Become the Therapist Who Finally Understands Why Children Become Dysregulated.
Most emotional regulation courses teach strategies. The CERS Certification teaches clinical reasoning β a comprehensive Regulation-Firstβ’ Framework that helps you confidently assess, understand, and treat emotional regulation challenges at their source.
Earn your Certified Emotional Regulation Specialist (CERS) credential and become the clinician families have been searching for.
You're a Skilled Clinician.
But These Kids Are Slipping Through.
If you're working with children who...
- Know coping skills but can't use them when it matters
- Melt down over seemingly small triggers
- Seem anxious, reactive, or constantly overwhelmed
- Struggle with attention, learning, and emotional regulation
- Make progress one week and regress the next
- Leave parents desperate for answers no one has given them
You're missing the nervous system piece.
I Had 28 Years of Experience β
and Still Knew Something Was Missing.
I knew how to use sensory strategies to help with regulation. But there was a piece I was missing β one that would help the children who didn't have sensory processing difficulties but couldn't emotionally regulate.
Parents would come in after being told by other therapists that their child couldn't be helped β no sensory deficits, no OT intervention indicated. But the child was falling apart at home and at school.
Then I was introduced to Polyvagal Theory, limbic system rewiring, and the extraordinary role of the vagus nerve in emotional and behavioral regulation. The pieces came together in a way they never had before.
What I discovered was that emotional dysregulation is never just a behavior problem. It's always a nervous system problem β and once I knew how to look for the root contributors, everything changed. Not just for my clients, but for how I practiced, how I coached parents, and how I collaborated with schools.
This is the framework I wish I had years ago β and the one I now use to teach therapists around the world.
What Makes CERS Different?
Most emotional regulation courses teach a toolkit of strategies β breathing techniques, sensory bins, regulation charts. They leave you asking which tool to try next when one doesn't work.
CERS teaches clinical reasoning. When you understand what's actually driving dysregulation, the right intervention becomes clear β not a guess.
The Regulation-Firstβ’ Framework identifies the root contributors that most clinicians miss β including:
"When you understand why the child is dysregulated,
choosing the right intervention becomes much clearer."
The Regulation-Firstβ’ Framework
Emotional regulation challenges are always rooted in something deeper. CERS teaches you to look beneath the behavior.
This is the clinical reasoning model CERS teaches you to apply β in every evaluation, every session, and every parent conversation.
12 Modules. One Complete
Clinical Framework.
The CERS Certification is organized as a single, progressive learning journey β each module builds directly on the last, taking you from foundational understanding through clinical application. Every module is a core part of the certification.
Intro
What You'll Be Able to Do
After completing the CERS Certification, you'll walk into every evaluation, every session, and every parent conversation with a different level of confidence.
A Framework You'll Use
Every Single Day
The CERS Certification is built for working clinicians. Every resource is designed to move from the course directly into your practice.
Become the Therapist Families
Trust for Complex Emotional
Regulation Cases.
Earn your Certified Emotional Regulation Specialist (CERS) credential β and become the clinician other therapists, pediatricians, and schools refer to when nothing else has worked.
This isn't simply another CEU. It's a clinical framework you'll use during every evaluation, every treatment session, and every parent conversation.
Game-Changing
Isn't an Overstatement
Start Your Path to CERS Certification
One-time enrollment. Lifetime access. AOTA-approved CEUs. Your credential included.
- AOTA Approved β 1.0 CEU (10 Contact Hours), Intermediate level
- CERS Credential β earn your Certified Emotional Regulation Specialist designation
- 12 core modules β Foundations, Sensory Processing, Contributing Factors, Nervous System, Assessment, Intervention, Sleep, Nutrition & Gut Health, Chronic Illness, Lifespan, Schools, and Clinical Resources
- On-demand, self-paced β start immediately, learn at your own rhythm
- Lifetime access β including every future module added to the program
- Home program resources and downloadable activities
Common Questions
Occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, physical therapists, educators, and other professionals working with children who experience emotional dysregulation, sensory processing challenges, or behavioral concerns. The course is at an intermediate educational level β designed for clinicians ready to deepen their nervous system framework.
Lifetime access. You can return to the modules as often as needed, and every new module added to the certification is included at no additional cost.
The full certification is 10 contact hours (1.0 AOTA CEU). It's self-paced β most learners complete it over 4β8 weeks, though you can move faster or slower as needed.
To receive your CERS credential and Certificate of Completion (1.0 AOTA CEUs), you must (1) complete the certification in its entirety, (2) pass the learning outcome assessment with 80% or higher, (3) submit the post-course satisfaction questionnaire, and (4) submit and pass a case study.
Yes. Individual and small-group coaching and mentorship are available. Email [email protected] for current options and pricing.
If you're not satisfied with the content and the certification has not been started, you can request a full refund within 14 days of purchase. If you've started but completed less than one module, you may request a partial refund within the same window. Once the certification is completed in its entirety and CEUs are awarded, refunds are not available.
Email [email protected] before registering. Accommodations are made in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Become the Therapist Families
Trust for Emotional Regulation.
Confidently evaluate. Confidently treat. Confidently change lives.
Enroll in the CERS Certification β $497 β14-day satisfaction guarantee Β· Lifetime access Β· AOTA Approved Β· IAOTH Accredited
