Levels 1 and 2 together provide therapists with the core concepts of Lifespan Integration
The Level 1 LI training introduces participants to the Lifespan Integration Timeline and to four basic LI protocols:
- The LI Baseline protocol,
- The LI PTSD protocol,
- The LI Relationship protocol, and
- A simple trauma clearing protocol called “Timeline from Explicit Memory”
At the Level 1 LI training, participating therapists will learn how to stay attuned to their clients while leading them through repetitions of their Timelines. They will learn to vary the number of cues read and the speed at which they are read depending on the needs of each individual client. Therapists will learn how to introduce specific brief interventions between repetitions of the Timeline in order to move dysregulated clients back toward their WOT’s (windows of tolerance). Therapists will learn how their ability to remain attuned during Timeline repetitions is essential to the clearing and integration of bodily memory of past trauma. They will learn how the therapist’s attunement to the client, combined with repetitions of the LI Timeline, helps to build a more solid self-structure in clients, including in those clients who are fragmented and unstable.
In Level 1 LI, therapists will learn the basics of client assessment, and will be able to make LI treatment plans for individual clients based on the client’s goals and the clinician’s assessment. We encourage therapists to follow up with the Level 2 LI training where they will learn several more important LI protocols, and more about treatment planning.
Each LI training involves three practice sessions. To receive credit for the training every participant is required to complete all three practices. During the three supervised Level 1 practicums, participants will practice using and experiencing the Lifespan Integration Baseline protocol.
After completing the Level 1 training, therapists will be able to effectively use the four LI protocols taught in Level 1 in their practices with their clients.
Whenever possible, we recommend taking Level 2 LI soon after Level 1. The combination of Level 1 plus Level 2 LI will give therapists an understanding of the core concepts of Lifespan Integration and will provide them with all the most commonly used LI protocols. The manuals provided at each level of LI training include detailed instructions for creating individualized LI treatment plans.
Cancellation Policy: Tuition will be refunded in full if notice of cancellation is received at least three weeks prior to the first day of the two day training. For cancellations less than three weeks prior to the date of the training, tuition will be refunded less a $30 cancellation fee. Cancellations within 72 hours of the training will not be refunded, the exception being that we will refund therapists who test positive for Covid during the three days before the training.
Notification of cancellation should be emailed to info@LifespanIntegration.com
To qualify to attend, a therapist must have a graduate degree in the field of mental health. The trainings are open to clinicians with MA, MS, MC, MSW, PsyD, and PhD degrees in Psychology, and to MD Psychiatrists.
Psychology graduate students nearing completion of their programs are eligible to attend the Lifespan Integration training at a reduced rate. To qualify to attend, students should be in the final year of their training programs, and must be participating in a supervised counseling practicum or internship.
Cost of Level 1 training
Early registration rate (paid 3 weeks or more in advance of training dates):
- Full – $520
- Grad Students, Group rate, and those taking Level 1 for a second time – $430
Full rate – after early registration deadline:
- Full – $550
- Grad Students, Group rate, and those taking Level 1 for a second time – $460
Continuing Education
14.5 Clock hours through NBCC
Three or more therapists attending from the same agency qualify for group rate.