Foundations of Somatic Nursing
Mind-body connection, embodiment, and nervous-system awareness.
Somatic Nurse Coach Certification
Become a Certified Somatic Nurse Coach
A 12-week ANCC Approved professional program helping nurses integrate nervous-system education, somatic practices, trauma-informed care, and coaching into their work.
Learn how to support stress, burnout, emotional regulation, chronic illness, and whole-person well-being while creating new professional opportunities beyond traditional bedside nursing.
2027 Cohorts
January 4 → March 29, 2027
April 5 → June 28, 2027
July 8 → September 30, 2027
October 4→ December 27, 2027
What Is Somatic Nurse Coaching?
Somatic Nurse Coaching combines:
Nursing knowledge
Nervous system science
Somatic awareness
Trauma-informed care
Coaching skills
Breathwork and movement
Emotional regulation
Health and wellness education
This program is designed to help nurses support the whole person—not just the diagnosis, symptoms, or treatment plan.
What You Will Learn
During this 12-week program, you will learn how to:
Recognize nervous-system states, including activation, shutdown, and regulation
Apply trauma-informed communication and care principles
Use consent, collaboration, choice, and emotional safety
Guide grounding, breathing, movement, and regulation practices
Use somatic inquiry and embodied assessment
Support clients experiencing stress, burnout, overwhelm, and compassion fatigue
Integrate DBT skills, radical acceptance, and emotional regulation
Respond appropriately during emotional distress or crisis situations
Understand coaching boundaries, ethics, and scope of practice
Conduct structured somatic coaching sessions
Work with individuals, groups, organizations, and healthcare teams
Create a professional coaching or wellness practice
WHAT YOU WILL GET
12-Week Curriculum includes
Foundations of Somatic Nursing
Introduction to somatic nursing, embodiment, nervous-system awareness, and whole-person care.
Trauma-Informed Care
Apply trauma-informed principles, radical acceptance, safety, choice, collaboration, and empowerment.
Building Your Coaching Practice
Learn how to define your niche, create services, identify clients, structure sessions, and develop professional opportunities.
This program is designed for nurses who want to:
Use a more human-centered approach to care
Support emotional regulation and nervous-system health
Work with stress, burnout, and chronic illness
Add coaching to their nursing practice
Create wellness programs or private services
Build new income opportunities using their nursing knowledge
Develop skills for work beyond traditional bedside nursing
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this program online?
Yes. The program includes weekly live online sessions and on-demand learning materials.
How long is the program?
The program is 12 weeks.
Do I need coaching experience?
No. Coaching experience is helpful but not required. The program teaches the core nurse coaching skills needed to begin.
Is the program ANCC Approved?
Yes. The program is ANCC Approved.
What happens if I miss a live session?
On-demand materials and program resources are available to support your learning. Participation in the program requirements is still expected.
What is required to complete the certification?
Students must participate in the program, complete the capstone project, and complete the final interview.
Can I use this certification to start a business?
The program includes practice-building education to help you develop coaching services, workshops, wellness programs, and other professional opportunities.
School of Modern Nursing · 2027 cohorts
Become a Somatic
Nurse Coach.
Bring nervous-system awareness, trauma-informed care, and whole-person coaching into your nursing practice.
A 12-week professional certificate program for nurses.
Learn togetherLive online sessions and guided practice
Build practical skillsConsent, connection, and somatic tools
Earn three certificatesSomatic coaching, trauma, and crisis intervention
A more connected approach to care
Support the person.
Strengthen your practice.
Somatic nurse coaching brings nursing knowledge together with nervous-system science, body awareness, and collaborative coaching. Learn to support clients experiencing stress, overwhelm, burnout, and chronic illness with thoughtful, adaptable practices.
Somatic Nurse CoachInformed TraumaCrisis Intervention
What you’ll learn to do
- Recognize nervous-system states and respond with trauma-informed communication.
- Use consent, choice, and somatic inquiry to build a supportive coaching relationship.
- Adapt grounding, breathing, and movement practices while monitoring client response.
- Identify when to refer, escalate, or use crisis-response pathways.
- Develop ethical coaching services within your nursing scope.
The learning journey
12 weeks. A foundation you can use.
Move from core principles to guided practice, then bring your learning together in a case-based capstone.
Nervous System & Polyvagal-Informed Practice
Autonomic states, co-regulation, and cues of safety.
The Nurse Coach Relationship
Presence, partnership, consent, boundaries, and inquiry.
Breath as Medicine
Choice-based breathing, emotion regulation, and safe adaptations.
Embodied Practice
Somatic assessment, grounding, movement, and client-led planning.
Trauma-Informed & Parts-Aware Nursing
Trauma-sensitive language, activation, the window of tolerance, and ethics.
Crisis Intervention Certification
Risk screening, de-escalation, referral, handoff, and documentation.
Somatic Interventions Toolkit
Orienting, grounding, movement, pendulation, and reassessment.
Nurse Well-Being & Compassion Fatigue
Stress, burnout, vicarious trauma, recovery, and sustainable support.
Building Your Coaching Practice
Scope, ethics, service design, pricing, and referral relationships.
Integrating Modalities & Populations
Adaptations for chronic illness, shift work, accessibility, and culture.
Capstone & Integration
Case presentation, feedback, competency review, and next steps.
Make space for your next step
Choose your 2027 cohort.
Weekly live sessions are scheduled for Mondays at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. Confirm your cohort’s specific schedule during enrollment.
Winter
January 4 – March 29, 2027Spring
April 5 – June 28, 2027Summer
July 8 – September 30, 2027Fall
October 4 – December 27, 2027Built for nurses
Your nursing experience is the starting point.
Designed for RNs, APRNs, LPNs, nurse educators and leaders, and nurses working in wellness or integrative care.
- Bring a more human-centered approach to your current role.
- Add coaching skills to individual, group, or organizational work.
- Explore wellness services and a sustainable coaching practice.
- Support your own well-being alongside your professional growth.
Program tuition
Invest in your next chapter.
$4,997
2027 program tuition
Eligible 2026 enrollment rate: $3,997
Apply for your cohort ↗For eligible enrollments completed by October 31, 2026.
Payment options may be available through Klarna or Affirm. Ask about availability when enrolling.
A few helpful details
Your questions, answered.
How is the program delivered?
The 12-week program is live online, with weekly 90-minute sessions and learning materials to support your practice.
What do I earn upon completion?
The program includes 20 ANCC-approved CE contact hours and three certificates: Somatic Nurse Coach, Informed Trauma, and Crisis Intervention.
Do I need prior coaching experience?
No. Prior coaching experience can be helpful, but the program introduces the core skills needed to begin.
What is required to complete the program?
Complete the program learning requirements, knowledge checks and quizzes with a score of at least 70%, case-based practice, and a final competency capstone.
How can I use these skills in my nursing work?
Apply coaching, somatic awareness, and trauma-informed communication within your role and nursing scope. The certificate does not expand your scope or replace clinical judgment, employer policies, or emergency-response procedures.
Have another question? team@schoolofmodernnursing.com
Bring a new dimension to your nursing practice.
Take the next step toward becoming a Somatic Nurse Coach.