International Hybrid Online + In-Person 2025
Foundation Training
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. Our 2026 dates are not yet finalised. Please sign up on our waiting list if you are interested in joining our 2026 Hybrid training.
NeuroAffective Touch® is a somatic approach that integrates relational and psychodynamic psychotherapy with the therapeutic use of touch and somatic practices. The NeuroAffective Touch training builds a vital bridge between our verbal and nonverbal selves to address the key elements of emotional trauma, attachment repair, and developmental deficits. Our approach transcends the limitations of talk therapy or body-centered work used separately and opens the way for post-trauma growth.
The training welcomes all professional practitioners who wish to integrate body and mind to resolve emotional trauma and relational deficits. We invite and include psychotherapists, psychologists, social workers, and pre-licensed interns; certified bodyworkers, massage, and body-centered practitioners; addiction counselors; nurses, acupuncturists, allopathic, naturopathic, and holistic doctors; movement and yoga practitioners; and coaches.
- Online Modules 1, 2, and 3 cover the foundational theory and online techniques you need to connect to your clients’ and your own body-mind. We explore self-directed intentional touch, how to work online with virtual touch, and how to fine-tune your somatic resonance. We now know that, beyond working in person, touch intentions have a reach that defies time and space.
- Each Module consists of 3 days of live-streamed lectures, demos, discussions, and breakout practices.
- In-person Module 4 is a five-day Touch Immersion during which we practice the touch protocols for the theory learned in online Modules 1, 2, and 3. This Touch Immersion fully anchors the healing power of the hands-on experience.
M4 Los Angeles, USA, will be held from September 19 to 23, 2025, in Brentwood/Los Angeles. Dr. LaPierre will teach the entire Touch Immersion in person.
M4 Sydney, AU, will be held Oct 3-7, 2025. Mary Bayles, who leads the online Sydney portion, will teach the Touch Immersive, reviewing the theory taught in the online modules. Laura Melton, Aline’s long-time dedicated teaching assistant, will travel from Los Angeles to facilitate the hands-on practice exchanges. Marina Suarez and Leisa Parker will join as teaching assistants. Collectively, they will support meaningful practice exchanges and enhance your overall experience throughout this remarkable program.
- Personal Development Requirements
We require six personal NATouch therapy sessions with an approved session provider and eight consultation credits―individual, group, or mentored-hands―to complete the Foundation Training. Personal sessions and consultations are not included in the tuition fee.
- NeuroAffective Touch Foundation Training Graduate
Upon completing the above requirements, you will receive the NeuroAffective Touch Foundation Training Graduate designation.
Visit the Curriculum webpage for the complete training content and learning objectives, and review the Foundation Training Graduation Requirements
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- Introductions and “pod” community building
- Orientation to the training
- Touch and body-mind integration theory
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- The functional unity of the body-mind. How anatomy, physiology, psychology, emotional-relational experiences, energy, and spirituality interface.
- Touch skills. The language of touch, the three sensory touch systems, working with the sympathetic, parasympathetic, interoceptive, and neuroceptive aspects of the nervous systems.
- Self-directed intentional touch. Because therapists increasingly work online, the hybrid training emphasizes self-directed intentional touch protocols and self-care guidance.
- Personal somatic practice. We support you in establishing a personal Somatic Contemplation® practice for embodied well-being by offering an in-depth interoceptive and proprioceptive experience of your own body that helps you teach your clients how to work with their bodies.
- Demonstration sessions, live and recorded with real-time commentary.
- Breakout practices and Q&A.
- The functional unity of the body-mind. How anatomy, physiology, psychology, emotional-relational experiences, energy, and spirituality interface.
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- Online exchange practice sessions. 50 minutes + 10-minute debrief following Modules 1, 2, and 3 for three exchange practice sessions. Sessions are held at a time of your choice, focusing on the material covered in the previous Module. You can choose your practice partner, or our staff will pair you with a partner compatible with your time zone. If you have a professional or personal concern with another attendee, please get in touch with our student advisor, Laura Melton, at laura@neuroaffectivetouch.com
- Exchange session Reflection Paper. One page ― 500 words ― on your experience as the practicer and receiver. Questions arising from your exchange sessions can be brought to the Cohort Case Consultations.
