The Relationship School Review by Jayson Gaddis: Contracts, Silence, and Legal Threats in an Unregulated Coaching Program

Introduction: A School Without Standards—But With Legal Power

The Relationship School, founded by Jayson Gaddis, promises to train students into “certified relationship coaches” through emotionally transformative programs. The branding is heartfelt. The testimonials are moving. The price tag? At least $5,000.

But the fine print tells a different story—one that many students don’t fully understand until they try to walk away.

Behind the scenes, the school uses legal contracts to entrap students financially, and when they speak up, it responds with cease-and-desist letters, threats, or forced silence.

All of this is done to enforce a program that is:

• Unaccredited

• Unregulated

• And completely lacking in transparency

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1. Contracts Are Legally Enforceable—Even If the Program Isn’t

Unlike many personal development courses, The Relationship School requires students—especially those joining the Relationship Coach Training Program—to sign legally binding contracts committing them to pay thousands of dollars.

These contracts often:

• Include no refund policy or make refunds extremely restrictive

• Lock students into multi-thousand-dollar obligations with no academic or professional protections

• Allow the school to pursue legal action or collections if a student stops paying

The program is not accredited, yet the contract is legally enforceable.

This creates a disturbing dynamic: an unregulated coaching business can use real legal power to extract money from students, even when the training lacks professional credibility.

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2. No Regulation, No Oversight—But All the Legal Consequences

The Relationship School is:

• Not accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF)

• Not recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or CHEA

• Not licensed as a school in Canada or the United States

• Not affiliated with any mental health, therapy, or academic board

This means:

• Students have no consumer protection from educational regulators

• There is no academic recourse or refund enforcement

• The certificate they receive is not valid for licensure, insurance, or career development

It is, effectively, a private business using contracts and emotional marketing to sell unverified training.

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3. Speak Out? Expect a Cease-and-Desist Letter

Students who attempt to speak publicly about their dissatisfaction often report receiving cease-and-desist letters from the school’s legal team. These letters demand:

• The removal of social media posts

• The deletion of public reviews

• Immediate silence about the program

In some cases, students are threatened with breach of contract simply for describing their experience.

This is not the behavior of a transparent educational institution—it’s the behavior of a brand trying to suppress criticism.

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4. No Transparency—Only Silence and Legal Fear

Students who ask questions during enrollment are often reassured with vague answers like:

• “It’s a proven process”

• “You’ll be held in a powerful container”

• “This is unlike any other school out there”

But when things go wrong—when students want refunds, or express that the training is not what was promised—they encounter:

• No accessible refund process

• No academic ombudsman or grievance department

• Only emails from legal representatives or silence

In a regulated school, there are pathways for appeals, mediation, or professional intervention. At The Relationship School, there is only the contract—and consequences for breaking it.

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5. Why This Matters for the Coaching Industry

Coaching is already an unregulated field. When programs like The Relationship School operate without transparency, accountability, or accreditation—but still enforce legal contracts and silencing tactics—it puts the entire industry at risk.

It also harms:

• Students who were misled

• Clients who believe their coach is truly qualified

• Consumers who rely on testimonials and branding, unaware of the legal machinery underneath

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Conclusion: When a “School” Uses Contracts to Suppress the Truth

Jayson Gaddis’s Relationship School markets empowerment—but uses legal threats to control public perception. It offers a non-accredited certificate—but forces students to pay through binding contracts. It claims to teach emotional integrity—but silences dissent with cease-and-desist letters.

This is not education. This is manipulation backed by paperwork.

If a coaching program needs contracts to keep you in, and lawyers to keep you quiet, it’s not trying to help you grow. It’s trying to protect itself—from the truth.

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