Relevant foundation
A demonstrated background in healing arts, bodywork, somatic practice, mental health, coaching, spiritual care, energy work, or another aligned discipline.
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Published certification requirements
Eligibility &
ethical standards.
These standards define the minimum expectations for certification and continued listing as a Transpersonal Somatic Therapy® practitioner.
Maturity and readiness
The capacity to remain grounded, receive feedback, recognize personal limits, and avoid making a client’s process about the practitioner.
Training and assessment
Completion of the private TST® education, supervised practice, integration work, and competency review assigned by the certifying body.
Lawful scope
Any license, registration, permit, supervision, or insurance required for the services and location in which the practitioner works.
Ethical commitment
Written agreement to the TST® ethical standards, accurate public representation, and any continuing education or renewal requirements.
TST® code of ethical practice
The standard is
safety, dignity, and choice.
Certified practitioners agree to uphold these commitments in every TST® interaction and in how they represent the modality publicly.
Informed and ongoing consent
Explain the nature of the session, possible approaches, fees, boundaries, and the client’s right to pause, decline, modify, or end any part of the work.
Touch, clothing, and draping
Obtain specific consent before touch. Use professional draping when applicable, protect privacy, and never treat silence, freezing, or prior consent as permission to continue.
Non-coercive practice
Do not force catharsis, assign meaning to a client’s experience, claim certainty about memories, or use spiritual authority to override a client’s judgment.
Scope and referrals
Do not diagnose, treat medical or mental health conditions, or present services as licensed care unless independently qualified. Refer when a client’s needs exceed competence or scope.
No sexual or financial exploitation
Sexualized touch, romantic or sexual relationships with current clients, harassment, manipulation, undue influence, and exploitative financial arrangements are prohibited.
Confidentiality and records
Protect client information and testimonials, disclose legal limits to confidentiality, and maintain records in a secure and professionally appropriate manner.
Honest representation
State credentials, experience, outcomes, and certification status accurately. Do not guarantee healing, use deceptive claims, or imply that TST® replaces medical or mental health care.
Cultural and spiritual respect
Honor differing identities, cultures, beliefs, and lived experiences. Never impose a spiritual framework, ceremony, or belief system on a client.
Impairment and boundaries
Do not practice while impaired. Avoid conflicting roles that compromise judgment, and maintain clear communication around time, contact, fees, and availability.
Accountability
Cooperate with certification review, complaints, remediation, supervision, and renewal requirements. Certification or directory status may be suspended or withdrawn when standards are not upheld.
Important distinction
TST® certification is a private modality credential. It is not a government license, academic degree, healthcare accreditation, or authorization to practice medicine, psychotherapy, massage therapy, or any other regulated profession. Each practitioner remains responsible for complying with the laws and professional requirements that apply to their services and location.
Before you apply
Can you commit
to this standard?
The review application asks you to affirm these expectations and explain how your current practice supports them.
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