Train online to become a Certified Havening Techniques® Practitioner!
This is a class to become a Havening Techniques Practitioner that caters to trauma professionals working in crisis and needing to help develop resilience in their clients. The trainers are three clinical social workers with decades of experiences in treating PTSD, anxiety, and other amygdala-based disorders. The training is open to a wide audience including coaches, therapists, educators, physicians, nurses, first responders, body workers, and other service occupations. There are no prerequisites, and Havening incorporates easily into many different modalities.
The Havening Techniques are an extremely quick, safe, and effective method for treating PTSD, phobias, panic attacks, grief, and other intense emotional states brought about by traumatic and overwhelming events. Havening is a psycho-sensory modality that changes the way the brain stores information. The Havening Techniques are used both to heal distressing emotional states and to develop positive ones. They enable liberation from patterns caused by fear and aversion so that clients are more free to live the life they want.
The practitioner training familiarizes participants with how to use Havening Techniques to treat a wide range of issues. In this active training participants will learn:
The training will include demonstrations and practice to become comfortable with these skills.
After completion of the training, participants can go on to become certified practitioners by meeting certain requirements including:
Certification allows practitioners be able to put Havening certification on their promotional materials, be listed on the Havening website: www.Havening.org, and have access to numerous supplemental trainings and resources.
The Havening Techniques are an extremely quick, safe, and effective method for treating PTSD, phobias, panic attacks, grief, and other intense emotional states brought about by traumatic and overwhelming events. Havening is a psycho-sensory modality that changes the way the brain stores information. The Havening Techniques are used both to heal distressing emotional states and to develop positive ones. They enable liberation from patterns caused by fear and aversion so that clients are more free to live the life they want.
The practitioner training familiarizes participants with how to use Havening Techniques to treat a wide range of issues. In this active training participants will learn:
- The science explaining how and why Havening works
- The components of trauma and how they are affected by Havening
- The ways in which Havening can cultivate resilience
- How to use the varied techniques of Havening
The training will include demonstrations and practice to become comfortable with these skills.
After completion of the training, participants can go on to become certified practitioners by meeting certain requirements including:
- Science review and ethics course
- Submission of 30 case studies and 2 videos
- Consultation with a mentor who will guide you through the certification process
- Signature on Havening ethics and conduct policy
- Completion of details on your account including address and a biography for directory listing
- $99 application fee to Havening headquarters
Certification allows practitioners be able to put Havening certification on their promotional materials, be listed on the Havening website: www.Havening.org, and have access to numerous supplemental trainings and resources.
Continuing Education Credits: (16 credits) available for mental health professionals
Please contact us if you are interested in setting up a group training with your staff or colleagues.
Please contact us if you are interested in setting up a group training with your staff or colleagues.
Trainers
Erika Neil is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the greater Washington DC metropolitan area. She attended Harvard University, Columbia University Law School, and Catholic University School of Social Service. Erika has specialized training in the treatment of trauma and strengthening resilience. In addition to Havening, she is trained in EMDR (Eye–Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction), Reiki, Quantum Touch, Emotional Freedom Technique, Somatic Experiencing, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, the Flash Technique, Brainspotting, and Trauma Tapping.
Erika has done relief work on several continents with Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charities. Prior to becoming a social worker, Erika was a lawyer for abused and neglected children in Washington, DC. She was also a school social worker for fifteen years in Northern Virginia before becoming a full-time therapist. Havening techniques have brought about dramatic change and growth in her clients and in herself. Erika's style is collaborative, warm, and solution-focused. She was trained by Havening’s founder Dr. Ron Ruden and is the first certified Havening practitioner in the Washington, DC area. Erika is passionate about spreading awareness of Havening and its benefits. She is a certified Havening Techniques Trainer.
Irene Hajisava, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, has been in private practice over thirty years with expertise in families, addictions, trauma, grief, emergency response and CISM. She volunteered at the World Trade Center for months after the events of September 11th and has worked extensively with September 11th responders and survivors in New York and the Pentagon. She has treated first responders and survivors impacted by natural disasters and terrorist events both in emergency settings and in on going treatment. She is also on the counseling support staff for Concerns of Police Survivors, providing grief and trauma counseling for families and coworkers of police officers killed in the line of duty.
