Certified Christian
Forgiveness Coach
You know someone is imprisoned by a wound they cannot release. You feel the call to help. This certification gives you the biblical foundation, the Spirit-led methodology, and the practical tools to actually do it.
You Have Seen What Unforgiveness
Does to a Person
It shows up everywhere. In the client who describes their life as stuck. In the pastor who is spiritually present but cannot reach the one carrying a 20-year wound. In the person who has been told to "just forgive and move on" — and has tried, sincerely, and cannot.
The need for skilled, biblically grounded forgiveness coaching is one of the most urgent and least-served needs in the Christian community. And the people called to meet that need often have nothing more than good intentions and a handful of scripture passages.
"I've tried to forgive but I keep thinking about it. I must have done it wrong."
"My pastor told me to forgive. I know I should. But I genuinely cannot."
"I forgave years ago. So why does it still control me?"
"I don't want to forgive — because if I do, it means what they did was okay."
These are not small moments. They are the gateway to some of the deepest healing God does in a human life. And they deserve a guide who knows exactly what to say — and what not to.
Built for Anyone Called
to This
Coaches Seeking a Specialty
You are already certified in life, leadership, or Christian coaching and want to add a high-demand specialty that meets a deep and persistent need in your clients.
Pastors and Ministry Leaders
You sit with people carrying unforgiveness regularly — and you want practical, biblically grounded tools that go beyond encouragement and into genuine facilitation of the process.
Christian Helping Professionals
You work in chaplaincy, ministry, or a helping capacity and want tools that stay within your scope while serving the whole person.
Those Called — Period
No formal coaching background yet. You simply know that God has put something in you around forgiveness work — and you are ready to be properly trained and equipped.
This Is Not Secular Coaching
with a Scripture Tag
Most forgiveness frameworks — even well-intentioned Christian ones — ask clients to find within themselves what can only come from God. The HIScoach methodology starts somewhere different. And that changes everything.
12 Modules — From
Foundation to Practice
Each module contains four fully developed lessons, personal reflection questions, homework assignments, and a knowledge quiz. Every lesson was written to form you — not just inform you.
The Foundation of Forgiveness
Biblical definition, what forgiveness is not, the reconciliation distinction, and the six rewards that motivate the full journey.
Understanding the Human Heart
Seven signs of the unforgiving heart, six marks of the forgiving heart, whole-person impact, and God's perspective on everyone in the room.
Why Forgiveness Is So Hard
Seven root causes, six belief barriers with coaching reframes, and the five-step response when a client says they cannot forgive.
The Journey to Freedom
Four stages of forgiveness, will versus feelings, five distorted thoughts and their truths, biblical steps, and sustaining practices.
Self-Forgiveness
Why self-forgiveness is harder, the theological basis, how shame operates, and specific coaching tools including the self-forgiveness declaration.
Asking for Forgiveness
Asking versus apologizing, genuine repentance, coaching toward seeking forgiveness, and when the other person will not receive it.
Holy Spirit Posture
Spirit-dependence as methodology, preparing spiritually, listening on two levels, and praying through resistance into breakthrough.
Role and Identity
The coach's identity and limits, five key boundaries, trauma-informed principles, and a sustainable self-care infrastructure.
Facilitating a Client to Freedom
The five-phase coaching arc, session structure, reading readiness and resistance, closing well, and a full annotated coaching dialogue.
Prayer Toolkit
Prayers for every phase of the coaching engagement — opening sessions, breakthrough, self-forgiveness, shame, and the complete organized reference.
Scripture Toolkit
21 passages across three categories, the seven-step meditation method, and how to use scripture as an active coaching tool — not a lecture.
Resource Integration
The internal resource library, the 14-point practice readiness checklist, supplemental reading, and sustaining your growth long after graduation.
One Enrollment.
Everything You Need to Begin.
52 Full Lessons
Fully developed — not outlines. Every lesson written to form you, not just inform you.
12 Module Downloads
Beautifully formatted Word documents of every module — print, annotate, and keep forever.
