3 Brains Intelligence Coach training
Next cohort: 17 September 2026 · Early bird saves €150 · See all dates →
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ONE OR TWO BRAINS LEAD?
Do you recognise these patterns?
Head Brain pitfall patterns
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Overthinking decisions and falling into procrastination
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Perfectionism, even when it was not asked for
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Rumination: not falling asleep or waking up to think it through
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Uncertainty in decision-making: Having second thoughts after the decision has been made
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Following procedures as a golden rule even when it is not helpful
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Staying distant when emotions arise
The reason:
The Head Brain needs to understand everything and have a perfect cause-and-effect analysis before it takes action.
Heart Brain pitfall patterns
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Pleasing: saying yes when they meant no
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Overcaring, assisting more than has been asked for
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Unnecessary checking if their behaviour is appreciated; the "am I still accepted check"
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Apologising for things that were not their fault, putting yourself second.
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Escaping the discussion so nobody gets upset
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Delivering gold whilst getting paid silver
The reason:
The Heart Brain objective is to establish and protect relationships; the downfall is that it can do that at the cost of everything else.
Gut Brain pitfal patterns
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Prioritising the short-term over the long term
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A need to control what is going to happen
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Showing more interest in the result than in the people delivering it
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Unhealthy pushing through, unable to rest until everything is finished
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Breaking rules if they don't comply with their rules.
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Putting on a mask to disguise their pitfalls or weaknesses
The reason:
The Gut Brain's job description is success; therefore, it acts to win because losing is interpreted as not surviving,
the simple " eat or be eaten " logic.
In my experience, and in the experience of the coaches who have followed this training, all of the patterns you have just read can become a thing of the past the moment 3 Brains Intelligence enters the coaching conversation.
350+
Certified coaches
44
Countries
97%
Satisfaction rate
40
ICF CCEUs · coach certification
The programme and your benefits
Eight sessions, each one adds a specific coaching capacity, in the next session with your next client.
The training runs across four blocks of two consecutive days, always Thursday and Friday, four hours per session, roughly one month from start to certificate. Recordings included. Maximum ten participants per cohort.
01 Dive into the Science of the 3 Brains and how to use it
The science behind the 3 Brains and exercises to become aware of how we can influence our 3 Brains and how we can communicate from all 3 of them. Gain a profound understanding of the Head, Heart, and Gut Brains, their distinct roles, and how they shape every decision we make.
What you can do afterwards
Adjust your language to the client’s needs to make a better connection and become aware of which Brain your client is using to talk to you.
02 Awakening the Triad Within
Learn how to interpret the results of the 3 Brains preference test and what they mean for your client. Then comes the core exercise: connecting with and listening to our 3 Brains, and recognising how they make different decisions in real life - a great technique for self-assessment and for helping your clients become aware of their decisions, which will stick. Learn the unique language of each brain to communicate with clarity and authenticity.
What you can do afterwards
Gain insight and coach your client on their 3 Brains patterns that they will show in their daily life, and learn a powerful technique to help the client experience when their decisions are clear and will be successful, and when they will get stuck.
03 Breaking Comfort Zones & Igniting Growth
Learn the unique language of each brain to communicate with clarity and authenticity. Uncover the decision-making hierarchies and authorities within the 3 Brains to lay the foundation for transformative coaching. Master the 3 Brains CCT State (Curiosity, Compassion, Trust) to create a safe, nurturing environment that fosters learning and transformation.
What you can do afterwards
Identify the brain mechanisms that keep clients anchored in their comfort zones, which can hold back growth and adaptability. Take intentional steps to regulate both yourself and the client before and during a session, helping to create a positive and productive coaching environment for everyone involved.
04 Harness the Power to Drive Change
Explore how early imprints shape current beliefs and behaviours, distinguishing between acquiring new knowledge and reshaping deep-seated patterns. Why the law of association keeps us from change and the five memory types according to neuroscience. Apply the 3 Brains Coaching Communication Techniques to help clients journey from knowledge acquisition to enduring change.
