The Practice of Deep Listening
An 8-Week
Trauma-Informed Certification for Men in Community
May 5th -June 23rd 2026
Every Tuesday night IST
Live sessions on Zoom
For the men who feel deeply, have deep hearts, are neurodivergent and want to learn to listen without losing themselves.
This Space Is especially designed for the Male Empath
You are often the one who:
- Holds space for others
- Feels responsible for emotional harmony
- Absorbs tension without knowing where it goes
- Listens endlessly, yet is told you’re still “not listening”
- Feels overwhelmed, shut down, or quietly resentful
Many empathetic men were never taught how to listen with boundaries, or how to stay present without collapsing, fixing, or over-functioning. This certification is for you.
This is not a casual men’s circle.
It is: In the Indian context, where this work is still rare and needed
1. 8 weeks of trauma-informed, clinician-designed training
2. Led by a licensed sex & trauma therapist
3. Focused on listening, power, accountability, and relational impact
What This 8-week Program Is actually About
This 8-week certification teaches you how to:
- Listen without absorbing (use it for your loved ones, friends or your team)
- Stay present without fixing the “other” and losing yourself in their pain
- Hear impact without defensiveness
- Hold emotion without shutting down
- Remain ethical and grounded even when conversations are uncomfortable
This is not performative empathy for leaders.
This is regulated, embodied, accountable listening.
Why Trauma-Informed Listening Matters, especially in today’s fragmented world
Many men who identify as empathic do not want to be clubbed with abusive men and hence, they tend to take on the burden of trying very hard to be the “good man”:, the “good son”, the “good partner” and hence, end up feeling over-burdened, lost and confused without knowing how to express themselves:
- Learned to listen as a survival strategy
- Confuse attunement with responsibility
- Feel guilt when setting boundaries
- Struggle to receive anger, disappointment, or “no”
A trauma-informed approach recognizes that how you listen is shaped by your nervous system, your early conditioning, and the roles you were expected to play.
We work gently, but precisely with:
- Nervous system regulation
- Emotional boundaries
- Shame and over-responsibility of the feelings of your loved ones
- Power dynamics (even when you don’t feel “powerful”)
What We Practice Over 8 Weeks
Each week includes teaching, guided practice, reflection, arts-based tools and integration in a community of aligned men of all ages.
You will learn to:
- Distinguish empathy from enmeshment as you do your own trauma work in community
- Track your body while listening in a community of aligned men
- Notice when listening becomes self-abandonment
- Stay present with difficult emotions without dissociating
- Respond without advice, fixing, or withdrawal
- Receive feedback without collapsing or explaining
- Repair when impact has occurred
Who This Is For
This certification is well-suited for:
- Empathic men in relationships who want to listen better without burning out
- Therapists, facilitators, educators, coaches (or those in training)
- Men in leadership or caregiving roles
- Men who are reflective, sincere, and willing to practice
This is not for:
- Men seeking validation without accountability
- Men looking for dating or confidence coaching
- Men unwilling to examine their own patterns
A brief screening process is required, so please send in your application here.
Program Details
- Duration: 8 weeks (May-June)
- Format: Live online sessions, join from anywhere in the world
- Group Size: Closed cohort (limited seats)
- Facilitated by: Neha Bhat and excellent guest faculty
(Licensed sex & trauma therapist, clinical supervisor, expressive arts practitioner)
Investment
This price reflects:
- Small group depth
- Professional-grade training
- Assessment-based certification
- Ongoing ethical containment
APPLICANTS BASED IN INDIA:
INR: ₹38,000 for the full 8-week certification (early-bird)
Early-bird ends on Jan 10th 2026
The applicant can send a 25% deposit on our UPI number before Jan 10th 2026:
nehabhattherapy-1@okaxis
APPLICANTS BASED OUTSIDE OF INDIA:
Outside of India: $600 for the full 8-week certification
The applicant can email us on prernashettyenergy@gmail.com for payment options outside of India
Payment plans available.
Seats are intentionally limited.
We will close this group by January 15th 2026.
application
Please apply via this google form
Certification
Participants who complete the program and demonstrate competency will receive a Certificate of Completion in:
The Practice of Deep Listening
An 8-Week Trauma-Informed Listening Certification for Men
This certification may be used in Leadership and community contexts, Personal relationships and Therapeutic and facilitation spaces
