This course is designed for licensed therapists, counselors, and clinicians who want to expand their clinical toolkit to include collaborative care with trained cuddle practitioners. If you're already working in somatic, trauma-informed, or relational healing spaces, this training will feel like a natural next step.

Not at all. The course builds from foundational concepts, so you don't need a somatic background to get started.

You'll come away with a solid understanding of the Triadic Model — what it is, where it came from, and how it works in practice. That includes the Cuddlist Method, how to identify appropriate clients for this kind of collaborative care, how referrals work, what triadic meetings look like, and how to think through risk and clinical judgment in this context.

Yes. The Triadic Model has roots in the collaborative care tradition going back to Masters and Johnson, and Cuddlist has been developing and refining this framework for over a decade. The course is grounded in trauma-informed, consent-based principles that align with contemporary clinical ethics.

This course does not currently offer CEUs. We will update when that changes.

It's entirely self-paced and online. You'll move through a series of modules that include both text and video, so you can engage with the material in whatever way works best for you. There are no live sessions or scheduled calls required.

That's really up to you. The course is designed so you can move through it at your own pace — some clinicians complete it in a weekend, others take longer. You'll have continued access once enrolled, so there's no pressure to rush.

The course is $199.

It might — in the best way. Many clinicians find that learning about the Triadic Model opens up new options for clients who have plateaued in traditional talk therapy or who are specifically working on relational touch and embodiment. You're not being asked to change what you do. You're gaining a framework for knowing when and how to bring in a collaborator.

That's exactly what this training helps you figure out. We cover client selection, referral protocols, and how to assess whether the Triadic Model makes sense for a given person's goals and history. You'll leave with a clearer sense of who this serves well — and who it doesn't.

Yes, and it's a fair concern to have. The course covers the professional and ethical framework that makes this work fit well within a clinical context — including assessing your own risk profile, how to communicate about it with clients, and where it sits in relation to existing professional standards.