Narcissistic Abuse Practitioner

This advanced program provides a deep understanding of the complex dynamics of narcissistic abuse, incorporating applied neuroscience, somatic healing strategies, and advanced client protocols to prepare coaches and practitioners for working with highly impacted abuse survivors.

19 weeks

Sep 3, 2026 - Jan 14, 2027

$ 2,650 tuition

12-50 students

Taught by BIPOC & BIPOC allies

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Course description

This certification equips you to guide clients through breaking trauma bonds, detoxing from the abuse cycle, dealing with coercive control and post-separation abuse. Practitioners will help clients rebuild their identity, restore resilience, and refocus on their life purpose. The course will help practitioners and coaches expand their expertise and elevate your professional practice.

What you'll learn

Modules

This course consists of 19 modules. The live sessions will happen on Thursday 1:30-3:30 pm ET. Recordings will be available.

The program also includes post-course practice groups. In them students will be assigned to group triads and will meet in 90 min practice blocks with a GTI Trained Facilitator.

Welcome session: Meet and greet (Course overview and syllabus review)

Foundations

Module 1: The Trauma Primer
Module 2: The Root of Abuse
Module 3: Narcissistic Abuse Basics
Module 4: Narcissism Spectrum
Module 5: “Vaknin” Shared Fantasy
Module 6: A Narcissist’s Perfect Prey

1 week Break

Methods

Module 7: Engineered Reliance
Module 8: The Playbook of Mind Control
Module 9: Enlisting Abuse Allies & Systems
Module 10: The Trauma Bond Cycle

Supporting Survivors

Module 11: Survivor Coping Profiles
Module 12: Creating Safe Containers for Survivors
Module 13: Helping Survivors Identify Narcissists
Module 14: NPD across religions and faith communities

Tools

Module 15: Determining Survivor Needs/Desires
Module 16: Boundary Reset Strategies
Module 17: Post Separation Support
Module 18: Practitioner Self Care (Pre-recorded)

Post-training

Self scheduled practice groups in dyads/triads leading up to final coaching demonstration

Triad groups begin

Ongoing Business and Skills Development

Receive practical guidance and ongoing support to launch your own trauma-informed practice.

You may join the private Narcissistic Abuse Coaching Circle community after the course ends for ongoing access to practice groups with your peers and a GTI Supervisor. The coaching circle is 12 weeks twice a year for support to continue sharpening your skills. More information will be provided at the end of the course.

Your membership in the GTI Collective private community is also included in tuition and offers ongoing access to CE workshops and up to 4 weekly GTI Group Consultations with your peers and a GTI Supervisor. This community is designed for you to collaborate with a like-minded professional network coming together to offer resources, support with client cases, business questions and promote ongoing learning.

Certification renewal

This certification is valid for 2 years after completion.

You can read more about the renewal process here.

Every GTI practitioner signs our Code of Ethics and is accountable to our grievance and Ethics Review process. You can read how that works in our FAQ.