CPtsd & Emotional Foundations

Elective Unit 1

  • Author:
    Linda Meredith
  • Level: All
  • Study time: 6 hours
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CPtsd & Emotional Foundations
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  • Exams: 1
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This elective is a crucial step in your journey toward becoming a more effective CPtsd coach. Built around experiential learning, it prepares you to genuinely support clients as they navigate the challenges of developmental trauma recovery. Through six hands-on modules, you'll gain both personal insights and professional expertise, blending key emotional and developmental knowledge into your own healing journey or coaching practice.

Each module is carefully designed to address the deep emotional wounds caused by CPtsd, giving you the tools you need to help clients build healthier emotional lives. By experiencing and applying these concepts yourself, you'll feel confident guiding your clients through their recovery, helping them overcome trauma's lasting effects and achieve lasting well-being.

CPtsd often results from missing crucial developmental and emotional milestones. This elective unit focuses on integrating five key elements into our lives that CPtsd may have compromised:

Safe Emotional Expression: Learning to recognize, label, and safely express emotions, facilitating a path toward healing.
Boundaries and Self-Protection: Understanding and implementing healthy boundaries to protect oneself emotionally and physically.
Self-Compassion: Cultivating kindness towards oneself, counteracting the often harsh self-criticism faced by those with CPtsd.
Interpersonal Skills: Developing the skills necessary for building and maintaining healthy relationships, enhancing social support networks.
Emotional Regulation: Mastering strategies to manage intense emotions, leading to greater emotional stability and resilience.

The Vital Role of Emotional Foundations

Integrating these components into our lives is not just beneficial; it is crucial for our brain and our overall functioning. The absence of these foundational elements can significantly impact our lives in several ways:

  • Brain Function: Without these emotional foundations, our brain remains in a heightened state of alert, making it difficult to engage in higher-order thinking, problem-solving, and emotional regulation.
  • Relationships: A lack of development in emotional and interpersonal skills can lead to difficulties in forming and maintaining healthy relationships.
  • Self-Perception: Without self-compassion and a safe way to express emotions, individuals may struggle with self-esteem and identity.
  • Coping Mechanisms: The inability to regulate emotions can lead to unhealthy coping mechanisms, further complicating the healing process.

By addressing these emotional gaps, the Emotional Foundations Elective Unit offers a thorough path toward healing from CPtsd. It’s designed not only to help restore what was lost or never fully developed, but also to empower individuals to build lives grounded in emotional health, resilience, and meaningful relationships. This journey is vital for anyone looking to move beyond the struggles of CPtsd and truly thrive, rather than just survive.

Completing this Elective Unit will help you Competently Coach in these areas:

Module 1 - Emotional Foundations
  • How to coach emotional foundations with CPtsd
  • Why we need to work with developmental stages
  • The weight of unprocessed emotions
  • Essential Emotions
  • The non linear recovery path
  • The non linear recovery path
  • The first steps to take in emotional foundations recovery
  • The non linear recovery path
  • Language for feelings and emotions
  • Classifying Emotions
Module 2 - Emotional Neglect
  • The Subtlety of CEN
  • How Childhood Neglect Happens
  • Impact on Adult Relationships
  • Role of Mindfulness and Self-Reflection
  • Identification of CEN Signs
  • Alexithymia 
  • Developing Emotional Awareness and Recognition
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Case Studies for CEN
  • Attachment Theory Application
Module 3- Parentification
  • Definitions and Types of Parentification
  • Psychological Impacts of Parentification
  • Resilience Building
  • Impact on Social Skills and Development
  • Neurological Consequences
  •  Recognizing CPtsd and Parentification in Clients
  • Cultural and Societal Influences
  • Challenges in Self-Development Among Clients with CPtsd
  • Emotional Impacts of Parentification
  • Tools for Recovery and Healing
Module 4- Parental Estrangement
  • Understanding Parental Estrangement
  • Understanding Parental Estrangement
  • Emotional Regulation:
  • Boundary Setting
  • Grief Processing
  • Building New Support Systems:
  • Conflict Resolution Skills
  • Communication Strategies
  • Self-Compassion and Self-Care
  • Resilience Building
Module 5- Parental Alienation 
    • Definition of Parental Alienation
    • Multigenerational Transmission Process in Family Dynamics
    • Bowen Family Systems Theory Overview
    • Emotional Cutoffs and Their Influence on Alienation
    • Differentiation of Self in Family Dynamics
    • Sibling Position and Its Influence on Family Interactions
    • Triangles and Their Role in Parental Alienation
    • Societal Emotional Process and Its Impact on Families
    • Nuclear Family Emotional System Patterns
    • Psychological Effects of Parental Alienation on Parents
    • Family Projection Process and Its Role in Alienation
    • Psychological Effects of Parental Alienation on Children

What's included?

