The Complex Trauma Training Center presents:
NARM® Therapist Training
Online Spring 2025
with Brad Kammer, LMFT, LPCC
NARM® Senior Trainer
The Complex Trauma Training Center presents:
NARM® Therapist Training
Online Spring 2025
with Brad Kammer, LMFT, LPCC
NARM® Senior Trainer
Experience the transformative power of the NARM® Therapist Training!
Join us for an advanced clinical training in the NeuroAffective Relational Model® designed exclusively for licensed mental health professionals, where you will:
Learn how to heal the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and complex trauma (C-PTSD) with confidence, depth, and heartfulness.
Gain specialized trauma-informed training that supports the resolution of attachment, developmental, relational, cultural, and intergenerational trauma.
Integrate a neurobiologically-informed clinical approach that promotes post-traumatic growth.
Join a community where mindfulness meets clinical expertise.
Embody professional and personal growth.
Join us and become a catalyst for transformation in your practice and community.
Admission Requirements:
The NARM® Therapist Training is an advanced clinical training for the healing of complex trauma. Enrollment is open to licensed psychotherapists, counselors, social workers & other licensed mental health professionals who work with complex trauma. Graduate trainees and interns working toward licensure are welcome to apply. This clinical training is not appropriate for those solely seeking a personal growth experience.
Training Schedule
The NARM® Therapist Training Spring 2025 is being held online through Zoom.
Module 1: Thursday – Sunday, January 9-12, 2025
Module 1 Friday: Friday, February 23, 2025
Module 2: Thursday – Sunday, April 4 – 7, 2025
Module 2 Friday: Friday, May 10, 2025
Module 3: Thursday – Sunday, June 6 – 9, 2025
Module 3 Friday: Friday, August 16, 2025
Module 4: Wednesday – Sunday, September 25 – 29, 2025
Times:
9:00 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time each day
Each morning and afternoon training session contains one 15-minute break. There is a one-hour lunch scheduled for each training day.
Please note this training is set for North America Pacific Time. We understand the time of this training may be inconvenient for some of our international community members in other parts of the world. Due to the experiential focus in learning and applying NARM®, we require full, live participation in the NARM® Therapist Training. If the time difference will make your full, live participation difficult, we advise you not to sign up for this training. Please note that no special accommodations can be made. If you are able to commit to participating fully, we welcome your registration to this training regardless of your time zone.
NARM® Therapist Certificate Requirements
A certificate of completion as a “NARM® Therapist” will be issued upon completion of all 4 modules of the training in addition to the supplemental learning activities as listed below
Experiential Consultation Requirement: There is a minimum of eight (8) Experiential Consult credits with approved Level 2 Experiential Consult Providers.
Case Consultation Requirement: A minimum of eight (8) Case Consult credits with approved Level 2 Case Consult Providers; at least four (4) of which must be with NARM® Faculty.
Active Coaching Requirement: A minimum of four (4) Active Coaching credits with approved Level 2 Active Coaching Providers (consists of small groups of 2-3 people) or in the monthly Active Coaching Groups.
Attendance Policy: Before registering for this training, please be aware that your full attendance is a requirement during this training, unless we are informed of an absence ahead of time or in the event of an unforeseen emergency. Absence and/or lack of participation in this training will not only impact your own learning process, it will also impact the experience of other participants and the group learning process. So your attendance and participation is critical to the success of this training for everyone involved.
Prior to the start of the training, you will be given the opportunity to notify us of any planned absences you may need to take throughout Modules 1 – 4. This will include full days away, arriving late, leaving early, or missing any part of any session. If you have any questions about this attendance policy prior to submitting your application for this training, please feel free to email us at admin@complextraumatrainingcenter.com.
Training Curriculum
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Training Pricing and Payment Plans
Email admin@complextraumatrainingcenter.com to inquire about special pricing for groups of 3+ from the same Clinic/Agency.
For participants who come from and/or work with underserved communities, learn more about our scholarship opportunities.
STANDARD RATE
$1,300
per Module
STUDENT/INTERN RATE
$1,050
per Module
COURSE CURRICULUM
THE NARM® THERAPIST TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The NARM Therapist Training is an advanced clinical training in the NeuroAffective Relational Model® for licensed mental health professionals who work with the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and complex trauma (C-PTSD). NARM addresses attachment, developmental, relational, cultural and intergenerational trauma by working with the psychobiological patterns of disconnection that deeply affect our identity, emotions, physiology, behavior and relationships. Integrating a psychodynamic and body centered approach, NARM offers a comprehensive theoretical and clinical model for working with complex trauma.
NARM draws upon multiple frameworks including psychodynamic modalities such as attachment and object relations theory, body-mind approaches, mindfulness-based models, and interpersonal therapies, in addressing the link between psychological issues, and the body. Working in the present moment, within a context of interpersonal neurobiology, NARM offers a powerful approach for working relationally that is a resource-oriented, non-regressive, non-cathartic, and ultimately non-pathologizing. Grounded in mindfulness and contemplative spiritual practices, NARM supports a non-western orientation to the nature of personality. Learning how to work simultaneously with these diverse elements is a radical shift that has profound clinical implications for healing complex trauma and supporting personal and relational growth.
In the NARM Therapist Training you will learn:
The NARM Therapist Training consists of 120 contact hours and is offered in four 5-day live modules (format may vary depending on training location). The live modules will be held for a total of 20 days over the period of the training. The weekend training modules are typically spaced 3-4 months apart, with a 1-day integration day between Modules 1 and 2, 2 and 3, and 3 and 4, which allows ample time for continued study, practice, peer meetings, and training webinars in support of greater integration of the NARM clinical approach.
