Who is the Trauma-Informed Practice Course for?

At a Glance

The course is for qualified counsellors and psychotherapists who want to work more confidently with clients who have experienced trauma. It is also open to diploma-level students currently seeing clients in placement, and is well suited to supervisors, agency staff, and practitioners in roles where trauma presents frequently.

Who typically joins

The course attracts practitioners from a wide range of settings:

• Qualified counsellors in private practice who are increasingly meeting trauma in the room and want to feel more capable

• Practitioners working in agencies, EAPs, or charities — particularly those dealing with bereavement, addiction, domestic abuse, or youth mental health

• Counsellors working in the NHS, schools, or third sector where trauma presentations are frequent and often complex

• Diploma-level students in placement who want to feel safe and ethical when trauma surfaces

• Clinical supervisors who want greater understanding to support supervisees working with trauma

Eligibility in detail

To enrol you should:

• Hold a diploma-level counselling or psychotherapy qualification (or equivalent), or be working towards one and currently seeing clients

• Be a member of a professional body and work within an ethical framework

• Engage in regular supervision in line with your professional body

• Have a computer with camera, microphone, and reliable internet for the live training days

• Be available for three full-day live online training sessions (10am–4pm UK time)

• Have capacity for approximately 2–3 hours per week of self-directed study

A note on what brings members here

The most common reason members give for enrolling: they recognise that trauma is already present in their client work — and they want to feel capable of meeting it safely, rather than freezing when a client dissociates or worrying about saying the wrong thing.

That recognition itself is a sign of a conscientious practitioner. The course is built for the kind of counsellor who asks the question, "Am I equipped enough for what my clients are bringing me?"

Want to know more?

You can see full course details — including upcoming start dates and the course handbook — at the Trauma-Informed Practice Course page.

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