Go Deeper Faster with the WE-I Practitioner Certification
When we and our clients become aware of our hidden patterns, we open a pathway to deeper connections and unlock the potential for transformational change. The WE-I Practitioner Certification training offers a way to do just that.
START YOUR JOURNEYVirtual, 14-Week Certification Training
April 29- August 5, 2025
As coaches, we equip our clients with powerful tools for growth and self-discovery. Yet one challenge remains constant: how do we illuminate what lies beyond their awareness?
How do you hold up a mirror to your client's internal landscape when it remains largely invisible to them?
How do you help clients recognize recurring patterns in their relationships when they lack the language, perspective, or readiness to see these dynamics clearly?
Instead of struggling to find ways to help your clients see how they are getting in their own way, the WE-I Certification process equips you with the ability to guide them toward identifying and accepting the internal obstacles keeping them stuck. From this place of recognition, clients can move forward toward life-giving relationships—even in the face of conflict—in both their professional and personal lives.
In the WE-I Practitioner Certification program, our approach begins with you. We intentionally hold space for your experience and nurture your self-awareness, allowing you to connect with all parts of yourself and coach from a place of wholeness and integration.
This journey reflects the deep work you'll facilitate with your clients.
You'll master the WE-I Profile—a simulation-based instrument that captures our internal experience under stress, revealing blind spots and illuminating how our reactions shape our relationships with others.
Through this powerful lens, you'll develop the capacity to recognize your clients' patterns of thinking, feeling, and wanting, and identify the common denominators that drive their emotional intelligence when under relational stress. The WE-I Profile empowers you to reach deeper insights in weeks rather than months, accelerating the transformative change your clients seek.
START YOUR JOURNEYIlluminate what lies beneath: help your clients realize default patterns, navigate conflict more intentionally and create meaningful impact in their personal and professional lives.

By joining the WE-I Certification program, you will...
- Explore how you are shaped in relationship and how that affects your experience of your life
- Gain clarity about how your past experiences and relationships continue to impact the experience of your life (and may be impacting your coaching)
- Discover how to use the primary dimensions of the WE-I Profile with your clients- from access to a range of emotions, to empathy, relational strategies, and more
- Connect your clients’ narratives with their relational patterns- helping them see their pattern revealed in relationship
- Discern the common denominators of your clients’ derailing behaviors
- Earn a certification to facilitate a life-empowering instrument, the WE-I Profile, that will give your clients more power and choice in their lives.

“The course was so much more than expected. Alison and her team at Learning in Action did an amazing job. Excellent instruction with lots of case studies and experience. You will be surprised at the depth and breadth of the WE-I Profile, and the insights it brings.”
-Â Julie Kothlow

“I use my Learning in Action training with virtually every single one of my clients. The training and techniques I received are like a swiss army knife, providing me with a variety of useful tools that allow me to perform my work with clients faster, easier, and with more depth. The training has allowed me to have deeper, more comprehensive, and more robust conversations with clients that move them forward faster.”
— Bruce Leamon

“Learning in Action’s training really does unlock the ability to dive in deeply with a client early in the coaching process. It gives both coach and client an understanding and a language for the complex, inner landscape within all of us.”
— Carla Greenan
A rich, rigorous, deeply impactful program…
The WE-I Certification Training is a live, highly interactive, and experiential 14-week experience presenting a cutting-edge curriculum designed to introduce you to a unique niche of coaching that will support you in securing more coaching engagements requiring deep WE-I expertise.

TAKE THE WE-I PROFILE
The WE-I Profile Experience
Before the program begins, you'll complete the WE-I Profile instrument, a real-time simulation, receive your WE-I Profile report, and a 60-minute interpretation of your results with one of our Certified Master Practitioners for visibility into your own internal landscape under stress. By taking the WE-I Profile before training, you will begin to explore your own default patterns under stress, which is your first step in understanding the WE-I Profile in its entirety.

MODULES 1-2
How We Are Shaped in Relationship
In the first two modules, you’ll dive deeply into how our brains are shaped and understand how our triggers, habitual patterns, and narratives form. You’ll discover the Journey of Relational Awareness and how it relates to your clients' path as they move towards growth and accomplishing what they want in their lives.

MODULES 3-5
A Deep Dive Into the WE-I Profile
In modules 3 - 5, you’ll be introduced to the WE-I Profile, its dimensions, how it captures and reflects our patterns, and how to interpret patterns reflected in your clients’ WE-I Profile results. You’ll take a deep dive into the WE-I Profile as an instrument and be guided through what it measures: empathy compassion and empathy accuracy, self/other orientation, access to our range of feelings, positive/negative orientation, and how we balance our wants, thoughts, and feelings.

MODULES 6-7
Integrating the WE-I Profile
Modules 6 and 7 are applied and practical — you will gain a hands-on understanding of WE-I Profile interpretations for clients and receive supportive feedback as you practice putting your new skills together.Â

MODULES 8-13
A Deeper Dive Into WE-I Profile Interpretations, WE-I Profile Debriefs, and Integration
In the final modules, you will continue the hands-on practice of WE-I Profile interpretations for clients. You’ll test drive with a practice client and be guided through implementing the WE-I Profile in your work. And, you’ll receive supportive evaluation and feedback. At the end, you’ll prepare for and complete an oral exam. You'll complete with a final graduation together with your cohort.
You'll also receive...
- 40 ICF CCEs (25 Core Competencies and 15 Resource Development)
- A certification to facilitate the WE-I Profile, an instrument that’s been utilized by professionals to define and create a deep understanding of what they and their clients are experiencing internally.
- A certificate of completion, WE-I Certification badge, and a social media kit for you to share your expertise and accomplishment!
- A listing on Learning In Action’s Practitioner Network where you can showcase your practice and get connected with new clients looking for a WE-I coach.
- An exclusive invitation to our Certified WE-I Practitioner community, DEEP
What Makes the WE-I Practitioner Training Unique?

