MHC-CR 201: Mental Health Coaching Skills equips Celebrate Recovery leaders with practical tools for creating safe, healthy, and compassionate recovery environments. This course focuses on core coaching skills such as empathetic listening, motivational interviewing, spiritual discernment, goal setting, encouragement, accountability, and responding wisely to resistance or conflict. Participants will learn how to recognize different personalities, manage triggers, establish healthy boundaries, and lead without burnout. The course also addresses crisis moments, ethics, confidentiality, referrals, and celebrating progress in recovery. Leaders will be strengthened to walk alongside others with grace, wisdom, and confidence while protecting trust, promoting growth, and supporting lasting healing.
Lessons and Presenters
Creating Safety: How to Lead a Healthy CR Group — Presented by Jeni Baker
Listening that Heals: Practicing Empathy and Presence — Presented by Mark Mayfield, Ph.D.
Guiding Without Pushing: Using Motivational Interviewing Techniques — Presented by Zach Clinton, Ph.D.
Coaching with the Spirit: Spiritual Discernment in Conversations — Presented by Zach Clinton, Ph.D.
People Are Different: Understanding Personalities and Triggers — Presented by Pastor Johnny Baker
Helping People Move Forward: Goal Setting and Recovery Planning — Presented by Jason VanRuler, M.A.
Walking With, Not Dragging: Encouragement and Accountability — Presented by Mac Owen
Boundaries that Bless: Leading Without Losing Yourself — Presented by Jennifer Ellers, M.A.
When Conflict Shows Up: How to Respond with Grace and Strength — Presented by Mac Owen
When People Resist: Dealing with Denial and Deflection — Presented by Shannae Anderson, Ph.D.
Staying Grounded: Responding to Crisis Moments — Presented by Rodney Holmstrom, M.A.
Cheering the Journey: Celebrating Progress in Recovery — Presented by Cheryl Luke
Protecting Trust: Ethics, Confidentiality, and Referrals — Presented by Mercy Connors, Ph.D.
Leading Without Burning Out: Self-Care for CR Leaders — Presented by Andy Petry




