Visual Coaching · on-site · 3 days

The Inner Journey

20.5ICF CCE units14 Core Competencies · 6.5 Resource Development

Three days in the room with a small international group. You go through each exercise yourself first. Then you guide others through it.

A participant laughs as she shows a picture card to the group, London 2026
  • Work with emotions, pictures and strengths
  • Practise in pairs and in the group
  • Leave with exercises of your own, for clients and groups

Questions? Write to maximilian@metafox.eu or on WhatsApp.

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Two roles

What you gain in three days

You take part in two roles at once: as a person, with your own material, and as a professional, watching how the method works.

A participant with her hand on her chest during a pair exercise, Singapore
Inward

For you

You see your own emotions, needs and strengths on the table.

EmotionsNeedsStrengths
Two participants talk about a picture card, Singapore
Outward

For your clients

You leave with exercises you have run yourself, one-to-one and in groups, and a plan for your next client session.

One-to-oneGroupsTeams
The group sits in a circle around a ring of picture cards on the floor, Singapore
How you learn

First inward. Then outward.

You cannot guide someone through a picture card you have never felt yourself. So every block starts with you.

  • You do the exercise on your own material
  • You guide a partner through it, then the group
  • You get feedback from people who just went through the same
  • You plan how you use it with your own clients
The three days

Emotions, pictures, strengths

Each day has one theme. Each day builds on the one before.

Emotion cards on the floor
1Emotions

Name emotions and the needs behind them. Nonviolent Communication in 4 steps, and the STOP method for an automatic reaction.

A circle of picture cards on the floor, Singapore
2Pictures

Open with an image what words do not reach. A picture process from challenge to resource, a motto goal anchored in the body, and the 8-step Picture Card Process.

Participants sort strength cards on a table, London
3Strengths

Find strengths and build the next step on them. The Strengths Discovery with 16 roles, a 90-minute peer debrief, and open practice.

The Inner Journey workbook with picture cards and strength cards
After the three days

What you take home

The week after, you work with your clients again. You take with you the tools, the exercises and a plan.

  • The physical metaFox tools you worked with, and the workbook
  • At least one exercise you designed yourself
  • A written plan for a picture card session with your own clients
  • A certificate of completion, eligible for 20.5 ICF CCE units

Who is this for?

For people who already work with people.

Participants pin picture cards to the wall, Singapore

This is for you, if…

  • You work with clients or groups: as a coach, trainer, facilitator, counsellor or leader
  • You want methods for one-to-one work and for groups
  • You are ready to work with your own material in a safe group
  • You can be in the room for three full days
Participants write in their workbooks, Singapore

This is not for you, if…

  • You are looking for therapy or a retreat for yourself
  • You want to learn coaching from the start
  • You want to watch, not take part
  • You coach only online and want a method for the screen: see Visual Online Coach
The learning journey

How the three days run

1Morning, day 1
Participants meet in pairs, London
Morning, day 1

Arrive and agree

You meet the group and agree how you work together.

Short pair talks with changing partners, then working agreements for the content, the trainer and the group. You can step out of any exercise without a reason.

2Every block
The group in a circle with the trainer, London
Every block

Do it, then guide it

Every block follows the same order.

First on your own material, then with a partner, then in the group. Each block ends with a page in the workbook: what I take home for me, and for my clients.

3Day 3
A participant works with strength cards, London
Day 3

Run your own

You run what you designed.

A 90-minute peer strengths debrief, then open practice: you run the exercises you designed with the group and get feedback.

4Closing
Maximilian Friedle hands a participant his certificate, London
Closing

Your certificate

You close the three days together.

You get your certificate of completion, eligible for 20.5 ICF CCE units (14 CC / 6.5 RD), and you go home with a group of peers from several countries.

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The proof

What participants say

Coaches, counsellors and trainers from the Singapore editions, in their own words. Click one to watch it here.

8.9 / 10
★★★★★

Average rating on 10 written feedback forms, Singapore, May 2026. No score below 8.

The Singapore group, November 2025
Singapore, November 2025
The London group, March 2026
London, March 2026
The Singapore group with Maximilian Friedle and Tobias Weghorn, May 2026
Singapore, May 2026, with Tobias Weghorn

Three days in two minutes

Two short films from two editions. You see the room, the cards and the group, and what participants take from the days.

The practical part

What does a day look like?

Three days in a row, 9:00 to 17:30, with lunch and two coffee breaks.

Day 1Emotions

Welcome, pair talks and working agreements. Emotion and needs cards and compasses. Nonviolent Communication in 4 steps on a conflict of your own. The STOP method and the automatic pathway. You design one exercise of your own.

Day 2Pictures

Why picture cards work. A picture process in pairs: from a challenge to its origin and back to a resource. A motto goal, tested in the body and anchored. The metaFox 8-step Picture Card Process, and your written plan for a session with your own clients.

Day 3Strengths

The metaFox strengths model with 16 roles. The 5-stage Strengths Discovery debrief, run live for 90 minutes with a peer. Stronger You card sort. Open practice: you run the exercises you designed. Closing and certificates.

Theory is short. Most of the time you practise.
Each day mixes short input, exercises on yourself, pair and group work, and reflection in the workbook.
The offer

Dates and prices

Each edition is in English, with an international group of up to 18 people. Every edition is eligible for 20.5 ICF CCE units. Prices are excl. VAT. Click an edition to book your seat or join the waitlist.

What's included, in every edition
  • Three full days in a group of up to 18 people
  • The metaFox coaching tools you work with, to keep
  • The Inner Journey workbook with every exercise and your own notes
  • Digital coaching tools bundle
  • Certificate of completion, eligible for 20.5 ICF CCE units (14 CC / 6.5 RD)

Questions? Write to maximilian@metafox.eu or on WhatsApp.

Our promise

What if you cannot come?

A hand holds a strength card over picture cards

Clear cancellation rules

Cancel 30 days or more before the first day and you pay nothing. 29 to 14 days before: 50%. Less than 14 days: the full fee. You can send someone else in your place at any time, at no cost. If we cancel, you choose a full refund or a free move to another edition.

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Before you ask

Questions people ask

Who is it for?

For people who already work with clients or groups: coaches, counsellors, trainers, facilitators and leaders. You want to work with emotions, pictures and strengths, one-to-one and in groups.

Does this make me a coach?

No. The Inner Journey is coach education for people who already work with people. It adds tools and exercises to the skills you have.

Is this therapy?

No. You work with your own material as the practice sample for the method. You decide how deep you go, and you can step out of any exercise without a reason. The trainer holds the space and refers out when needed.

What are the ICF CCE units?

The ICF approved The Inner Journey for continuing coach education: eligible for 20.5 ICF CCE units (14 Core Competencies / 6.5 Resource Development). The approval covers the in-person format, three days in a row.

Is this the on-site version of Visual Online Coach?

No. Both are visual coaching, but they teach different things. The Inner Journey teaches emotion, picture and strength exercises with physical tools, in the room. Visual Online Coach teaches a method for a whole one-to-one session on a shared online board.

Which language?

English, in every edition listed here.