The Resilient Heart™ –
Trauma-Sensitive HeartMath® Certification
For professionals working in a therapeutic relationship with individuals who have experienced trauma
This HeartMath certification course was designed by trauma specialists for professionals who provide or would like to provide trauma-informed care.
The program is for certified professionals who provide, or would like to provide, trauma-informed care within a therapeutic relationship – such as trauma therapists, licensed and certified health professionals including, licensed chaplains, pastoral counselors and peer-to-peer counselors. See the License Agreement for Guidelines
This trauma-sensitive certification course contains over 12-hours of trauma-focused video content providing a rich expanse of information and expertise across topics including the neurophysiology of trauma, developmental trauma, collective trauma and how to integrate HeartMath into the different therapeutic modalities used to treat trauma.
This beautifully filmed course combines masterful knowledge, intuitive wisdom and powerfully emotional stories from trauma practitioners around the world, woven together with compelling cinematic moments to create a distinctly unique and engaging course that is both educational and heart-warming to watch.
The HeartMath tools and techniques taught in this course are intended as an adjunctive skill set for practitioners to facilitate a variety of trauma-focused therapies aimed at improving the symptoms associated with trauma. HeartMath is not meant to replace other trauma-focused therapies or be used in isolation for trauma processing.
This program works well for practitioners who see clients both virtually and in-person.
Enrollment Fee:
$ 495.00 Sale: $ 245.00
Self-Paced Learning with Live Q & A Sessions
Also included in this course is a Comprehensive Resource Library which includes course notes, client handouts, and over 50 related research publications.
In This Course, You Will:
- Learn practical tools to use “in the moment” that build resilience and improve the capacity for emotional regulation for yourself and your clients or patients.
- Learn about heart rate variability (HRV) as a measure of physiological regulation, and how to use HRV biofeedback as an additional tool for self-regulation.
- Learn to use and teach the HeartMath skill set in a trauma-sensitive manner.
- Gain foundational, up-to-date knowledge about the neurophysiology of trauma, attachment, developmental trauma, intergenerational trauma and collective trauma.
- Discover how to integrate HeartMath with other trauma-focused therapies including EMDR, Brainspotting, somatic psychotherapies, exposure and wilderness therapy.
- Learn new and powerful perspectives of how the intelligence of the heart can help to address some of the most challenging aspects of trauma’s impact on the mind and body.
Attend Live Q & A Sessions
Join the trauma-sensitive HeartMath community with monthly online Q&A sessions, designed for health professionals to deepen their HeartMath skills and knowledge. The sessions are led by Dr. Jorina Elbers or other trauma specialists experienced in integrating HeartMath techniques into different trauma therapies. These Q&A Zoom calls are held on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 10 am PT.
Enrollment Fee:
$ 495.00 Sale: $ 245.00
Instructors for this course:
Learn from highly skilled practitioners specializing in a wide variety of trauma-focused therapies including EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Brainspotting, Hakomi, Somatic Experiencing, Wilderness Therapy, Acupuncture and Polarity Therapy.
Your Core Trainers
Steve Sawyer, LCSW, CSAC , Dr. Sara Gilman, PsyD, LMFT, Susann von Meijenfeldt, RSW, CPCC, CHT and Sheva Carr, MA LAc BCPP, RPP, RPE
Learn from medical and science experts about the neurophysiology of trauma, the neurophysiology of emotions, and heart-brain interactions:
Dr. Jorina Elbers, MD, MSc and Rollin McCraty, PhD
Special Guest Interviews With:
Dr. Daniel Siegel, MD, Drs. John Gottman, PhD and Julie Gottman, PhD and Thomas Hübl
From the Front Lines
Nine long-time HeartMath Certified Practitioners share in-depth stories, revealing their success of using HeartMath with the different populations they serve:
- Refugees
- Veterans
- At-Promise Youth
- Perpetrators
- Survivors of human trafficking
- Incarcerated women
- Adults with brain injuries
- Children and teens
Course Content—8 Parts
Your capacity to care for others depends on how you care for yourself. Part One includes heart-focused tools for building your own resilience and introduces the concept of "HeartSpace", which facilitates co-regulation and attunement between you and your client/patient.
