• Support clients’ personal health visions and explore how an effective implementation of the Autoimmune Protocol could best support their goals.
• Within existing scope of practice, coach clients who are diagnosed with an autoimmune disease or pursuing a diagnosis self-advocate with their medical care provider(s) and help clients determine if the Autoimmune Protocol is appropriate for them in conjunction with their overall treatment plan.
• Identify clients for whom the Autoimmune Protocol may be contraindicated and offer support either for addressing barriers to its implementation or alternative approaches that are appropriate for the client’s unique needs.
• Explore with clients their preferences and needs as they transition to the elimination phase and then proceed through reintroduction phases of the Autoimmune Protocol, ultimately determining a long-term least-restrictive, culturally appropriate, and personalized diet for themselves.
• Evaluate client progress through all stages of the Autoimmune Protocol and provide troubleshooting support within scope of practice as needed and make referrals to qualified practitioners when warranted.
• Understand the principles of the Autoimmune Protocol, including the lifestyle mediators of sleep, stress, movement, and connection, and the evidence base supporting its efficacy as related to autoimmune disease in general and to specific conditions.

AIP Certified Coach is open to practitioners with existing certifications or licenses to work directly with clients or patients and who carry appropriate liability insurance. Health coaches, nutritional therapy practitioners or consultants, registered dietitians, chiropractors, naturopathic doctors, and medical doctors (and more!) can all integrate this information into their practices. We also accept current students completing their base certification, with the understanding that they will wait to complete certification until they finish their base program.

If you have a question about if your certification qualifies you, please contact us (aipcertified at gmail dot com).

Before using the AIP Certified Coach mark, graduates will be required to show proof of certification or licensure, as well as proof of insurance for their practice. It should be noted that it is up to each individual to assess the laws in their state and determine their own legal scope of practice. AIP Certified Coach is for educational use only.

AIP Certified Coach is not a standalone certification that enables you to practice directly with clients. All students must come into the program with an existing certification in the coaching or medical fields that enables them to work with clients or patients, or be a current student of a program that will qualify them in the future.

We typically offer the 8 week course one or two times per year.

If you want to be notified directly of future enrollments with a first chance to sign up, please join our interest list.

Once your enrollment is approved, you will be granted access to the AIP Certified Coach website where you will be prompted to create a login. Each week, starting with the first day of the class schedule, a new set of materials (videos, transcripts, and handouts) will be unlocked for the entire class to move through at the same pace. An internet connection will be required to stream the videos, and they will not be available to download for offline use, due to the extremely large file sizes, but an audio-only version of each video’s content will be available to be accessed offline. Reading lists, transcripts, and handouts will all be available to download.

A stable internet connection with a minimum speed of 768 kb/seconds is necessary to stream video content from the site. Zoom is used to facilitate live calls. Adobe Acrobat Reader or another program that can access .pdf files is required to view handouts and resources.

Graduates will have access to the learning community platform for the duration of their enrollment and at least 30 days after the program ends. Transcripts, copies of the lecture slides, and all handouts can be downloaded and are yours to keep and use with your clients in accordance with the license you will be granted upon successful completion of the course.

We have designed the program to meet the needs of busy professionals. Expect to devote approximately 4-5 hours to the program each week, with 2-3 hours of time spent watching video lectures, an hour of reading, and an hour of discussion time.

To enhance the instructional impact and facilitate community among class members, we will host a total of THREE live calls. Attendance at these calls is entirely optional and they will be recorded. For fall 2025, they will be:

• Wednesday, September 23, 8AM PT / 11am ET
• Wednesday, October 15, 11AM PT / 2pm ET
• Wednesday, November 12, 2PM PT / 5pm ET

You will need to be available for 2 hours during a 3-day window at the end of the program to take the final exam and will need a stable internet connection during this time. The test dates for the fall 2025 enrollment are November 20-22, 2025.

Other than these three calls, you are not tied to any other specific meeting times and complete all of the learning activities as suits your schedule.

Completing the program earns NANP members 30 Cat I CEUs and NB-HWC members 15 CE credits (#CEA-000381-1). 

We found that many of our past graduates from varied backgrounds were granted generous CE credits or CEUs through their respective organizations. Please contact us if you’d like to inquire about them.

If you are currently enrolled in a program that will grant you a license or certification to work directly with clients or patients, you may enroll in AIP Certified Coach, but you will not be able to sign the AIP Certified Coach Practitioner Agreement (a requirement for using the mark or title) until you can show proof of certification and insurance.

If you decide to wait until you graduate your program, we are happy to hold your certification for up to six months after our program ends.

You will need to purchase one textbook that will be required reading for the course – The Autoimmune Wellness Handbook , which is available in both ebook or hard copy formats.

Mickey Trescott and Jaime Hartman will be your lead instructors. They will participate in all weekly discussions in the learning community and you will have ample opportunity to ask them questions and benefit from their extensive coaching experience. Additionally, the course content includes lectures and conversations from select guest teachers who are practicing AIP Certified Coaches who have specialized education and experience. This year, these guest teachers are:

• Tomesha Campbell, FNC, Pn1
• Angelina Chilcoat, OTR/L, CHT
• Sybil Cooper, PhD, NBC-HWC, FNC
• Angela Grace, Ph.D. Registered Psychologist
• Indira Pulliadath MS, MBA, NTP
• Isabel Ramirez-Burnett, NBC-HWC

Yes! Since 2020, the AIP Certified Coach BIPOC scholarship program has awarded over $35,000 in scholarships to train BIPOC practitioners. In 2025, this program is being expanded as the AIP Certified Coach Impact Scholarship.

