GET TRAINING:
Become a Certified
Run WAlk Talk® Practitioner
The training, certification, and community tHAT HELPS YOU BRING
WALK-AND-TAlk and Running therapy into your practice
Run Walk Talk® Level 1 Certification is a training program for mental health clinicians and credentialed coaches who want to integrate mindful, nature-based movement, namely running and/or walking, into their talk-based practice.
Why Train With Us?
Sepideh Saremi, LCSW, has been walking and running with clients for more than a decade and built Run Walk Talk® from actual clinical experience. The method has drawn national and international media attention (with coverage in the LA Times, New York Times, Fast Company, Runners World, and more) and now has a growing roster of certified practitioners in diverse settings around the world who are putting it into practice with their own clients.
Level 1 won't hand you a rigid script or hem you in with a strict protocol. Instead, you'll learn the reasoning behind the method—the safety considerations, theory, and integration with ways you already know how to work—so you can adapt it to your own client population, setting, and style. It’s appropriate for clinicians and coaches who want to move with their clients—and yes, just walking with them is okay, too!
What You Get
9 hours of recorded training, in 6 parts Learn at your own pace, on your own schedule (you have 365 days to complete the training), without worrying about trying to make it to a live call or feeling behind if you miss it. You'll come away from this material knowing how to build a safe framework, what the underlying research supports, and what comes up once you’re moving with clients.
9 hours of Continuing Education credit Meets CE requirements for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs through Run Walk Talk®'s CAMFT approval (Approval Number 1032871). See full CE details below.
The right to use the Run Walk Talk® trademark Certification means you can identify yourself as a Certified Run Walk Talk® Practitioner—a recognized, trademarked method with real public visibility. Your certification never expires.
A listing on the Run Walk Talk® Practitioner Directory Be found. Clients and referring clinicians use the directory on runwalktalk.com to find practitioners in their area. Your listing is yours to keep, permanently, as part of your certification.
Sample informed consent and liability waiver forms Attorney-drafted templates that cover movement-based sessions happening out of the typical office setting, for you to share with your own attorney to ensure they work for your practice location and context.
Who It's For
Run Walk Talk® Level 1 is designed for master's-degree-or-higher-level clinicians (or anyone on that track), credentialed coaches, and allied professionals. Here’s who’s a good fit:
Licensed mental health clinicians (LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, LEP, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, and equivalent license types)
Pre-licensed clinicians, and student clinicians in an accredited mental health program (i.e., you are already working with clients, either while working towards licensure in an agency or while studying in a formal counseling/social work/psychology or equivalent program)
Credentialed coaches (i.e., have successfully completed extensive training approved by ICF, NBHWC, or equivalent professional organizations with credentials like PCC, MCC, or equivalent)
Whether you're looking to bring movement into an established practice or building your practice now and want to make sure movement is included from go, this training gives you the framework and practical tools to do it well. Not sure if it’s right for you? Email us at sep@runwalktalk.com before enrolling.
Investment
$695 USD (+ tax) One-time certification and Level 1 course fee. Includes all 9 hours of training content, 9 CE credits, sample informed consent and liability waiver forms, 365 days to complete the training and have access to the materials from the date you sign up, Run Walk Talk® trademark use, and your Practitioner Directory listing.
Payment plan available: 2 monthly payments of $385 USD (+ tax).
Are you a director of training at an agency, group practice, or non-profit? Contact us for training options for groups of ten or more clinicians.
GET SUPPORT AND Stay Connected After Certification with optional group consultation
After you complete your Level 1 Certification, you’ll be invited to join the online Run Walk Talk® Practitioner Community, which currently and through the end of 2026 costs $100 USD (+ tax) for a year and includes live, hour-long monthly group consultation calls—a space to bring your cases, ask questions, and stay connected with other Certified Run Walk Talk® Practitioners.
It's entirely optional and separate from your certification, and it will always be priced with the community in mind. Members of our group consult community also have ongoing access to the Level 1 training materials as long as they maintain their membership. (If you decide not to join this optional group, you’ll still have access to your Level 1 materials for 365 days after enrolling in the course.)
Continuing Education Details
The Run Walk Talk® Level 1 Certification course meets the qualifications for 9 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Run Walk Talk® is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs (CAMFT Approval Number 1032871). Run Walk Talk® maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.
Instructor: Sepideh Saremi, MSW, LCSW, Founder of Run Walk Talk®
Educational goal: Participants will learn to safely, ethically, and effectively engage clients in physical movement-based interventions, including running and walking, to support positive treatment outcomes.
Learning objectives: By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Identify three major contributors to the development of the field of walking/running therapy.
Identify four values of the Run Walk Talk® method.
Identify three dimensions of the Run Walk Talk® method.
Explain the major difference between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems as it applies to movement-based therapy.
Identify at least two neurotransmitters that are released during physical activity and impact mental health.
Target Audience: This course is designed for mental health clinicians and allied professionals who work with individuals, couples, and groups and wish to incorporate physical activity safely and effectively in their talk-based work.
Refunds: All course fees are non-refundable.
Accommodations: To request accommodations for special needs, email the Program Administrator at sep@runwalktalk.com.
Grievances: To obtain the grievance policy or report a grievance, email sep@runwalktalk.com or call 424-270-5427.