You've done everything right. Some patients still don't get better.
If talk therapy and medication keep hitting a wall with your hardest cases, you're not missing effort - you're missing a layer. This certification gives you the brain itself: the missing piece that makes everything you already do work better.
If you've ever thought any of these, keep reading.
- ✓"I don't have enough tools in my toolbox for my toughest cases."
- ✓"Talk therapy has limits I keep running into."
- ✓"The medication isn't delivering lasting results."
- ✓"I can diagnose the symptom — but I can't explain the whole patient."
- ✓"I want to go deeper and specialize, not just add another modality."
- ✓"I want to give my patients real hope — and a reason to believe it."
You were trained to treat symptoms. This is how you learn to understand - and change - the brain underneath them.
›Physicians, physician assistants, psychiatric nurse practitioners, psychologists, and specialized physical therapists
You became a clinician to heal people. When your best work isn't enough for your hardest cases, it wears on you. This restores what you do best - with a framework that finally reaches them.
›NPs, Physicians & Allied Health
You want better assessments, better targeting, better outcomes — especially for patients the system keeps failing. This gives you a root-cause method and the answers your patients are already asking for.
About Daniel G. Amen, MD
12-time New York Times best-selling author
Daniel G. Amen, MD is one of the most influential experts on brain health and mental health, propelling research with 11 Amen Clinics across the United States with the world’s largest database of brain scans for psychiatry.
You're not failing them. You're one piece away.
The clinicians who break through aren't smarter or more dedicated than you. They simply added the layer conventional training leaves out - how each brain system drives behavior, mood, and cognition, and how to target what's really going on. That's the difference between treating the symptom and changing the outcome.
Built on the world's largest brain-imaging database
Practical Neuroscience
Understand how each brain system drives behavior, cognition, and emotion - so you can finally explain the why behind your hardest cases instead of guessing.
Brain Types & Patterns
Identify each patient's unique brain type and personalize your approach. Trade one-size-fits-all protocols for precision that ends the trial-and-error.
BRIGHTMINDS Solutions
Pinpoint the specific risk factors fueling symptoms and build targeted interventions that actually hold.
Picture your next intake.
Instead of opening with a symptom checklist, you start with a brain-health assessment. Within minutes you can show your patient - in plain language - what's likely driving what they're feeling, and walk them through a targeted plan using the Amen Clinic Method and BRIGHTMINDS framework.
They stop blaming themselves. They lean in. And for the first time, you both have a roadmap instead of another round of trial and error.
Every assessment, intake form, and client tool is included - so you integrate it in your very first week, not "someday."
Far more than a course - your complete toolkit
| Elite Cohort ($5, 000) | Mentorship, video lessons, digital activities & workbook |
| Online + Alumni Community ($1,000) | Discussion board + private Facebook alumni network |
| Elite Resource Portal ($1,500) | Assessments, client tools & training |
| Lifetime Video Lessons ($1,000) | Elite lessons accessible for life |
| Clinical Resources | Intake forms & evaluation packets |
| License to Teach 9 Courses ($12,000) | Concussion Rescue, Healing ADD, First Responders, Memory Rescue, OVERCOME, Brain Warrior's Way, BrainFit for Work & Life, Brain Thrive by 25 |
| Resource Bundle ($586) | Poster, cookbook, hypnosis downloads & AU Max Membership (1 yr) |
| 50 CE/CME Credits ($2,500) | For qualifying professions |
| Member Directory | $3,000 |
| Community Support Calls | $20,000 |
- ✓Lifetime course access
- ✓30-day satisfaction guarantee
- ✓Live mentor & cohort support
- ✓Teach 9 Amen courses — new revenue
Clinician Elite Brain Health Certification
Built for licensed clinicians
About CE credits - the 50 CE/CME credits are jointly provided by HMP Education and Amen Clinics for physicians, pharmacists, nurses, nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers, and physician associates/assistants. If your profession isn't listed, the certification still fully applies to your practice - the CE credits may not. Questions about your license? Ask an advisor.
Trusted by 12,000+ professionals worldwide
Dr. Daniel G. Amen, MD
Founder of Amen Clinics and a double-board-certified psychiatrist who built the world's largest brain-imaging database. A 12-time New York Times bestselling author featured in 17 public-television specials.
Barbara Gustavson
Executive coach who leads support calls for Dr. Amen's students, with a strengths-based focus on outcomes and preventing burnout.
Join the July 20 cohort - seats are limited
Everything included: full 32-module certification · $30,000+ in bonuses · 50 CE/CME (qualifying professions) · lifetime access · live mentor & cohort support.
30-Day Satisfaction Guarantee. Step in, experience the quality, and make sure it's right for your practice. If it isn't, you're protected.
Everything you're wondering, up front
Is it worth $5,000? +
It's the complete method behind 300,000+ brain scans, plus $30,000+ in included resources and lifetime access. There's a 3-payment option to spread it out, and a 30-day guarantee so you can start without risk.
Do I have time? I'm already stretched. +
Yes. The cohort must be completed within 8 months time. You can set the pace — most spend 2–4 hours a week, about 95% on their own schedule, two modules every other week. Lifetime access means a busy week never costs you anything; the only scheduled part is the live support calls.
Am I eligible? +
It's built for licensed clinicians across medicine, nursing, therapy, counseling, social work, and psychology. If you're under supervision or unsure, ask an advisor and we'll confirm before you enroll.
Isn't this just about supplements? +
No. It's built on the world's largest functional brain-imaging database and decades of clinical work across 11 clinics. The core is assessment, subtyping, and treatment. Supplements are one small, optional piece — never required.
I'm not sure I'm technical enough. +
You don't need to be a neuroscientist. 12,000+ professionals have completed this, many who felt exactly that way. It's built step by step, with mentors, a cohort, and retakes on the exam — designed for clinicians who want to use brain science, not research it.
What does this actually look like in my practice? +
You'll open intakes with a brain-health assessment, show patients what's driving their symptoms, and build targeted BRIGHTMINDS plans — using the included forms and tools. It's usable in your first week.
I can't run SPECT scans in my setting. +
You don't need a SPECT machine. The imaging informs the method, but you apply the assessment and framework with the patients in front of you. Plenty of graduates in rural and solo practices use it without ever ordering a scan.
What if I'm interested but not ready for this cohort? +
No pressure. Talk to an advisor and we'll make sure you're set up for a future cohort when the timing's right.
Become the clinician your hardest cases have been waiting for.
The next cohort begins July 20, 2026, and seats are limited. You'll walk away with the assessments, protocols, and frameworks behind 12,000+ certified professionals - and the missing piece that makes everything you already do work better.
Full certification · $30,000+ included · 50 CE/CME · lifetime access · 30-day guarantee