Virtual Emotional CPR (eCPR) Certification Training Registration Sponsored By National Empowerment Center (NEC)

12 Hour Virtual Emotional CPR (eCPR) Certification Training

March 18, 19, 2026 

If you have questions or any difficulty registering, please contact us at: info@emotional-cpr.org.

 

Dates/Sessions:

Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Thursday, March 19, 2026

Time all sessions:

10 am - 5 pm EDT (New York US Time) with a 60 minute lunch break

1 pm EDT we will log off for lunch and return at 2 pm until 5 pm

Follow this link for Time Zone Converter: www.thetimezoneconverter.com

 

Requirements:

This Virtual eCPR Training needs a minimum of 10 participants and is limited to no more than 14 participants.

To receive your certification you must participate from the beginning to the end of training to receive your certificate. 

We are asking everyone to have their own computer and if you're training in the same building or house with someone else please make sure you are in separate rooms and in an uninterrupted quiet place to participate during this training. Also, you will need a good internet connection for Zoom audio and video.  We strongly encourage you to use your computer for a better experience, but could include your iPad (and perferably not your phone).

We are asking everyone to have on their camera and to fully be present as we take this special training journey together.

 

DESCRIPTION:

eCPR is a profound process of reclaiming our Connection (to self and others), embodying emPowerment, and ultimately feeling Revitalized. The certification training engages your heart and mind in an experiential and unfolding process that includes embracing mutual support. With over a decade of providing this training widely in the U.S with rapid expansion globally, the consistent feedback is that it helps us become better listeners and supporters, it changes our perception of not only ourselves but of the world around us; it teaches us how to tap into our well of compassion and enhance all our relationships.

Thriving in these times of uncertainty means we need to practice self-care and reclaim our ability to feel connected, empowered, and revitalized. Honestly, many of us were pleasantly surprised at how effective eCPR training has been in our new virtual training space; the energy, the safety, the sense of closeness and connection are all there. We invite you to join us on this deepening journey.

Those of us with lived experience of severe emotional distress have been well prepared for this global crisis because we have long known that our healing and resilience are enhanced by our connecting at a heart-to-heart level. eCPR certification training helps to alleviate the trauma of isolation and separation by laying a foundation for healing and wellness.

 

eCPR Is Recommended For:

• Peer Organizations/Groups

• Mental Health Professionals

• Healthcare Professionals

• Veterinarians 

• School Personnel

• Public Safety Staff

• Community Organizations

• Family, Friends and Neighbors

• Faith-Based Communities

• Most importantly, it's recommended for YOU!

 

*You can earn up to 12 hours of CEU's depending on your state requirements. We leave a spot on your certificate to add your CEU license/certification number.

 

 

TRAINING TEAM

Kimberly Ewing, Oryx Cohen and Shira Collings

 

Kimberly Ewing

As a person with lived experience and one who crosses many paths of intersectionality, Kim is passionate about mental wellness, racial healing, social justice, racial equality, human rights, bullying prevention, empowering allies and educating humans of all ages. Kim joined the National Empowerment Center as the new Coordinator/Consultant of Emotional CPR in October 2021 and later promoted as the Director of Training and Engagment. She's an international eCPR Trainer, Implicit Bias Trainer, Anti-Racist Trainer, Diversity Trainer, a Certified Olweus Bullying Prevention Trainer, and a Cost of Poverty Experience (COPE) Facilitator. Her favorite hashtag is #ImStillHealing and she believes that we all are doing some version of it. She believes in speaking truth coupled with compassion and that eCPR is the very foundation of being human. One of her only regrets is that she wished she knew eCPR as a young person because it would have made a huge difference with those she encountered along the way.

 

 

Oryx Cohen

Oryx Cohen, MPA, is the CEO of the National Empowerment Center. He is also the president of the board of the Kiva Centers and of We R H.O.P.E., and a master Emotional CPR trainer. Oryx co-produced and is a subject in the award-winning social action documentary Healing Voices, released in April 2016. He resides in Massachusetts with his wife and children, and coaches basketball year-round.

 

Shira Collings

As a person with lived experience of mental health challenges, trauma, and recovery, Shira is passionate about advocating for peers to have a voice in mental health policy and services. They began their work with NEC as a consultant in 2017 and later became NEC’s Youth Coordinator, and they have recently transitioned into the role of Grant Coordinator. They have played a key role in the development and implementation of Youth Emotional CPR as well as NEC’s Compassionate Approaches to Crisis and Youth Leadership webinar series. In addition to their work for NEC, Shira is a psychotherapist primarily specializing in eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image, in particular among LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent individuals. Shira lives in Philadelphia with their husband, two adopted cats, and foster kitties.

 

Payment by Zelle or PayPal:

If you would like to pay via PayPal or Zelle our account is necfinancial@gmail.com.