Complex Trauma Certification Training: Interventions from EMDR, Parts Work, CPT, and Polyvagal Theory

When clients have overt and hidden trauma, knowing what to treat first, when, and how can be overwhelming...

The slightest mistake can derail therapy or profoundly hurt your traumatized clients...

That's why we've developed a framework with a clear path forward for complex PTSD using the most popular and cutting-edge approaches like EMDR, CPT, CBT, Parts Work, Polyvagal strategies and MORE...

Our distinctive interdisciplinary team of renowned experts target every facet of complex trauma. The dynamic skill set you gain will help you unlock your clients’ layers of complex trauma to free their body, mind, and spirit! You'll walk away with a blueprint that brings together these powerful approaches with step-by-step instructions on…

How to unlock and disempower the pain around traumatic memories with EMDR strategies
Using Parts Work to help your clients find and heal damaged parts
Working with negative thoughts and stuck points with CPT that keeps therapy moving forward
Regulating your client’s nervous system so you can get the most out of each session

PLUS, as a bonus, we're covering the cost of certification!

In this one simple course you get the most effective and key strategies from essential trauma treatment approaches that have changed the way therapists like you treat their most vulnerable patients. Step up your practice and get one of the most sought-after certifications!

Complex Trauma Certification Training

EMDR, Parts Work, CPT, and Polyvagal Theory

$1,179.95 Value
JUST $299.95 (GST Inclusive) TODAY

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Plus, earn up to 25.25 CPD Hours included in the course tuition.
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Here's what your colleagues are saying...

"This workshop was amazing — what an incredibly interesting presenter. The information was excellent and relevant, and I have taken much with me to use in my practice." — Joanne K., MSW RSW

"I have been integrating the learning into my practice and I am incredibly pleased with the presentations and the content." — Alex D., Psychotherapist

"This was a wonderful course. It was worth every penny." — Johanna M., Community Mental Health Counsellor

What You'll Learn...

Part I: Complex-PTSD (C-PTSD) Clinical Treatment

Learn the nuances of working with complex trauma when it comes to diagnosis, assessment, neurobiology, treatment planning, client preparation for therapy – and everything else you need to get your clients ready from their first session. Then move into hands-on practice of interventions that target the most challenging symptoms. Lastly, you'll walk away with skills to help cultivate post-traumatic growth in your clients and self-care resources to keep you and your practice thriving!

Assessment & Diagnosis

Hallmark must-know symptoms
Diagnostic clarification and differential diagnosis
Key contributing factors of C-PTSD

Neurobiology of C-PTSD

Functional Polyvagal Theory
6 Stages of trauma response
Heart Rate Variability and the Social Nervous System
Utilizing Interpersonal Neurobiology
Psychobiological regulation
Implications of ACES
Neuroplasticity & Trauma

The Damage of C-PTSD

Intrusive symptoms and anxiety
Counter emotional dysregulation
Avoidance symptoms and phobic reactions
Recover clients from dissociation
Dispute cognitive distortions
Link to physical health & somatic problems
Deactivate preverbal and nonverbal memories
Resolve shame-driven pain

Interventions From the Most Effective Approaches

Psychodynamic and Relational Theories
Polyvagal Theory
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
EMDR
Somatic Psychology
Parts Work
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

Best Integrative Interventions

Use a biopsychosocial approach
Recognize attachment injuries
Facilitate the healing of transgenerational trauma
Identify parts, ego states & defenses
Mutual regulation and relational repair
Prepare for trauma processing
Integrate grief work into treatment
Make long-lasting positive change

Best Experiential Interventions

Conscious breathing for self-regulation
Grounding and sensory awareness
Containment: Reclaim choice & control
Build imaginal allies
Cultivate mindfulness, acceptance, and self-compassion
Somatic interventions: Titration, sequencing, and somatic re-patterning
Bilateral stimulation and dual attention

Create Post-Traumatic Growth

The 6 Pillars of Resilience
Resilience as a process and outcome
Move clients from learned helplessness to optimism
Encourage Post-Traumatic Growth

Self-Care for Improved Outcomes

Identify resources that improve your clinical skills
In-session self-care to improve focus
Burnout prevention techniques

Part II: EMDR and Parts Work for Trauma

Take your skill set to the next level by learning specific techniques to work with dissociation, fragmentation, somatic problems and other complex client presentations. These advanced skills help you more successfully access deeply rooted pain points, internal conflicts, and traumatized client parts by integrating EMDR and Parts Work into approaches you're already using.

