For practitioners who want to be known by their work.
Membership is open to certified Shadow Work® coaches, group facilitators, and trainers who are willing to hold themselves to the standards under which our community practises.
Four reasons practitioners join.
The Association is not a marketing vehicle. It is a peer body. The benefits reflect that.
Listed where seekers look.
A profile in the public practitioner directory — searchable by location, language, and modality. The directory is where most new clients arrive.
Held to a clear Code.
The Code of Ethics is a working document, not a wall decoration. Membership means subscribing to it, signing it, and being heard against it if a concern is raised.
A peer-learning network.
Practice groups across Europe, supervisor introductions, and the Association's professional gatherings — where members re-certify and keep the work fresh.
A community that takes the work seriously.
Co-facilitator introductions, mentorship for newer practitioners, an annual member retreat, and the long, useful conversations that come from being known to your colleagues.
Seven requirements, all material.
- 01Completion of Basic and Advanced Facilitator Training (BFT and AFT) — both delivered as week-long residentials by Shadow Work Training Europe.
- 02Completion of one specialisation track — Leader Training (LT) for group facilitators, or Coach Training (CT) for one-to-one practitioners.
- 03Successful mentored certification — for coaches, supervised client hours signed off by a senior trainer; for facilitators, an observed seminar delivered under supervision.
- 04A signed and dated copy of the Code of Ethics.
- 05Adequate professional indemnity insurance in the country (or countries) of practice.
- 06Commitment to ongoing personal-work practice — at minimum, a process facilitated by another certified practitioner every two years.
- 07Re-certification every two years thereafter, through the Association's professional gatherings.
€240/year
A reduced rate is available to new practitioners in their first two years post-certification and to members in countries where this rate is materially out of proportion to local practice income. Please ask.
- Write to the Association with a short note about your training history and the work you do.
- We will reply within ten working days with the application form and a copy of the Code of Ethics.
- The application is reviewed by two senior members of the Association. We may ask for a short call.
- If accepted, you receive your member credentials, profile editor, and a directory listing.
“Membership is not a credential. It is a way of being held accountable, by people who do this work for a living, to a standard we have all agreed to.”