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Welcome to Holmes Training Academy.

Admission to Holmes Training Academy is the first step toward joining a community of professionals committed to excellence in relationship care, behavioral science, leadership, and human development.

Explore our current certification programs below and select the program that aligns with your professional goals.

Applications are reviewed in accordance with the admission requirements established for each certification program.

Academic pathways

4 professional certification pathways

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Programs accepting students now

No program is open for registration at this moment. The programs below list their announced registration dates, and the Registrar's Office can confirm your place in a future term.

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Future terms

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  • Holmes Training Academy™

    Certified Christian Sex Therapy Specialist™

    CCSTS™ · January 2027 Cohort

    An upcoming Holmes Training Academy™ certification cohort beginning January 2027. Classes are intentionally small; join the waitlist to be kept informed.

    Credential
    Professional Educational Certification
    Delivery
    Live cohort

    Awards the Certified Christian Sex Therapy Specialist™ credential.

    Registration coming soon

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  • Holmes Training Academy™ · Advanced Certificate

    Advanced Grief & Bereavement Practice

    The Grief-Literate Professional: Grief Counseling and Bereavement Support

    Science, formulation, communication, scope, and professional judgment.

    A 16-week advanced course in contemporary grief science, case reasoning, professional communication, risk recognition, ethical scope, and evidence-informed bereavement support.

    Credential
    Certificate of Completion
    Duration
    16 weeks
    Delivery
    Live cohort

    Awards the Certificate of Completion in Grief Counseling and Bereavement Support credential.

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Between terms

Programs currently closed

  • Holmes Training Academy™ · Individual Practice

    Individual Counseling

    Certified Individual Counseling Specialist™

    Individual Assessment, Counseling Practice & Human Functioning

    Individual assessment, one-on-one counseling practice, human behavior, and clinical reflection.

    A sixteen-week advanced professional certification that trains practitioners to assess how people and systems function under demand, identify controlling functional bottlenecks, and design ethical, evidence-informed strategies for sustainable change.

    Credential
    Advanced Professional Educational Certification
    Duration
    16 weeks
    Delivery
    Live cohort
    Investment · Pay in Full
    $997

    Professional Investment Plan — $1,197. Flexible monthly payments available.

    Awards the Certified Individual Counseling Specialist™ credential.

    Registration closed

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  • Holmes Training Academy™

    Relationship Strategy

    Certified Relationship Strategist Level 1

    Foundations of Relational Assessment, Intervention & Recovery

    Foundational relational assessment, ethical practice, and intervention reasoning for couples and families.

    A 16-week professional certification in relationship assessment, ethical practice, relational models, Couples Therapy for One™, and Marriage Recovery ER™.

    Credential
    Professional Educational Certification
    Duration
    16 instructional weeks. One two-hour live session each week, with scheduled academic recesses.
    Delivery
    Live cohort
    Investment · Pay in Full
    $997

    Professional Investment Plan — $1,197. Flexible monthly payments available.

    Awards the Certified Relationship Strategist Level 1 credential.

    Registration closed

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  • Holmes Training Academy™ · Level II

    Advanced Clinical Residency

    Certified Relationship Strategist Level II: Clinical Residency

    An executive clinical residency in case conference, treatment sequencing, and advanced consultation under senior faculty.

    An advanced 16-week clinical residency for Certified Relationship Strategists who are prepared to assess, stabilize, and guide marriages through the complete Marriage Recovery ER™ continuum.

    Credential
    Advanced Professional Educational Certification
    Duration
    16 instructional weeks. One two-hour live session each week, with scheduled academic recesses.
    Delivery
    Live cohort
    Investment · Pay in Full
    $997

    Professional Investment Plan — $1,197. Flexible monthly payments available.

    Awards the Certified Relationship Strategist Level II credential.

    Registration closed

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  • Holmes Training Academy™ · Specialist

    Premarital Counseling Specialist

    Advanced Training in Premarital Assessment, Intervention, and Marriage Readiness

    A 16-week professional certificate program preparing helping professionals to assess the individuals entering marriage, identify emerging relational vulnerabilities, and intervene preventively. Learn to See the Marriage Before the Wedding.

    Credential
    Professional Educational Certification
    Duration
    16 instructional weeks. One two-hour live session each week.
    Delivery
    Live cohort
    Investment · Pay in Full
    $997

    Professional Investment Plan — $1,197. Flexible monthly payments available.

    Awards the Premarital Counseling Specialist Certificate credential.

    Registration closed

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Every program's investment, schedule, delivery, and admission requirements are published in full on its course page. If you are uncertain which program fits your practice, the Registrar's Office will advise you before you commit.

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