HUMAN WORK FACILITATOR TRAINING
⌁ Guide people through somatic trauma processing.
⌁ Master transformational facilitation for groups and individuals.
⌁ Become certified in The Emotional Alchemy Method™
OVERVIEW
⨳ September 2027 - April 2028
⨳ 3 in-person intensives + 8 months online
⨳ Certification in The Emotional Alchemy Method™
Most facilitator training teaches you methods. This training builds mastery.
You've done the personal work. You've trained in modalities. You’re facilitating already. But something's missing.
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You get stuck in your head while facilitating. You know the method but you can't feel what's happening in the room.
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You sense you're ready for deeper impact - but don't know how to reach it safely.
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Complex trauma surfaces and you feel out of your depth. You wonder: "Am I helping... or could I be re-traumatizing them?"
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You default to techniques while sensing an inner wisdom you don't yet trust.
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You want to make a living from this work but don't know how to create real stability.
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You've collected certifications but still don't feel like a master. Because certifications teach methods - not capacity.
This isn't because you don't care. It's because most training focuses only on surface-level methods.
At Human Work, we believe something different: You don't become a great facilitator by collecting methods. You become one by expanding your capacity, mastering your skills, and learning to wield a method with precision and integrity.
This isn't a weekend certification.
It's an 8-month transformation into mastery.
Over 8 months, you won't just learn techniques. You'll be transformed as a Facilitator:
What You’ll Gain :
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Expand your capacity to stay present in intensity.
You'll be able to hold collapse, overwhelm, rage and grief without shutting down or taking it on. Your body becomes the container.
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Develop the skills to hold deep somatic trauma processes with safety and precision.
You'll guide people through the deepest pain of their lives - and know exactly what you're doing. No more hoping for the best.
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Cultivate your unique leadership style.
You'll find your voice, your presence, your way of holding a room. Not a copy of someone else - you.
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Build a sustainable business around this work.
You'll learn how to create financial stability so this becomes your life's work - not a side project that burns you out.
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Learn to guide groups and individuals through transformational experiences.
You'll run live processes, get hundreds of reps, and be pressure-tested until facilitation becomes second nature.
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Be certified in The Emotional Alchemy Method™.
You'll have a proven framework for guiding somatic trauma processes - and opportunities to facilitate within Human Work during and after the training.
What Makes a Great Facilitator?
Most training focuses on methods - the visible tip of the triangle. Frameworks, steps, tools. Useful for learning quickly. But they rarely go deep enough.
At Human Work, we train facilitators through three layers that create depth, safety and mastery:
Without capacity and skills underneath them, methods are shallow. This training builds all three layers - from the ground up.
The Emotional Alchemy Method™
You'll be certified in our five-stage framework for guiding deep, embodied trauma processes with safety, precision and humanity.
What Makes it Powerful:
It combines somatic awareness, emotional attunement, relational presence and integrative practice into a single adaptive system - allowing you to work at the exact depth a person or group can safely meet in any given moment.
Rather than locking you into one modality, the method creates a stable container within which many approaches can live - we’ve integrated the best of parts work, shadow work, and somatic constellations - without losing coherence, ethics or integrity.
Key Principles:
Dynamically adjusts to capacity and readiness - meets people where they are
Creates safety and depth - built-in assessment so you never take someone deeper than they can handle
Empowers client sovereignty - they lead their process, you hold the container
Integrates into real-world change - not just catharsis, but lasting transformation
Teaches our trinity - the best parts of shadow work, somatic constellations and parts work
You'll learn to guide trauma processes with precision - not just hope for the best. Especially when it comes to group work.
8 Months. 3 Intensives. Total Immersion.
Online Support (8 Months):
Between intensives, you'll have ongoing support to deepen embodiment, refine skills, and integrate into real-world practice:
3 live Zoom training calls per month (teaching, practice, application)
1 live Zoom practice call per month (peer practice)
3 live Zoom guest masterclasses
Private Telegram community
Dedicated training mentors
Dedicated training materials
Supervised facilitation practice (required hours toward certification)
Peer facilitation pods for ongoing feedback and practice
In-Person Intensives:
The depth happens in person. Across three experiences, you'll be initiated into capacity, trained in advanced skills, and supported to bring this work into the world with integrity.
All intensives include luxury accommodation and nourishing food prepared by our personal chefs.
In-Person Intensives
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Intensive I: Initiation ~ September 2027 | Cabilla, Cornwall
A rite of passage into depth.
Set deep in ancient woodland and one of the UK's last remaining temperate rainforests, Cabilla offers a rare container for initiation. 7 days in a luxury estate where you'll do your own deep trauma work to expand your capacity and access new levels of depth.
You'll work through your own pain - the edges you've been avoiding - while learning how transformation actually happens. Through debriefs and process breakdowns, you'll understand what's moving beneath the surface and how group alchemy is created.
This is where your cohort bonds are forged.
What to expect:
Co-facilitating in pods
Advanced trauma training
Deep initiatory processes
Facing your hardest edges
Dismantling old stories
Trauma work at full depth
Cohort bonds that last years
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Intensive II: Upgrade ~ January 2027 | S'ermita, Ibiza
Where skill becomes embodied.
7 days at a luxury retreat center in the Ibiza hills. You'll co-facilitate the retreat alongside our team - running live trauma processes, getting hundreds of reps, building skills through intensive daily practice.
This is where you get pressure-tested. Your leadership will be challenged, your facilitation will be refined, and everything you're learning will be put to work.
What to expect:
Co-facilitating in pods
Running live processes
Direct feedback
Advanced trauma training
Pressure-tested leadership
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Intensive III: Graduation ~ April 2028 | Near London (Non-Residential)
Stepping into real-world leadership.
