Body Trust®
Certification
Body Trust® Certification
Weight-inclusive care should be the norm.
We will do better.
Are you disillusioned with the dominant weight paradigm?
OUR 2025 COHORT BEGINS ON MARCH 13TH!
CEUs Available
The world
doesn’t need more
weight loss coaches
The world needs you.
Your brave voice.
Your radical presence.
Your bold advocacy.
Join our community of Body Trust Specialists who are advocating for and/or providing compassionate, weight-inclusive models of care.
Almost everything I have learned about body freedom and body trust – radically accepting my body – I learned from Hilary and Dana.
As a fat black woman society has always told me I am too much, and less than, at the same time.
Body Trust and the folks at Center for Body Trust helped to teach that my body, and being just as I am, is powerful, needed and necessary.”
The Adaway Group
YOUR TRAINERS
Hilary Kinavey
Hilary’s work as a therapist, educator, speaker, and writer has been a study of what interrupts our sense of wholeness and how we can return to ourselves in a culture that profits from fragmentation.
Dana Sturtevant
Dana is a registered dietitian, trainer and author whose work focuses on humanizing health care, advancing health equity, and advocating for food and body sovereignty.
Sirius Bonner
As an executive in healthcare where she leads equity and inclusion efforts, Sirius is a fierce advocate for health equity and social justice.
With Special Guests
Desiree Adaway, Imani Barbarin, Shilo George, Sand Chang, Marcella Raimondo and more!
CERTIFICAtION TIMELINE
& What to expect
Year long training co-facilitated by Sirius Bonner, Hilary Kinavey, and Dana Sturtevant. Cohort 2025 begins March 13, 2025!
Two-hour webinar every month with guest teachers, speaker panels and roundtable discussions with plenty of opportunities for Q&A. Cohort 2025 webinars will be held on the second Thursday each month from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) from March 13th, 2025 through February 12, 2026. (Recordings will be available on the learning platform.)
Group training cohort of 100-150 people.
14 self-paced online Groundwork modules to support your learning and unlearning.
Earn Continuing Education Credits (CEUs).*
Monthly consultation group with Hilary & Dana rotating as facilitators.
Quarterly BIPOC affinity group with Sirius Bonner & Rachael Ringwood.
Office hours + monthly peer group with Program Coordinator & Certified Body Trust Specialist, Meg Bradbuary.
Conversation forum on learning platform to discuss topics, ask for support, and connect with other cohort members.
*CONTINUING EDUCATION
88 CEUs with the National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
+
79 CEUs with Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
Topics & Themes We Will Explore
Body Sovereignty
Navigating Health Care Like a Boss
Health Equity & Disability
Counteracting the Dominant Weight Paradigm
Body Trust & Trans Experience
Applying a Social Justice Lens for Eating Disorder Treatment
Reclaiming Movement
Helping Without Harming
And more!
Have more questions?
Take a peek at our Quick Guide and be sure to check out our FAQ.
Some of the benefits of being certified ARE:
Identify as ‘Body Trust® Certified’ or a ‘Body Trust® Provider/Specialist’.
Recognizable training process.
Listing on our Directory of Certified Body Trust Specialists.
Market your programs via our social media.
Access Body Trust Professional Tools for your work, including outlines for a body story workshop and body trust retreat.
Ongoing learning via exclusive community calls, in person events, webinars, and bonus modules.
Discounted pricing on other trainings and programs.
Why do we call it certificaiton? Read our response here.
WHY TRAIN WITH US
PRICING & REGISTRATION
10% discount good through 1/19/25
Please click on a price option below to start the registration process. You’ll first be directed to sign our program terms of use before proceeding to payment.
EQUITY
$2,500 $2,250
Standard
$4,000 $3,600
STANDARD PLUS
$4,500 $4,050
THREE-TIERED PRICING: Our three-tiered pricing structure is designed to make Body Trust programming more accessible to anyone who wants to learn with us. Regardless of the tier you choose, everyone receives full and equal access to all course materials and resources.
To uphold our commitment to equity, 25% of spots in this program are reserved for equity pricing. These spots are limited and tend to fill quickly, so we ask that those who select an equity spot carefully consider their financial need. This helps ensure that those who need these spots most can access them.
If you can pay at a higher tier but require a longer payment plan to make that possible, you will have an opportunity to request one.
LOW/NO-COST SPOTS: In addition to having standard and equity pricing, we have a minimum of 15 low- or no-cost spots in our Certification Program each year for people who are on a limited income and or unable to earn income, or whose currency and exchange rate make the program inaccessible. We will be accepting a total of 30 low/no-cost applications for the 2025 cohort. Applications for these spots will be open January 10-19 (or until we receive 30 applications). These requests come in quickly so we recommend submitting yours as soon as possible. Please click here to start the request process. You’ll first be directed to sign our program terms of use before proceeding to complete your application.
GROUP DISCOUNTS: Discounts are available for groups of colleagues, friends, and organizations. Check out our FAQ for details on pricing, or email us with questions.
“Center for Body Trust has changed my life through their work. I appreciate the focus on whole-person healing, the acknowledgment of the realities we are faced with, and the holistic integration of nutrition and therapy — all taught with compassion. I personally move throughout this world with more confidence and hope because Body Trust exists.”
Author, Coach, Speaker
A note about
accessibility
Center for Body Trust is committed to making our work as accessible as possible for everyone, as access-centered exchange of information benefits all of us, not just people with disabilities and audio/visual impairments.
- Automated closed captions and transcripts available during live webinars.
- Transcripts and closed captions included with video recordings.
- Participants will have an opportunity to make additional accessibility requests after they’ve registered.
Please reach out to us with any additional accessibility needs or questions.
We believe in the possibility of a body-compassionate and weight-inclusive world.
We know you do too.
