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.
This course provides 33.75 – 39.75 CEs (depending on your level of participation) from NBCC and can be applied toward Advanced NL Certification (see details below).
Details
What: The Practice of Secure Attachment
When: March 23rd-August 16th, 2026
Where: Online, structured, semi self-paced course
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: Because this course is delivered through self-paced learning, 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 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.
Learning Experience
Flexible Learning & Discussion
This course is delivered in a flexible learning experience where participants 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 $550 for non-members and $279 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.
Pricing
Self Paced Learning
$279 for NL Members
$550 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)
Non-members may join and will enjoy access to the material for one year. But why pay more when you can join as an NL member, get this course at the member rate, and enjoy access to the material for the lifetime of your membership?
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.
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Learning Objectives & Large Group Meeting Schedule
Week 1 - March 23rd
Becoming a Healing Presence with Bonnie Badenoch
Meeting 1 - March 26th
March 26th from 10-11 am Central
Week 2 - March 30th
The Earliest Stages of Building a Secure Attachment for All: Trust, Respect, and Willingness with Michelle Holling-Brooks (Part 1)
Week 3 - April 6th
The Earliest Stages of Building a Secure Attachment for All: Trust, Respect, and Willingness with Michelle Holling-Brooks (Part 2)
Week 4 - April 13th
NL is Secure Attachment in Action with Bettina Shultz-Jobe and Kate Naylor
Meeting 2 - April 13th
April 13th from 4pm-5pm Central: The 5 Pillars of Attachment and discussion
Week 5 - April 20th
Attachment Styles and Earning a Secure Attachment with Bettina Shultz-Jobe and Kate Naylor
Week 6 - April 27th
Trauma Informed, Somatic, and Attachment Based Facilitation with Bettina Shultz-Jobe and Kathleen Choe
Week 7 - May 4th
Doing Attachment Based Work with Self and in Sessions – Part 1- Jim Harlow
Meeting 3 - May 4th
May 4th from 4pm-5pm Central.
Week 8 - May 11th
Doing Attachment Based Work with Self and in Sessions – Part 2 – Jim Harlow
Week 9 - May 18th
Doing Attachment Based Work with Self and in Sessions – Part 3 – Jim Harlow
Week 10 - May 25th
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.
Meeting 4 - May 26th
May 26th from 4pm-5pm Central.
Week 11 - June 1st
Research on the Benefits of Horses Satisfying Attachment Deficits and Depression – Dana Kasper
Week 12 - June 8th
Regression and the Inner Child with Kate Naylor and Kathleen Choe
Daily Healing Practice: Guided Inner Child Meditation with Britt Palmer
Week 13 - June 15th
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 5 - June 18th
June 18th 4pm-5pm Central.
Week 14 - June 22nd
Somatic Experiencing, Attachment, and Touch with Sarah Schlote (part1)
Week 15 - June 29th
Somatic Experiencing, Attachment, and Touch with Sarah Schlote (part 2)
Week 16 - July 6th
Balance, Posture, Attachment, and Trauma – Part 1 – Tim Jobe and Bettina Shultz-Jobe
Meeting 6 - July 9th
July 9th from 4pm-5pm Central.
Week 17 - July 13th
Balance, Posture, Attachment, and Trauma – Part 2 – Tim Jobe and Bettina Shultz-Jobe
Week 18 - July 20th
Attachment as a Somatic Experience – Bettina Shultz-Jobe and Sarah Schlote
Week 19 - July 27th
Attachment as a Somatic Experience – Bettina Shultz-Jobe and Sarah Schlote
Week 20 - August 3rd
Attachment as a Somatic Experience – Bettina Shultz-Jobe and Sarah Schlote
Week 21 - August 10th
EC-EMDR and Inner Child Work – Bettina Shultz-Jobe and Kathleen Choe
Join us today!
What: The Practice of Secure Attachment
When: March 23rd – August 16th, 2026
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.
