For professionals working with adults impacted by childhood developmental trauma and CPtsd

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NEUROSYNQT™ ELECTIVE 2 · PROFESSIONAL CPTSD TRAINING

ELECTIVE 2 PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SERIES

Complex Ptsd, Narcissism and Relational Trauma: Development, Identity and Adult Recovery

Narcissism, trauma bonding and gaslighting may already be familiar areas of professional knowledge. Elective 2 examines the additional complexity that emerges when narcissistic presentations and relational harm are considered within developmental trauma, identity, attachment and Complex Ptsd.

For practitioners working with adults impacted by childhood developmental trauma and Complex Ptsd, Elective 2 provides six specialist courses examining narcissism and relational trauma within additional developmental, psychological and Complex Ptsd context.

The Elective maintains important distinctions between narcissistic traits, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, broader models of narcissistic presentation, developmental trauma and the psychological impact experienced within harmful relationships.


Across the series, attention moves between the development of the person, the relational environment and the person affected by relational harm, providing a broader professional context than narcissism or Complex Ptsd considered in isolation.

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Elective 2 extends established knowledge of narcissism and relational trauma into the developmental, psychological and brain-based complexity that becomes relevant when Complex Ptsd is part of the professional picture.

Courses

Six

Learning Time

18 hours

Delivery

Fully Online

CEU's

6 CEU's

Access

Lifetime

Investment

US $240
WHY THIS SPECIALIST TRAINING MATTERS

When Narcissism and Relational Trauma Are Part of a More Complex Presentation

Practitioners may already be familiar with narcissistic traits, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, attachment, gaslighting, trauma bonding and harmful relational dynamics. Each can provide important professional information.

Within Complex Ptsd, however, established knowledge of narcissism or relational trauma may not provide sufficient context for the wider developmental and psychological presentation.

This creates an important professional distinction. Narcissistic behaviour may be highly relevant without explaining the whole presentation, while developmental trauma may be relevant without becoming a universal explanation for narcissism or relational harm.

Elective 2 extends professional understanding beyond recognition of narcissistic and relational patterns into the additional complexity that becomes relevant when developmental trauma and Complex Ptsd are also part of professional practice.


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Build on the practice you already have.

Build to fit your existing practice

Professional learning designed to integrate with existing practice

Global Accreditation

Elective 2 is designed to complement established professional qualifications, modality training and professional experience rather than replace them.


The NeuroSynqt™ framework provides additional developmental-trauma and Complex Ptsd context for narcissism, identity, relational harm and recovery while remaining complementary to existing training and professional scope.

COMPLEMENTS EXISTING TRAINING

Designed to sit alongside your current professional approach.


BUILT FOR PRACTICE

Specialist Complex Ptsd professional learning designed for application within established practitioner roles and professional settings.

SUPPORTS PROFESSIONAL REASONING

A differentiated professional framework for considering narcissistic presentations and relational harm within the wider developmental and psychological complexity of Complex Ptsd.

WORK WITHIN YOUR SCOPE

Integration within existing professional role, qualifications, competence and scope of practice, with appropriate attention to client autonomy, relational safety and professional boundaries.

ONE ENROLMENT

Three professional resources, delivered together

One enrolment supports your professional learning, integration into practice and direct work with clients.

Elective 2 Practitioner Training

Six interconnected courses across narcissism and developmental trauma, identity and adaptation, trauma bonding, gaslighting and relational dynamics, differing narcissistic presentations, narcissistic parenting and adult recovery.

NeuroSynqt™ Clinical Foundations and Professional Bridges

Permanent access to NeuroSynqt™ Clinical Foundations plus two Professional Bridges reference books containing 32 dedicated bridges across established therapeutic modalities, trauma approaches, counselling, coaching and neurodivergent practice.

NeuroSynqt™ Practitioner Centre

Permanent access to the NeuroSynqt™ Practitioner Centre, bringing together resources supporting professional practice, client work, supervision and practitioner development, alongside practical tools, reference materials and business resources.
A SHARED CLINICAL FOUNDATION

Elective 2 is built on a shared clinical foundation

Your enrolment includes permanent access to NeuroSynqt™ Clinical Foundations - the shared professional framework that underpins NeuroSynqt™ training.