72 Quiz Questions
Six interactive questions per module with instant feedback to confirm your understanding.
Complete Prayer Toolkit
Prayers for every phase and need of the forgiveness coaching engagement.
Scripture Toolkit
21 passages with coaching application and the seven-step meditation method.
25-Question Question Bank
Spirit-led coaching questions across 5 categories — each with a coaching note.
Certification Credential
Certified Christian Forgiveness Coach upon completion — recognized across all three tracks.
HIScoach Community
Access to the private HIScoach Skool community for questions, connection, and growth.
Meet Dr. Nanette
Floyd Patterson
Dr. Nanette Floyd Patterson, CPsy.D., LCMHC is the Founder and Lead Trainer of HIScoach Training Academy — and one of the most distinctive voices in Christian coaching today. Her work sits at the intersection of biblical truth, clinical training, and genuine Spirit-dependence.
As a licensed clinical mental health counselor and a certified Christian coach, Dr. Patterson brings a rare perspective to forgiveness coaching: she understands both the clinical complexity of unforgiveness and the spiritual reality that no framework or technique can accomplish what only the Holy Spirit can do.
The Certified Christian Forgiveness Coach certification was built from the ground up as an all-original curriculum — every lesson, every coaching tool, every prayer, and every question in the question bank reflects her years of working with clients across the full spectrum of forgiveness challenges. This is not adapted from someone else's framework. This is the work.
What Students Experience
"I finally have a framework for the most common thing I encounter as a pastor — people stuck in unforgiveness — and I know exactly what to do and what not to do."
— Pastor and HIScoach Graduate"I have been coaching for six years. This is the first training that actually taught me what to do when a client says 'I cannot forgive.' I now have five specific steps and I know what to say at every one."
— Certified Coach and Graduate"The personal work this certification required of me was as transforming as the professional training. I came in thinking I had my forgiveness journey handled. I learned I had more to do — and I did it."
— Ministry Leader and GraduateChoose the Track
That Works for You
All three tracks cover the same complete 12-module curriculum and lead to the same Certified Christian Forgiveness Coach credential. The difference is how you learn.
Online Access
Cohort Experience
Intensive
Payment plans available on all tracks — select at checkout or contact studentcare@HIScoachAcademy.com to discuss.
Frequently Asked
Questions
No. This certification is designed for coaches, pastors, ministry leaders, and Christian helping professionals — not licensed therapists. The program includes a full module on scope of practice, including exactly where the coaching lane ends and when to refer to a licensed clinician. You will leave with complete clarity about what you are and are not equipped to do.
The program is entirely self-paced. The recommended rhythm is one module per week — most students complete in 12 to 13 weeks. You can move faster or take longer if life requires it. There is no expiration on your enrollment.
Upon completion you receive the Certified Christian Forgiveness Coach credential from HIScoach Training Academy. The credential reflects the same complete 12-module curriculum regardless of the track you choose.
The biblical foundation is the methodology — not a decoration added to secular techniques. The program opens with the Greek word aphiemi, roots the entire framework in Scripture, includes a scripture toolkit of 21 passages with coaching application, and the HIScoach approach identifies the Holy Spirit — not the client's willpower — as the primary agent of transformation. This is not Christian-flavored. This is entirely Christian in its foundation and approach.
This is one of the strongest additions you can make to an existing coaching practice. Forgiveness issues show up in virtually every coaching niche — leadership, relationships, health, purpose. Having a specific, biblically grounded framework and a recognized credential for forgiveness coaching adds significant depth and differentiation to your practice.
The certification is accessible at all experience levels. Module 9 covers the full coaching arc, session structure, intake process, and how to facilitate a client from the first session through completion — with annotated coaching dialogues you can study, model, and adapt. If you are new to coaching, you will leave with a complete framework. If you are experienced, you will leave with a powerful specialty.
The People Who Need
This Are Already Waiting
They are in your congregation, your coaching practice, your community, your family. They are carrying wounds they do not know how to release. And you were put in their path for a reason. This certification gives you everything you need to actually help.
Enroll Now — $497