Professional Facilitator Training • 2027 Cohort
Imago Professional Facilitator Training
Transform the Way You Lead, Communicate & Inspire Others
A year-long professional training experience designed to help coaches, educators, leaders, consultants and facilitators create stronger relationships and more productive conversations.
4 Training Modules
Online + In Person
Cleveland & Costa Rica
Professional Certification Path
Who It's For
Who Is This Training For?
For anyone who guides people — in classrooms, congregations, teams, boardrooms or communities — and wants conversations that build trust instead of tension.
Educators
Coaches
Founders
Pastors
Managers & Leaders
Consultants & Partners
Business Leaders
Community Leaders
What You'll Build
Build Skills That Change Conversations & Outcomes
Lead Groups
Strengthen Organizations
Bring Imago to Your Work
Navigate Conflict
Facilitate Dialogue
Foster Safety & Trust
Four Modules • One Year
Your Training Journey
Two online modules and two immersive in-person gatherings, building from foundation to integration to celebration.
Module 1
Online
📅 Feb 26–27 + Apr 2–3
Build a foundation in relational leadership and effective communication to create inspiring environments.
Module One Details
Module 2
Cleveland
📅 May 20–24
Experience five immersive days of in-person learning, practice and connection.
🐴 Includes Equine Experience
Module Two Details
Module 4
Costa Rica
📅 Nov 11–15
Experience, practice and celebrate together.
🌴 Bonus: Explore, Connect & Celebrate
Module Four DetailsBeyond the Classroom
Two Signature Experiences
Powerful Day with the Horses
Step out of the classroom and into a profound experiential learning experience with horses in nature.
Details on Day With Horses
As a unique part of this module, you will spend a day learning alongside horses, whose extraordinary sensitivity to human emotion and energy provides immediate, honest feedback about how we show up in relationship. The horses offer insight into your actual energy and presence compared with your own perception.
Through experiential activities, you’ll gain deeper awareness of your leadership style and communication patterns while discovering how authenticity, trust, and emotional congruence influence both individuals and groups. No riding experience is required, as all learning takes place through structured, ground-based exercises that leverage horses’ extraordinary sensitivity to human emotion, energy, and authenticity. This unforgettable experience will strengthen your capacity to embody the principles of Imago, helping you become a more grounded, connected, and effective facilitator in every environment.
Celebration Day in Costa Rica
Close the year with connection, community and renewal in a breathtaking setting.
Details on Celebration Day
As part of your Costa Rica experience, you’ll enjoy a bonus day dedicated to exploring the country’s breathtaking natural beauty while strengthening connections with your fellow participants. Michelle will coordinate the day’s adventure with input from the group, creating an experience that reflects everyone’s interests and sense of adventure. Possible excursions include a catamaran cruise, a waterfall adventure, relaxing beach time, or other memorable activities that allow you to celebrate your journey together in one of the world’s most beautiful destinations.
Your Path to Certification
Certification Requirements
Complete All Four Training Modules
Fulfill Practice & Feedback Requirements
Learn to deliver safe feedback, address concerns effectively, & rebuild trust after conflict.
In Their Own Words
Hear From Our Participants
People who have walked the Imago journey share what changed in how they lead, listen and hold space for others.
Dr. Trenace Nikki Richardson
Hear about her Imago Journey - Costa Rica
Laurel Jeffrey
Hear about how it was working with Michelle and David
Shavon Carter
Give It a Try
Tuition
Your Investment
Best Value
Early Bird
$5,099 (USD)
Register by Dec 15, 2026
Payment plans available
Standard
$5,425 (USD)
After Dec 15, 2026
Payment plans available
Package pricing includes tuition for all four modules, all feedback sessions, and review of the final project.
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Your Training Facilitators
Michelle Bohls
Imago Faculty Member | Trainer
Bringing warmth, wisdom and decades of experience in Imago and relational leadership and training.
Details on Michelle
Michelle Bohls, LMFT, CIRT/F, Director of Imago Texas
Michelle is an internationally recognized Imago Relationship Therapist and Facilitator who specializes in training facilitators and clinicians in the relational paradigm. She is a faculty member with Imago International Training Institute and teaches professionals to facilitate conscious dialogue, relational safety, and transformative connection within couples, groups, and communities. Michelle brings decades of experience in couples work, group dynamics, and relational leadership to her Imago trainings. She is deeply committed to creating inclusive, trauma-aware learning environments that support facilitators from diverse cultural identities and lived experiences. Since 2021, she has led specialized Imago trainings for Clinicians of Color and developed offerings for sex-positive clinicians and men committed to healthy relationships. Michelle mentors emerging Imago leaders and supports Workshop Presenters through supervision and professional development. Her teaching integrates Imago theory, group process, intuition, and experiential learning to help facilitators embody the relational paradigm. Drawing from a background in corporate HR, she equips facilitators to work skillfully with complexity and bring clarity, presence, and depth to their work with individuals, dyads, and groups.
David deBardelaben-Phillips
Imago Faculty Associate | Training Assistant
Helping individuals, couples and organizations build more conscious, compassionate and connected relationships.
Details on David
David deBardelaben-Phillips, MEd, ACCEP, CIRF
David is an educator, facilitator, and relational practitioner dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and organizations grow through meaningful conversation and experiential learning. He is a faculty associate with Imago International Training Institute and Senior Faculty with the Institute of Core Energetics, where he trains professionals in embodied, relational approaches to support transformation. David is the Founder and President of Energetic Awakenings in Cleveland, Ohio, and brings a mind–body–spirit framework to his teaching, facilitation, and leadership work. His professional background includes managing teams in a wide range of settings, including large corporate call centers, hotels, organizational training departments, and nonprofit organizations. This experience informs his ability to translate relational and somatic principles into practical tools for leadership, communication, and collaboration. David specializes in facilitating dialogue around complex and challenging topics such as conflict, organizational change, racism, and LGBTQ cultural competency. As a trainer and group facilitator, he creates spaces that are both safe and stretching, where every voice matters and collective wisdom can emerge. He holds a Master of Education from Cleveland State University with a focus on Adult Learning and Development.
Cancellation Policy — Click for details
Michelle and David reserve the right to cancel the workshop if it is not meeting the participant minimum requirements OR because of unforeseen restrictions. If either occurs, we will ensure that deposits and tuition are refunded in full.
Participants may cancel their registration up to 30 days prior to the start of the first training module and receive a full refund of all monies paid, less a $50 administrative processing fee.
Cancellations received fewer than 30 days before the start of the first module are not eligible for a refund. Because enrollment is limited and your registration reserves a place in the program, participants remain financially responsible for the full program tuition, regardless of attendance or completion.
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Register HereQuestions? Call 216-544-9472 or email david@energeticawakenings.com