Certified Interpersonal Neurobiology Clinician

To be eligible for C-IPNB certification, the applicant must have earned a minimum of a master’s degree in their profession and hold a state or national license, with all training hours and supervision requirements completed to be licensed for independent practice.

• Psychologists
• Counselors
• Social Workers
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Licensed Creative Arts Therapists
• Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners
• Addiction Counselors
• Psychiatrists
• Psychoanalysts
• Psychotherapists

By applying for certification, the applicant agrees to adhere to Evergreen Certifications’ Professional Code of Ethics

A minimum of 35 clock hours of continuing education training in specific Interpersonal Neurobiology topics.

Pre-approved, 3rd party trainings that meet the training requirements for C-IPNB certification include:

• Comprehensive Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) Course: A 9-Week Program Covering Cutting-Edge Science and Insights into the Interconnections of Mind, Brain and Relationships by Mindsight Institute – Certification Included!

Evergreen Certifications will accept courses that have been completed within 2 years of initial application for certification.

Wondering if a course meets the requirements for C-IPNB certification? Submit a copy of or link to the course title, speaker, outline and learning objectives to info@evergreencertifications.com for review.

Please note that Evergreen Certifications does not offer continuing education, all training must be purchased directly through the accredited training organization. Training is not included in the certification fee.

For your initial 2-year certification, please complete the following steps.

1. Complete a qualifying training
2. Remit your initial application payment of 199.99 USD online
3. Upload the following documents to your account:
   • A copy of the candidate’s professional license
   • Evidence of completion of qualifying training, in the form of a CE or completion certificate

Evergreen Certifications will certify applicants who meet the above requirements.

Please note: Certification does not imply endorsement of clinical competency. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession’s standards.

To maintain C-IPNB certification, a renewal is required. A 2-year renewal requires 12 clock hours of IPNB or neurobiology-focused continuing education since you were last certified.

Sample C-IPNB renewal trainings include:

• Aware: The Science & Practice of Presence by Mindsight Institute
• Attachment, Trauma, & Psychotherapy by Mindsight Institute
• Understanding and Treating Disorganized Attachment and Dissociation by Mindsight Institute
• Transforming Anxiety & Stress by Integrating the Embodied Brain by Mindsight Institute
• Attachment & Relational Resilience Across the Lifespan by Mindsight Institute
• Attachment and Interpersonal Neurobiology in Couples Therapy by Mindsight Institute
• Attachment Theory in Clinical Practice by Mindsight Institute
• Cross Generational Trauma by Mindsight Institute

Renewal CE content cannot be the same content used for prior renewal or initial certification

Renewal Process

1. Complete a qualifying training
2. Remit your C-IPNB renewal fee of $149.99 online
3. Upload the following documents to your account:
   • A copy of the candidate’s professional license
   • Evidence of completion of qualifying training, in the form of a CE or completion certificate

Renewal training hours need to have been taken in the time since you were certified or last recertified.

Renewals are calculated from the date that your certification was issued. If you allow your certification to lapse for more than 2 years, you are no longer eligible to renew your certification and instead can reapply for certification