EBT Certification

Physiological stress overload is now the pandemic that most threatens our national health. To turn around the stress-induced epidemics of mental health problems, chronic diseases, addiction, and overuse of medications, become EBT certified.

Join this movement to treat physiological stress overload. EBT is easy to learn. Learn how to “turn the triangle” of CBT to process the emotions that block resilience and help your patients feel better faster.

Take our basic certification course and start using the method, integrating the 5 Core Skills of Stress Overload into your practice. Continue with EBT professional training and become fully certified. You will stress-protect your own brain and enjoy a healthier, happier life and help equip more patients with the skills to become optimally resilient.

Certification is available to a broad range of health professionals as providers or coaches within their scope of practice. Although registration in our basic one- or two-day course (depending on specialty) is available to all, eligibility to be certified in EBT requires the following qualifications:

• Certified EBT Provider: A licensed health professional delivering talk therapy services for maladaptive behaviors, disordered eating, mood disorders, trauma, addictive behaviors, couples counseling, or family therapy with these credentials: licensed professional counselor, licensed social worker, licensed marriage and family counselor, certified addiction counselor, licensed psychologist, registered nurse practitioner, registered advanced practice nurse, registered dietitian, licensed nutritionist, or physician.
• Certified EBT Coach: A licensed, registered, or certified health professional with a minimum of a bachelor's degree with these credentials: registered nurse, physical therapist, speech pathologist, or chiropractor.

Choose one of two specialties for delivery of services within your scope of practice:

• Stress Overload (Emotional Health): Provide one-on-one and group training to individuals for the prevention or treatment of stress-induced symptoms, such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma, pain management, addiction, chronic diseases, and relationship stress.
• Stress Eating (Obesity and Health): Provide one-on-one and group training to individuals for the prevention and treatment of disordered eating, obesity, bariatric medicine, heart disease, and diabetes.

Judy Zehr, LPC, MHRM
Director of Emotional Health, EBT

Basic Certification (2 months)

Our basic certification prepares you to begin delivering EBT in your clinical practice in just one or two days (depending on specialty) and to be comfortable facilitating five sessions of one-on-one EBT to teach the EBT 5 Core Skills of Stress Overload in two months.

EBT Certified (Level 1 – Introductory Course) EBT Science, Theory, and Practice

Complete a one-day (stress overload) or two-day course (stress eating) that focuses on mastering the skills of self-regulation and the EBT 5 Core Skills of Stress Overload. This program will support you in integrating EBT into your clinical practice and is a prerequisite for advanced levels of certification.

EBT Certified (Level 2 – Basic Coaching Skills) Experiential Training in EBT

Continue your certification by enrolling in a certification telegroup with an EBT Master Trainer or the Founder. Get immediate access to EBT Labs with hands-on support in learning advanced EBT skills and audios of Exemplary Clinical Sessions.

After completion of this program, you will be eligible for advanced certification training in EBT.

Evaluation: Complete the EBT Essentials and How to Rewire courses so you can teach from your own experience. Participate in weekly one-hour sessions and engage in EBT activities.

Fee = $189 per month for one to three months

Robin Anderson, RD
Director of Nutritional Health, EBT

Advanced Certification (5 to 7 months)

EBT Certified (Level 3 – Intermediate) One-on-One Cycle Coaching and Weekly Telegroups (3 months)

Level 3 Certification provides in-depth skills in Cycle coaching to facilitate patients in rewiring their circuits of stress overload for optimal resilience. This certification includes the following support:

• One-hour Weekly Certification Telegroup – Continue your hands-on, supportive weekly one-hour training with seven other clinicians and a Master Trainer. Complete the Advanced Courses 1 Sanctuary, 2 Authenticity, and 3 Vibrancy.
• Weekly EBT Lab Session – Drop in to the one-hour consultation session with EBT Founder, Laurel Mellin, PhD, as needed, and bring in a challenging encounter or case or listen to others doing LIVE role plays and coaching training.
• On-Demand Clinical Training Level 3 – Complete the on-demand training for Level 3, listening to audios of exemplary sessions of EBT.

After completion of this program, you will be certified to deliver one-on-one coaching and telegroups and Advanced Courses 1 Sanctuary, 2 Authenticity, and 3 Vibrancy, and you will receive the designation of Certified EBT Provider (Level 3) in your specialty.

Evaluation: Participation in weekly telegroups, EBT Labs, and Exemplary Clinical Sessions.

