The Practice of Secure Attachment
Community-based learning, combining video instruction and rich discussions with a cohort of your peers.
The Practice of Secure Attachment
Understanding and embodying secure attachment is essential for personal wellbeing and effective therapeutic work. In this community-based specialty course, you’ll explore how attachment impacts you, your relationships, and your practice. You’ll gain access to in-depth video content from experts in the EAS field, with opportunities to engage in discussions and experiential learning.
Choose the Self-Paced Learning track for flexibility or the Deep Immersion Experience for a transformative small group journey into attachment, developmental and somatic movement, and personal growth.
This course provides 33.75 – 57.75 CEs from NBCC, depending on your participation level and can be applied toward Advanced NL Certification (see details below).
Details
What: The Practice of Secure Attachment
When: April 14 – September 5, 2025
Where: Online, structured, semi self-paced course with group discussions
Why: Deepen your understanding of secure attachment—whether for personal growth, professional development, or to enhance your work with clients.
This Training is for You if…
- You want to deepen your understanding of secure attachment and how it impacts relationships and healing.
- You work with clients and want to integrate an attachment-based, experiential approach into your practice.
- You recognize the power of body-based, relational work in fostering lasting change.
- You value the flexibility of video training combined with the opportunity for meaningful group discussions and connection with peers.
Experience the convenience of online training with the richness of learning in community
Here’s what you can expect:
Video Lessons
21 weeks of in-depth instruction and community, including over 33 hours of video exploring secure attachment, somatic work, developmental movement, and relational healing.
Skill Building & Embodiment
Develop practical skills to integrate attachment-based, somatic movement, and experiential approaches into your personal and professional life. Learn how attachment impacts relationships, healing, and therapeutic work.
Community
Growth happens in connection. You’ll engage with expert-led video lessons while moving through the course alongside a supportive cohort. Every few weeks, we’ll gather for meaningful discussions facilitated by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, offering space for reflection, integration, and shared learning.
Advanced Certification Eligibility
If you’re working toward Advanced Certification, this course applies as a Specialty Course.
IMPORTANT: If you want to apply the Self Paced Learning track toward Advanced Certification, you need to participate in and/or watch the recording of each discussion, summarize what was discussed, and reflect on your take-away from the discussion and how you will apply the material to your work. There are 6 one-hour Zoom meetings, of which you will be expected to attend at least 4 meetings live. We understand life happens so you may skip up to 2 of the 6 meetings and watch the recordings/write your summaries instead. If all requirements are met, those pursuing advanced certification will earn a total of 39.75 CE hours for the Self Paced Learning Track
If you want to apply the Deep Immersive Experience track toward Advanced Certification, you must fulfill the requirements for the Self Paced Learning track and attend the 12 small group discussions. If all requirements are met, those pursuing advanced certification will earn a total of 51.75 CE hours for the Deep Immersive Experience track (or a total of 57.75 CEs if you also attend the 6 large group discussion meetings!).
For those who are NOT seeking to apply the course to Advanced Certification, the large group discussions are optional and 33.75 CE hours will be awarded upon completion of the course.
Tracks
Flexible Learning & Discussion Track
This track is ideal for those seeking a flexible, lower-commitment learning experience while still gaining valuable knowledge. Participants will watch course videos at their own pace and can choose to attend large group discussions. While participation in discussions is optional, there are specific requirements for those who would like to count this training toward Advanced Certification.
This track allows for more anonymity and self-paced engagement. The cost is $499 for non-members and $249 for members, with a $50 discount for those who have already completed the online NL Intensive and/or the NL for Young Children & Families community-based specialty course.
Deep Immersion Learning Track
This track is an immersive and deeply personal learning experience designed for those committed to both professional and personal transformation. Participants will engage in all aspects of the Flexible Learning & Discussion track—watching course videos and attending large group discussions—but will also join a small, intimate group (no more than eight participants) facilitated by Bettina Shultz-Jobe.
In this setting, students will explore their own attachment styles, engage in somatic and body-based work, and practice secure attachment through experiential exercises and developmental movement. Each small group session includes time to connect as a group, learning concepts related to attachment, and hands-on experiential practice. Additionally, participants commit to completing the Adult Attachment Interview with Jim Harlow at their own cost (unless previously done through the NL Personal Immersion). The small group meets 12 times for two-hour sessions. The cost is $1999 for non-members and $1699 for members.
Pricing
Self Paced Learning Track
$249 for NL Members
$499 for Non Members
This track includes the following:
- 33.75 hours of video lessons
- 6 one-hour Zoom meetings led by Bettina Shultz-Jobe
- Community forum for discussion between sessions
- May be applied toward Advanced Certification only if you are an NL Member
- Access for lifetime of your membership
- 33.75-39.75 CE credits available (see details)
Deep Immersion Experience
$1699 for NL Members
$1999 for Non Members
This track includes all components of the Self Paced Learning Track, plus the following:
- Explore personal attachment styles
- Somatic & body-based work
- Developmental movement
- Experiential practice
- Small group (max 8)
- Check-ins & learning concepts
- 12 small group sessions (2 hrs each)
- 51.75 – 57.75 CE credits available (see details)
Learn more about NL Membership and get the member rate on this course and many others!