  • 6 Core Units of work plus extra professional articles for further learning
  • Homework books for clients you can use for your clients and apply your own brands
  • 14 extra homework books to cover all aspects of emotional foundations recovery work.
  • 8 Business Units to help develop your coaching business
  • 7 Units of client templates and tools
  • 6 Core Units of work plus extra professional articles for further learning
  • 6 Units of client tools
  • 7 Units of extra Complex Trauma infographics and information

Who Are the Courses and Certification For?

The NeuroCore by Linda program offers mental health professionals some of the most practical and effective online education available in the complex trauma field, rooted in neuroscience and trauma-informed practices. Designed specifically for those working with CPtsd clients, particularly those dealing with developmental trauma, the program provides flexible learning options through individual courses or full certification.

Course Eligibility

NeuroCore by Linda courses are open to any professionals currently working with CPtsd clients or those with a background in developmental trauma. These courses are perfect for therapists, trauma recovery coaches, counselors, social workers, and anyone looking to deepen their understanding of advanced trauma recovery practices.

Participants will gain:

  • Practical Tools for Trauma Recovery: Immediate, actionable strategies based on neuroscience and trauma-informed care that can be applied directly in client sessions.
  • A Deeper Understanding of Developmental Trauma: Insight into how trauma affects both the brain and body, and how to promote healing.

No prior certifications are required to enroll, making these courses accessible to any professional who wants to expand their expertise in trauma recovery and help clients achieve lasting, meaningful healing.


Certification Eligibility

The NeuroCore by Linda certification program is open to professionals who are already qualified and have prior experience working with CPtsd clients. This advanced certification is designed for those who are ready to integrate the full NeuroCore modality into their practice.

Certification candidates must meet the following criteria:

  • Prior Experience: Applicants must have a background in working with clients dealing with trauma, particularly CPtsd and developmental trauma. This certification builds on existing knowledge and skills, and as such, prior trauma training is required.
  • Qualified Professionals: The certification is suited for psychologists, therapists, counselors, trauma recovery coaches, and other professionals who already possess foundational knowledge in trauma care.

Since the certification focuses on advanced techniques and integration, it does not include introductory training on working with trauma clients. This ensures that participants are equipped to dive into the deeper, more complex aspects of trauma recovery, gaining expertise in the NeuroCore method for profound client transformation.


Why Choose NeuroCore by Linda?

NeuroCore by Linda is an immersive, neuroscience-based approach designed to address the gaps left by developmental trauma. It equips professionals with cutting-edge tools to help clients rebuild self-regulation, emotional resilience, and cognitive structure. With a gentle "side door" approach, NeuroCore reconnects and integrates the systems that control attention, emotions, movement, relationships, and behavior—without overwhelming clients by directly confronting their trauma.

Mental health professionals, trauma recovery coaches, therapists, and counselors can expect to gain:

  • Advanced Neuroscience-Based Tools: Discover the latest techniques in neuroplasticity and interpersonal neurobiology to help clients move beyond the lasting effects of developmental trauma.
  • Client-Centered, Subtle Approach: Master the NeuroCore method, which carefully bypasses trauma defenses, allowing clients to reconnect their inner systems and achieve long-term well-being.
  • Practical, Applicable Skills: Start applying these strategies immediately in your practice to see real-world results with your clients.

Whether you're looking to deepen your trauma recovery expertise with individual courses or pursue full certification, NeuroCore by Linda provides the skills and confidence to guide your clients toward lasting and profound healing.


Overview

Here is what we will cover in this Elective Unit

Module 1 

Emotional Foundations

Module 2

Emotional Neglect

Module 3

Parentification

Module 4

Parental Estrangement

Module 5

Parental Alienation

Module 6

Parental Alienation
Meet your instructor

Linda Meredith


Passionate, Innovative, and Dedicated to
Complex Trauma Recovery


An Advanced, Neuroscience-Based Approach for Mental Health Professionals

As a mental health professional, you understand how complex trauma can be, and the significant hurdles your clients face during recovery. NeuroCore by Linda is a powerful, neuroscience-based method created to help you address the lasting effects of developmental trauma (CPtsd) in a more effective way.

This approach combines the brain and body systems to promote deep healing and transformation, helping clients rebuild self-regulation through practical skills and structures for everyday life. Grounded in cutting-edge research on neuroplasticity, interpersonal neurobiology, and somatic integration, NeuroCore offers a unique "side door" strategy. Instead of directly confronting trauma, which can sometimes overwhelm clients, it gently reconnects and integrates systems that manage attention, emotions, movement, thoughts, relationships, and behavior.


NeuroCore by Linda addresses the emotional and cognitive gaps left by developmental trauma, helping clients develop the essential skills that may have been missed during crucial stages of development. This method not only improves emotional regulation and resilience but also gives your clients the tools to bring self-regulation and structure back into their lives.

