Name

The Carolyn Costin Institute

Legal name

The Carolyn Costin Institute

Website

https://carolyncostininstitute.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Coach Certification Program: One-time fee for the full 12-module certification program, or modular payment plan. The flagship revenue stream for the institute.
2. Continuing Education Courses: Self-paced CE courses for licensed clinicians (LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, LEPs) and renewing coaches. Approved by CAMFT and NBCC.
3. Mentor Training: Peer-support training for individuals working within established organizations. Billed separately from coach certification.
4. Group Discounts: Volume-based discounts offered to groups of 5 or more enrolling together: 15% off (5–10), 20% off (11–25), 25% off (26+).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Carolyn Costin Institute delivers online training and certification for eating disorder recovery coaches, centered on a 12-module self-paced Certified Eating Disorder Coach program with supervised internship and final exam. It supplements the flagship certification with Mentor Training for peer-support roles within established organizations and Continuing Education courses approved by CAMFT and NBCC for licensed clinicians. The proprietary 8 Keys to Recovery framework, taught directly by Carolyn Costin, forms the curriculum spine across all offerings.

Product overview

The Carolyn Costin Institute offers a single flagship training program—the Certified Eating Disorder Coach Certification—complemented by Mentor Training for peer-support roles within organizations and Continuing Education courses for licensed professionals. The core Coach Certification program consists of 12 self-paced online modules, a supervised internship with real clients, and a final certification exam, delivered through TalentLMS. The Mentor Training focuses on peer support within established organizations without meal support. Continuing Education provides CE courses for clinicians and coaches, approved by CAMFT and NBCC.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coach Certification The flagship program of The Carolyn Costin Institute, offering 12 self-paced modules, a supervised internship with real clients (minimum 10 pro bono hours), and a final exam leading to a 2-year renewable Certified Eating Disorder Coach credential. Designed for recovered individuals, family members, and licensed professionals who want to become eating disorder recovery coaches.
• Mentor Training Peer-support training for individuals working within established organizations who want to offer mentor support, focusing on one-on-one meetings, text support, facilitating support groups, and recovery support in treatment settings. Billed separately from the coach certification.
• Continuing Education Self-paced CE courses for licensed clinicians (LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, LEPs), coaches, families, and renewing coaches. Most courses taught by Carolyn Costin, with CAMFT (#134625) and NBCC (ACEP No. 6849) approvals qualifying for CE credit.

Quantifiable outcome

• Minimum 10 pro bono client hours supervised during certification
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Project HEALminorGTM or Marketing PartnerProject HEAL is a scholarship partner that helps connect scholarship students with pro bono coaching obligations once certified. Students on scholarship agree to provide an arranged number of pro bono sessions through CCI or a partner organization like Project HEAL.
• Sea WavesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSea Waves is a scholarship partner offering pro bono coaching obligations to scholarship recipients. Students on scholarship agree to provide pro bono sessions through CCI or a partner like Sea Waves once certified.
• TalentLMScoreTechnology or IntegrationCCI uses TalentLMS as its primary learning management system for delivering all online courses — both the coach certification program (cci.talentlms.com) and continuing education courses (ccicourses.talentlms.com).
• Signal (App)coreTechnology or IntegrationCCI uses the Signal encrypted messaging app for students to send recorded coaching sessions to supervisors for feedback during the internship phase.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Equip: Digital, family-based eating disorder treatment provider that has raised significant venture capital. Comparable to CCI because it is reshaping how ED recovery is delivered and creating a new pipeline of recovered clients who may eventually seek coaching credentials.

Broad incumbents

• Center for Discovery: Multi-state eating disorder treatment operator with residential, PHP, and IOP levels of care. Comparable to CCI as a broader ED ecosystem participant that could be a referral source for CCI-trained coaches and a potential B2B partner.
• Eating Recovery Center: National network of eating disorder treatment programs including residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient services. Comparable to CCI as a large ED ecosystem player whose step-down programs could channel clients to CCI-certified coaches.
• Walden Behavioral Care: Specialty provider of eating disorder and behavioral health treatment across multiple levels of care. Comparable to CCI as a broader ED ecosystem incumbent that could serve as a referral and B2B partner for certified ED coaches.
• International Coach Federation (ICF): Largest general professional coaching credentialing body, offering coach-specific certifications. Comparable to CCI as the broader generalist counterpart in coach certification, against which CCI offers ED specialization.
• The Emily Program: Large multi-site eating disorder treatment provider that also invests in professional training and education for ED clinicians. Comparable to CCI as a player in the ED professional ecosystem, though primarily a treatment provider rather than a coach certification body.
• Monte Nido: Established eating disorder treatment provider operating residential and outpatient programs across the U.S. Comparable to CCI as a large established ED services player whose treatment teams could systematically refer to CCI-certified coaches.

Others

• National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA): Largest U.S. nonprofit advocacy organization for eating disorders, providing helpline, resources, and some professional training content. Comparable to CCI as a top-of-funnel awareness channel that can drive prospective students and clients into CCI's directory.
• Academy for Eating Disorders (AED): Multidisciplinary professional organization for eating disorder researchers and clinicians. Comparable to CCI as an ED professional community that overlaps with CCI's clinician audience, though AED is academic/advocacy rather than a training provider.

Direct peers

• IAEDP (International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals): Professional membership body that offers the CEDRD and CEDS certifications for eating disorder treatment specialists. Most directly comparable to CCI in offering credentialed ED-specific training and certification to clinicians and recovered professionals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CarolynCostin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-carolyn-costin-insitute

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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