Your Next Step
Your Next Step in the RN–Psychotherapist Pathway
Readiness, in this work, is not certainty. It is resonance.
Is This Where I Should Show Up?
If you are asking this question, you are responding to a gap between how you currently practice and how you want to practice.
Nurses do not arrive at this work casually. They arrive because something in their practice is asking for greater integrity between how care is delivered and how it is understood.
You may not have language for this yet.
You may not know exactly how this path will unfold.
But you recognize the sense of resonance—the feeling that this work is familiar, even as its form becomes clearer.
This pathway was designed for that moment.
Not for certainty.
Not for perfection.
But for nurses who are willing to begin with what is already present—and to develop the clinical skill, ethical grounding, and reflective discipline required to practice with depth and accountability.
You do not need to be ready for everything.
You only need to be willing to begin where you are.
With care,
Dr. Joan, Ph.D, RN-Psychotherapist
A moment to reflect on your practice
A brief, guided reflection for nurses exploring a deeper way of working.
A Guided Reflection for Nurses Exploring Psychotherapy
This brief self-recognition reflection offers space to notice how you see yourself in your practice today. It supports clarity and discernment as you consider whether—and how—the RN–Psychotherapist pathway may fit into your professional journey.
Choose How You Begin
There is more than one right starting point.
The RN–Psychotherapist pathway is intentionally designed to honour readiness—not urgency.
Some nurses begin by listening.
Some begin by studying.
Some begin by stepping directly into practice-aligned training.
There is no hierarchy to these choices. There is only alignment.
What matters is that your entry point supports clarity, ethical grounding, and sustainable development—not pressure or overextension.
What follows is an invitation to explore the starting points that most often support nurses in beginning well.
3 Choices.
No Wrong Decision.
There is no single right way to begin—only the place that best meets you where you are.
Below are 3 common entry points nurses choose when exploring the RN–Psychotherapist pathway. Each option is designed to support a different level of readiness, curiosity, and availability.
You are not expected to decide your entire path today.
You are simply being invited to begin where alignment is clearest.
OPTION 1
Begin with Becoming 101
A three-week, self-paced introduction to trauma recovery and psychotherapeutic thinking for nurses.
Grounded in Narrative Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and the Becoming Method®, with learning aligned to entry-to-practice standards.
Designed for nurses who want clarity before deciding on a longer pathway.
Begin with Becoming 101 →
OPTION 2
The 6-Month RN–Psychotherapist Credentialing Program
A six-month credentialing program for nurses who are ready to formally step into psychotherapeutic practice.
The program supports structured clinical development and identity formation as an RN–Psychotherapist, with emphasis on therapeutic presence, clinical autonomy, and supervised practice in real-world care contexts.
Designed for nurses seeking depth, confidence, and readiness for sustained trauma-informed psychotherapeutic practice.
Apply Now →
OPTION 3
Talk It Through
A complimentary 30-minute conversation to support clarity, questions, and next steps.
Designed for nurses who want space to think out loud, explore possibilities, or clarify their readiness for psychotherapeutic practice—without pressure or obligation.
Schedule a Conversation →