Build Skills and Deepen Understanding
We've heard it time and time again: participating in trainings, collecting continuing education and course credits, and running the details of your practice is frustrating and bogging you down. Some days you just aren't sure if you have what it takes to keep it all up.
But what if there was a way to get back to what you love most: helping others.
ISEP offers a streamlined, budget-friendly way for you to continue learning , all while keeping up with the cutting edge training and continuing education required to stay credible in your practice. And it's alongside a fun community who understands you!
Choose Your Path
ISEP offers multiple certifications and certification levels:
Certified Experiential Specialist (CES)
A Certified Experiential Specialist is any professional bringing experiential methodology to the work they do. This credential is open to any person, in any field. We’ve found this work to be powerfully effective for life coaches, addiction specialists, teachers, pastors, human resource officers, chief executive officers, team leaders, and more.
Completion of the following requirements allows you to apply for certification:
CES1
- 40 hours experiential training
- 10 hours of experiential supervision including 2 hours of individual supervision
CES2
- 150 hours of training including:
- 120 experiential training hours
- 10 hours of trauma training
- 10 hours of addiction training
- 10 hours of leadership training
- 50 hours of experiential supervision including 8 hours of individual supervision
CES3
- 250 hours of training including:
- 200 experiential training hours
- 25 hours of trauma training
- 25 hours of leadership training
- 100 hours of experiential supervision including 8 hours of individual supervision
*All training must be approved through ISEP. Supervision must be completed by an ISEP-approved supervisor
Certified Experiential Coach (CEC)
A Certified Experiential Coach is any coaching professional who utilizes experiential methodologies in their coaching practice.
Completion of the following requirements allows you to apply for certification:
CEC1
- 40 hours of experiential training
- 20 hours of experiential coaching training
- 50 hours of coaching experience
CEC2
- 100 hours of experiential training
- 50 hours of experiential coaching training
- 250 hours of coaching experience
CEC3
- 150 hours of experiential training
- 100 hours of experiential coaching training
- 500 hours of coaching experience
Certified Experiential Therapist (CET)
A Certified Experiential Therapist is any person in the mental health field utilizing experiential methodologies as a part of their healing practice.
Completion of the following requirements allows you to apply for certification:
CET1
- Bachelor’s degree in a mental health-related field.
- 90 hours of training including:
- 80 experiential training hours
- 10 hours of trauma training
- 10 hours of experiential supervision including 2 hours of individual supervision
CET2
- Master’s degree in a mental health-related field.
- 200 hours of training including:
- 160 hours of experiential training
- 20 hours of trauma training
- 20 hours of addiction training
- 20 hours of experiential supervision including 4 hours of individual supervision
CET3
- Master’s degree in a mental health related field.
- 500 hours of training including:
- 400 experiential training hours
- 50 hours of trauma training
- 50 hours of addiction training
- 50 hours of experiential supervision including 10 hours of individual supervision
*All training must be approved through ISEP. Supervision must be completed by an ISEP-approved supervisor
Other Experiential Certifications
For other Experiential Certifications offered through ISEP, please check out the following links:
- Experiential Certified Organization (ECO)
- Approved Certified Trainer (ACT)
- Approved Experiential Supervisor (AES)
Stop Sacrificing Your Growth And The Growth Of Your Practice
Gain margin and open yourself up to opportunity by taking the next step towards clarity, credibility, and connection as a Certified Experiential Professional.
On your path towards becoming an ISEP Certified Experiential Practitioner, Your Member Benefits Include:
Monthly Member Virtual Workshop Trainings
Access to our ISEP Member Community
Library of On-Demand Experiential Trainings
A 3-Day In Person ISEP Experiential Training
Become A Certified Experiential Specialist (CES)
A Certified Experiential Specialist is any professional bringing experiential methodology to the work they do. This credential is open to any person, in any field.
- 40 hours experiential training
- 10 hours of experiential supervision - including 2 hours of individual supervision
Become A Certified Experiential Coach (CEC)
A Certified Experiential Coach is any coaching professional who utilizes experiential methodologies in their coaching practice.
- 40 hours of experiential training
- 20 hours of experiential coaching training
- 50 hours of coaching experience
Become A Certified Experiential Therapist (CET)
A Certified Experiential Therapist is any person in the mental health field utilizing experiential methodologies as a part of their healing practice.
- Bachelor’s degree in a mental health-related field.
- 90 hours of training including:
- 80 experiential training hours
- 10 hours of trauma training
- 10 hours of experiential supervision including 2 hours of individual supervision