Across eight foundational courses, the Clinical Foundations establish the neuroscience based and trauma trained framework used throughout NeuroSynqt™, providing shared professional context for developmental trauma, brain processes, trauma related responses and their wider impact on functioning.

Clinical Foundations also introduce the practical NeuroSynqt™ frameworks used to recognise current brain state access, support clinical decision making and bring this understanding into existing professional practice.

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8 Clinical Foundations Courses ·
32 Professional Bridges · Permanent Access

PRACTICAL OUTCOMES

Professional Application Across Elective 2

01 | Narcissism Within Developmental Context

Develop professional understanding of narcissism within the wider context of developmental trauma and Complex Ptsd.

02 | Identity, Adaptation and Adult Functioning

Extend professional consideration of identity and adaptation within developmental, attachment and relational experience.

03 | Trauma Bonding and Relational Attachment

Include trauma bonding within professional understanding of relational trauma and Complex Ptsd across a broader range of relational contexts.

04 | Gaslighting, Perception and Self-Trust

Develop professional understanding of gaslighting, narcissistic relational dynamics and their psychological impact within Complex Ptsd presentations.

05 | Differentiating Narcissistic Presentations

Differentiate established clinical constructs from broader descriptions of narcissistic presentation and consider their relevance within relational experience.

06 | Narcissistic Parenting and Adult Recovery

Extend professional consideration of narcissistic parenting into developmental trauma, family experience and adult recovery within Complex Ptsd.

CURRICULUM

The Elective 2 Practitioner Learning Pathway

Narcissism, Relational Trauma and Complex Ptsd Recovery

Elective 2 brings together six distinct but related areas of professional learning across narcissism, developmental context, identity, relational trauma, differing narcissistic presentations and narcissistic parenting.

Together, the courses provide specialist Complex Ptsd education across the person, developmental experience and relational context while retaining appropriate distinctions between the different psychological and clinical constructs represented within the curriculum.

01 | The Neuroscience of Narcissism & Developmental Trauma

Developmental and neuroscience perspectives on narcissism, developmental trauma and Complex Ptsd, including relevant distinctions across narcissistic presentations.

02  | From Adaptation to Authenticity

Identity and narcissistic adaptation following developmental trauma, including attachment, self-concept and adult identity development.

03 | CPtsd & Trauma Bonding Recovery

Trauma bonding within developmental and adult relational contexts, including its relevance to Complex Ptsd and recovery.

04 | Narcissistic Relational Dynamics, Psychological Cost, CPtsd & Gaslighting Recovery

Gaslighting and narcissistic relational dynamics within Complex Ptsd, including psychological impact and adult recovery.

05 | Narcissistic Subtypes and Relational Fallout

Differing narcissistic presentations and models, relational fallout, Complex Ptsd and recovery.

06 | Narcissistic Parenting, Developmental Trauma and Adult Recovery

Narcissistic parenting within developmental and family context, including Complex Ptsd and adult recovery.
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THE CLINICAL DISTINCTION

  • Narcissism may be highly relevant without becoming the organising explanation for every aspect of a Complex Ptsd presentation.
  • Developmental trauma may also be relevant without establishing one inevitable personality, relationship pattern or adult outcome.
  • Elective 2 retains these distinctions while extending professional understanding across narcissism, relational trauma and Complex Ptsd.

WHY NEUROSYNQT™

Beyond Narcissism as a Standalone Explanation

Narcissism can provide an important professional lens for understanding personality and relational presentation. Relational-trauma education can provide another. Developmental trauma and Complex Ptsd introduce additional considerations again. The difficulty arises when one of these becomes the explanation for everything else.

Elective 2 maintains important distinctions across narcissism, developmental trauma, relational experience and Complex Ptsd while examining the broader professional picture in which more than one area may be relevant.

This is particularly important for practitioners who already know the subject. Greater familiarity with narcissism does not automatically provide greater differentiation when developmental trauma, adult relational harm and Complex Ptsd coexist within the same professional presentation.

