Narm Training Institute Llc

What Narm Training Institute Llc does

NARM Training Institute LLC is a Los Angeles-based professional training organization founded in 2018 by Dr. Laurence Heller to deliver training in the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM), a proprietary methodology for working with complex and developmental trauma. The institute serves mental health professionals, coaches, medical professionals, educators, first responders, and other helping professionals through a structured, multi-tier certification pathway.

The core product is a curated curriculum delivered via live virtual cohorts on Zoom, supported by a technology stack comprising Thinkific for course hosting, Kartra for membership and payment management, and Zoom for synchronous instruction. The certification pathway spans the NARM-Informed Professional Training (formerly NARM Basics), the Post-Masters Immersion Training, and the Fellow Certificate Program. Supplementary offerings include the Inner Circle Membership subscription community (600+ members), a Practitioner Directory, Group Consults, Advanced Learning Groups, and Active Coaching Groups.

The business model is tuition- and subscription-driven. Program pricing includes Professional Training at $1,576-$1,676 per cohort, the Post-Masters Annual Package at $666.67/month over six months, and the Inner Circle subscription at $597/year or $70/month. The go-to-market is self-service digital enrollment through the company website, supplemented by strategic partnerships with the Complex Trauma Training Center (CTTC), NARM Europe, and The Meadows Treatment Centers. The faculty is international, with certified teachers in the US, UK, Germany, and Denmark, and the methodology is documented in books translated into 15 languages.

Name

Narm Training Institute Llc

Legal name

NARM Training Institute LLC

Website

https://narmtraining.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NARM Training Institute LLC delivers training in the NeuroAffective Relational Model for mental health professionals, coaches, and educators working with complex trauma. Founded by Dr. Laurence Heller, the Los Angeles firm offers live virtual cohorts, memberships, and certification programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Professional Training

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Educational Support Services (611710), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Training Delivery Services (Onsite/Virtual Instruction, Workshops, Coaching) (BPAEANAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Training Delivery Providers (In-Person, Virtual, Train-the-Trainer) (BPACANAM)

Keywords

• Trauma-informed training
• Clinical professional education
• Complex trauma therapy
• Mental health certification
• Relational model training

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Programs: Revenue from multi-module professional training programs including NARM-Informed Professional Training (psychoeducational) and NARM Post-Masters Immersion Training. Programs are cohort-based with structured pricing tiers and payment plan options.
2. Inner Circle Membership: Monthly and annual subscription memberships providing ongoing access to demo videos, debriefs, webinars, and community resources. Annual membership includes exclusive bonus content and 6-month material archive access.
3. Group Case Consultations: Individual session fees for group case consults for NARM-Informed Professional Training participants. Two-hour online sessions via Zoom.
4. Post-Masters Group Consults: Group case consults with Dr. Laurence Heller for Post-Masters Training participants. Required component for Fellow Certificate completion.
5. Active Coaching Groups: Two-hour experiential learning sessions led by NARM Faculty for practicing active coaching with volunteer clients and therapists.
6. Fellow Certificate Program: Application and portal fees plus ongoing training requirements including Post-Masters Training weekends, learning groups, and presentation reviews.
7. Resources and Merchandise: E-commerce sales through NARM Resources Shop on Thinkific platform, offering educational materials and resources.
8. Public Group Consults: Open sessions for the broader NARM community and general public to learn about NARM application with complex trauma clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

NARM Training Institute provides live virtual professional training programs in the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM), a proprietary clinical methodology for addressing complex and developmental trauma. The offerings span a multi-tier curriculum from psychoeducational introductory training (NARM-Informed Professional) through advanced clinical immersion (Post-Masters Training) and a Fellow Certificate pathway, supported by an Inner Circle membership community and group consultation services for mental health and helping professionals.

Product overview

The NARM Training Institute offers a multi-level professional training ecosystem centered on the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM), a clinical approach for working with complex and developmental trauma. The core portfolio includes the NARM-Informed Professional Training (a live virtual psychoeducational program), the Inner Circle Membership (for ongoing monthly learning and community), and the Post-Masters Immersion Training (advanced study groups with Dr. Heller). The Fellow Certificate Program provides a pathway toward NARM mentorship and teaching roles. Supporting offerings include various group consultation formats (Public Consults, NARM-Informed Professional Consults, Post-Masters Consults, Active Coaching Groups), free media content (podcasts, webinars, the Fellows Present series), a resources shop, and a practitioner directory. The institute also awards professional certificates at multiple levels upon completion of training and additional requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NARM-Informed Professional Training: A comprehensive live virtual learning experience for enhancing trauma-informed practices for mental health and helping professionals, formerly known as NARM Basics Training.
• NARM Inner Circle
• NARM Post-Masters Immersion Training
• NARM Post-Masters Fellow Certificate Program

