The Institute of Modern Coaching
The International Institute
of Modern Coaching
The Institute of Modern Coaching
Designation: CIC · 120 Hours · Lifetime

Certified Image Coach

Transform how clients present themselves — personally, professionally, and digitally.

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What You'll Learn

Outcomes

  • Apply first-impression research to client work
  • Use fashion psychology frameworks for mood-driven styling
  • Coach identity work alongside wardrobe decisions
  • Apply timeless style principles across body types and contexts
  • Build coherent personal brands across in-person and digital surfaces
  • Operate ethically without imposing aesthetic preferences
Who Is This For

Ideal Candidates

Stylists & makeup artists

Adding strategic coaching depth to their craft.

Career coaches

Integrating professional image with broader life coaching.

Executive coaches

Supporting senior leaders with presence and external perception.

The Curriculum

Ten Modules · 120 Hours

  1. 01
    The Psychology of First Impressions
    Approximately 12 hours of interactive learning
  2. 02
    Fashion Psychology & Mood-Driven Styling
    Approximately 12 hours of interactive learning
  3. 03
    Identity, Self-Perception & The Inner World of Style
    Approximately 12 hours of interactive learning
  4. 04
    Color Theory & Its Psychological Effects
    Approximately 12 hours of interactive learning
  5. 05
    Body Proportions, Fit & Timeless Style Principles
    Approximately 12 hours of interactive learning
  6. 06
    Professional Image & Personal Branding
    Approximately 12 hours of interactive learning
  7. 07
    Digital Presence — LinkedIn, Social Media & Video
    Approximately 12 hours of interactive learning
  8. 08
    Image Coaching for Life Transitions
    Approximately 12 hours of interactive learning
  9. 09
    Ethics, Boundaries & Scope of Practice
    Approximately 12 hours of interactive learning
  10. 10
    Building & Running Your Image Coaching Practice
    Approximately 12 hours of interactive learning
Intellectual Foundations

Inspired by Their Work

John T. Molloy
Pioneer of Dress for Success Research

First to apply rigorous empirical research to professional dress.

Dr. Jennifer Baumgartner
Clinical Psychologist, Author of You Are What You Wear

Bringing the clinical lens to personal style, identity, and self-perception.

Dawnn Karen
Founder of Fashion Psychology

Pioneering the academic field of fashion psychology and mood-driven styling.

What You Receive

Your Credential

"I have worked in styling for fifteen years. The IIMC curriculum gave me a vocabulary and a framework I always knew existed but had never been taught."
Camille D., Brussels · CIC

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