Transform Lives with the Relational Brain Change Model™

Counselors, Executive Coaches, Pastors, Leaders or other helping professionals:

The Relational Brain Change Model doesn’t replace your style of helping; it enhances it and forms a powerful, synergistic model. It easily layers-in cutting-edge affective neuroscience.

Unlock the power of neuroscience for lasting change

Counselors, Executive Coaches, Pastors, or Helping Professionals:

Most professionals are still using an OUTDATED Brain-Change Paradigm. It’s time to upgrade your approach with the latest research on how the brain truly changes for growth and healing.

Unlock the Future of Transformational Change

Introducing the NeuroChange Pathway, a revolutionary framework redefining how we create change that integrates:

8 NeuroChange Strategies™

Unlock the power of your brain’s plasticity to foster change that sticks.

8 NeuroRelational Skills™

Elevate your interpersonal effectiveness to facilitate profound growth and healing.

4 NeuroAssessment Techniques™

Pinpoint where transformation is most needed and tailor your approach to the unique dynamics of each individual.

This isn’t just another model—it’s a game-changing paradigm shift.

Confidently navigate the complexities of human growth and provide the transformational results your clients seek.

Unlock Your Full Potential for Transformation

Hi, I’m Scott Makin.

Are you ready to take the transformation you bring to others to an entirely new level? Do you want to stand out as a leader in the helping profession by delivering the kind of change that truly lasts?

At the Makin Institute for NeuroChange, we are revolutionizing the way helping professionals approach growth and transformation.

We’ve created an innovative, science-backed approach integrating insights from over 90 academic disciplines and research domains with central biblical principles. It’s called the NeuroChange Pathway to Transformation, built on the revolutionary Relational Brain Change Model.

This model isn’t just about helping people make adjustments—it’s about achieving profound, lasting breakthroughs in areas once thought unreachable.

We offer workshops, process growth groups, and a free NeuroChange Community with plenty of connections and resources. In addition, you can become a certified NeuroChange Professional, Practitioner, or Specialist in specific areas. You will learn at the highest level to empower others to experience profound, life-changing transformations.

We recently added our NeuroChange Coach Certification which is currently under review to meet the ICF standards and requirements of an ACC leveled accreditation program.

Join us, and let’s create the impact that sets you apart, changes lives forever, and leads the way into the future of radical transformation.

Questions about the NeuroChange Pathway in your context?

Schedule a 15-minute discovery call to explore how we can help.

Get your copy of the NeuroChange Pathway overview

and attend one of our workshops for free

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Discover the Relational Brain Change Model™

3 Easy Ways to Get Started

Workshops & CEs

$15 basic; $25 with CEs

These 75-minute workshops are highly experiential and explore the major elements of the NeuroChange Pathway to Transformation. The National Board for Certified Counselors has approved the Makin Institute for NeuroChange as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7487.

NeuroChange Professional Certifications

from $199 per course

In 4 to 16 weeks and with minimal financial investment, become certified as a NeuroChange Professional, Practitioner, or Specialist. See immediate results in facilitating transformational change. Join the top 5% who have integrated this cutting-edge neuroscience into their practice.

Process Growth Groups

From $150 monthly

Everyone longs for a space where they can be truly seen, accepted, and supported in their journey toward healing and growth. But finding that environment—with emotionally safe people and a skilled facilitator who understands how real change happens—is rare. We’ve created that space for you to help you move from surviving to flourishing.

Unlock your potential as a Certified NeuroChange Professional

The NeuroChange Professional Certification, starting May 5, is your opportunity to step into the future of counseling, coaching, and spiritual development.

Built on the cutting-edge Relational Brain Change Model, this program harnesses the latest breakthroughs in neuroscience, where you will master cutting-edge tools and strategies designed to address the root causes of challenges, helping your clients and teams achieve sustainable transformation that outdated models cannot deliver.

The NeuroChange Pathway to Transformation reimagines how we understand and facilitate growth and healing. 

Elevate your skills, transform your practice, and set yourself apart as a visionary leader in your field. This certification equips you with powerful, science-backed tools integrated with enduring biblical principles to bring breakthrough results in every interaction.

Seats are limited, and this career-changing training is designed for forward-thinking professionals like you. Don’t miss the opportunity to join a select group ready to embrace this revolutionary approach and make a meaningful impact.

“The NeuroChange Professional Certification was one of the best investments I've ever made in my personal and professional development. This is cutting-edge relational science made simple and accessible. It’s a little bit of genius.”
Del Fehsenfeld
Director of Relational Heath, Life Action Ministries
Corrective Relational Experience group activity

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Discover the Next-Gen Brain Change Model

This chart gives you the 8 NeuroChange Strategies for growth and healing. It compares them to common change strategies and techniques that are not as powerful and are based on an OUTDATED Brain Change Model.

BONUS: When you receive this, you will also have an opportunity to attend one of our WORKSHOPS FOR FREE.

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