What you can do afterwards
Coach your client to achieve successful change by helping their 3 Brains work harmoniously as a team. Understanding the insights into why a client might feel stuck and how to gently help them get unstuck can make a meaningful difference.
05 Transforming Beliefs & Regulating Emotions
Coach your client to replace self-limiting beliefs with empowering ones using the 3 Brains Belief Change Techniques. And as you do, deepen your understanding of the Autonomic Nervous System, which is like the busy highway of communication for the 3 Brains. Discover how the sympathetic, parasympathetic, enteric, and ventral vagal nerves each have their special roles in supporting your overall well-being.
What you can do afterwards
Coach a client to release a decades-old belief in a single conversation, without therapy or the client having to disclose the story behind it.
06 Elevate Emotional Intelligence and Break Barriers
Learn to master emotions by addressing stress, anxiety, grief, and sadness with three powerful techniques that elevate your coaching practice. These include peripheral vision, eye movements, breathing, and full-body resets for a stuck autonomic nervous system- for moments when clients arrive with a full mind that can’t focus, when clients are out of energy, or when clients are not connected to the body.
What you can do afterwards
Coach the client to reconnect with their inner source and power, and make every coaching session a success. Turn emotional complexity into an asset to help clients confidently navigate mental and emotional blockages.
07 Releasing Blocks & Embedding Change
Discover the 3 Brains Stuck Release Technique to coach clients to overcome outdated coping mechanisms rooted in trauma or emotional blocks that keep them stuck and prevent them to get out of their comfort zone- true coaching without therapy. Getting control back over something that happened, without being told what it was. The scope, the sequence, and the boundary that keeps this inside a coaching contract.
What you can do afterwards
Coach on impactful events within a coaching contract to support the client in regaining their control of old coping mechanisms that kept them stuck. Coach them to step out of their comfort zone and break free from old patterns.
08 Solidify Transformation and Drive Lasting Change
Master how to deliver a full 3 Brains coaching that truly embeds lasting change. Convert what you learn into real, practical steps that empower you to confidently make a positive difference and transform lives.
What you can do afterwards
Be confident in your coaching by embracing the 3 Brains Intelligence approach. Feel free to adapt it to your own experience and practice, and watch your confidence grow as you transform lives. You've got this!
What's included
Everything you need to certify
and apply from day one.
40 ICF CCEUs
28 CC + 12 RD, a complete renewal cycle, plus 24 EMCC PD points.
3 Brains Dominance Test
Licensed for client use from the day you certify for free.
164-page manual
All frameworks, tools, and techniques are references you will return to for years.
Commercial application rights
Use and integrate the 3 Brains methodology in your coaching practice and programmes.
8 live sessions + recordings
4 hours per session and recordings available if you miss a session.
Global coach community
350+ certified coaches in 44 countries. LinkedIn community + first year of webinars free.
Questions that could be arise before enrolling
What are frequent ask questions?
Investment & Dates
3 Brains Intelligence has it all
A complete ICF renewal cycle (40 CCEUs), mastering how to coach the 3 wisdom (Brains) centres, and the right to use the 3 Brains Test with your personalised code with every client from the day you certify.
Let's be honest, for many coaches, the CCEUs were the reason they enquired and enrolled, but what they describe afterwards is a transformational shift in how they work with their clients: they now know which Brain is speaking and which is silent and how to coach the whole person.
€1,845 (early bird)
€1,995 normal investent ·
Payment plans available, please be quick as places are limited to ten per cohort.
I have complete confidence in the quality and results you will achieve, so if you complete the first session in full and decide training is not for you, write to me, and I will refund you in full, no questions asked.
3 Brains Coach Certification
The Autumn 2026 Afternoon cohort. The complete certification pathway. Over multiple live sessions, you'll master the tools, frameworks, and coaching practices to align Head, Heart, and Gut in yourself and your clients.