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- Please Note: If you are unable to attend a module at the time of its delivery, please get in touch with Laura, our student advisor, at laura@neuroaffectivetouch.com
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- To clinically anchor theory and practice, Dr. LaPierre holds a Cohort Case Consultation following Modules 1, 2, and 3.
- These consultations are included in your tuition. Participants will automatically receive the Zoom link.
- You must attend these three Cohort Case Consultations to receive your Foundation Training Graduate Certificate. If you miss a Cohort Case Consult, it can be made up by attending an Individual, Small Group, or Mentored Consultation for a fee.
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- Hands-on protocols for the theory and clinical material learned in Modules 1, 2, and 3.
- The in-person Touch Immersion fully anchors the healing power of the touch experience.
- Module 4 Touch Immersion and Parts 1-2 of the in-person Foundation Training are not interchangeable.
✅ Personal Development
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- Six personal NATouch therapy sessions with an approved session provider
- Eight consultation credits―individual, group, or mentored-hands
- Note: Personal sessions and consultations are not included in the tuition fee
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- Video links to review in your own time
- Color Manual ― 200 pages / online
- Lecture slides in online FlipBook format
please get in touch with Laura Melton
Tuition Fees
All prices USD
Modules must be taken in sequence. An installment plan is available in the shopping cart.
- M1-4 – $4400
- M1, 2, 3 Transfers $85
- M4 Transfers $125
- M4 Five-day Touch Immersion – $1600 /early registration, save $200
Available only to those who have previously completed M1, 2, 3- Early registration ends Jul 19, 2025
- Full tuition $1800
- Transfer fee $125
- 16 Easy Installments / M1, 2, 3, and 4 – $280 per installment
Training Schedule
Module 1 Online
Cohort Consult M1 • Sat, Mar 1 • 10:00 am―12:30 pm PST
Module 2 Online
Los Angeles ―PST
Apr 11-13
Day 1-3: 9:00 am―5:00 pm
Cohort Consult M2 • Sat, May 31 • 10:00 am―12:30 pm PST
Sydney ― AEST
Apr 11-14
Day 1: 1:30 pm―4:45 pm
Day 2-3: 8:45 am―4:45 pm (1½ hr meal break)
Day 4: 8:45 am―12:00 pm
Cohort Consult M2 • Sat, May 31 • 10:00 am―12:30 pm AEST
Training Dates
| M1 Online Los Angeles | Jan 31-Feb 2 (PST), 2025 |
| M2 Online Los Angeles | Apr 11-13 (PDT) , 2025 |
| M3 Online Los Angeles | Jun 27-29 (PDT), 2025 |
| M4 In-Person Los Angeles | Sept 19-23 (PDT), 2025 |
| M1 Online Sydney | Jan 31-Feb 3 (AEDT), 2025 |
| M2 Online Sydney | Apr 11-14 (AEST), 2025 |
| M3 Online Sydney | Jun 27-30 (AEST), 2025 |
| M4 In-Person Sydney | Oct 3-7 (AEST), 2025 |
Faculty
Dr. Aline LaPierre
Coordinator
Victor Osaka (424) 625-5893 victor@neuroaffectivetouch.comStudent Relations
Laura Melton laura@neuroaffectivetouch.comTraining Location
M1, 2, 3 Zoom
M4 In-Person Touch Immersion
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- Los Angeles, USA / Brentwood-LA
- Sydney, AU / TBA
- Los Angeles, USA / Brentwood-LA
Schedule
| See Above |
Review Videos
Students receive links to the videos of the training modules. For ease of viewing, video chapters are titled according to subject: lectures, demos, practice debrief, and Q&A. The video links are active for three years from the end of your training.
What if I miss a module?
Sometimes life gets in the way, so if you cannot attend a module at the time it is given, please get in touch with our student advisor Laura Melton at laura@neuroaffectivetouch.com
NeuroAffective Touch In-Person Touch Immersion, Oslo, Norway
