NeuroChange Workshops
Learn to utilize the NeuroChange Pathway to create accelerated, deeper and lasting change in those you are helping
Learn one topic at a time from the NeuroChange Pathway
Get a taste of experiential learning at the Makin Institute
Consider signing up for a Process Growth Group
- Discover the latest in cutting-edge neuroscience findings for facilitating real and lasting change.
- Increase your expertise in the strategies, skills, and methods of the NeuroChange Pathway.
- Get unstuck in those complex personalities and situations you are helping.
- Join us in an experiential-focused workshop where you see the NeuroChange Pathway in action through video examples, live demonstrations, and get your questions answered.
Upcoming Workshops
Register at the links and we’ll send you an email with a link to join us via Zoom on the day of the workshop. You can view Zoom in your browser or download the Zoom app.
Don’t worry—if you are unable to attend the workshop after registering for it, we will send you the recording. Unfortunately, we will not be able to refund your registration. However, if we cancel a workshop, all those who registered will be refunded the fee they paid.
The Kind of Friend We are Secretly Craving
Designed especially for pastors, leaders, counselors, coaches, spiritual directors, and mentors
Scott Makin, MA
Founder & President of Makin Institute for NeuroChange, LMHC, Executive Coach
Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 7:00–8:15 p.m. EST
$15 for basic registration || $25 for registration with CEs from NBCC
How Ordinary Presence Becomes the Most Powerful Tool for Growth
Profound change comes from a “real relationship”—a two-way connection characterized by Presence, Engagement, and Attunement, rather than by techniques or advice.
Research suggests that attunement, collaboration, warmth, and authentic connection predict change more than technique, implying that a friend’s presence matters more than the advice given.
The most healing practice is attunement, which involves focusing on the feeling beneath a friend’s story and reflecting their inner world to help them feel truly seen and safe. — This workshop was created for you.
Join Scott Makin, Founder of the Makin Institute for NeuroChange, for a 75-minute experiential workshop that blends biblical truth, affective neuroscience, and the Relational Brain Change Model™ to help you rediscover God’s design for relationships.
What You’ll Experience
- Change comes from genuine relationships, not just techniques
- Presence matters more than advice
- Growth Starts with Your Own Healing
- Attune, Attune, Attune (Focus on Feelings)
- Avoid “Friendship Verbal Villains”
- Regulate emotions through SHARED experiences
The National Board has approved Makin Institute for NeuroChange for Certified Counselors as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7487. You must be present to receive 1.25 CEs for this workshop.
After each workshop, you will receive a request for feedback to help us continue improving the quality of our events. If you have any questions about the workshop you attended, please email Scott Makin (scott@makininstitute.com), and he will get back to you.