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CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Trauma Therapy


 

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.

 
  • Course Fees 2024-25: £1,995

    Deposit Required on booking: £425

    Fees can be paid upfront or in monthly instalments.

  • All sessions will take place 9:30am-4:45pm

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    Sat 27 Jun 2026

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    Sat 25 Jul 2026

    Sun 26 Jul 2026

  • This course will take place online, via Zoom.

  • 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.

  • Ongoing Clinical Supervision

    Appropriate Insurance

    30 hours of personal therapy are required before issuing the certification.

  • Lisa Mathurin

    Nathan Bryce

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