Integration Across Developmental and Relational Experience

Dan Siegel's work in Interpersonal Neurobiology provides a broader context for considering integration across brain, mind and relationships.

Within Elective 2, this is particularly relevant because developmental trauma, identity, attachment, personality constructs and relational experience can each contribute professionally relevant information without representing the same process.

Differentiation therefore remains important to integration. Narcissistic traits are not treated as synonymous with Narcissistic Personality Disorder, developmental trauma is not treated as synonymous with narcissism, and the experience of relational harm is not treated as evidence of another person's diagnosis.

This allows multiple areas of professional knowledge to contribute to a wider understanding while retaining the conceptual boundaries needed for responsible professional practice.

Within NeuroSynqt™, integration supports a connected professional understanding without requiring distinct areas of knowledge to become a single explanation.

Every form of self regulation we’ve been able to examine

• Regulating attention
• Regulating emotions or affect
• Regulating mood
• Regulating thought
• Regulating physiology
• Regulating relationships
• Regulating behaviour

Every aspect of regulation we could explore depends on integration of the brain.

Dr Dan Siegel

Why Trauma Trained Practice Changes what we Notice

Relational Recognition and the Individual Complex Ptsd Presentation

Recognising narcissistic behaviour, gaslighting or trauma bonding can provide important information about a person's relational experience.

Trauma trained practice extends professional consideration when developmental trauma and Complex Ptsd are also present.

Apparently similar relational experiences do not necessarily result in the same individual presentation. Childhood exposure to narcissistic parenting likewise does not establish one inevitable adult outcome.


This changes the professional enquiry from identifying a familiar relational pattern to maintaining sufficient differentiation around the individual person, their developmental history and the wider Complex Ptsd presentation.


Recovery remains equally individual. Earlier developmental and relational experience can remain professionally relevant without being treated as a fixed limit on later identity, agency, relationships or adult development.


A trauma trained view retains the significance of relational harm while keeping the individual Complex Ptsd presentation at the centre of professional enquiry.

Grounded in Research. Applied in Practice.

Distinct Evidence Bases Across Narcissism, Development and Relational Trauma

Elective 2 draws across developmental neuroscience, attachment, personality and psychological literature, trauma research and professional knowledge concerning harmful relational experience.

These bodies of knowledge do not carry identical evidence status or answer the same professional questions. The curriculum therefore distinguishes established clinical constructs from broader theoretical, descriptive and practice-based frameworks rather than presenting all material as equivalent neuroscience or diagnostic knowledge.

This distinction is particularly important in relation to narcissism. Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a formal clinical construct, while narcissistic traits and the wider range of presentations described within professional and recovery literature require different interpretation and evidentiary caution.

Developmental and neuroscience material provides additional context for examining early adversity, attachment, identity and later functioning, but does not establish a single causal pathway from childhood experience to narcissism, Complex Ptsd or a particular adult relational outcome.

NeuroSynqt™ brings these differentiated areas into specialist Complex Ptsd professional education.


YOUR COMPLETE ONLINE LEARNING PATHWAY

Complete all your course work online

Learning, tests and practitioner integration portfolios are completed through one professional learning platform.

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Complete the online learning

Work through each course at your own pace.
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Take the knowledge test

Complete the online test after each course.
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Submit a portfolio

Complete every practitioner integration portfolio online.
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Earn your professional certificate

On completion receive your NeuroSynqt™ Certificate of Successful Completion, documenting your training, hours and CEUs.

✓ No live classes

✓ No travel

✓ No postal submissions

✓ No external assessment

✓ Self paced

✓ Lifetime access

INSIDE YOUR LEARNING PORTAL

One portal. Three areas of professional learning and practice support.

Your learning portal brings together three areas of NeuroSynqt™ professional education and practice resources in one place.

1. NeuroSynqt™ Clinical Foundations
Access begins with the foundational neuroscience and Complex Ptsd recovery framework for beginning to apply NeuroSynqt™ within practitioner and client work. Clinical Foundations can also be completed as Practitioner Course 1 for practitioners seeking CEUs.