The impact of trauma is psychological, physiological and relational, interfering with our health, our well-being, and our ability to relate to others. Part Two reviews the neurophysiology of trauma and how to introduce HeartMath tools and techniques to clients for emotional self-regulation.
Regular practice of techniques for emotional and physiological regulation widens our “Window of Tolerance” and increases our resilience. Part Three discusses the concepts of bottom-up processing, heart rate variability and coherence to create a new physiological baseline for the nervous system.
Coherence is an optimal physiological state arising from integration and enables greater access to the intuitive self. Part Four discusses how integration of trauma creates coherence and how this can be utilized to increase our wisdom and access to our inner guidance system.
HeartMath tools and techniques can be used as an adjunctive skill set for the treatment of trauma. Part Five discusses how to integrate the HeartMath skill set into a variety of trauma-focused therapies and across different client populations.
Trauma interferes with our relationship with others and with ourselves. Part Six deals with the relational impact of trauma and how HeartMath techniques can be used to create a bridge for trauma survivors to safely reconnect with themselves and with others to foster trust and relationships.
Whether you work with children or with adults who used to be children, knowledge about childhood trauma and attachment is essential. Part Seven discusses the signs of trauma in children, how attachment patterns influence their response to traumatic events, how to use HeartMath with children and parents, and how to help communities heal intergenerational trauma.
Trauma is a collective experience with shadows that affect us all. Part Eight discusses the impact of collective trauma, how to facilitate and use HeartMath for group trauma processing, and the concept of post-traumatic growth and resilience.
Eligibility for HeartMath Certification
Course enrollment is open to everyone.
Eligibility for Acknowledgement of Completion (non-certification)
While this course was designed for healthcare professionals, and the certification is only available to certified health professionals, the information provided in the course can also be beneficial for personal use.
A document acknowledging course completion will be issued to eligible learners who choose to take the multiple-choice question exam and pass with >75% correct. Repeated attempts at the exam are accepted to obtain the passing mark.
For those who are not eligible healthcare providers, course completion does not grant the legal ability to teach HeartMath or work with others using these techniques.
Eligibility Criteria to Become a Trauma-Sensitive HeartMath™ Certified Practitioner:
Eligible healthcare professionals can become certified as a Trauma-Sensitive HeartMath® Certified Practitioner by completing the course and passing with >75% correct on a multiple-choice exam. Repeated attempts at the exam are accepted to obtain the passing mark.
- This course was created by a neurologist and trauma specialists proficient in using HeartMath techniques in therapy, and provides foundational, up-to-date knowledge on the neurophysiology of traumatic stress, attachment, developmental trauma, intergenerational trauma, and collective trauma.
- This course was designed to teach health practitioners how to integrate the HeartMath skill set into their work with clients in a trauma-sensitive manner.
- This course is not intended to train individuals to become trauma therapists and should not be considered a substitute for proper licensure or certification in trauma healing modalities.
- The HeartMath skill set helps to build a client's capacities for resilience, emotional regulation, and reconnection with their heart and sense of self-security following trauma.
- Professional Standards
State, provincial or nationally licensed or certified professionals as listed below:
- Licensed Mental Health Professionals
- Licensed Medical Professionals
- Certified Health Professionals (training must include consultation, mentoring, in-person training, or internship)
- Licensed Pastoral Counselors
- Students in a licensure-track medical or mental health educational program
- PLEASE NOTE: All Applicants must meet the specific criteria of the Eligible Professional List (NO EXCEPTIONS)
If you have questions about your professional eligibility for certification, please complete this Certification Eligibility Request form
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Educational Standards
Applicants must achieve >80% on the course final exam. -
Required Documentation of Certification Eligibility
Applicants will be required to upload a copy of their professional designation document(s) indicating proof of current licensure, certification, or student status.
Upon receiving Certification, licensed and certified health professionals in independent practice can apply to be listed in the HeartMath Directory of Certified Professionals. Listing is at the sole discretion of the HeartMath LLC.
HeartMath has been approved to offer continuing education by the following:
NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS COACHES:
The Resilient Heart – Trauma-Sensitive HeartMath Certification course is approved by the National Board of Health and Wellness Coaches (NBHWC) for twelve (12) hours of CE credit for recertification. Please contact [email protected] for more information.
Enrollment Fee:
$ 495.00 Sale: $ 245.00