Thursdays and Fridays 15:00 to 19:00 Madrid time. Comfortable for Europe, the UK, and the Americas
€1,845
3 Brains Coach Certification
The Autumn 2026 Morning cohort. The complete certification pathway. Over multiple live sessions, you'll master the tools, frameworks, and coaching practices to align Head, Heart, and Gut in yourself and your clients.
Thursdays and Fridays, 09:00 to 13:00 Madrid time. Comfortable for Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and much of Asia.
€1,845
3 Brains Coach Certification
The end of the year 2026, Afternoon cohort. The complete certification pathway. Over multiple live sessions, you'll master the tools, frameworks, and coaching practices to align Head, Heart, and Gut in yourself and your clients.
Thursdays and Fridays 15:00 to 19:00 Madrid time. Comfortable for Europe, the UK, and the Americas
€1,845
"I don't promise success, but I will do my extreme best."
Christoffel Sneijders, on record, first day of every cohort
ICF 40 CCEUs, plus EMCC 24 PD points
Taught by an ICF Master Certified Coach, the top 3% of the profession globally
Maximum 10 participants per cohort, so you are coached, not only taught
You can trust the coaches and leaders who followed the training
"I signed up for the CCEUs.
What I found was the advantage of 3 Brains coaching, it takes you to a whole different level. "
Pauline Barnas, PCC
ICF Professional Certified Coach · Warsaw, Poland
"Having spent over two decades as an MCC coach, I've encountered countless training programs. Finding a program as unique as this is a rarity — where clients effortlessly break free from limitations and experience benefits that stick. As an MCC, I wholeheartedly encourage each of you to explore this framework."
Karen Keller, Ph.D., MCC
“I was truly delighted with this programme, in particular the quality of the content, materials and research, complemented by Christoffel’s abundance of knowledge and expertise, which he shares with generosity and humility.
The 3-brains concept really lands with my clients, supporting them to unpack complex unspoken thoughts, feelings and behaviours to arrive at solutions with greater clarity and confidence. “
Jane Emmanuel, PCC
PCC Assessor and mentor on the ICF-accredited Coaching Development training course and Coach Supervisor
"I have integrated the concepts and the tools into my coaching practice from the very first session, and they have added another dimension to the work.
I very much enjoyed the programme and found the clarity of the 3 Brains Coaching very useful."
Sheena Bailey, MCC
Highly recommend Christoffel’s 3 Brains certification course 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Christoffel is one of the rare instructors who gives genuine care and attention to every participant.
When you are in Christoffel’s course, you feel ’seen’ and supported. He remembers vital details about every single person and tailors his feedback and approach accordingly.
Christoffel cares about his students’ outcomes and spares no effort to address every question or concern.
I don’t think there was anyone (in the course) who wasn’t touched by Christoffel’s awesome heart ❤️, which does absolute wonders in combination with his great skills.
There is a lightness of spirit about him and an ego-free confidence that attracts a similarly amazing group of people (to the course).
Christoffel is a truly great coach with whom it is a blessing to meet, difficult to part (you don't want the course to end) and impossible to forget.
Kamila Shakirova ACC
MAcc, US CPA, Local CPA, Auditor of RoK, ACC Caoch
"Understanding our human reactions
Learning from your research on the 3 Brains helped me understand our human reactions on a much deeper level.
Thanks for being such a lovely host!
It was great to meet superstar coaches from all over the world!”🌍🙏🏾🌍
Judith de H.
Senior Practitioner NOBCO and EMCC
Dear Chris,
A big THANK YOU from all my Brains!
You are a brilliant trainer, and I would really like to have you as a testimonial for my Internal Coaching Academy (ICA) in the future to promote your innovative coaching approach and methodology, which are immensely valuable.
I have particularly appreciated your teaching style, your adherence to ICF competencies and above all, your enthusiasm and passion for the "little Child in you" :-)😍
Un grande abbraccio e arrivederci !
Rossella PCC coach
"I consider my application to the 3 Brains Coach Training as one of the best investments.