2. Your selected professional education

Your chosen Core, Elective and Practitioner courses provide the professional education for your learning pathway, including assessments and practitioner integration portfolios where applicable.

3. NeuroSynqt™ Practitioner Centre
Permanent access extends your learning into practice through practitioner, client, supervision and business resources.


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WHAT YOUR ENROLMENT INCLUDES

6 Elective courses · NeuroSynqt™ Clinical Foundations · 32 Professional Bridges · NeuroSynqt™ Practitioner Centre · Practice-ready practitioner and client resources · Certificate of Successful Completion ·
18 professional learning hours · 6 CEUs
· Lifetime access

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PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

Complete this unit independently - or make it part of your wider certification pathway

This is a complete professional training unit in its own right. Successfully complete the six courses, knowledge assessments and practitioner integration portfolios to receive a Certificate of Successful Completion documenting your professional learning hours and CEUs.

For practitioners continuing through NeuroSynqt™ professional education, this unit also contributes toward the wider certification pathway leading to the Master Practitioner of Complex Trauma (MPCT) designation.

BRIDGING NEUROSYNQT™ INTO EXISTING PRACTICE

32 Professional Bridges across established approaches and professional roles

Your enrolment includes two Professional Bridges reference books providing integration context between NeuroSynqt™ Clinical Foundations and established professional frameworks.


Each bridge begins with what the existing approach already contributes, followed by the additional developmental trauma and changing access context provided through NeuroSynqt™.

Therapeutic approaches

CBT · DBT · ACT · Person Centred · Psychodynamic · Narrative · Schema Therapy · Gestalt · REBT


Trauma and somatic approaches

EMDR · IFS · Somatic Experiencing · Sensorimotor Psychotherapy · Somatic and Expressive Approaches


Relationship, coaching and neurodivergent practice

Relationship Counselling · Marriage Counselling · Trauma Coaching · Life Coaching · ADHD Practice · Autism Practice

WHO THIS TRAINING IS FOR

Suitable for practitioners across professional settings

Counsellors and psychotherapists

Psychologists and mental health professionals

Social workers & community service professionals

Mental health nurses and allied health practitioners

Relationship and marriage counsellors

Somatic, expressive and body based practitioners

EMDR, IFS and other modality trained practitioners

Trauma trained coaches within an established nonclinical scope

Students & emerging practitioners completing relevant training

Pastoral care and ministry professionals

ADHD and Autism practitioners

Professional supervisors and educators

Linda Meredith

Passionate, Innovative, and Dedicated to

Complex Trauma Recovery



An Advanced, Neuroscience Based Approach for Mental Health Professionals

Linda Meredith is an accredited trainer, counsellor  and creator of the NeuroSynqt™ modality for CPtsd recovery.

Linda combines advanced neuroscience, lived experience  and years of client practice to develop trauma trained education that’s both practical and deeply human.

Her work has been peer reviewed and accredited by specialists with tertiary qualifications in the trauma field, ensuring every course is grounded in professional standards as well as real world application.

👉 Want to know more about Linda’s background, qualifications  and journey? Read Linda’s full story 
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NeuroSynqt™ education is peer reviewed and delivered by a Registered Training Provider.

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TESTIMONIALS

Real reviews. Real professionals. Real impact.

Feedback from practitioners who have completed NeuroSynqt™ professional education.

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"Linda Meredith is a powerhouse at making complex trauma understandable and accessible. Her program is flexible, practical, and deeply supportive — allowing me to go at my own pace and truly engage with the material. What stands out is how the homework helps me embody the knowledge, not just memorise it. It’s sparked real ah-ha moments about how to support my clients more effectively. Linda’s generosity shines through everything she creates — from beautiful workbooks to business tools that make it easier to succeed as a coach. It honestly feels like she’s in my corner 24/7. This program is exactly what I needed. Thank you, Linda — you’re a gift. "
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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

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 the impact of CPtsd. Be kind, be understanding, and do yourself a favour and learn from Linda’s materials!.”