Products and services

• NARM-Informed Professional Training A live virtual psychoeducational training program (formerly NARM Basics Training) covering the NeuroAffective Relational Model for mental health and helping professionals working with complex trauma, delivered across four modules with didactic instruction, Q&A, and experiential components. Awards 60 CE credits and qualifies graduates for the NARM-Informed Professional Certificate and directory listing upon completion plus four case consultations.
• NARM Inner Circle Membership A subscription-based online membership offering monthly demo videos, live demo debriefs, topic webinars, and access to a private Facebook community of 600+ NARM professionals. Available as annual ($597/year) or monthly ($70/month) subscriptions with a 14-day free trial.
• NARM Post-Masters Immersion Training An ongoing advanced clinical study group with Dr. Laurence Heller for licensed Master Therapists to deepen and refine clinical application of NARM, meeting six times per year in three-day weekend formats. Awards 10.5 CE credits per weekend. Available as an annual package ($666.67/month for 6 months) or per-weekend ($950/weekend).
• NARM Post-Masters Fellow Certificate Program An advanced certification program providing direct mentorship from Dr. Heller and NARM Teachers, including peer learning, practice requirements, presentation reviews, and learning groups. Designed as a prerequisite pathway for becoming a NARM mentor or teacher. Application and portal fee: two payments of $300 (one today plus one in one year).
• NARM Public Group Consults Open group case consultation sessions with Dr. Laurence Heller for the broader NARM community and general public, focusing on applying NARM with clients navigating complex trauma. Two-hour live sessions via Zoom with no recordings; $80 per session (2026) or $85 per session (2027).
• NARM-Informed Professional Group Case Consults Two-hour online group case consultation sessions held monthly via Zoom to support NARM-Informed Professional Training participants in integrating NARM principles into their work. $80 per session.
• NARM Post-Masters Group Consults Group case consultation sessions for Post-Masters Training participants with Dr. Heller, required for completion of the Fellow Certificate Program.
• NARM Active Coaching Groups Two-hour experiential learning sessions led by NARM Faculty featuring active coaching practice with volunteer clients and therapists, followed by group debriefs. $80 per session.
• NARM Resources Shop An e-commerce storefront hosted on Thinkific offering NARM-branded educational resources, books, workbooks, and supplementary training materials for continued learning.
• NARM Practitioner Directory An online directory for finding NARM-trained practitioners (NARM-Informed Professionals, Therapists, and Master Therapists). Graduates list their services and prospective clients search for NARM therapy providers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60 CE credits available for NARM-Informed Professional Training (15 CE credits per module)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Complex Trauma Training Center (CTTC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTTC is an approved organization administering NARM Therapist Training in the United States. The NARM Training Institute refers prospective clinical training candidates to CTTC for Therapist and Master Therapist Training that NTI does not currently offer directly.
• NARM Europe (drlaurenceheller.com)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNARM Europe is an approved training organization led by Dr. Laurence Heller that administers NARM Therapist Training and Master Therapist Training in Europe and other international locations outside the US.
• The Meadows Treatment CentersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Laurence Heller serves as a Senior Fellow at The Meadows Treatment Centers, a renowned trauma treatment facility in Wickenburg, Arizona, where he teaches advanced NARM trainings and leads clinical consultations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Emerging players

• Sounds True: Publisher and course platform featuring trauma and self-development teachers (e.g., Bessel van der Kolk, Richard Schwartz). Overlaps with NARM's audience of helping professionals and offers comparable trauma-informed training content.

Direct peers

• IFS Institute (Internal Family Systems): Provides certified professional training in the Internal Family Systems model, a well-established modality for complex trauma and parts work. Competes with NARM for advanced clinical training spend among licensed therapists.
• EMDR Institute / EMDRIA: The dominant trauma therapy training ecosystem for EMDR, the most widely adopted trauma modality. Competes with NARM for clinicians seeking trauma specialty credentials and continuing education.
• Polyvagal Institute: Offers professional training built on polyvagal theory for trauma-informed clinical practice. Targets the same therapist/educator/coaching audience with a similarly neuroscience-informed framework.
• Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute (SETI): SETI offers professional training in Somatic Experiencing, another body-based, bottom-up modality for complex trauma. Directly competes with NARM for the same therapist professional-development dollar in the somatic/trauma niche.
• NARM Europe (drlaurenceheller.com): Led by Dr. Heller, administers NARM Therapist and Master Therapist Training outside the US. A sister organization that competes for international therapist training enrollments while extending the NARM brand globally.
• Complex Trauma Training Center (CTTC): Approved organization administering NARM Therapist and Master Therapist Training in the US. Operates as a sister training provider under the NARM umbrella but functions as an independent peer in the marketplace for clinical complex-trauma credentials.

Broad incumbents

• National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM): Long-running provider of continuing education and training programs for therapists on trauma, mindfulness, and evidence-based practice. Competes broadly for clinician CE/training spend across multiple modalities.
• PESI (Psychiatric Education Services Inc.): A large, established continuing-education provider for mental health professionals offering CE-eligible training across many modalities. Operates as a broad incumbent distributing trauma-relevant content as part of a wider catalog.

Others

• The Meadows Treatment Centers: Trauma treatment facility where Dr. Heller serves as Senior Fellow and teaches advanced NARM trainings. Functions as both a referral partner and a clinical placement channel for NARM-trained practitioners.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@NARMTrainingInstitute
• Facebookfacebook.com/NARMTraining
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/narm-training-institute
• Instagraminstagram.com/narmtraininginstitute

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

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