Linda, a Clinical Complex Trauma Professional (Level 2) trained in Janina Fisher’s trauma programs, draws on years of experience and the latest trauma research. You can view Linda’s full qualifications [here].


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Why Mental Health Professionals Choose NeuroCore:

  • Integrative Neuroscience: Deepen your understanding of trauma’s effects on the brain and body using evidence-based techniques rooted in neuroplasticity and somatic practices.
  • Advanced Skill Development: Gain tools to help clients build emotional regulation, resilience, and cognitive structure through a gradual, non-confrontational approach.
  • Client-Centered Approach: Learn how to integrate this subtle method into your practice to avoid retraumatization and support long-term healing, even in the most complex trauma cases.
  • Professional Growth: Stay ahead in trauma-informed care, expanding your expertise in working with clients affected by developmental trauma.

    • NeuroCore by Linda has already been successfully used by a diverse range of professionals, from experienced psychologists to entrepreneurs, managers, and caregivers. Many have sought out Linda’s methods after years, or even decades, of traditional therapy that failed to create lasting change. NeuroCore helps break through those therapeutic barriers, offering new tools and perspectives that lead to meaningful and lasting results.


    Course contents

    Become a Certified Complex Trauma 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. The CTCRC course will provide you with: 

     Knowledge 

    Gives you the skills and confidence to work with people experiencing CPtsd, without having to refer clients on to external specialists 

    Innovative 

    Teaches you an innovative “side door” approach that provides rapid results, even for individuals who’ve been in therapy for years and made little progress 

    Effective 

    Helps with your own healing from childhood developmental trauma, so you can stay well while helping clients and growing your business 

     Comprehensive 

    Gives you in-depth training in the use of a comprehensive system to provide authentic, time and cost effective recovery for adults experiencing complex trauma 

    Accredited 

    Provides you with a globally recognised qualification accredited by the International Complex Trauma Association (I.C.T.A)

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    What our students are saying

    Please Note: Reviews are from genuine clients who may choose for their identities to remain private.
    Until we can speak openly about Mental Health with our family, friends and work colleagues their need for confidentiality is respected.

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    "Linda Meredith is a powerhouse when it comes to bringing research and information together to help us understand complex trauma. More importantly, she breaks things down in a way that is easily accessible with a program that is uber flexible. What that means is that I can take as little time or as much time as I need, depending on the topic and how I engage with it. The homework isn't about regurgitating information or memorizing terminology, but rather how we can embody the knowledge while healing from complex trauma ourselves. In that way, I get ah ha moments about how what I learn can support clients.
    An incredibly generous professional who has learned so many things about business the hard way, Linda prolifically creates beautiful templates, workbooks, and packettes of information to make it easier for new coaches to run their business. It's as if she deeply desires for each and every person to succeed as they go out there to support their clients in complex trauma recovery. I feel as though I have Linda 24/7 in my back pocket encouraging me, checking in with me, and supporting me to do what I need to do for my clients. 
    Linda Meredith is a gift to the world and this one-of-a-kind complex trauma certificate program is exactly what I need at this point in my life. Thanks Linda for what you do!"
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    "I don’t know if anyone else can resonate, but I’m so hungry for more critical information to better serve my coaching clients that I simply cannot get enough of the material Linda creates! The Complex PTSD survivors around the world are so fortunate to have someone as amazing as Linda Meredith creating courses for helping professionals!

    The depth of the content and the support this course offers is PHENOMENAL! If you haven’t started taking the course and you are on the fence, I would HIGHLY recommend you take the leap and sign up!" An incredibly generous professional who has learned so many things about business the hard way, Linda prolifically creates beautiful templates, workbooks, and packettes of information to make it easier for new coaches to run their business. It's as if she deeply desires for each and every person to succeed as they go out there to support their clients in complex trauma recovery.

     I feel as though I have Linda 24/7 in my back pocket encouraging me, checking in with me, and supporting me to do what I need to do for my clients. Linda Meredith is a gift to the world and this one-of-a-kind complex trauma certificate program is exactly what I need at this point in my life.

    Thanks Linda for what you do!"
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    “Linda has a warm, caring attitude with a sense of humour to boot about the effects of CPTSD on someone. Her insight, videos, articles, and support have helped me over humps and I have seen the effect it has had on others too. Linda speaks not only through her education, but also from her own experience. She understands what brings about CPTSD and how to help you address that trauma in a caring, kind, compassionate, and sometimes firm fashion. I highly recommend her if you are looking to heal from trauma you’ve experienced or even if you’re looking to understand more about what CPTSD. Be kind, be understanding, and do yourself a favour and learn from Linda’s materials!.”
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