The mission of our BIPOC Scholarship is to provide opportunity to self-identified BIPOC health and wellness practitioners who seek continuing education and training focused specifically on the autoimmune population. In particular, we seek to support qualified practitioners who are already attempting to address racial disparities in the health and wellness field and are actively planning to serve BIPOC autoimmune clients or patients.

The mission of the Impact Scholarship is to reach more people living with autoimmune diseases with resources and support for using AIP to improve their quality of life and overall wellness. This offering provides support for existing practitioners who are members of underserved communities throughout the world or who have a financial need, with priority placed on those whose current or intended client or patient population is representative of a population facing these barriers.

Collectively, these two scholarship programs aim to break down barriers that prevent qualified practitioners from becoming AIP Certified Coaches and to make the AIP more accessible in all communities and by those impacted by racial disparities.

You can learn more about our scholarships and apply here. 

Here at AIP Certified Coach we believe it is our collective responsibility to engage in the critical thinking and work necessary to advance social and health equity. We are committed to fostering an anti-racist, anti-oppressive and inclusive environment where diversity of all kinds (both in client and practitioner) can shine and healing partnerships are the norm.

To remain accountable to each other, respect our diversity, and work toward the truest form of holistic health and wellbeing within the AIP Certified Coach program, we have developed the following code of conduct.

Code of Conduct

• Be respectful. This is a group diverse in many ways, and you are likely to encounter perspectives, lived realities and experiences that are different from your own. While sharing of new ideas is encouraged, do so with respect, consideration and goodwill. Support the wellbeing of all members of this group. Inflammatory language will not be allowed within this learning environment, nor will stereotypical statements, racist or sexist remarks or jokes, homophobic, transphobic, xenophobic, classist or other bigoted, inflammatory or offensive language.
• Commit to equity. Systemic barriers to health and wellness exist for many marginalized groups. Health and wellness practitioners of all kinds are expected to recognize these barriers, identify their own implicit biases and commit to dismantling them. This learning environment is no exception. We expect you to hold yourselves to the highest level of ethics.
• Follow the law. Know the professional laws you are bound to and make sure you are abiding by them in your communications and actions here.
• Maintain privacy. Just as you are expected to maintain the privacy of your clients or patients, the ideas and stories shared in this group often include personal experiences that students and teachers do not want shared. Do not share them outside of this group.

If you notice violation of these principles, feel discriminated against, uncomfortable, unsafe or have any other concerns, please disclose this to us as soon as possible by emailing us directly at aipcertified at gmail.com. All inquiries will be handled in confidence.

 Violation of the AIP Certified Coach Code of Conduct will not be tolerated. Any breach of this code of conduct may result in the following actions with or without warning:

• removal of posts
• removal of student from the AIPCC learning community
• expulsion of students from the Program without refund
• removal of member from AIPCC Alumni Facebook group
• revocation of AIPCC certification and use of the AIPCC mark

Students will need to complete all coursework and pass a multiple-choice competency test. In addition, they will be required to show proof of certification or licensure, and proof of insurance for their practice.

Next, graduates sign the AIP Certified Coach Practitioner Agreement, which outlines the license and rules for using the mark. Once the agreement is signed, you can use the AIP Certified Coach mark on your marketing materials, use the title AIP Certified Coach, and be listed in our practitioner directory.

It should be noted that it is up to each individual to assess the laws in their state and determine their own legal scope of practice. AIP Certified Coach is for educational use only.

Once a graduate has signed the AIP Certified Coach agreement, they will be listed in our practitioner directory for one year. Going forward, graduates will be prompted to submit updated license information if expired, as well as proof of insurance annually. A small recertification fee ($35) will be due each year to cover administration and website costs. No CEUs will be required to recertify as an AIP Certified Coach, but we will continue to send graduates updates in science and research.

The cost of the program is either one payment of $799 or three payments of $297 ($899 total). Payment is due either in full or with the first payment in the payment plan before a space in the program will be held for you. Payment may only be made using a credit or debit card.

We use Kajabi for our payment processor. If you have trouble completing your transaction, email us at aipcertified at gmail dot com and we’ll be happy to help you troubleshoot or offer an alternative payment option.

In the event of your absence or withdrawal from the program, for any reason, refunds will be give on the following terms:

1.  Prior to the program’s start date, a full refund will be provided.
2. Within fourteen days of the program’s start date, a full refund less a 15% administrative fee will be given.
3. After fourteen days from the program’s start date, no refunds will be given, but deferrals to future programs may be granted on a case-by-case basis.

If you have a question about enrollment that hasn’t been addressed, contact Mickey and Jaime directly by email at aipcertified at gmail dot com.

During the course, if you are able to access the learning community platform, we will be able to support you there.

If you are having technical troubles that prevent you from doing that, contact our team at aipcertified at gmail dot com.