Low Student-to-Teacher Ratio
Our student-to-teacher ratio and small personalized classes are two of the features that make our WE-I Certification Training unique. Training cohorts include anywhere from 10 to 25 trainees, and we incorporate learning partner meetings and breakout rooms to support an immersive learning experience.

We’re With You Every Step of The Way
Our team is committed to connecting with you on a weekly basis to provide personalized assistance, answer questions, and support you in integrating what you learn. We collect your feedback throughout the program to ensure it’s tailored to your needs and that your experience is rewarding.

Hands-on Guidance Using the WE-I Profile
We all know the saying: practice, practice, practice. And neuroscience proves this is true. For this reason, hands-on and guided practice with the WE-I Profile is incorporated heavily into this program. You will receive a free WE-I Profile, and we will guide you through facilitating it with a practice client.

4A Balance of Interactive and Engaging Experiences
Using a strategic combination of live sessions, Q&A, interactive exercises, reflection, and breakout rooms, you’ll be transported into a meaningful and connected experience that will continue with you long after our 14-week journey.

A Rich Learning Environment
WE-I certification training cohorts consist of executive and leadership coaches, consultants, organizational development professionals, HR executives new to WE-I, and Certified WE-I Practitioners returning for a refresher. Sessions are led by our Director of Training and co-faculty of Master WE-I Practitioners with extensive experience in WE-I Profile interpretations.Â
The spectrum of this training experience creates a rich and interactive learning environment — you will encounter opportunities for real-time feedback and various perspectives and approaches from knowledgeable professionals.
New to WE-I?
The Power of WE-I

WE-I is a term that refers to the ability to be present, connected, and mindfully in relationship with another. WE-I is rooted in the belief that we are already, always at the deepest level, connected with each other.
At Learning in Action, we seek to help people develop their WE-I by revealing the ways in which they are protecting and defending themselves (in ways they may not see) and supporting them in returning to mindful relationships with themselves and others.

This unique, experiential 14-week virtual training is especially for…
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A coach or consultant who wants to do deep, meaningful work to make a powerful difference in the lives of their clients and is willing to take a bit of personal risk to do it.
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An organizational development professional who wants to learn about themselves and their clients, navigate cultural challenges, and increase change potential within their organization.
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An HR or corporate executive who wants to leverage relationships, shared experiences, and interpersonal awareness to improve effectiveness at an individual and team level.
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A therapist or counselor who wants to feel confident in their ability to give their clients a different perspective on how they are moving through life.
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Those who are courageous, empathetic, whole-hearted — and seek to have deeper, more comprehensive, and robust conversations with clients that move them forward faster.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Training Schedule
April 29- August 5Â
8:30–10 AM PT / 11:30 AM–1 PM ET
Discover the transformative power of WE-I in an intimate, "like-in-person" experience as you explore your own relational and emotional patterns and learn how to effectively coach your clients using the Profile.
Plan for the weekly 90-minute live, virtual learning session and an estimated 4-5 hours per week outside of live sessions to engage in learning partners, readings, and exercises to support your ability to implement the WE-I Profile at a skilled level effectively.

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Can’t make a session?
The entire program is live, virtual, and recorded. The live sessions are available in the learning portal, complete with downloadable resources, learning partners, and Q+As. And if you can’t make it live, don’t worry! You’ll have unlimited access to the recordings, so you can catch up on the replays (or watch again!) whenever you like.
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Your satisfaction is important to us. If you have questions about refunds or need to cancel or reschedule your training, please contact us here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are ICF CCEs available for completing certification?
How long do I have access to the course?
What if I can’t attend all the scheduled training sessions?
How many students are typically in each cohort?
What is the WE-I Profile and can I take it before enrolling in the training?
Is this entire course virtual and/or online?
Are the video training sessions in this course recorded?
How will I know that I am certified as a WE-I Practitioner?
Can I encourage a colleague to register? If so, what is their cost to attend?
What is your refund policy?
Have more questions?
If you have any additional questions about the training, email us here.
Meet The Instructors
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Shani Feyen
Director of Learning, Training and Development, and Certified WE-I Practitioner
Shani Feyen, MA, CPCC, is a certified leadership coach, facilitator, and learning experience designer specializing in emotional intelligence, embodiment, and neuroscience-based leadership development. She designs immersive, whole-person learning experiences that help leaders navigate conflict, strengthen team dynamics, and cultivate empathy and resilience. She primarily serves individuals and groups that lead for social good.
With certifications in the WE-I Profile, Co-Active Coaching & Leadership, and Embodied Transformation, Shani blends innovative methodologies to support leaders and coaches in unlocking their full potential.Â

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Alison Whitmire
President Emeritus of Learning In Action and Master WE-I Practitioner
Alison Whitmire, PCC, is committed to healing what divides people. Alison is a leader in the field of emotional and relational intelligence. She is a Professional Certified Coach, Master WE-I Practitioner, and Certified Narrative Coach. She serves on the faculty of Moment Institute teaching Narrative Coaching and is certified as a 200 RYT Yoga Teacher, Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, and Breathwork Teacher. Alison has been a TEDx speaker and a three-time TEDx Conference organizer.