NOTE: Only NL Members are eligible for Advanced Certification.
Take $50 Off!
If you have completed either the NL Intensive training or the NL For Young Children and Parents community-based specialty course, you will notice that a small portion of the content in The Practice of Attachment course has been shared in a previous training. With that in mind, please contact support@naturallifemanship.com to get a $50 coupon code toward registration for this course!
Learning Objectives & Large Group Meeting Schedule
Week 1
April 14th: Becoming a Healing Presence with Bonnie Badenoch
Meeting 1
April 18th from 10-11 am Central
Week 2
April 21st: The Earliest Stages of Building a Secure Attachment for All: Trust, Respect, and Willingness with Michelle Holling-Brooks (Part 1)
Week 3
April 28th: The Earliest Stages of Building a Secure Attachment for All: Trust, Respect, and Willingness with Michelle Holling-Brooks (Part 2)
Week 4
May 5th: NL is Secure Attachment in Action with Bettina Shultz-Jobe and Kate Naylor
Week 5
May 12th: Attachment Styles and Earning a Secure Attachment with Bettina Shultz-Jobe and Kate Naylor
Meeting 2
May 12th from 10:30 – 11:30 Central: The 5 Pillars of Attachment and discussion
Week 6
May 19th: Trauma Informed, Somatic, and Attachment Based Facilitation with Bettina Shultz-Jobe and Kathleen Choe
Week 7
May 26th: Doing Attachment Based Work with Self and in Sessions – Part 1- Jim Harlow
Week 8
June 2nd: Doing Attachment Based Work with Self and in Sessions – Part 2 – Jim Harlow
Week 9
June 9th: Doing Attachment Based Work with Self and in Sessions – Part 3 – Jim Harlow
Meeting 3
June 9th 2-3 Central: Review attachment styles and discuss the AAI and your results
Week 10
June 16th: Our Dance with Grief, It Started So Long Ago – Tim Jobe and Bettina Shultz-Jobe; Something to Hold Onto with Kate Naylor; Connection During Separation Patrice Karst and Bettina Shultz-Jobe.
Week 11
June 23rd: Research on the Benefits of Horses Satisfying Attachment Deficits and Depression – Dana Kasper
Week 12
June 30th: Regression and the Inner Child with Kate Naylor and Kathleen Choe
Daily Healing Practice: Guided Inner Child Meditation with Britt Palmer
Week 13
July 7th: Doing Attachment-based work In Person & Online – Bettina Shultz-Jobe
Daily Healing Practice: Connecting to and Anchoring from your Core with Bettina Shultz-Jobe
Meeting 4
July 7th 10:30 – 11:30 Central: Boundaries and our attachment style and discussion
Week 14
July 14th: Somatic Experiencing, Attachment, and Touch with Sarah Schlote (part1)
Week 15
July 21st: Somatic Experiencing, Attachment, and Touch with Sarah Schlote (part 2)
Week 16
July 28th: Balance, Posture, Attachment, and Trauma – Part 1 – Tim Jobe and Bettina Shultz-Jobe
Week 17
August 4th: Balance, Posture, Attachment, and Trauma – Part 2 – Tim Jobe and Bettina Shultz-Jobe
Meeting 5
August 6th 4-5 Central: Discussion
Week 18
August 11th: Attachment as a Somatic Experience – Bettina Shultz-Jobe and Sarah Schlote
Week 19
August 18th: Attachment as a Somatic Experience – Bettina Shultz-Jobe and Sarah Schlote
Week 20
August 25th: Attachment as a Somatic Experience – Bettina Shultz-Jobe and Sarah Schlote
Week 21
September 1st: EC-EMDR and Inner Child Work – Bettina Shultz-Jobe and Kathleen Choe
Meeting 6
September 5th from 3-4 central: Final Discussion
Small Group Meeting Schedule
If you join the Deep Immersion Experience track, you’ll have additional small group sessions hosted by Bettina Shultz-Jobe. All meetings will be held from 3:00 – 5:00 pm Central on the dates listed below.
April 29, 2025
May 13, 2025
May 27, 2025
June 3, 2025
June 24, 2025
July 1, 2025
July 8, 2025
July 15, 2025
July 22, 2025
August 5, 2025
August 19, 2025
September 2, 2025
Join us today!
What: The Practice of Secure Attachment
When: April 14 – September 5, 2025
Where: Online, structured, semi self-paced course with group discussions
Why: Deepen your understanding of secure attachment—whether for personal growth, professional development, or to enhance your work with clients.
