Positive Acorn is an ICF-accredited positive psychology coach training program committed to sharing the latest science and teaching you how to apply it. Our unique and interactive courses use cutting-edge instructional design to make certain the learning sticks.

Positive Acorn was founded by Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener, a pioneer in positive psychology coaching. Robert occupies a unique position in the field in that he is both a researcher and a certified coach.

He noticed that there were barriers to communication between academics and practitioners. He created Positive Acorn to help bridge the gap between science and practice.

Positive Acorn began with a single course on applied positive psychology. This course was created to offer new information to those already familiar with the topic, and more sophisticated tools than those in common use. From there, the Positive Acorn team expanded to address foundational coaching skills, ethical practice, and other topics.