NARM™ COHORT 2027-2028

NARM™ COHORT 2027-2028

Two-year advanced professional training to work with complex trauma - Portugal

Dates of Cohort 2027-2028

19 Apr
MODULE 1 19 Apr 2027 - 23 Apr 2027
13 Sep
MODULE 2 13 Sep 2027 - 17 Sep 2027
07 Mar
MODULE 3 Note: Dates to be confirmed!
07 Mar 2028 - 11 Mar 2028
27 Jun
MODULE 4 Note: Dates to be confrimed!
27 Jun 2028 - 30 Jun 2028

Important Dates

MODULESDatesRegistration Deadline
Module 119 - 23 April 202710 January 2027
Module 213 - 17 September 2027
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Module 37 - 11 March 2028 (TBC)
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Module 427 June - 1 July 2028 (TBC)
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Program Modules

Participants are required to attend all sessions of the program. Sessions of the Modules program are covered by the tuition fee, but supervision sessions have an extra cost as described below.
Module 1 Objectives

Module 1 Objectives

  • NARM the model
  • Working with shock and developmental trauma
  • Working with top-down and bottom-up integrative approach
  • NARM organising principles
  • Overview of 5 adaptive survival styles
  • Distortions of life force
  • Distress and healing cycles
  • Pride and shame-based identifications
  • Reframing attachment and attachment loss
  • Introducing the 4 pillars of NARM
  • Establishing a therapeutic "contract”
  • The NARM Relational Model
  • Connection survival style
  • Connection: Clients whose access to sensations and feelings are compromised
Module 2 Objectives

Module 2 Objectives

  • Developmental process: Attachment and separation-individuation
  • Asking exploratory questions
  • Somatic mindfulness
  • Attunement survival style
  • Identifying and using resources
  • Working in present time with dual awareness
  • Reflecting positive shifts
  • Autonomy survival style
  • Working with anger and aggression
  • Working with shame and guilt
Module 3 Objectives

Module 3 Objectives

  • Trust survival style
  • Core vs default emotions
  • Anger and aggression
  • Narcissism and objectification
  • Narcissistic vs sadistic abuse
  • Supporting agency
  • Love-sexuality survival style
  • The psychobiological process of shame (“shame as a verb”)
  • Tracking expansion and contraction/connection and disconnection
  • “Drilling down” / deconstruction of experience (in the function of disidentification)
  • NARM languaging
  • Deepening study into the connection survival style issues, symptoms and related disorders
  • The polyvagal theory
  • Trait-survival style-personality disorder continuum
  • Identifying core dilemma: Core themes vs survival strategies (behaviours, symptoms, etc.)
  • Countertransference and the traps of goal-oriented, solution-focused psychotherapy
Module 4 Objectives

Module 4 Objectives

  • How to develop a working hypothesis
  • Freeze and intrapsychic conflict
  • Self-hatred and self-rejection
  • An overview of NARM’s different orientation to working with personality disorders
  • Therapist’s countertransference acting-out and re-enactment
  • Unmanaged empathy and therapist efforting
  • The interplay of the survival styles: Primary and secondary patterns
  • Survival styles as they relate to intimacy and sexuality
  • Developing capacity for pleasure
  • Working with couples
  • Working with identity
  • Disidentification: Loneliness and freedom
  • Supporting increasing complexity, capacity and resiliency
  • Addressing the physical structure of the adaptive survival styles
  • Working with the social engagement channels: Eyes, ears, face and touch
  • Integrating NARM effectively into our clinical practice
  • Addressing identity from both a psychological and non-Western perspective

Who is the training for: Clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, counsellors, coaches and other healing practitioners with psychotherapeutic practice.

Training formats: Residential includes all meals and accommodation, or non-residential offers flexibility and may include lunch or no meals (more info below)

Language: The retreat will be guided in English, without consecutive translation.

Venue: The training will take place at Casa da Torre, located in Soutelo, Vila Verde, Braga, Portugal. More information about the venue is available here

The training comprises 120 in-person hours, delivered over four five-day modules. It will be conducted in English with no consecutive interpretation.

The in-person format supports deep relational experience and close connection with other participants, which is essential for embodying the NARM® approach in clinical practice.

The training combines theoretical learning and practical application, including lectures, small group work, experiential exercises, and supervision. Participants will also have opportunities to attend live demonstration sessions conducted by the lead trainer, allowing them to observe practical applications of the NARM® model.

Six-month breaks between modules provide time for integration and personal practice. Between modules, participants can join online peer learning groups, supervision sessions, and access demonstration materials.

All modules include a combination of 2 complementary instruction approaches:

1.Didactic and theoretical learning: including lecture, question and answer periods, class-wide discussion, case consultation, and deconstruction of live-demonstrations and videos. 

This training presents highly advanced psychological learning that involves complex, often evocative and transformative material on trauma.

2.Experiential learning: including self-inquiry exercises, small group activities, role-plays, active coaching and guided skill practice.

This training presents an opportunity for clinical development based on direct personal experience that involves complex, often evocative and transformative material on trauma.

The NARM® (NeuroAffective Relational Model®) is a copyrighted training program developed by Dr. Laurence Heller and certified by the NARM Training Institute (USA).
Only graduates who complete the full program and meet certification standards are authorized to use the NARM® title professionally.

Certification Criteria:

  • Attendance at all four in-person modules
  • Completion of a minimum of 10 accredited individual sessionswith a certified NARM® Practitioner
  • Completion of a minimum of 10 accredited supervision hours(including at least 3 individual and 2 group hours with the lead trainer)
  • Completion of 2 accredited individual supervision hoursfocused on reviewing a recorded NARM® session by the candidate

(All sessions and supervision hours are scheduled and paid for separately.)

