Professional Recovery Coach Training and Certificate Programs

Whether you're beginning your coaching journey or expanding into specialized areas of practice, IAPRC offers evidence-informed training programs designed to help you build practical coaching skills and serve clients with confidence.

Our programs provide flexible online learning taught by experienced professionals and are designed for coaches, peer professionals, behavioral health practitioners, and others who want to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those they serve.

Professional Coach Training for Today's Helping Professionals

IAPRC Professional Recovery Coach Certificate (PRCC) and Certified Professional Coach (CPC) badges

PRCC Dual Program

Professional Recovery Coach + Life Coach
$1297 USD

The PRCC + CPC Programs combines the skills of Professional Life Coaching with a deeper understanding of addiction, recovery, and recovery-focused coaching. Together, these programs prepare you to build effective coaching relationships, ask powerful questions, strengthen motivation and accountability, support meaningful goals, and help clients move toward the life they want to create. 100% Online + Fully Self-Paced.

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PRCC Program

Professional Recovery Coach Certificate
$997 USD
Created for coaches who desire to work with clients with recovery goals surrounding substance use or other behavioral health concerns. This 100% self-paced, self-study certificate program includes seven course modules covering the neuroscience of addiction and recovery, professional coaching competencies, recovery coaching principles, and family-of-origin root issues to help coaches confidently support individuals pursuing lasting recovery.

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CPC Program

Life Coaching Essential
$747 USD

Build a strong foundation in professional coaching skills with the comprehensive Life Coach Training Program. Ideal for individuals beginning a coaching career or adding coaching skills to their professional practice.
The CPC Program provides the essential knowledge and skills needed to build confident, productive coaching relationships while developing a professional approach to the coaching process.

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Compare IAPRC Recovery Coach and Life Coach Programs

Every IAPRC program is online and self-paced, so you can learn on your own schedule. Here is how the programs compare.

Program Hours Tuition Best fit
PRCC Dual (CPC plus PRCC) 120 $1,297 Life coaching and recovery coaching in one program
Professional Recovery Coach Certificate (PRCC) 80 $997 Coaching people and families in recovery
Certified Professional Coach (CPC) 40 $747 Starting a coaching career or adding coaching skills to your practice
Addiction Recovery Coach Intensive (ARC-I) 14 $749 Coaches already credentialed through ICF, NBHWC or similar

Tuition includes training manuals, coaching tools, study guides, the webinar library, group coaching sessions, CE hours and IAPRC membership.

How to Become a Professional Recovery Coach With IAPRC

  1. Choose your path. The PRCC focuses on recovery coaching, the CPC builds core coaching skills, and the PRCC Dual brings both together.
  2. Learn online at your own pace. Most students finish the 80-hour PRCC in 4 to 6 months and the 120-hour PRCC Dual in 6 to 9 months.
  3. Earn your credential. Graduates receive the Professional Recovery Coach Certificate, the Certified Professional Coach credential, or both with the PRCC Dual.

Recovery coaching is non-clinical and future-focused. Coaches don’t diagnose or provide treatment, and they can work alongside a person’s counselor or treatment team. The PRCC is a professional certificate issued by IAPRC, not a state license.

Have Questions?

Our recovery coach training FAQ covers cost, format and credentials. You can also download The Recovery Coach Compass, our free career guide, or reach out to our team. We’re happy to help you find the path that fits.