She has advanced training in Disaster Mental health as well as EMDR. She is the first mental health clinician trained in the Havening Techniques , a neuroscience based intervention to reduce or eliminate phobias and trauma as well as provide self care. by helping calm the emotional center of the brain. She is a certified Havening Techniques Trainer and has taught these techniques to vulnerable populations both domestically and abroad, including refugee camps.
She has advanced training in Disaster Mental health as well as EMDR. She is the first mental health clinician trained in the Havening Techniques , a neuroscience based intervention to reduce or eliminate phobias and trauma as well as provide self care. by helping calm the emotional center of the brain. She is a certified Havening Techniques Trainer and has taught these techniques to vulnerable populations both domestically and abroad, including refugee camps.
Eugenia Karahlias
Eugenia is currently engaged in a private practice specializing in the treatment of trauma utilizing a myriad of treatment modalities, both traditional and contemporary. In addition, she has expertise in treating addictions, anxiety, bereavement, depression, pain management, performance improvement, PTSD, phobias, relaxation & stress management from the following disciplines: NYS Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Credentialed Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Counselor, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapy, EMDR Level II Practitioner (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), FLASH Level II Practitioner, Certified International Havening Techniques® Trainer and Practitioner, NLP® Practitioner. Eugenia is trained in Individual & Group Crisis Intervention and Critical Incident Stress Management. She is a trained Spiritual and Psychological Mental Health First Responder with the International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) organization whose role is to respond to domestic critical incidents such as natural disasters, terrorist events, and man-made disasters.
Eugenia served s a trauma responder and facilitated de-briefings to first responders in Greece, to islanders, international volunteers and refugees impacted by the humanitarian crisis due to mass exodus out of the Middle East. She also provided training to the above-mentioned groups on how to regulate stress utilizing the Havening Techniques related to the on-going crisis. Eugenia served as a Mental Health responder to those impacted by superstorm Sandy. She worked in conjunction with The Long Island EMDR TRN and in private practice. She worked extensively with 9/11 first responders and survivors and surviving families through The American Red Cross, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center and in private practice. Initially Eugenia participated in triage, assessment, psychological first aid, crisis intervention and stabilization. At a later point treatment shifted to individual and family therapy on-going. Eugenia is a certified Havening Techniques Trainer.
Eugenia is currently engaged in a private practice specializing in the treatment of trauma utilizing a myriad of treatment modalities, both traditional and contemporary. In addition, she has expertise in treating addictions, anxiety, bereavement, depression, pain management, performance improvement, PTSD, phobias, relaxation & stress management from the following disciplines: NYS Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Credentialed Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Counselor, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapy, EMDR Level II Practitioner (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), FLASH Level II Practitioner, Certified International Havening Techniques® Trainer and Practitioner, NLP® Practitioner. Eugenia is trained in Individual & Group Crisis Intervention and Critical Incident Stress Management. She is a trained Spiritual and Psychological Mental Health First Responder with the International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) organization whose role is to respond to domestic critical incidents such as natural disasters, terrorist events, and man-made disasters.
Eugenia served s a trauma responder and facilitated de-briefings to first responders in Greece, to islanders, international volunteers and refugees impacted by the humanitarian crisis due to mass exodus out of the Middle East. She also provided training to the above-mentioned groups on how to regulate stress utilizing the Havening Techniques related to the on-going crisis. Eugenia served as a Mental Health responder to those impacted by superstorm Sandy. She worked in conjunction with The Long Island EMDR TRN and in private practice. She worked extensively with 9/11 first responders and survivors and surviving families through The American Red Cross, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center and in private practice. Initially Eugenia participated in triage, assessment, psychological first aid, crisis intervention and stabilization. At a later point treatment shifted to individual and family therapy on-going. Eugenia is a certified Havening Techniques Trainer.
