Certification &
Consultancy
Important Update
For those interested in certification and re-certification please watch this important video on upcoming changes.
Updated requirements will go into effect on November 1, 2025. They will apply to:
• Anyone currently in the process of becoming certified
• Anyone beginning the certification process on or after November 1, 2025
If you’re seeking recertification, you’re welcome to begin using the new process immediately—provided you and your consultant agree. After November 1, 2025, the new standards will be required for all recertifications.
BECOME A BSP CERTIFIED PRACTITIONER
Requirements for Certification
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Completion of Brainspotting phase 1 and 2 trainings in person or online
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A minimum of 6 hours of 1:1 consultation from a Brainspotting Trainer or Brainspotting Consultant. The sessions include a formal review of the applicant’s BSP skills, documented on a consultation form*
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Fifty (50) hours of practice with BSP utilising a variety of setups, each session documented on Session Form supplied in below folder
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Certification to be reviewed and Awarded by Brainspotting Trainings, LLC
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Payment of a USD 150 certification fee to Brainspotting Trainings, Inc. (Certification is to be reviewed and awarded by Brainspotting Trainings, Inc.)
*Please note group consultation is to inform your practice but does not replace the required 1:1 consultation hours for certification. Certification requires 1:1 certification sessions as it is competency and case study based.
What's Next?
1. Complete Forms
Download all certification forms - click here
2. Book-In with Trainer
Book in with a BSP Trainer/Consultant or BSP Consultant
You can search for a BSP Trainer/Consultant or BSP Consultant through our Find A Practitioner Page.
If you would like to explore certification with Brainspotting Training Hub Trainer - Noula Diamantopoulos - please click here.
Renew your
BSP Certification
Requirements
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Every two years a Certified Practitioner must go through the renewal process to retain Certified status.
Requirements for Re-Certification
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Complete 1 hour of Consultation
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Complete 1 hour of consultation with an Approved Brainspotting Consultant.
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Use the prompts below to prepare for your consultation. No written documentation is required for the consultation meeting; instead, be ready to discuss the following prompts in detail.
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Prompts:
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Review the Brainspotting Consultant’s Report and clearly identify at least 3 principles or practices that you feel are a strength and at least 3 principles or practices where you need support.
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Provide an in-depth description of your experience of providing Brainspotting for an individual/couple or family, including how you’ve understood their process, how you have used Brainspotting with them, the ways Brainspotting has helped them, and how this experience has influenced your own practice.
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Describe how your own Brainspotting has continued to support you.
What's Next?
1. Watch video above to ensure you understand the process - click here to watch
2. Download and complete re-certification forms - click here
3. Book in with a BSP Trainer/Consultant or BSP Consultant
You can search for a BSP Trainer/Consultant or BSP Consultant through our Find A Practitioner Page.
If you would like to explore re-certification with Brainspotting Training Hub Trainer - Noula Diamantopoulos - please click here.
BECOME A BSP CERTIFIED PRACTITIONER
Next Intake
Our next intake for BSP Consultant training is currently intended to be in 2026/27.
Whether training is provided will depend on many factors including the need for additional Consultants in this geographical region - currently we have sufficient Consultants for this geographical region.
Expressions of Interest to Become a BSP Consultant
EOI’s to become a BSP Consultant will be available to submit closer to 2026/27.
To become a Consultant you will need to demonstrate a passion for Brainspotting and consistently contribute in building BSP in this region.
Only BSP Consultants that have been trained by a BSP Training Hub Trainer or Affiliated Trainer, can be included in our Find A Practitioner Page.