Supplemental learning opportunities include: individual and group case consultation, large and small group active coaching, experiential consults, demonstration groups, study and practice groups, and other learning intensives.
All modules include a combination of 2 complementary instruction approaches:
We appreciate that so many mental health professionals work from a spirit of social justice and advocacy. At the Complex Trauma Training Center, we are grounded in a strong commitment to addressing healing complex trauma as a vehicle for both personal and social transformation. This also includes a strong commitment to promoting accessibility by creating a learning environment that supports diversity, fosters inclusion, and holds the intention to support connection and learning from each other.
We also want to be transparent with the intention for this Level 2 NARM Therapist Training so all prospective training participants know what this training will provide and what it will not provide. The Level 2 NARM Therapist Training is an advanced psychotherapeutic training and will provide a comprehensive clinical training on the NeuroAffective Relational Model. This Level 2 training is not focused on social or political activism and will not provide specific training in addressing the systemic failures that perpetuate complex trauma. While we do acknowledge and discuss the origins of complex trauma emerging out of social systems and the legacy of unresolved cultural and intergenerational trauma, if your focus is in these areas, or you are wanting a trauma-informed training that will provide deeper training in these areas, we would encourage you to explore other trainings.
We recognize that every training participant has different needs around their learning process and goals. We understand that if the NARM Therapist Training does not deliver on what you are expecting that this could impact your learning process. So we want you to have a clear understanding of the boundaries of this Level 2 NARM Therapist Training. This promotes clarity for us all.
While the Level 2 NARM Therapist Training itself will not specifically focus on addressing these important areas of changing systems that maintain systemic oppression and inequalities, we do very much hope that NARM Therapists will work in the many systems they are associated with and can use NARM to impact these systems for the better. We support these efforts outside the Level 2 NARM Therapist Training and will continue to do what we can to prepare therapists in their work with individuals, families and communities in need.
Before registering for this training, please be aware that your full attendance is a requirement during this training, unless we are informed of an absence ahead of time or in the event of an unforeseen emergency. Absence and/or lack of participation in this training will not only impact your own learning process, it will also impact the experience of other participants and the group learning process. So your attendance and participation is critical to the success of this training for everyone involved.
Prior to the start of the training, you will be given the opportunity to notify us of any planned absences you may need to take throughout Modules 1 – 4. This will include full days away, arriving late, leaving early, or missing any part of any session. If you have any questions about this attendance policy prior to submitting your application for this training, please feel free to email us at admin@complextraumatrainingcenter.com.
Continuing Education Credit applications are in process. Please check back for more information.
Participant Testimonials
"The focus on the therapist as a human being in NARM® training has been instrumental. "This approach has enabled me to explore myself more deeply, reconnect with my heart, and embody authenticity and vulnerability. I have found these aspects to be profoundly impactful in my work with clients. As I delved into this model and engaged in self-exploration, an internal shift occurred. I now find myself working with clients in a more engaged manner, without exerting excessive effort. It is an honor to be part of this community."
- Wei-Hao Wu
"I have been impacted in so many meaningful and profound ways because of my investment in my NARM® learning. I have experienced personal and professional transformation. I have learned so much about how to be a trauma-informed therapist, supervisor, consultant, and business owner. The training community is deeply relational, caring, and impactful on individual, community, and systemic levels. I am impressed with the humility, heartfulness, and the intentionality of every aspect of this community. I have seen the training faculty “walk the walk” and have been touched by their heartfulness, caring, and commitment to the training, the field, and our world. I am so thankful for their mentorship and care for this professional community."
- Bianka Hardin, PhD
Brad Kammer
CTTC Training Director and NARM® Senior Trainer
Brad Kammer, LMFT, LPCC is the Training Director of the Complex Trauma Training Center (CTTC) as well as Senior Trainer in the Level 2 NARM® Therapist and Level 3 NARM® Master Therapist trainings. Brad is the co-author, along with NARM® creator Dr. Laurence Heller, of the book: The Practical Guide for Healing Developmental Trauma. Brad also is the executive producer of the podcast: Transforming Trauma.
Brad began his career as a Humanitarian Aid Worker in Asia which introduced him to personal and collective trauma. He later worked in community mental health with youth and families. For 25 years now, Brad has been committed to supporting individuals and communities in the transformation of complex trauma. Brad’s trauma-informed work focuses on the integration of Relational Psychodynamic Psychology, Somatic Psychology, Interpersonal Neurobiology, and wisdom from Traditional Cultures and Spiritual Traditions. Brad lives in a small town in Northern California with his family where he works as a Psychotherapist, College Professor, and International Consultant and Trainer on Complex Trauma.
Important Terms & Conditions
The Complex Trauma Training Center reserves the right to approve or deny any application, and/or accept or reject the participation of any person in its sole discretion and in accordance with its policies and the law. Applications are used in two ways: to ensure that all participants have appropriate background to participate in the training, and to help familiarize us with the participant group. The NARM® Therapist Training is not a licensure or certification training. You are responsible for working under your professional license and within your scope of practice.
The Complex Trauma Training Center is not responsible for non-refundable air, hotel and other travel expenses incurred related to registration for trainings and introductory workshops. It may be necessary due to enrollment and other considerations to change or cancel the date of a training. If so, only registration fees will be reimbursed. Please make your travel arrangements with this in mind.
There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
To review the Cancellation and Transfer Policy, please click here.
For ADA assistance for this training, or any other questions, please contact us at admin@complextraumatrainingcenter.com.
Disclaimer: The Complex Trauma Training Center is neither a regulatory nor licensing organization and therefore not sanctioned to certify, license, or otherwise bestow the legal authorization to practice as a mental health professional. You are responsible for working under your professional license and within your scope of practice.
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