PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
4-year program to become a therapist

Netherlands Institute of Core Energetics (NICE) offers a four-year training  to educate in the specific techniques, theory and practice of Core Energetics. At the end of the training, the students are certified Core Energetics therapists.

YEAR 1

The theme for the first year is understanding the personality and the developmental history of a person. The mind, spirit, energy, emotions, personality and defenses are studied based on their interaction with the physiological body. The year is the foundation upon which the knowledge of Core Energetics (CE) is built. In addition, students will learn about themselves, how they block their own creativity, movement, and life force.

YEAR 2

The second year of training focuses on the techniques and methods of CE. Students learn theories of energy and specific teachings and techniques for energetic work. The curriculum covers grounding, breathing, and sensing, as well as more specific body work with the upper and lower segments and the physical aspects of the character structures.

YEAR 3

The third year of the training represents the year of integration. In addition, the four stages of the therapy, countertransference and transference, diagnosis, treatment planning and assessment are emphasized. Students integrate and put into practice what they have learned in prior years and develop clinical proficiency. By the end of the year students have experienced each phase of the work and have gained the necessary skills to help others on the passage from mask self through lower self to core self.

YEAR 4

Introduction to the conceptual structure of CE therapeutic process: penetrating the mask, freeing the lower self to reach the core, discovering the universal life plan. Training in developing a link between the higher self of the therapist and the higher self of the client; in negotiating during a first intake session with a client; in planning the entire trajectory of a client; and in creating an overview of therapeutic goals for the transformation of character, where the therapist is conscious of the specific needs of the individual client.

Also the 4th year focuses on trainees developing their individuality as core therapists. Throughout the year they are given opportunities to practice and to learn what qualities they bring to the work. They are encouraged to go deeper into the work and to consolidate the four years of training. Specialized areas emphasized in the fourth year include leadership, individuality, relationships and sexuality. Demonstration and practice sessions are provided so that students may polish their therapeutic skills.

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COSTS*

Program tuition: € 4.085 per year. Payment plans are possible.

Meals and lodging:  
€ 340 – 500 per module, depending on roomtype.

Costs for groupsupervision in 3th and 4th year: € 775 per year.

* Prices may increase.

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APPLICATION

When you are interested to join the program, we ask you to fill out the enrolment form and send it to us. After that we will invite you for an interview with one or more members of the application committee. This interview is also meant for you to ask your questions*. Only after the interview you decide to enrol for the training.

In case you wish to take the training after a previous training like the NICE Transformation Training, Bio-energetics, Body-Mind, Unitive therapy or Brennan healing, it might be possible to enter the training in the second year, depending on where you are in your personal process and your understanding of the basics of Core Energetics and character structures. A prerequisite might be some catch up education on the Core Energetics concepts and techniques. The admittance committee will assess these criteria in the intake interview.

A new group for year 1 will start October 2025. 

*We suggest that you read through the Student Handbook first, this gives a lot of information.