Become a Certified Trauma-Informed Somatic Facilitator (300 Hours)
Fully Online: A six-month professional training in psychotherapy-informed, somatic, and trauma-aware facilitation — designed to prepare you to lead one-to-one sessions, groups, workshops, and retreats safely and confidently.
IPHM accredited and trusted by practitioners in 10+ countries.
Two cohorts per year. 40 seats each. Application required.
SOS Facilitator Certification - September 2026 Cohort
300-hour professional training in psychotherapy-informed somatic facilitation. Live cohort learning, supervised practice, case study assessment, and certification pathway. For practitioners ready to lead groups, workshops, and client work with depth and integrity. ENTIRELY ONLINE.
$3,817.00 USD
Accredited Executive Training Provider
Certified accreditation of ethical and professional standards in line with IPHM code of ethics.
Most facilitators feel unprepared — not because they lack passion, but because they lack real training.
Most programmes teach techniques without giving you the depth, supervision, practice, and real-world skill needed to guide others safely. You end up with theory, but no grounded confidence, no practical readiness, and no professional framework.
This certification solves that problem by giving you a complete training in somatic facilitation, trauma-informed skill, nervous-system literacy, group leadership, and ethical practice — plus the business training to build a life doing what you love.
What is the Science of Self Facilitator Certification Training?
A six-month, 300-hour professional training in trauma-informed psychotherapy and somatic facilitation that prepares you to lead one-to-one sessions, groups, and retreats with clarity, skill, and ethical grounding.
You will learn to work with the nervous system, emotional process, behavioural patterns, relational dynamics, and group psychology — all within a clear scope.
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Who this Training is for:
• Therapists & psychotherapists-in-training
• Coaches, mentors, and guides
• Facilitators & group leaders
• Retreat leaders & space-holders
• Wellness professionals
• Individuals drawn to deep people-work
• Those pursuing certification for professional credibility
Whether you're beginning your professional path or expanding your existing practice, this training equips you with the skills and grounded confidence to work with people at depth.
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Phase 1 — Personal Foundations
Begin with immersive inner work. Build self-awareness, understand your relational and autonomic patterns, and establish the embodied presence required for safe facilitation.
This phase strengthens your internal foundation so you can guide others with clarity and steadiness.
Phase 2 — Clinical Practice (One-to-One)
Develop therapeutic skill for individual sessions — somatic tracking, nervous system regulation, compassionate curiosity, boundary-setting, trauma-aware ethics, and informed consent.
This phase refines your clinical and interpersonal skillset for real-world practice.
Phase 3 — Group Facilitation & Retreat Leadership
Learn to create safety and cohesion in group settings. Practise rupture/repair, containment, group dynamics, and safe embodiment work.
Includes retreat design frameworks, online group facilitation, and a professional module on building offers, sales structures, and ethical business foundations.
Why This Training Works
Most people try to become skilled facilitators without ever receiving the structure, supervision, and guided practice needed to feel genuinely ready.
This training gives you a clear path, consistent support, real-world practice, and a professional framework that removes guesswork.
You gain the depth of a psychotherapy-informed approach, the practicality of somatic and nervous-system skill, and the accountability of live supervision and weekly integration.
By the end of the six months you’ll have the skill to lead one-to-one sessions, the readiness to guide groups and retreats, the confidence to work at emotional and somatic depth, and the professional grounding to build a practice around it.
This is what makes people not just trained — but ready.
APPLY FOR SEPTEMBER 2026What Makes This Training Different
Most programmes teach techniques.
This one teaches you how to be the person capable of leading others.
Integrated Clinical & Somatic Approach
This training blends psychotherapy, somatic embodiment, polyvagal theory, and behavioural pattern work — giving you a depth of skill that goes far beyond standard facilitation trainings.
Real Supervision, Real Practice, Real Readiness
You don’t just learn frameworks.
You practise them in labs, integration circles, and supervised live sessions until you can lead confidently in the real world.
Business-Ready Training
You’ll learn how to build your practice, structure your offers, design workshops/retreats, market ethically, and operate as a professional.
You leave with a skillset and a viable pathway to earning with it.
Lifelong Network & Mentorship
Certification isn’t the end — it’s the beginning.
You join a peer network, receive post-training supervision, and gain opportunities for co-facilitation within the SOS ecosystem.
A Training That Changes Your Work — And Your Life
This training reshapes how you lead, how you relate, and how you understand yourself. You don’t just learn a skill — you become someone capable of holding depth, guiding transformation, and building a purpose-driven life.
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You Leave With More Than Skills — You Leave With a New Life
You’ll learn how to build your practice, design offers, set pricing, run sessions, lead groups, build retreats, and construct a business that sustains you.
Jenelle
The amount of gratitude and love I have for this man for always giving me perspective while feeling safe enough to be vulnerable and share could never have a price tag.
Everything Included in Your Certification
8 Core Training Modules — $2,400 value
8 Somatic & Relational Practices — $900 value
12 Live Masterclasses — $1,800 value
12 Facilitation Practice Labs — $1,800 value
24 Weekly Integration Circles — $1,200 value
Online Community Access — $1,000 value
300-Hour Certification — $4,000 value
Post-Certification Supervision — $1,800 value
Total Value: $16,800+
Your Price: $3,817 (Early Bird)
My Ethical Assurance
If you complete the training, attend all the calls, engage with and complete the work, and genuinely feel unprepared to lead a session by graduation, we will continue coaching you until you are.
No extra cost. No expiry.
Meet your guide
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British-born certified psychotherapy-informed somatic therapy practitioner, author, educator and founder
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Trained and certified by Dr Gabor Maté
- Accredited and certified provider educator: IPHM
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20 years global education
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Studied CI, SE, IFS-informed work
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Worked in 50+ countries
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Built a multi-layer therapeutic ecosystem IPHM certified
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Specialises in trauma, patterns, purpose, nervous system, relationships
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