Growth isn’t always linear.
But it can be more conscious.
A multi-format learning arc from self-exploration to professional application—beginning with your own inner complexity and expanding into your coaching practice.
Fallback is a protective, often constricted way of showing up that arises when something deeply important feels at risk. It's not failure—it's part of how we navigate the pressures, patterns, and thresholds of human development.
Through the Coaching Through Fallback arc, you'll deepen your understanding of this phenomenon in yourself and others—and learn how to support growth, even in contraction.
Photo © Rachel Phillips, 2022. "Backstage” from the series Ghost Light Theaters.
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Format: 6-session, live, virtual cohort
Timing: September - October 2025A highly experiential, cohort-based course facilitated live by Valerie Livesay, Ph.D.. You'll explore your own fallback patterns, engage in guided practices, and come into relationship with your inner ensemble of self.
Ideal for: Coaches, leaders, and seekers who want real-time connection, shared reflection & community
Outcome: Personal transformation + peer connection + ICF CCEs -
Format: Self-paced online course
Access the same core teachings as Ghost Light LIVE in a format that works on your time. Includes video lessons, curated readings, and guided journaling prompts.
Ideal for: Independent learners who want flexibility with depth
Outcome: Self-paced exploration + guided reflection + ICF CCEs -
Format: 1:1 guided coaching & course journey
Timing: Set according to your schedule & needsA customized experience accompanied by Valerie Livesay, Ph.D., designed for those who desire personalized support in exploring their fallback patterns at a cadence that fits their needs.
Ideal for: Individuals looking for high-touch, private reflection
Outcome: Deep integration and clarity around your own developmental process + ICF CCEs -
Format: 4-session live cohort
Timing: November – December 2025Prerequisite: Completion of Ghost Light LIVE, Asynchronous, or Solo
In this applied training, you’ll learn to coach others through fallback with skill and discernment. Includes peer coaching, supervision, tools, and ethical reflection.
Ideal for: Coaches ready to bring this work into client practice
Outcome: Community & network of fellow practitioners + confidence & skill in accompanying others through fallback + ICF CCEs (pending)
Start where you are.
Return to what matters.
Whether you're exploring your own patterns or expanding your coaching presence, there's a place for you in this arc.
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Ghost Light LIVE
Synchronous, cohort-based journey
6 sessions
A highly experiential, virtual, cohort-based course facilitated live. You'll explore your own fallback patterns, engage in guided practices, and come into relationship with your inner ensemble of self.
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Ghost Light Asynchronous
Go at your own pace
Access the same core teachings as Ghost Light LIVE in a format that works on your time. Self-paced online course includes video lessons, curated readings, and guided journaling prompts.
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Ghost Light SOLO
1:1 guided coaching & Ghost Light framework journey
A customized experience designed for those who desire personalized support in exploring their fallback patterns at a cadence that fits their needs.
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Certificate in Fallback Coaching
From inner awareness to client transformation
4 sessions
Learn to coach others through fallback with skill and discernment. Includes peer coaching, supervision, tools, and ethical reflection in a live, virtual format.
Prerequisite: Completion of Ghost Light LIVE, Asynchronous, or Solo
The time is now
