Havening Techniques Training FAQs

Havening Techniques Training is a structured educational program designed to teach the principles, neuroscience, and practical applications of Havening Techniques—a psychosensory modality that uses touch, attention, and imagination to help reduce distress and reprocess traumatic memories.

Participants learn the neuroscience behind Havening, including how it impacts the brain’s electrochemical landscape to promote healing and reduce the emotional impact of traumatic experiences. The training covers all seven Havening protocols as well as how to apply them effectively.

Participants gain hands-on experience practicing Havening Techniques under the supervision of certified trainers, ensuring proficiency in using these methods with themselves and others. The training also provides insights into applying Havening within therapeutic contexts to address trauma, anxiety, phobias, and stress, as well as using it for personal development and building resilience.

Anyone! Midwest Haven offers training programs for all individuals dedicated to bettering the wellbeing of others. This can include, but not be limited to, mental health providers, medical staff, coaches, healers and many other service providers.

The Midwest Haven Havening Techniques Training offers a hands-on, interactive experience designed to provide participants with a deep understanding of Havening Techniques and their practical applications. This training includes:

• Fundamentals of Havening Techniques: Gain a comprehensive understanding of the core principles and foundational concepts of Havening.

• Neuroscience of Trauma: Explore the latest insights into how trauma affects the brain through an amygdala-based model and learn how Havening Techniques create lasting neurobiological changes to promote healing.

• Effective Intervention Strategies: Identify key areas for rapid and effective intervention using Havening Techniques, which include learning seven protocols designed to alleviate distress and reprocess traumatic memories.

• Building Resiliency: Learn techniques that support clients in building resiliency and maintaining long-term emotional and mental well-being.

• Resource Development: Develop strategies for empowering clients through resource development and supporting sustainable brain health.

• Supervised Practice: Engage in small group, supervised practice sessions to master the Havening protocols under the guidance of certified trainers.

• Self-Havening Techniques: Learn self-Havening for personal healing and building a more resilient landscape.

The Havening Techniques protocols require live, supervised training to ensure both effectiveness and client safety. The comprehensive Midwest Haven training includes lectures, live and recorded demonstrations, experiential practice, and small group exercises. Full attendance at the in-person or online training is mandatory to provide an optimal learning environment and hands-on experience for all participants.

No. Havening Techniques Training refers to the initial educational program where participants learn the foundations, science, and practical applications of Havening Techniques. It includes hands-on practice, demonstrations, and guidance on using Havening for personal use or with clients. After completing this training, you will have a solid understanding of Havening but are not yet certified to practice professionally with clients. Full attendance at the in-person or online training is mandatory to provide an optimal learning environment and hands-on experience for all participants.

Becoming a Havening Techniques Practitioner involves additional steps beyond the training. To become a certified practitioner, individuals must:

1. Complete the required Havening Techniques Training.

2. Fulfill post-training requirements, such as completing case studies, and video submissions to demonstrate proficiency.

Once certified, a Havening Techniques Practitioner is recognized as qualified to use Havening professionally with clients and can advertise themselves as a certified practitioner.

CEU’s Available:

• 17.5 (1 Ethics CEU) CEU’s for the MN Board of Social Work

• 17.5 (1 Ethics CEU) CEU’s for Licensed Alcohol/Drug Counselor (LADC)

• 17.5 (1 Ethics CEU) CEU’s for Licensed Professional Counselor/Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPC/LPCC)

• 17.5 (1 Ethics CEU) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LAMFT/LMFT)

  If your board is not listed; you can submit a request to your professional licensing board for approval of up to 17.5 CEU hours. Many licensing boards across the United States have recognized the Havening Techniques Certified Practitioner training for continuing education credits.

Havening Techniques vs. EMDR® (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing):

Havening focuses on altering the brain’s electrochemical landscape to deactivate traumatic memories and reduce emotional distress. EMDR follows an 8-phase protocol based on the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model, which aims to help clients reprocess and integrate disturbing memories. Havening can be used flexibly as a standalone intervention or incorporated into other therapies, and often provides immediate relief. EMDR is a more structured approach that typically requires multiple sessions to complete the full therapeutic process.

Havening Techniques vs. SE® (Somatic Experiencing):

Havening targets the amygdala and uses delta waves to depotentiate emotional responses to traumatic memories. SE addresses trauma through regulating the autonomic nervous system and resolving physiological responses to stress. Havening is more focused on shifting the emotional and cognitive impact of trauma, while SE emphasizes discharging physical tension, releasing trapped energy, and completing the body’s natural defensive responses.

Havening Techniques vs. Accelerated Resolution Therapy™ (ART):

Havening alters the emotional landscape of a memory using delta wave activation, while ART’s focus is on visualizing the memory and replacing it with more positive imagery through guided protocols. In Havening, the client may speak about their experiences, but verbal processing is not always necessary. In ART, clients are guided to speak less about the details and more on transforming visual representations of trauma in the mind.

Havening Techniques vs. Brainspotting™:

Havening relies on the application of touch as a primary sensory input to calm the nervous system and promote neurobiological changes. Brainspotting utilizes eye position and visual fixation as the primary sensory input to access and process trauma at a subcortical level. Havening can be self-applied or guided by a therapist, making it more flexible and usable as a self-soothing tool outside of therapy sessions. The client may not need to verbally process traumatic content and can focus on emotional regulation through touch and visualization. Brainspotting typically requires more direct therapist involvement, as the practitioner helps the client identify brainspots and maintains a focused, attuned presence to guide the client through intense emotional or somatic experiences.