Fee = $189 per month

Dave Ingebritsen, PhD
Director, The EBT Mental Health Initiative

EBT Certified EBT (Level 4 - Advanced) Reconsolidation of Survival Circuits (2 months)

Level 4 Certification focuses on effective techniques in coaching the reconsolidation of the circuits that drive maladaptive and addictive responses. By gaining more skills in EBT, you can help patients overcome resistance and empower them to rewire challenging circuits that have blocked their resilience, often for decades. This certification includes this support:

• One-hour Weekly Certification Telegroup – Continue your hands-on, supportive weekly one-hour training with seven other clinicians and a Master Trainer. Complete the Advanced Courses 4 Integrity and 5 Intimacy.
• Weekly EBT Lab Session – Drop in to the one-hour consultation session with EBT Founder, Laurel Mellin, PhD, as needed, and bring in a challenging encounter or case or listen to others doing LIVE role plays and coaching training.
• On-Demand Clinical Training Level 4 – Complete the on-demand training for Level 4, listening to audios of exemplary sessions of EBT.

After completion of this program, you will be certified to deliver Advanced Courses 4 Integrity and 5 Intimacy in your clinical practice, and you will receive the designation of Certified EBT Provider (Level 4) in your specialty.

Evaluation: Participation in a minimum of six of the eight one-hour sessions with satisfactory engagement in program activities and documentation of one concept or skill you learned from each audio of exemplary sessions to which you listened.

Fee = $189 per month

EBT Certified (Level 5 - Fully Certified) Rewiring Core Circuits and Raising the Set Point (2 months)

To complete full certification in EBT, learn the skills of supporting and inspiring patients to raise their set point. Provider Level 5 Certification focuses on effective techniques in coaching patients as they experience the challenges and rewards of raising their set point until they become Wired at One.

• One-hour Weekly Certification Telegroup – Continue your hands-on, supportive weekly one-hour training with seven other clinicians and a Master Trainer. Complete the Advanced Courses 6 Spirituality and 7 Freedom.
• Weekly EBT Lab Session – Drop in to the one-hour consultation session with EBT Founder, Laurel Mellin, PhD, as needed, and bring in a challenging encounter or case or listen to others doing LIVE role plays and coaching training.
• On-Demand Clinical Training Level 5 – Complete the on-demand training for Level 5, listening to audios of exemplary sessions of EBT.

After completion of this program, you will be certified to deliver Advanced Courses 6 Spirituality and 7 Freedom in your clinical practice, deliver weekly groups and daily intensives on the EBT Portal, and you will receive the designation of Certified EBT Provider (Level 5 - Fully Certified) in your specialty.

Evaluation: Participation in weekly telegroups, EBT Labs, and Exemplary Clinical Sessions. Take a Certification Exam and demonstrate Coaching a Cycle.

Fee = $189 per month

Fees and cancellations

All fees are prepaid or by monthly subscription. Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. Subscriptions can be canceled on your provider homepage at any time and enrollment in that training will continue until the next billing cycle begins. Fees for the two basic certification programs are prepaid. Full refunds are given up to two weeks before the program begins, 50 percent up to the date of the first session, and no refunds thereafter.

Safety and Limits

We protect the integrity of this credential by checking participation in the program (via the app) for each certification level and requesting documentation of what clinician have learned from each audiotape session. We reserve the right to de-enroll any provider or coach whose participation poses a significant risk to other providers or is not in compliance with professional standards and safety guidelines for participating in EBT group training.

Costs and Privileges of Certification

The total fee for the one-day Stress Overload Level 1 Certification is $149. The total fee for the two-day Stress Eating Level 1 Certification is $399. Both cover professional and personal training in basic EBT, including resiliency training, stress-protection for yourself and your patients, and the skills to rewire trauma circuits.

The remainder of the training is based on how rapidly you move through the program. The fee is $189 per month, the same cost the public pays for weekly telegroups, with no extra charge for certification labs, audios, and Master Trainer/Founder support.

Total fees for full certification for the Stress Overload emphasis can be as low as $1300 and for the Stress Eating emphasis as low as $1600. Fees are paid monthly and cover personal and professional training to raise your own set point, coach one-on-one EBT resilience and rewiring sessions, and, if desired, enroll your patients in your own telegroups.

EBT coaching is administered and provided through your practice. EBT telegroups are delivered through the full-service EBT Portal to meet quality assurance standards. Certified EBT Providers receive income from EBT for group services provided. The current hourly fee for fully certified providers delivering sessions to eight participants is $160. All administration, the program, drop-in community sessions, mobile apps, and technology support are provided by EBT to your telegroup participants as part of their group fee. Participants in your coaching practice access the EBT program, community sessions, mobile app, and technology support by becoming online members for $19.99/month.

Each Certified EBT Provider (intermediate and above) has a private webpage for the promotion of their practice and is included on the EBT Referral List. Each provider who delivers telegroups on the EBT Portal is provided with a professional services program delivery page that displays each group participant’s check-ins, learning progress, community connections, and attendance. The use of this portal by providers is associated with improved health outcomes and program satisfaction for participants.

As a member of the EBT Professional Community, review certification courses, download educational handouts, participate in our annual meetings and interest groups, and enjoy membership in EBT without any additional fees.

Questions? Email laurel@ebt.org