2 days focused on integration, business building, and next steps. You'll practice more, finalize your certification, learn to build a sustainable business, and plan how to take this work into the world.
And of course, a big celebration.
What to expect:
Integration & application
Business building and entrepreneurship
Ethics & sustainability
Packaging your work
Next-level positioning
One hell of a celebration
Online Overview
Summary Full schedule of call times will be shared in early 2027
Total Training Calls:
22 calls over 8 monthsTotal Practice Sessions:
8 sessions over 8 monthsGuest Masterclasses:
3 masterclasses over 8 monthsTotal Online Support:
33 touch points across 8 months
Monthly Rhythm:
Week 1: Training Call (Tuesday 6:30 PM CET)
Week 2: Training Call (Tuesday 6:30 PM CET)
Week 3: Training Call (Tuesday 6:30 PM CET) + Practice session (Thursday 8:00 PM CET)
Week 4: BREAK - Complete integration week
Practice Session Format:
Optional but highly encouraged
Peer-led with mentor support
Focus on skill development and feedback
Build facilitation confidence through reps
Heads up: Training calls also involve lots of practice
Who’s this for?
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This is for You:
You're a facilitator, coach, therapist, or healer ready to go deeper and make more impact
You've done significant personal work
You're ready to face edges and stay with discomfort
You want mastery and longevity in this work - not just certifications
You're committed to building a sustainable career around facilitation
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This is not for You if:
You're looking for a quick certification
You're unwilling to do deep inner work
You see facilitation as a hobby, not a longer-term path
You're not ready for the financial and time commitment
You are not open to feedback
You think you already know everything
Ready to Apply?
This training is not for everyone. It's for facilitators who feel called to go deeper - into themselves, their craft, and the responsibility of holding others. If you sense that pull, the next step is to book an application call with Jack our Founder.
The Application Process:
Decision
If it's a mutual yes, you'll receive your offer. If we need more time we’ll have another conversation.
Secure Your Spot
We’ll share all the information you need to sign up and prepare for the training.
Book a Call
1-hour conversation with Jack to explore fit, answer questions, and discuss pricing
FAQs
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This training is for coaches, therapists, facilitators, healers, and leaders who want to guide others through deep transformation with safety, skill, and integrity.
You should have done significant personal work yourself - this isn't the place to start your healing journey.
If you're already facilitating or coaching and want to deepen your skills in somatic trauma work and group transformation - this is for you.
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No formal facilitation experience is required but it’s preferable, at a minimum you should have done your. own deep work.
We welcome both experienced facilitators looking to expand their toolkit and those who are ready to step into facilitation for the first time.
What matters most is your commitment to doing your own work while learning to hold space for others.
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The Emotional Alchemy Method™ is our 5-step framework for processing trauma somatically:
Attunement - Reading capacity, safety, and readiness
Entry & Activation - Creating conditions for emotional material or trauma to surface
Witnessing & Holding - Being with what emerges
Processing & Transformation - Working with trauma through somatic modalities
Integration & Application - Translating experience into real-world change
You'll master this framework and learn how to apply it in 1-on-1 sessions, group work, and workshops.
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See programme overview higher up the page.
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These intensives are where you'll practice facilitating live, receive hands-on mentorship, do your own deep work, and build community with your cohort.
Info is on the page under in person intensives.
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Yes. Upon successful completion of the training, you'll be certified in The Emotional Alchemy Method™.
This includes:
Completing 80% of all training calls live.
Attending all 3 in-person intensives
Demonstrating competency in facilitation through supervised practice
Submitting required assignments and case studies
You'll be able to use "Certified Emotional Alchemy Method™ Facilitator" in your marketing and practice.
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Certification allows you to use The Emotional Alchemy Method™ in your own practice - with your clients, in your workshops, in your business.
You will also have the opportunity to apply to facilitate at Human Work retreats, trainings and workshops.
This is subject to availability and suitability, it’s not guaranteed.
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Live calls: All teaching and supervision calls are recorded. If you miss one, you can catch up on the recording. However, we expect you to attend at least 80% of calls live - this is experience based learning, not just watching videos.
Practice sessions: These should be attended live as they involve real-time practice and feedback.
In-person intensives: These are mandatory. If you cannot attend all 3 intensives, this training may not be the right fit for you at this time.
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The price is listed on this page and we offer payment plans of up to 18 months if needed.
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See overview above.
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This is a deeply transformational training that requires serious commitment.
Most certifications teach you theory and give you a certificate. We teach you through practice, mentorship, and doing your own deep work alongside learning to facilitate.
Key differences:
You'll be facilitating live (with supervision) from early in the training
You'll do your own deep work throughout - this isn't just academic learning
Small cohort (roughly 15 max) means real mentorship, not just watching videos
Focus on somatic trauma work and embodied facilitation, not just talk therapy or coaching techniques
3 in-person intensives where you practice in real containers
Ongoing supervision throughout the 8 months
This is for people who want to do deep, transformational work - not surface-level coaching.
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You'll have:
Certification in The Emotional Alchemy Method™
A complete framework for facilitating somatic trauma work
Practical skills in holding 1-on-1 sessions, group work, and workshops
A community of fellow facilitators for ongoing support and collaboration
Access to our private facilitator network
Ongoing support options:
Alumni supervision calls
Advanced training opportunities
Referrals from Human Work (for certified facilitators in good standing)
Collaboration opportunities on future Human Work projects
Many graduates go on to:
Build or expand their business
Facilitate their own workshops and retreats
Integrate this work into leadership development, corporate training, or community work