Upon successful completion, graduates are eligible for listing in the International NARM® Therapist Directory.

Trainer


BEATE LEISSE, MD - Specialist in psychiatry and psychotherapy

  • Medical studies in Cologne 1986 - 1992
  • ·Physician in internship 1993-1994 psychiatric dept. Klinikum Niederberg Velbert
  • ·License to practice medicine on 1.11.1994
  • ·Residency 11/1994 - 04/1998 psychiatric dept. Niederberg Clinic
  • ·Recognition as a specialist in psychiatry 23.04.1998
  • ·Worked as a medical doctor at the Niederberg Clinic until 31.12.1998
  • ·Senior physician in the psychiatric dept. of the evangelic KH Bergisch Gladbach from Jan 1999 to Jan 2000
  • ·Recognition of the additional title of psychotherapy 12/1999
  • ·Parental leave from Jan 2000 - Jan 2003
  • Promotion 08/2001
  • Since Oct. 2003 working in own practice as medical psychotherapist
  • Certification as EMDR™ therapist Jan 2008
  • Certification as SE™ - Therapist March 2012
  • NARM™ Therapist Certificate - Sept 2014
  • NARM™ Master Therapist Certificate - Feb 2016

Since 2015, continuous assistance in various NARM™/NARM™ masterclass trainings in Europe with Dr. Laurence Heller and Michael Mokrus with the authorization to offer individual sessions dedicated to self-awareness, individual supervision and group supervision as part of the training. NARM™ teacher since 2022.

Certified Assistants

TBC

Venue


Vilar Oporto Hotel (https://www.vilaroportohotel.pt/)

* This is a non-residential format, but you are welcome to book a room at the Hotel where teaching sessions will be delivered.

TIME ZONE: GMT LISBON/LONDON

Day 1- 3

  • 8:00–10:00– Optional individual sessions / supervision
  • 10:00–13:00– Morning session
  • 13:00–15:00– Lunch break / optional supervision
  • 15:00–18:30– Afternoon session
  • 18:30– Optional individual sessions / supervision

Day 4

  • 8:00–10:00– Optional individual sessions / supervision
  • 10:00–13:00– Morning session
  • 13:00–15:00– Lunch break / optional supervision
  • 15:00–18:30– Afternoon session
  • 18:30– Optional individual sessions / supervision
  • 19:00–21:00 - Group supervision with the trainer

Day 5

  • 8:00–9:30– Optional individual sessions / supervision
  • 9:30–13:00– Morning session + module closing

1. Tuition Fees per Module

  • Payment Per Module: €1050 (VAT incl.)

  • Payment of all 4 Modules: €1010 * 4 Modules = €4040 (VAT incl.)

  • Payment by Installments:  €1090 (VAT incl.) per module (we usually allow payment in two installments each module)
    (upon agreement with Ser Integral) 

  • Repeating Participants: 20% discount on the standard fee (please contact us for payment details. Proof of participantion in previous training required. Limited spaces available)

  • Financial Difficulties: If you are coming from a country with significantly lower income levels compared to other European countries and are finding it difficult to cover the training costs, please reach out to us. We are open to exploring the possibility of a partial discount or other supportive arrangements.

 
* The fees cover participation in all in-person training modules and coffee breaks. They do not include accommodation, meals, or certification requirements (individual sessions and supervision).



2. Supervision Fees

  • Individual Supervision (50 minutes): €120
  • Group Supervision (per participant): €65 - €120 (depending on the number of participants)

 


3. Self-experiential Sessions

  • Fee per session: €120

 Note: Participants from abroad must pay the supervision/session rates applicable in their home country when taking sessions online between modules. 

Registration Deadline: 

 10th January 2027


By registering for the NARM™ Training in Portugal, participants are committing to the full training program, which consists of four modules.

To secure your place in the training, you are required to:

  • Pay a non-refundable deposit of €250 (VAT included) (see payment options below)

  • Send your CV along with the completed application for (link here) to geral@serintegral.pt 

 

NARM TRAINING DEPOSIT PAYMENT - COHORT 2026-2027


Important: Please wait for confirmation of your acceptance before making any payments.

Once your application is reviewed and your participation is confirmed, you will receive:

  • A training contract with detailed payment information.
  • Confirmation of your acceptance no later than 3 months before the start of Module 1.

 
The €250 deposit is only refundable if you are not accepted into the training. If accepted, the deposit will be deducted from your total tuition fee.

Once admitted, the remaining tuition fee must be paid in full by the deadlines outlined in the contract.


Spaces are limited, so early confirmation is strongly recommended.

Please do not buy any flights tickets until we confirm that the training is set to open. 



Arrival & Attendance

  • Check in is on the first day of the training between 9.15am -9.45am 

  • Full attendance is mandatory for certification purposes.

  • The training will run with a minimum and maximum number of participants (places are limited).
  • In the event that the minimum number is not reached, Ser Integral reserves the right to cancel the training. 
  • The program may be subject to small adjustments according to the needs of the group and the flow of the training process.

  • Cancellation 3 months before the training starts: full refund minus €50 administrative fee + international bank charges.
  • After 3 Months before the training starts: no refunds (transfer for to another cohort may be possible. please contact us)
  • If Ser Integral needs to cancel, full refund of tuition only (no coverage of travel or accommodation costs)

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