NeuroSynqt™ Integration and Professional Practice

NeuroSynqt™ integrates within an existing professional role and scope of practice. It is not a standalone modality and is not practised or billed as a separate service.

For regulated professionals including psychologists and counsellors, NeuroSynqt™ functions as a neuroscience-based integration approach supporting assessment, formulation, psychoeducation and integration-aligned intervention.

Sessions remain billed under existing service codes and professional designations. NeuroSynqt™ informs how the work is structured and sequenced, not what is billed.

Where practitioners are eligible to bill private health or insurance providers, billing structures remain unchanged. NeuroSynqt™ does not alter diagnostic coding, insurer eligibility or licensing requirements.

For non-regulated practitioners operating in educational or professional support roles, NeuroSynqt™ must be represented strictly within the limits of that scope.

NeuroSynqt™ is always applied within an existing scope of practice and in accordance with local regulatory and professional requirements.

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Narcissism and Relational Trauma Within Complex Ptsd

Practitioners working with Complex Ptsd may already encounter narcissistic traits, gaslighting, trauma bonding, harmful relational dynamics or the continuing impact of narcissistic parenting.


Elective 2 extends that existing knowledge through six specialist courses designed to place narcissism and relational trauma within the wider professional context of developmental trauma and Complex Ptsd. For practitioners already trained in trauma, counselling, psychotherapy, psychology, coaching or related fields, Elective 2 is designed to add specialist Complex Ptsd knowledge without replacing the professional foundation already in place.

6 Elective courses · NeuroSynqt™ Clinical Foundations · 32 Professional Bridges · NeuroSynqt™ Practitioner Centre · 6 CEUs · Lifetime access

Take this unit independently or use it toward the NeuroSynqt™ Master Practitioner of Complex Trauma certification pathway.

Elective 2 - MPCT - NeuroSynqt™
Accredited Professional Certification Pathway
Master Practitioner of Complex Trauma - NeuroSynqt™ (Accredited Globally) 
Certification is optional. CEU hours available for professionals.

Frequently asked questions

Can I take this unit without pursuing certification?

Yes. Elective 2 can be completed as a standalone professional training unit.

What do I receive when I complete it?

A Certificate of Successful Completion documenting 18 professional learning hours and 6 CEUs.

Does NeuroSynqt™ replace my existing modality or qualification?

No. It is designed to complement your existing professional training, competence and scope of practice.

Does this unit count toward MPCT certification?

Yes. Successful completion of Elective 1 contributes toward the wider NeuroSynqt™ certification pathway, subject to completion of all certification requirements.

Do I have to complete it by a certain date?

No. The training is self-paced and includes lifetime access.

I already have training in narcissism. How is Elective 2 different?

Elective 2 is not designed as introductory narcissism education. It places narcissism and relational trauma within the additional developmental, psychological and Complex Ptsd context represented across the six course series.

Does Elective 2 teach practitioners to diagnose Narcissistic Personality Disorder?

No. Developmental trauma and early relational experience form part of the curriculum, but Elective 2 does not present developmental adversity as a single or inevitable causal pathway to narcissism or Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

Does Elective 2 treat narcissistic traits and NPD as the same thing?

No. Differentiation between narcissistic traits, Narcissistic Personality Disorder and broader models of narcissistic presentation is an important part of the professional context of Elective 2.

Does Elective 2 assume developmental trauma causes narcissism?

No. Developmental trauma, attachment, emotional neglect and early relational experience form part of the curriculum, but the public professional position should not present developmental adversity as a single or inevitable causal pathway to narcissism or NPD.

Is Elective 2 only about intimate relationships?

No. The curriculum considers relational trauma across broader relational contexts. Course 3 explicitly extends trauma bonding beyond romantic relationships.

Does Elective 2 focus only on people displaying narcissistic traits?

No. The six-course series includes narcissism and narcissistic presentations alongside the developmental and relational experience of people affected by harmful relationships, narcissistic parenting and Complex Ptsd.

Does the training tell practitioners whether a client should leave a relationship?

No. Relationship decisions remain individual and context-dependent. Practitioners remain within their existing professional role and scope, with appropriate attention to client autonomy and safety.
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