Christoffel is an amazing professional and trainer, able to create a great atmosphere of trust, humour and support in the class, sharing his deep and profound knowledge of the topic, and giving very concrete techniques I can use in my coaching practice.
I appreciate his energy during all lessons, sparkling through the screen.
I honestly recommend this training to everyone interested in their own development as a coach, as well as to those who want to broaden their coaching portfolio.
Hana Vykoupilová PCC
"I have completed countless courses, including leadership and NLP training, and yet the 3 Brains training conducted by Christoffel really is that "missing link"
All humans instinctively know of the different feelings and thoughts we have, and yet Christoffel gives WHY and HOW information that is useful.
Your own life will benefit from doing this training, as will countless other lives in the people you associate with and coach"
Dr Ian Hainsworth
coach and general practitioner
If you compare these sessions to some of the advanced courses that I've taken at ICF, they're saying the same thing.
There's nothing new about it; there's nothing that I think would help me further penetrate my client and help them with their needs.
The advantage of 3 Brains coaching is that it takes you to a whole different level.
So you're actually thinking about where these emotions and thinking come from. But you're only looking - and this is the beauty of it - you're only looking at 3 Brains, not trying to do a million things.
It is in your head, in your heart, or in your gut.
There is nothing else.
So let's forget about all these other books, these bookshelves. This is it!
It is enough to get it, and maybe you think: Oh, that can't be the case. Right? With every doggone time in our coaching over these 3 days, it gets out there.
That's why I'd recommend anybody take this training
Ted Hawkins
Executive coach, Ex partner PWC
“Thank you, Christoffel
I can honestly say that this was one of the most enjoyable, interactive and genuine training programmes that I have experienced.
The combination of your style and the subject matter created a very safe space for me, at least, and I have taken a great deal from this training.
In fact, after the first day, I recommended that my three closest colleagues (covering UK, Israel and South America) read your book and have a look at your work.
All the very best, and I look forward to being in touch again soon.
Claire K. PCC
Business Psychologist & Coaching Professional
Thank you so much for your kindness and for this fantastic training. I enjoyed every second of it!
Thinking about what was particularly valuable for me, I would have to pick "experiencing 3 Brains coaching" in person.
Each time we practised coaching with a partner, I walked away with significant insights into areas of my life where I felt stuck.
By the end of the course, I had found answers, got unstuck, and felt renewed energy flow. Also, the opportunity to review and let go of some old beliefs that no longer serve us was extremely valuable!
You provided a wealth of wonderful information, tips, tricks, food for thought, inspiring moments, and first-hand experiences, bringing this training to life and making it stick! It’s pretty darn perfect, if I may say so, as a perfectionist!
Regina Fasholt PCC
Coach and Psychologist
Lisa & Lindsay
Couples Coaches
Ludo
PCC, ICF Certified Coach
Bénédicte
Coach
Tatjana
headhunter and coach
Christoffel Sneijders MCC
Christoffel teaches the way coaches say they wish more masters did, light, funny, hands on, judgment free, and safe enough to be human in front of, with the kind of structure that gives you tools you use the next day.
He built 3 Brains Intelligence from 33 years of clinical observation, working at the intersection of coaching, psychotherapy, neuroscience, and embodiment with over 13,000 clients across 33 countries.
The methodology is grounded in data from 5,218 real assessments across 44 countries, reflecting what actually drives human behaviour. Research shows that 97% of us have 1 or 2 dominant brains that shape how we listen, so being able to coach people to benefit from all 3 is one of the most valuable things this training offers.
My quest was to understand what the subconscious mind is, who is in charge of us, and where our beliefs and experiences that form us are stored.
The answer was always with us: follow your heart, listen to your gut instinct and think it through.
My personal experience: most programmes reach one brain.
And our clients need all 3 to thrive.
350+ coaches in 44 countries have brought their existing method — cognitive, somatic, emotional, or integrative — and left with something none of their previous training gave them: a structured way to reach all three brains in the same session. That is why change holds.
Early bird €1,845 · Payment plans available · Spaces limited · ICF accredited 40 CCEUs