The service
Get an MCC's Eyes on Your Recording Before ICF Does
By Gary Malcolm, Master Certified Coach (ICF) · Updated 1 September 2026
Key takeaways
- A coaching session review evaluates your recorded session against the current ICF standards before you submit it for ACC, PCC or MCC credentialing.
- Review My Coaching combines what no other option offers: AI-depth analysis of every minute by five calibrated assessor perspectives, a decisive Submit / Not Yet / Do Not Submit verdict, and a Master Certified Coach reviewing and signing every report.
- Pricing is per submission and always below ICF’s $150 retake fee: full review $49 (ACC), $79 (PCC), $99 (MCC); rank up to five recordings $99 to $149.
- Guarantee: if we say Submit and ICF fails that recording, your next review is free.
A coaching session review answers the one question every credentialing candidate has and nobody else will answer plainly: should I submit this recording? Review My Coaching evaluates your complete submission against the current ICF standards, shows its evidence timestamp by timestamp, and returns a decisive verdict that a Master Certified Coach puts his name to.
Your options, honestly compared
Submitting blind costs $0 today and $150 per recording plus two months if you are wrong. Premium human review runs $275 to $450 per recording from the few mentor coaches who offer written per-recording evaluation, when available at all. AI subscription tools cost a few dollars per session and return marker tables with nobody accountable for a judgement. This service is the only one built on the combination: machine-depth analysis, five assessor perspectives instead of one opinion, a signed verdict, a guarantee, and a price below the retake fee.
Judge the depth yourself before paying anything.
How it works
Drop your recording at reviewmycoaching.com, choose your level, and the compliance pre-check runs before any assessment: length, transcript, translation. Five calibrated assessor perspectives then evaluate the full session independently. The report lands with the panel breakdown, the evidence, the fix-list, and the verdict, reviewed and released by Gary Malcolm, MCC. If the verdict is Submit and ICF fails that recording, your next review is free: the only guarantee of its kind in this market.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a coaching session review?
- An independent evaluation of a recorded coaching session against the ICF Core Competencies and level standards, before the recording is submitted for credentialing. A good review returns evidence tied to timestamps and a clear judgement on whether the recording is ready to submit.
- How is this different from mentor coaching?
- Mentor coaching is a development relationship over months, typically $200 to $500 per hour, and from January 2027 it requires an MCS-credentialed mentor. A session review is a per-submission product: your specific recording, judged against the standards, with a verdict. Many candidates use both; only the review answers "should I submit this file".
- How is this different from AI coaching-feedback tools?
- Pure AI tools return marker tables that nobody stands behind. Here, five calibrated assessor perspectives do the minute-by-minute analysis, and a named Master Certified Coach reviews and releases every verdict, with a guarantee attached. Machines do not sign their work.
- What exactly do I receive?
- A compliance pre-check of your files; a competency-by-competency evaluation with timestamped evidence from all five assessor perspectives; the panel breakdown showing which assessor styles pass your recording; a development fix-list; and a Submit, Not Yet, or Do Not Submit verdict signed by Gary Malcolm, MCC. See the sample report for the exact depth.
- How much does a coaching session review cost?
- Per submission: $49 for ACC (1 recording), $79 for PCC and $99 for MCC (2 recordings each). Ranking up to five recordings, with a full review of the chosen submission, is $99 to $149 by level. A development review without a verdict is $39. Every price is below the $150 per-recording retake fee.
- Who reviews my recording?
- Five calibrated AI assessor profiles, each modelled on a distinct real style of ICF evaluation, produce the analysis; Gary Malcolm, Master Certified Coach (ICF, independently verifiable), reviews and signs every verdict before release. He has sat the MCC performance evaluation himself.
- Is my recording confidential?
- Yes. Recordings are used only to produce your review and deleted once it is complete; transcripts and reports are retained under your order reference so the guarantee can be honoured. Nothing is shared or used for training without explicit written consent.