Master Practitioner of Complex Trauma Coaching CERTIFICATION
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Our unique programs provide learners with cutting edge content, a flexible learning environment, and meaningful support that will advance careers, build businesses and enrich lives.
Welcome to the world’s first experiential qualification for effectively working with Complex Ptsd in Adults.
Become a Complex Trauma Certified Recovery Coach - CTCRC
Complex Trauma Certified Recovery Coach
Our Complex Trauma Certified Recovery Coach (CTCRC) course combines the latest research from neuroscience and psychology,
with an experiential syllabus based on lived experience of CPtsd.
Elevate your Knowledge
Gain the skills and confidence to work with people experiencing CPtsd, meaning less referral outs needed for complex trauma clients.
Become Innovative
Learn our innovative “side door” approach that provides rapid results, even for individuals who’ve been in therapy for years and made little progress
Mutual Benefits
Helps with your own healing from childhood developmental trauma, so you can stay well while helping clients and growing your business
Material you’ll love
In-depth training in the use of a comprehensive system to provide authentic, time and cost effective recovery for adults experiencing complex trauma
Set and achieve goals
Free professional Supervision to help you set and achieve your study goals, your business goals and creating innovative materials for your individual client needs.
Professional Accreditation
Provides you with a globally recognised qualification accredited by the International Association of Trauma Recovery Coaching (IAOTRC) enabling you to work online globally with clients from diverse backgrounds.
Watch our founder, Linda Meredith, explain the difference between a trauma trained coach
and a trauma informed practitioner.
Our eClasses are the best choice for CPtsd Recovery
Because the CTRCC course is made by coaches, for coaches—we understand the practical challenges of running an online coaching business.
If you’ve ever struggled with things like…
If you’ve ever struggled with things like…
Business Basics
Understanding the basics of setting up an online coaching business
Client Sessions
Being unsure how to successfully plan sessions with clients, including intake, assessment, maintenance and closing
Diversifying
Wondering how to diversify your service offerings, through things like teaching, digital products, speaking, membership groups and online courses
Efficiency & Effectiveness
Spending huge amounts of time (and money) on sourcing and developing homework exercises and worksheets for clients
Social Media
Not knowing the best ways to market your services, attract new clients and show up on social media
Online Promotion
Enhance your business promotion by taking advantage of a variety of free promotion opportunities provided when studying the certification.
Education
Informed by the Latest in Neuroscience
Science is increasingly showing that childhood developmental trauma impacts the brain on a neurobiological level. Therefore, to efficiently and effectively help clients recover from complex trauma, it’s essential to have a collection of evidence-based tools, informed by neuroscience.
In the certification course, you will gain a clear understanding of how trauma affects the brain and the body.Plus, we’ll cover practical techniques for working with the neurological impacts of CPtsd.
This knowledge and skills will allow you to support clients to achieve healing and recovery beyond what is available through traditional talk therapy—often in a much shorter space of time.
In the certification course, you will gain a clear understanding of how trauma affects the brain and the body.Plus, we’ll cover practical techniques for working with the neurological impacts of CPtsd.
This knowledge and skills will allow you to support clients to achieve healing and recovery beyond what is available through traditional talk therapy—often in a much shorter space of time.
- Attachment Issues
- Emotional Dysregulation
- Intergenerational Trauma
- Trauma and the Brain
- Identity Disruption
- Interpersonal Neurobiology
- Developing Healthy Relationships
- Trauma and the Body
- Sexual Abuse Recovery
- Transforming Self-Criticism
- Parenting with CPtsd
- Mother/Father wound
- Specific Areas of the brain impacted by Cptsd
- Anxiety, Depression through the cptsd lens
- Boundaries
- and so much more


Develop your
professional skills
Core Units List
Elective Units List
Check out our Catalogue
Plan your certification
Got a Question?
F.A.Q's
Who can take this course?
The course is open to All Professionals, Practitioners, Trauma Coaches, and other Mental Health professionals working with Clients who have experienced Childhood Developmental Trauma seeking to become complex trauma trained
What does Certification include?
For each Unit -
- Watch the video or read the transcript.
- Apply your knowledge through the set homework.
- Complete your Unit Portfolio and email to Linda
How will I remember all the information from each unit?
You don’t have to.Because of the legacy nature of the course, you will have permanent access to each unit you purchase to revisit whenever you need. This includes videos, slides, transcripts, workbooks and any other included content. Because of the individual nature of complex trauma recovery, many coaches find it useful to do a refresher on particular topics as they’re working through them with clients.
Who can gain Certification?
Certification is available to all Professionals, Practitioners, Trauma Coaches and other Mental Health Professionals working with Complex Trauma clients.
Where does the course take place?
All Unit information is online on this platform. You can access this 24/7 globally at your convenience. Test links are available in the course work, as are the templates.
Who is the Certification through?
The Certification is through the ICTA - International Complex Trauma Association. We have accreditation through the IAOTRC and will have accreditation through a number of complex trauma specific bodies.
How long can I take to complete Certification?
Currently there is no time limit due to the lived experience nature of the certification.
Can I use the Certification Globally?
Yes, certification can be used to work with clients globally.
How much time does each Unit Involve?
Videos within each unit are broken up into time manageable intervals. Total time for videos will be no more than 6 hours. Homework is topic specific self reflection daily or topic specific work for working with client needs. Both will make up part of your portfolio. Homework will be no more than an hour a week.
Are we helping clients process trauma as I understand we have to be registered to do this?
No, we do not help clients process trauma memories. We work with clients in the here and now to transform their trauma in many different ways.
What time are classes?
There are no set class times. You have access to all the material to fit it into your own time schedule.
Are there worksheets for clients included?
Yes, every unit has a variety of worksheets for clients to choose from, as every client has individual needs.
Is the Complex Trauma Trained Certification a Degree?
No.Healing from Complex Ptsd and the International Complex Trauma Association are not affiliated with any Universities and do not provide degree level qualifications. Coaching has the ability to meet the needs of individual clients with flexibility and effectiveness in a shorter time frame.
Thank you!