NARM® Therapist Training

This clinical, in-person training invites psychotherapists, counsellors, and mental health professionals to dive deeper into the transformative clinical power of NARM®.

Grounded in the latest relational neuroscience and somatic psychology, this training equips you with precise, effective tools to support clients living with the impact of relational or developmental trauma, otherwise known as adverse childhood experiences (ACE's).

You’ll learn how to work moment by moment with complex internal dynamics — identity, shame, disconnection, and early adaptive survival styles that are the result of not having our core needs met in our early years.

This approach offers a non-pathologising, resource-oriented framework that can profoundly support your clients to heal and integrate these internal dynamics.

Through a powerful blend of experiential and theoretical learning, this immersive program helps you integrate NARM® into your ongoing clinical work and develop your own capacity for presence, attunement, and therapeutic precision.

Is This Training Right for You?

This training is open to:

Qualified psychotherapists, counsellors, psychologists, and mental health professionals
Mental health practitioners with a strong clinical foundation
Students working towards a professional clinical qualification in mental health
Professionals in related fields (e.g. clinical social workers, body psychotherapists) who meet the above criteria and have substantial client-facing experience

If you are unsure whether you meet the entry requirements, please get in touch with our team.

If you are new to NARM® and considering this training, we recommend that you register for our introductory weekend training here.

For further details on course structure, curriculum and certification requirements see below.

Why In-Person Training Matters

Our in-person trainings provide the experiential foundation essential for mastering NARM®. This model centres on developing the therapist's capacity for embodied presence and authentic connection with clients.

Live training allows you to:

Experience more directly the somatic awareness that underpins effective trauma work
Practice attunement and co-regulation in real-time
Develop your own nervous system regulation as the foundation for client work
Integrate the model through felt experience

This embodied learning process makes integrating NARM® into your existing clinical practice both natural and effective.

Provided you meet all the certification requirements and complete the training in full, you will receive a NARM Practitioner Certificate and be eligible to join the International directory of NARM® practitioners. This training also contributes to CPD requirements for most UK professional bodies.

Course Overview

The NARM® Therapist Training is an in-depth, four-part professional training designed to support the integration of NARM® into your therapeutic work. You’ll develop a nuanced understanding of how developmental trauma shapes identity, behaviour, and relational dynamics—and learn how to address these patterns without retraumatising your clients.

This in-person format provides the depth of relational experience and peer connection essential to truly embody the NARM® approach in your practice. The training focuses on supporting you as a clinician while guiding clients through the disidentification from early survival strategies toward greater connection, resilience, and vitality.

Certification Requirements

To qualify as a Certified NARM® Therapist through TTI UK, you must complete:

Full attendance at all four in-person training modules
A minimum of 10 individual sessions with a certified NARM® practitioner*
A minimum of 10 supervision sessions (individual or group format) with a certified NARM® supervisor*

Successful completion of the training provides eligibility to join the international directory of certified NARM® Therapists.

This training also contributes to CPD requirements for most UK professional bodies. CPD certificates will be issued upon completion.

* all individual and supervision session are scheduled and charged separately.

Curriculum – What You'll Learn

Each of the four training modules combines theory, clinical application, and embodied practice. Topics include:

Module 1: Foundations and Survival Strategies

NARM® Organising Principles and Theoretical Orientation
Working with Shock vs Developmental Trauma
Top-down and Bottom-up integration
Reframing Attachment and Loss
The 5 Adaptive Survival Styles
Introduction to the 4 NARM® Clinical Pillars
Establishing a Therapeutic “Contract”

Module 2: Clinical Application and Relational Dynamics

Core Dilemmas: Identity vs Survival Strategies
Somatic Mindfulness and Dual Awareness
Attunement, Autonomy, and Trust Survival Styles
Working with Shame, Guilt, and Self-Judgment
Supporting Agency and Reflecting Positive Shifts
NARM® Relational Model and Language

Module 3: Affect, Emotions, and Psychobiology

Working with Affect and Emotional Completion
Primary vs Default Emotions
Shame, Aggression, and Narcissism
Therapist Efforting and Countertransference
Self-hatred, Unmanaged Empathy, and Objectification

Module 4: Advanced Integration and Identity Work

Disidentification Process and “Cutting the Cord”
Intimacy, Sexuality, and the Survival Styles
Intergenerational Trauma and Post-Traumatic Growth
The Role of Joy, Pleasure, and Resilience
Working with Personality Structures
Integrating NARM® into Clinical Practice

Structure and Teaching Methods

The training includes:

120 in-person contact hours delivered across four modules (each 5 days)
Modules spaced approximately 4 months apart to allow time for integration
A blend of didactic learning (lectures, case study deconstructions, Q&A) and experiential learning (role-play, small group work, active coaching, self-inquiry)
Additional peer study groups, supervised practice, and access to demonstration materials between modules

Each module will be delivered in-person at a central London location. Group size is limited to maintain an optimal learning environment and ensure close connection between facilitators and participants.

Training dates and seminar times

The next group begins in March 2026.

2026 dates:

Module 1: 16-20 March
Module 2: 19-23 September

2027 dates:

Module 3: March 2027
Module 4: September 2027

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The Trauma Training Institute UK (TTI UK) is an educational training organisation and does not function as a regulatory or licensing body. TTI UK does not provide certification, licensing, or legal authorisation to practice as a mental health professional. All participants are required to operate within their existing professional credentials, adhere to their professional licensing requirements, and maintain practice within their established scope of competence. Training completion does not substitute for appropriate professional qualifications or clinical supervision as required by relevant professional bodies.

NARM® Therapist Training with Ralf Marzen