Neurobiology of PTSD

Nuances of stress, trauma, and complex PTSD
Impact of dissociation
Interpersonal neurobiology, somatic psychology, and social engagement
Polyvagal theory

Skills: Spacious, Relational Awareness & Co-Regulation

Assessment and Case Conceptualization

Identify chronic, repeated, developmental, and sociocultural trauma
Overcoming betrayal trauma
Assess for dissociation ("fragmentation")
How parts, ego states and defenses create walls to change
Compassionate strategies for "Resistant" clients
Move from shame to empowerment

Skills: Understand emotional dysregulation as a 'part,' connect to the adult self, differentiating from a part

Modified EMDR and Parts Work for Complex PTSD

The 8 phases of EMDR therapy
Neural networks and “encapsulated” ego states
Bilateral stimulation and dual attention in EMDR therapy
Modified EMDR therapy protocols
Preparation for trauma reprocessing
Cultivate mindfulness, acceptance, and self-compassion

Skills: Choice and containment, build allies for a part of self, facilitate repair scenarios, reprocess a traumatic memory, positive state installation

Cultivate Post-Traumatic Growth and Healing

Trauma recovery and the bell curve
Resilience as a process and an outcome
Move from learned helplessness to learned optimism

Skills: Create your resilience recipe

Part III: CPT, Pharmacology & Advanced Dissociation Treatment

Round off your training and education with trauma-specific pharmacology from an Internal Family Systems perspective. Apply key strategies that make CPT work with every client. And get the new ideas for working with trauma-related dissociation.

The Keys Behind How Cognitive Processing Heals PTSD

Apply the most effective elements of CPT
Break myths about PTSD recovery & treatment
Take the 3 keys that help clients overcome stuck points

A Therapist's Guide to the Pharmacology of Trauma and Dissociation

Integrate new research on neurotransmitters, medications, and side effects
Explore the complex relationship between hormones and PTSD
Understand how and why atypical antipsychotics can help with dissociation and more!

Advances in Treating Trauma-Related Dissociation

Break dissociative attachment cycles
Identify and dismantle phobias that maintain trauma-related dissociation
Use parts work to improve therapeutic relationships for client stability

Complex Trauma Certification Course
EMDR, Parts Work, Polyvagal & More

$1,179.95 Value
Just $299.95 (GST Inclusive) — INCREDIBLE SAVINGS!

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BONUS, FREE CERTIFICATION! $249.95 VALUE!

Once you meet the educational requirements, we'll cover your certification costs. You can share your new credentials – bring in new clients and advance your expertise that will stand out to both employers and colleagues!

Here's what certification can do for you...

"Getting my CCATP, CCTP, CTMH has helped me to better treat my patients throughout this pandemic." — Steven G.

"My Evergreen certification has helped boost my credibility and subsequently, my practice!" — Gwendolyn B.

"Certification has really boosted my clientele. Now, I have a full practice with an extensive waiting list because of it." — Jack H.

Please see au.evergreencertifications.com/cctp2au for more information.
*Pre-requisite education and professional standards apply.

Meet Your Experts:

Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II, E-RYT, the developer of Resilience-Informed Therapy, focuses her interventions on helping to heal the client's whole person from trauma. Arielle is renowned for blending EMDR, somatic psychology, mindfulness-based therapies, and relational psychotherapy into innovative, evidence-based trauma treatments that heal clients and lock in long-term changes.

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Kathleen Chard, PhD, is a highly sought-after speaker that has instructed over 5,000 clinicians in the use of CPT for treating trauma. As the co-developer of CPT and co-author of its training manuals, Kathleen continues to use CPT, one of the most effective treatments ever developed, as she treats Veterans with PTSD in the VA.

Click here for information about Kathleen M. Chard

Frank Anderson, MD, is a lead trainer and consultant for the Internal Family Systems Institute and a psychiatrist specializing in how to treat clients from trauma and dissociation. Frank brings three decades of clinical and research experience to his training. In addition, Frank has published highly popularized books about trauma, dissociation, and Internal Family Systems therapy.

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Kathy Steele, MN, CS, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation and is a celebrated author on the topics of trauma and dissociation. Kathy is an expert trainer who has trained clinicians all over the world to improve their outcomes with traumatized clients.

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Frequently Asked Questions

You're getting more than just trauma training, you're learning from the foremost experts in the world who have shaped the field of psychotherapy for decades to come. This complex trauma training combines didactic lecture, skill building, real-world examples, worksheets, manuals, real audience Q&A, and fulfill educational requirements for certification all in one course! If you’re ready to enhance your therapy practice with cutting-edge and time-honored interventions this course is for you!

You can still take and learn from this incredible course! Gain essential trauma treatment education, skill development, and evidence-based interventions from the most popular and effective modalities for trauma treatment. You'll walk away with tools that help improve your clinical outcomes and elevate your career!

Find out more about level one trauma training here: au.evergreencertifications.com/cctp

*Prerequisite education and professional standards apply

Almost 30,000 of your colleagues have chosen to advance their careers with certification through our immersive courses. Certification is simple and easy to earn; just watch the online course, complete the CPD tests, and instantly print your CPD certificate, then submit your certification application to Evergreen Certifications.

Once you register for this self-directed course, the materials are yours to keep, access, and review at your own pace, around your own schedule.

But you can only lock in savings if you sign up today!

Complex Trauma Certification Training

$1,179.95 Value
OWN IT FOR $299.95 (GST Inclusive)

GET CERTIFIED NOW

Plus, earn up to 25.25 CPD Hours included in the course tuition.
Click here for course objectives and outline

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