Certification

Trained Therapist

Clinicians who have completed Level 1 and Level 2 of Lifespan Integration training are eligible to be listed on the International Directory for Lifespan Integration.

Please submit your application here: https://lifespanintegration.com/how-to-use-the-directory-for-therapists/

Certified Therapist

Candidates for certification will have completed the following:

  1. Complete Level 1, 2, 3 and 4 of training and any updates as required

  2. Candidate has done their own personal LI therapy with a certified therapist. There is no exact requirement for how many sessions to do, although therapist should experience all protocols and be brought through all three stages of therapy.

    ***You do not need to have all levels of training completed prior to starting your personal LI therapy or work with a certified LI therapist.

  3. Over the course of their work toward LI certification, candidates are required to participate in a minimum of 10 individual consultation sessions with their primary consultant or 10 consultations as part of a dyad if their primary consultant offers this option. A primary consultant must also be an LI trainer. In addition they must participate in a minimum of 6 individual or group consultation sessions with their secondary consultant. Therapists are welcome to work with more than 2 consultants, though it is not necessary for certification to do so.

  4. The candidate must have been using LI with their clients for a minimum of one year after taking the Level 4 training.

  5. The candidate will have worked with at least 2 clients to take them through all 3 Stages of LI and should demonstrate an understanding and ability to use all LI protocols in practice.

  6. Requirements for certification must be met within two years of application, unless granted an extension from the candidate’s primary consultant/trainer.

Once you have reached out to a certified therapist and consultant(s) and have established a relationship for working with them, please fill out the Application for Designation as a Certified Therapist form: https://lifespanintegration.com/application-for-designation-as-a-certified-li-therapist/

Once the above criteria has been met, you will meet with your primary consultant to complete a certification test.

Please visit the LI international directory to find certified LI therapists and consultants: https://international-directory.lifespanintegration.com/

Renewal of Certification

Certified LI clinicians must renew certification every 2 years. The first renewal cycle will be September 30th, 2024, and then every two years after that on September 30th. 

Per year (October-September):

  • Participate in at least 3 individual and/or group consultations with a current LI Instructor.

  • Receive any updates regarding any changes to LI.

  • Maintain the use of LI with a minimum of 5 clients per week.

NOTE: Lifespan Integration Administration in the US reserves the right to require more than the minimum recertification requirements, including repeating a Level of LI training, if the LI certified clinician needs additional information in order to be updated on current LI theory and practice.