Training institute
A part-time diploma programme in neurofeedback and biofeedback therapy. The full diploma is recognised under ASCA and EMR guidelines and by BBNS. The next German-language cohort starts on 12.09.2026 in Zurich.
The training begins with the core programme. You can choose the diploma extension when you enrol or add it after completing the core programme.
Choose the core programme first or enrol for the full diploma from the outset.
The precise due dates are set out in the enrolment agreement. Any deposit is included in the stated amount.
Why I-NFBF
The I-NFBF – Institute for Neurofeedback and Biofeedback – brings together all training pathways in bio-/neurofeedback under one roof and teaches the largest system portfolio in Switzerland. Since 2004, more than 500 people have attended our courses, and over 270 of them have completed the full diploma training.
The diploma training is recognised under ASCA and EMR guidelines and by BBNS. This recognition is not something to be taken for granted: institute founder Dr. oec. Eva Otzen played a decisive role in establishing biofeedback – and, as part of it, neurofeedback – as a recognized standalone method with Swiss complementary health insurers. This recognition allows graduates to register with the relevant professional associations, making their services eligible for reimbursement by complementary health insurance providers.
At I-NFBF, all instructors actively practice bio- and neurofeedback themselves. This is the first requirement for working with us. This means you learn from people who understand the method through their own clinical practice, combined with many years of teaching experience.
I-NFBF offers the widest range of bio-/neurofeedback systems available in Switzerland. You choose the system you want to train on.
The training integrates content from:
The training to become a certified bio-/neurofeedback therapist at I-NFBF is not a conventional training programme. Our goal is not for instructors or supervisors to tell you what to know or how to act.
Training at I-NFBF is an experiential space in which you work directly with bio- and neurofeedback. Over several months, you and your fellow participants discover together what happens when you begin to see yourself differently, and when you genuinely apply the methods you learn – first to yourself, and then to your patients.
Real change does not begin with acquiring more knowledge, but with a genuine shift in familiar neural patterns – both in your patients and in yourself. This kind of experience cannot be taught like a textbook chapter. It emerges through shared exploration, reflection on what is experienced, and careful application to your own nervous system before applying it to your patients.
This is why I-NFBF places special emphasis on a training path that leaves room for your own discoveries. You are guided, not instructed.
I-NFBF Diploma graduates are recognised by ASCA, EMR and BBNS. Their treatments may be reimbursed depending on the client’s supplementary insurance policy.
This training program is aimed at professionals from therapy, healthcare, social sciences, sports and neuroscience, medicine, education, and psychology who wish to expand their treatment spectrum to include neuro- and biofeedback, as well as at newcomers with strong professional motivation in this field. For official recognition, additional foundational knowledge in anatomy, physiology, pathology, and pharmacology, as well as in social and psychological fundamentals, is required. If you do not yet have this background, you can acquire it through our foundational medical training program.
We review whether additional medical foundations are required for the intended registration pathway.
Previous medical education may cover the medical-foundation requirement; the register makes the final assessment.
Add practical and supervised clinical application to an academic understanding of the brain.
We review your professional background and the additional training required for your intended scope of practice.
Not sure whether your prior training is enough? Ask us and we will check it with you.Learn more →
The training runs for one year in two modules, with in-person teaching on weekends. It also includes guided self-study, practical work, homework and supervision. In the final months, you write a diploma thesis based on three case studies.
Starts 12.09.2026, weekends at the Fred Hotel Zürich Hauptbahnhof.
Dates for the next French-language cohort will be announced once confirmed.
Contact the institute to ask about English-language delivery, dates and fees.
Graduates encounter a range of concerns in practice. The strength of evidence differs by method and indication; the scientific-evidence page summarises the current research.
The scientific-evidence page distinguishes stronger, limited and mixed evidence.Learn more →
Admission to a register follows an individual application. ASCA and EMR also require documented medical foundations, which the Medical Base Course contributes towards. Whether a supplementary insurer reimburses treatment, and to what extent, is the insurer’s decision.
Reimbursement for a specific treatment depends on each client’s supplementary insurance policy.
Recognition and professional bodies
I-NFBF Diploma graduates are recognised by ASCA, EMR and BBNS. Dr Eva Otzen-Wehmeyer has been an ISNR member for many years.
No. We start from the foundations and build step by step. A professional background in health, psychology or education is the starting point.
The in-person days fall on weekends. The full diploma also includes guided self-study, homework and the diploma thesis.
The core programme is CHF 9,990. The optional diploma extension is CHF 9,000, making the full Bio-Neurofeedback Diploma CHF 18,990. Applicants who also need medical foundations should add the Medical Base Course.
Dates for the next French-language cohort in Blonay will be announced once confirmed. Contact the institute to ask about current English-language options.
In a short call, we review your background and answer questions about the programme, enrolment and recognition.
