Havening Vancouver - Havening Techniques Trainer "Your Havening Mentor"

06/08/2026

Havening Techniques® Training for Helping Professionals

For coaches, therapists, practitioners, and other helping professionals, Havening Techniques® can become a practical, gentle, neuroscience-informed approach for supporting emotional regulation and change.

My one-on-one certification training is offered online from Canada and includes 8 private two-hour modules, mentoring support, and flexible scheduling.

This private format allows space for questions, practice, integration, and learning at a pace that
feels steady and supportive.

For more information or to register:

One-to-One Havening Techniques Certification Training with Lynn Demers. Calm, focused, nervous-system-safe learning. Choose your start date.

06/02/2026

Congratulations to Maria Christina! 🤩👏🌹

I’m so happy to share that Maria Christina has completed her Havening Techniques® Certification.

It has been such a pleasure to support Maria through her certification journey and witness the depth of care, presence, and dedication she brings to this work.

Havening Techniques is a beautiful addition to the skills and experience Maria already offers, and I’m delighted to welcome her as a Certified Havening Techniques® Practitioner.

Congratulations, Maria Christina! Wishing you so much joy and fulfillment as you bring Havening into your work in your own unique way. 🥰

You can find Maria Christina’s Havening profile here:

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice and also maintains a separate functional wellness practice. She sees clients virtually nationwide in the United States. Havening Techniques® are central to her work, offering clients gentle, practical tools to reduce stress, calm emotiona...

05/25/2026

One-on-One Havening Techniques® Certification Training

I offer Havening Techniques® certification training online in a one-on-one format, with flexible scheduling and space to integrate the learning as you go.

The training includes 8 private two-hour modules, mentoring support, guided practice, and time for questions throughout the process. This format can be especially supportive for coaches, therapists, practitioners, and helping professionals who value a calm, focused learning environment.

You can choose your start date, and the remaining modules can be scheduled as we move through the training.

Students are welcome from Canada, the United States, and internationally.

Learn more here:
https://haveningvancouver.com/certified-havening-techniques-training/

05/07/2026

I love this work. It’s such a privilege to support dedicated practitioners as they bring Havening into the world with care.

05/03/2026

Sometimes it’s not about learning something new.
It’s about finding the piece that helps everything you already know come together.

That’s what Havening has been for many of the practitioners I train.

If you’ve been curious about Havening — or waiting for the right time — I’ve opened a small window for May.

For May, I’m offering full certification at the training-only rate of $1695 CAD (regular $1895 CAD).
https://calendly.com/coach-lynndemers/one-on-one-havening-certification-training

You don’t have to start right away.
You can choose any available start date that fits your schedule.

04/30/2026

Congratulations Dr. Diana Ali!

Many congratulations to Dr. Diana Ali on becoming a Certified Havening Techniques® Practitioner! 💐

I am thrilled to welcome Diana into our growing community.
Here's a little about how she is making her difference.
Diana Ali, PhD is a certified Havening Techniques® Practitioner and a licensed clinical psychologist with over twenty years of experience in the mental health field. She maintains a private practice in Ventura, Californiia and is also licensed in Colorado. Throughout her career, Diana has worked with adults who have experienced complex trauma. Diana has worked in a variety of settings including hospitals, residential programs, and intensive outpatient programs. In addtion to Havening Techniques, Diana also uses a variety of other trauma therapies including EMDR, Brainspotting, Cognitive Processing Therapy, the DBT-PTSD protocol for childhood sexual trauma, the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. Diana has also had the great fortune of studying and practicing mindfulness meditation for many years, and is passionate about sharing mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindful self compassion (MSC) practices with her clients.

Diana Ali, PhD is a certified Havening Techniques® Practitioner and a licensed clinical psychologist with over twenty years of experience in the mental health field. She maintains a private practice in Ventura, Californiia and is also licensed in Colorado. Throughout her career, Diana has worked w...

03/21/2026

I’m so happy to celebrate Laura Swain on her Havening Techniques® Certification.

It has been such a pleasure to be Laura’s trainer and to witness her step more fully into this work. Laura brings a thoughtful, compassionate presence to the people she supports, helping individuals experiencing stress and anxiety, as well as those wanting to create healthier lifestyle patterns.

In addition to Havening Techniques®, Laura is also a HeartMath® Practitioner, Certified Hypnotist, and Clinical Weight Loss Coach. By weaving these approaches together, she offers a practical and caring pathway toward greater calm, confidence, emotional resilience, and lasting personal change for clients internationally.

Congratulations, Laura. I’m so pleased to celebrate this beautiful milestone with you.

Learn more about Laura here:
https://havening.org/directory/grid/view/details/14/2009-Laura%20-Swain

03/16/2026

For many years, I worked as a sculptor.

Stone teaches patience. It asks you to work gently, layer by layer, revealing what is already there rather than forcing what isn’t ready.

When I later discovered Havening Techniques®, I realized that the same understanding lives at the heart of this work, too.

Transformation rarely happens through pressure. It unfolds when the nervous system feels safe enough to soften and release what it has been holding.

Today, I work as an internationally certified Havening Techniques® Trainer and Practitioner, supporting clients and students from around the world.

That same philosophy also lives at the heart of a book I’ve been quietly writing over the past few years.

When Courage Whispers explores the deeper journey of becoming — how the smallest inner whispers of courage can slowly grow into profound transformation.

In many ways, it’s the same story I’ve been learning my entire life.

Layer by layer.

https://haveningvancouver.com/certified-havening-techniques-training/

03/03/2026

🌟 Congratulations to Michelle De Los Santos — Certified Havening Techniques® Practitioner!

We are thrilled to celebrate Michelle De Los Santos, LCSW, on becoming a Certified Havening Techniques® Practitioner as of March 2026!

Michelle has completed the rigorous certification process through the official Havening Techniques® program — a respected psychosensory approach using gentle therapeutic touch, attention, and imagination to support emotional healing, stress relief, and resilience.

We’re so proud to see her bring this powerful, brain-based technique into her work with neurodivergent children, teens, and adults. Her deep commitment to trauma-informed care and neurodiversity-affirming therapy makes this achievement especially meaningful.

Join us in congratulating Michelle on this wonderful milestone and in supporting her as she continues to help clients thrive with compassion, skill, and embodied healing. 🙌

👉 Learn more about Michelle’s practice here: https://havening.org/directory/grid/view/details/14/2003-Michelle-De%20Los%20Santos

03/01/2026

I’m so grateful for these words from Michelle:

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“I had the wonderful opportunity to get to know and be trained by Lynn during my Havening certification process. She is an amazing trainer and a kind human being. Her understanding of the subject is extensive. The teaching format and strategies with the one-to-one format made learning enjoyable and smooth. If you are considering a Havening certification, then I would strongly recommend working with Lynn. It will be worth your time and effort.”
— Michelle De Los Santos

The one-to-one format truly allows space for learning to land.
We move gently and steadily, so the learning becomes embodied—usable in real sessions, not just understood intellectually.

Based in Canada. Training students worldwide.

If you’re curious about certification, you can learn more here:
https://haveningvancouver.com/certified-havening-techniques-training/

Train to be a Havening Techniques Certified Practitioner. You choose your start date. One-on-one Zoom sessions. Start anytime!