CORONAVIRUS UPDATE– During extraordinarily difficult times we at NAOS send blessings to our clients, students, colleagues and friends. In line with government guidelines many of our courses will soon be live-streamed rather than taking place face-to-face and our therapy and supervision arrangements too will be offered electronically only. These are temporary measures! We are happy to hear from you!
NAOS is a non for profit organisation working across different disciplines. We are dedicated to support the personal and professional developments of pioneers and change agents within therapy, organisation development, community building, mental health and within faith communities. We aim to be inclusive in all we do. We offer three pathways:
NAOS provides a variety of high impact courses ranging from one-day introductory programmes to longer-term nationally accredited vocational trainings. All courses are intended for personal and professional growth and leadership development.
NAOS offers support to individuals and couples through counselling, therapy, supervision, psychosexual and couples therapy and mental health assessments. We integrate many theoretical approaches into one cohesive, relational way of working.
NAOS focuses on the development of commercial and non-profit organisations and communities. We deliver sustainable, creative and transformational responses to all kinds of problems, including conflicts, leadership issues and transitional periods.
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“Bernd is a very talented professional who creates a mandate for change by his own personal example. The experience of the training weekends we had with Bernd has gone beyond the sphere of training lectures. (…) His humor and optimistic view of life create an even stronger professional image and make him approachable and highly effective in what he does.”
Bernd and Jaap had a significant impact on me both as a professional as well as an individual, approaching my learning experience with sensitivity, compassion and a smile, virtually holding my hand throughout the process. Being very different from each other and complementary at the same time, they form a powerful duo (…).
The course started off as a professional challenge for most of us as we were introduced to new theories and practices but slowly it evolved into a personal journey which proved to be life changing for all of us.
The coaching sessions with Bernd Leygraf and Jaap Westerbos are a life-changing experience. The out of the box teaching methods and their humanistic approach assure exceptional results.
There are really very few moments of epiphany that one has the fortune to experience in his life. This course provided everyone with at least one such a-ha moment. And it turned a bunch of individuals into one cohesive group. These two are more than anyone the one could expect from any course. It was worth both the time and the money.
"Captivating, enriching, empowering, insightful and should be mandatory training for every therapist! Excellent course, excellent tutors, a wondrous experience that has been truly life altering. I know I now have so much more to offer my clients and I now feel more able to do so. I am deeply grateful to NAOS for all their support and for providing such a profound opportunity for personal and professional growth and transformation."
"Bernd is warm, irreverent, brave, experienced, shaped by grit, free."
"NAOS is a centre of excellence and brings together excellent people to learn and grow with."
"The teaching staff form a well-integrated network of clinicians who seem to have worked together and formed an approach to the work that I was very interested to learn about."
"A brilliant day facilitated by Bernd. Experiential work hugely beneficial and insightful."