 2
1-2 October 2026
MODULE 3
22-23 October 2026
MODULE 4
12-13 November 2026
MODULE 5
3-4 December 2026
MODULE 6
14-15 January 2027
MODULE 7
4-5 February 2027
MODULE 8 – EXAM
25-26 February 2027
FACILITATORS
Corina Irsik & Diana Stanes
Delivered in Romanian
START
20 August 2026
END
29 January 2027
FORMAT
HOURS
9:00 – 18:00 GMT+2
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MODULE 1
20-21 August 2026
MODULE 2
10-11 September 2026
MODULE 3
8-9 October 2026
MODULE 4
12-13 November 2026
MODULE 5
26-27 November 2026
MODULE 6
17-18 December 2026
MODULE 7
14-15 January 2027
MODULE 8 – EXAM
18-19 January 2027
FACILITATORS
Oana Niculae
Delivered in English
START
25 September 2026
END
30 January 2027
FORMAT
HOURS
9:00 – 18:00 GMT+2
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MODULE 1
25-26 September 2026
MODULE 2
16-17 October 2026
MODULE 3
30-31 October 2026
MODULE 4
13-14 November 2026
MODULE 5
27-28 November 2026
MODULE 6
4-5 December 2026
MODULE 7
15-16 January 2027
MODULE 8 – EXAM
29-30 January 2027
Your future Collective Shift mentors
Andreea Nate
10+ years in HR across global organizations. Forbes 30 Under 30 Romania.
Corina Irsik
Integrating creative methods with coaching and project management frameworks.
Oana Oprea
25+ years in business development and senior leadership contexts.
Diana Stănese
20+ years in senior leadership. Practitioner and mentor in the Collective Shift methodology.
Alina Alexoiu
15+ years and 5,000+ sessions, supporting emotional healing and inner stability.
Adriana Țuluca-Marina
Focused on professional sustainability and longevity.
Andra Cherecheș
13+ years HR experience, working with mid-senior professionals in IT.
Diana Cristina Dumitrache
Clinical psychologist and experiential psychotherapy counselor.
Adina Botezatu
Specialized in executive, mental, and group coaching. ICF Romania member.
─ AND EVENTUALLY
Yourself.
After completing Collective Shift, you have the opportunity to become a mentor for new generations — constantly improving your skills and expanding your impact.
Clarity before commitment.
Answers to the questions we hear most often.
I already run group sessions and workshops. Is this still relevant for me?
Yes.
Most experienced facilitators who come to Collective Shift aren’t beginners at working with groups. They’re skilled at creating structure, maintaining flow, and reading a room. What they don’t yet have is the capacity to work with what’s underneath the surface, the tension, the silence, the power dynamics, the things people aren’t saying. If your group sessions are largely smooth and productive, and rarely uncomfortable, that’s worth examining. Not because discomfort is the goal, but because the absence of it often means the real work isn’t happening yet.
If you recognize that gap, this program was built for exactly where you are.
There are only 6 seats per cohort. Is that a real design decision or a sales tactic?
It’s a real design decision, and it shapes everything about how the program works.
Collective Shift isn’t delivered to a room of 30 people. The depth of supervision, the quality of group practice, and the individual mentoring that runs through the program all require a small, contained container. You can’t genuinely supervise someone’s facilitation in a group of 25. You can’t meaningfully work with group dynamics when the group is too large to form one.
Six seats also means you’re not one of many. You’re known. Your development is tracked. Your practice is seen. That’s not a premium add-on, it’s the structure the whole methodology depends on.
What do I actually walk away with after six months?
Several things, and it’s worth separating them.
On the credential side: 40 ICF CCE points (33 core competencies, 7 resource development) and EMCC alignment — internationally recognized standards that immediately strengthen your professional positioning.
On the capability side: a tested, embodied methodology for leading group processes, not a set of tools you’ve memorized, but a way of working you’ve practiced under supervision across 56 hours of hands-on application.
On the professional side: the entrepreneurial foundations to design, price, and launch your own group programs, including business mentoring built directly into the curriculum.
And beyond graduation: 6 months of aftercare, ongoing supervision, community, and mentorship continuity, because the real integration often begins after the formal program ends.
How experienced do I need to be to apply?
Experienced enough that the depth of this work serves you, not overwhelms you.
You don’t need a specific number of years or a prerequisite certification. What matters is that you’ve already been working with people in some professional capacity, as a coach, facilitator, HR leader, trainer, or consultant, and that you’ve hit a ceiling. The ceiling might be practical (you want to work with groups), methodological (your current approach isn’t producing lasting change), or professional (you want a more credible and scalable practice).
Collective Shift is not an entry-level program. If you’re still building foundational coaching skills, there are better starting points. If you’re past that, and ready to go deeper rather than wider, this is built for where you are.
What happens after I finish the program? Is that it?
You don’t finish and disappear. That’s the point.
Completing a program gives you access to the wider Academy ecosystem: continued supervision, member-only workshops and intensives, a professional community, and the Mentorship Path for graduates ready to mentor the next cohort. The program is your entry point, not your destination.
What's the difference between this and a standard group coaching certification?
Most group coaching certifications teach you a framework for running group sessions, a process to follow, techniques to apply, a structure to keep things on track. That’s useful, and it’s real. Collective Shift teaches that too, but it treats the framework as the floor, not the ceiling.
The actual work of this program is learning to read and work with what’s happening beneath the surface of a group, the dynamics, the resistance, the collective emotional field, the things that aren’t being said. That requires practice, supervision, and a willingness to be uncomfortable. It’s why the program is 6 months with live supervision, not a series of recorded modules with a certificate at the end.
The credential is real and recognized. But the program isn’t designed around the credential. It’s designed around the practitioner you become.
Is everything online, or are there in-person elements?
The core programs are delivered live online, structured, interactive, and designed for real depth in a virtual environment. Some intensives and experiences within the wider ecosystem include in-person options.
You’ll know exactly what’s involved before you commit to anything.
The current cohorts are delivered in Romanian. Are English cohorts available?
The 2026 cohorts are delivered in Romanian. If you’re interested in an English-language cohort or want to be notified when one becomes available, mention it when you book a consultation call — that demand shapes how future cohorts are planned.
─ A PERSONAL LETTER FROM OANA NICULAE
Ready to multiply your impact, launch scalable programs, and achieve that career breakthrough you've dreamed of?
Darling, you are not here because you lack ability. You are here because your work requires a different level of leadership. Everything you’ve read so far is just a glimpse of what Collective Shift has to offer, let’s have a coffee together, and see whether Collective Shift is the right fit for your journey.