PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION - ONLINE
Open A Somatic Coaching Practice
Open a thriving personal coaching or therapy practice with intimate business mentoring.
6 Credits towards our MA Degree.
Next Cohort Starts: May 15, 2026
Open a Coaching Practice With Intimate Mentoring
This program reduces theory and maximizes time with mentors who have built thriving practices. You'll learn simple ideas about what truly makes a practice thrive, and be mentored as you take focused, meaningful steps.
Hint: It doesn't require you to build a social media following.
Business Instructors & Mentors
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Adam Carney
President
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Niki Wikstrom
Integrative Therapist
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Ilona Varo
LMFT, Integrative Therapist
Less Social Media. More Presence.
Building a thriving practice does not require social media. In fact, our students often learn that they are spending far too much time on marketing and ignoring the foundations that really matter to clients.
Building a practice also does not require you to bill insurance. While it can be helpful, there is a large market of cash-paying clients worldwide who actively seek practitioners outside the insurance system.
Building a thriving therapy business is not about having the best marketing or boosting credibility through credentials. It's about have a clear offering, immense depth of specialization, and deep trust with clients.
Program Overview:
This program is competency-based. You move through specific skills and checkpoints at your own pace.
When you join, you get a set of core ideas and content to work with. You then begin a mentoring process, with lifetime access so you can move through the steps at your own pace.
Opening a practice is surprisingly simple. A few things make this possible:
You can start with no capital.
Demand for mental health care keeps growing.
Telehealth lets you instantly reach a worldwide audience.
Still, many new clinicians struggle. They are unsure what to focus on and how to build a genuine connection with clients.
This is not a social media or funnel-building course. In fact, we ask students to ignore technology during part 1.
The heart of this training is developing clarity in your offering and analyzing your presence so you begin inspiring referrals from clients. Clients tend to refer you when you have:
A clear specialty that matches a pressing need
Powerful, clear communication skills
Real clinical skill and basic professional habits
This program guides you through each of these areas. You’ll build a steady client base, increase your earning potential, and create a foundation that can grow into a multi-clinician practice if you choose.
ENROLL NOW
Enrollment Includes:
Recorded content and one live session a month (lifetime access).
Start-to-finish practice materials, including sample scoping documents, client forms, a website template, and instructional videos for all technical setup in Part 2.
6 credit hours ($3,120) towards our MA Degree.
Option 1: Pay in full
$1,950
$600 Discount
Payment Plan: 3 Months
$750 x 3
$2,200 total
Payment Plan: 6 Months
$425 x 6
$2,550 total
FAQs: Professional Certifications
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No, there are no prerequisites. Experience in coaching is helpful in preparing you for professional practice, but it is not a requirement.
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Yes, this program is entirely online. Each level includes both pre-recorded and live zoom course components. All live sessions are pre-recorded for asynchronous learning.
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You'll get access to a live mentoring call once a month. Most students absorb and implement all the ideas in the course within six months. Although you have access for life and can do so at your own pace.
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This is a competency-based course meaning that it's not defined by the total number of hours and it's totally self-paced. When you enroll you'll receive the course materials which you can go through at your own time. There are clear checkpoints and when you complete the checkpoints you will pass through the course. The monthly live call is there to provide you with real feedback and mentoring as you go through the materials.
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Integrative Psychology is an approved secondary education provider with the Integrative Therapists Association™ (ITA). ITA is an independent credentialing body that approves standards for mental health practitioners and educators in somatic, body-based, and alternative mental health practice. Integrative Psychology has been approved to provide up to 400 hours of professional training, meeting the secondary education requirements for the Certified Integrative Therapist (CIT) credential.
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Credit transfer happens seamlessly. After completing the training and assessment, the credit will be applied to your student account and apply the discount towards your MA Degree.
Yes, every credit hour you complete through our professional certifications does reduce the cost of the MA degree.