Course Information
Are you looking to develop your knowledge, skills and practice in working with clients presenting with trauma?
This course is mapped to the APA New Haven trauma competencies for working with psychological trauma. These eight cross-cutting competencies deliver empirically informed knowledge, skills, and attitudes that a therapist should have when working with traumatised children and adults.
Accredited by CPCAB, you will learn how to:
Work safely, legally and ethically as a trauma-informed practitioner
Use understanding of trauma to monitor aspects of the therapeutic relationship
Understand and work with diversity as a trauma-informed counsellor
Use a trauma-informed approach to respond to the needs of individual clients
Work with self-awareness as a trauma-informed practitioner
Use theory, research, and skills within a trauma-informed framework for counselling practice
Monitor and maintain professional effectiveness as a trauma-informed practitioner
Areas of study include:
Trauma Informed Practice
Trauma and the brain
Trauma and the body
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Trauma Models
Trauma-Informed Assessment
Vicarious Trauma
We are conducting interviews for the last remaining places, if you would like to register your interest for this course or have any queries, please get in touch.
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Course Fees 2024-25: £1,995
Deposit Required on booking: £425
Fees can be paid upfront or in monthly instalments.
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All sessions will take place 9:30am-4:45pm
Sat 27 Sep 2025
Sun 28 Sep 2025
Sat 25 Oct 2025
Sun 26 Oct 2025
Sat 29 Nov 2025
Sun 30 Nov 2025
Sat 20 Dec 2025
Sun 21 Dec 2025
Sat 24 Jan 2026
Sun 25 Jan 2026
Sat 28 Feb 2026
Sun 01 Mar 2026
Sat 28 Mar 2026
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Sat 30 May 2026
Sun 31 May 2026
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Sun 28 Jun 2026
Sat 25 Jul 2026
Sun 26 Jul 2026
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This course will take place online, via Zoom.
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Students applying to this course must be qualified counsellors/ psychotherapists, holding full membership with a PSA accredited professional body (e.g., BACP, NCPS, UKCP, etc.).
Applicants must hold at least 200hrs of supervised clinical hours.
Students must also be in a sufficiently emotionally stable and positive place within which to safely explore and challenge their own reactions/thoughts and self-awareness within a group setting.
Students must demonstrate a commitment to understanding and engaging with therapeutic processes and theories in an open and encouraging manner.
Entry onto this qualification is subject to interview with a Liminal Space tutor.
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Ongoing Clinical Supervision
Appropriate Insurance
30 hours of personal therapy are required before issuing the certification.
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Lisa Mathurin
Nathan Bryce