Welcome! Learn how to optimize your brain and open your heart.
The center runs online programs focusing on cutting-edge neuroscience, somatics, polyvagal theory, and more, but really what happens is brain and heart optimize and a whole lot of connection and care. *** Our current offering is the advanced year starting on September 8th, 2025.
Click Here to Learn About the Advanced Year Program"Practicing kind voice throughout this course has strengthened a part of me and connected me with others interested in neurobiology, self compassion and self care. I feel increased confidence and self trust in helping myself and others with the skills I have learned through Heidi’s inspiring teaching."
-JM
Thursday, September 4th at 7 pm EST
Come to our "open house," a free gathering where graduates will share some of the core neuroscience that made the program fun and memorable. I hope to see you there live where you can ask us questions and meet the graduates. We'll be doing breakout room exercises and other connection activities.
RSVP TodayWhat Graduates Are Saying
This program changes more than how you think — it transforms how you live, relate, and lead. From graduates exit interviews they consistently report five powerful outcomes:
Real Emotional Growth
Students leave with greater calm, clarity, and confidence — even in the face of stress, conflict, or overwhelm.
“I didn’t think I could stop a panic attack with self-talk, but now I can.”
Tools That Stick
Techniques like Kind Voice, Wizard Brain vs. Lizard Brain, and Differentiating & Linking become second nature. They're simple to learn, yet deeply transformative.
“It’s not just theory. It became instinct.”
Supportive Community
The learning environment is built on emotional safety and connection. Breakout rooms, peer practice, and real conversations create a sense of deep belonging.
“You’re going to gain friends and community.”
Flexible & Accessible
You don’t need a therapy or coaching background. The course meets you where you are — with pre-recorded videos, live sessions, and a go-at-your-own-pace format.
“You don’t have to be ‘ready.’ Just be curious.”
Long-Term Impact
Graduates report lasting changes in how they speak to themselves, navigate relationships, and respond to life. Many describe a renewed sense of meaning, balance, and inner leadership.
“This helped me find home in myself.”
"I had the pleasure of being in Heidi’s class where learning and sharing with other students created a community of support. It was a little daunting at first, but it did not take long to feel the loving kindness and safety of our group’s shared experience."
-MN
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The final video discusses the teaching format and how the use of play and imagination can help strengthen boundaries.
Meet Your Brain Health Expert & Coach
Hi, I’m Heidi Crockett.
LCSW, MSW, CHC, CSE, CST, SEP*
I’m a licensed psychotherapist, interpersonal neurobiology professor, and clinical supervisor specializing in trauma and the relational nature of the brain.
Through a blend of neuroscience-based practices and compassionate guidance, I support clients to integrate their brain and train professionals to apply these principles with their own clients.
In this Professional Certification in Brain Health program, I will teach and coach you through a comprehensive model of interpersonal neurobiology (relational neuroscience) that is simplified, practical, alive and embodied.
Click on the link to learn more on the program dates and format. Check out the Q & A at the bottom if you're wondering whether you're a fit and reach out to Heidi via her contact form if you have further questions.
Click Here to Learn about the Program on Neural Integration“I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.”
- Sarah Williams
This quote was on a greeting card, and I thought it was a perfect way to encapsulate what Heidi has helped me do.
Scared to death of counseling at first, I had a lot of anxiety before my sessions. I was surprised at how safe and comfortable I felt with Heidi. I thought that I was going to have to dredge up ALL my past trauma and reveal my deepest regrets but instead she put me in the driver seat. She taught me about self-compassion by leading me through the Kind Voice exercises. I was totally unaccustomed to this way of thinking. I thought I was just making excuses for myself, and my own shortcomings. Forging ahead anyway, I felt good that I was making an effort to improve my thinking.
Getting used to the Kind Voice Technique only took continuing with my sessions. I realized it was helping to melt and integrate my shame. (I was raised in a high control religion with lots of shame.) I now had a tool to combat rumination and someone to hold my hand as we gazed into my inner night.
I feel a lot more confidence within myself. I can advocate for myself now in a way I never could before. If I wake up in rumination, I reach for my kind voice and repeat the words like a mantra. As a result of having less fear, I can get outside of my comfort zone and even decided to take the brain health program. Now I am learning the recipe for Heidi’s secret sauce. Finding such a skilled and kind mentor has been an enormous blessing. I have been enjoying my practice coaching sessions and the opportunity to be a little shooting star out there in the night, spreading the message. With Heidi’s help, I am integrating each twinkling star and shiny planet into my celestial map and have fully embraced star gazing. I can truly say that I am not fearful of the night.
-MB
If you want immediate results, I have both programs for sale independently as on-demand courses. The Professional Certificate in Brain Health on Executive Function (9 Skills of the Wizard Brain) is 28 hours. (We are currently waiting to hear back about approval for those CEU credits).
The Professional Certificate in Brain Health on Neural Integration (9 Levels of Integration) is 32 hours. You receive a digital copy of the Center's newly published 248 page workbook "I Can Change! Interpersonal Neurobiology Fundamentals." You can complete the 2 courses at your own pace or you can attend them LIVE with us. The next course starts in the fall in Sept of 2026 and meets approximately 12 Thursdays from 7-9pm EST from Sept to December, then the spring semester meets 12 Thursdays Feb to May.
