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Digital Seminar

Trauma Therapy Certification Training

From Diagnosis to Treatment with Somatic Therapy, EMDR, Brainspotting, IFS Therapy and More

Speaker:
Amelia Kelley, PhD
Duration:
Approx 12 hrs
Copyright:
Apr 23, 2026
Product Code:
POS150650
Media Type:
Digital Seminar - Also available: Live Webinar

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Description

Elevate Your Trauma Therapy and Become a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP)

  • Assessment tools every clinician needs
  • Ground clients and set the stage for effective therapy
  • Tools to reprocess traumatic memories without re-traumatizing
  • Expert guidance on handling dissociation,  numbness, and flashbacks

 

Looking to elevate your trauma therapy and earn a recognized trauma certification?

This training provides the comprehensive instruction in trauma assessment and treatment techniques you need to confidently evaluate, treat, and guide clients through trauma from start to finish.

… PLUS meets the requirements to become a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) through Evergreen Certifications, giving you credentials that can advance your clinical practice and let clients know you’re ready to help.

You’ll watch Amelia Kelley, PhD, LCMHC. She’s a seasoned trauma clinician, best-selling author, TEDx lecturer, and university professor.

She’ll show you everything you need to assess complex trauma, cerate effective treatment plans, and apply some of today’s most trusted interventions.

From understanding the neurobiology of trauma and recognizing symptoms and somatic responses to how to get an accurate diagnosis and applying skills, tools and strategies from EMDR, Brainspotting, and IFS therapy – Dr. Kelley will cover it all.

You’ll end this training ready to:

  • Use the neurobiology of trauma to guide and individualize treatment
  • Make the right diagnosis for your clients with today’s best assessment tools
  • Learn an approach to trauma treatment that moves clients from safety to processing
  • Use somatic techniques to help clients feel safe in their bodies again
  • Apply intervention strategies from EMDR, Brainspotting, and IFS therapy

And best of all? This program goes beyond theory, combining step-by-step detailed instruction with demonstrations, follow-along experiential exercises, and case scenarios that reinforce what you learn and makes it feel instantly applicable to the clients you work with every day.

This comprehensive toolkit would take months to assemble on your own – but Dr. Kelley has brought it all together into one powerful training experience.

Even if you’re newer to trauma work, this training equips you with the tools and expert guidance you need to treat trauma with confidence.

Purchase now!

 

CERTIFICATION MADE SIMPLE!

  • No hidden fees – PESI pays for your application fee (a $99 value)*!
  • Simply complete this live event and the post-event evaluation included in this training, and your application to be a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) through Evergreen Certification is complete*

Attendees will receive documentation of CCTP certification from Evergreen Certifications 4 to 6 weeks following the program.

*Professional standards apply. Visit www.evergreencertifications.com/CCTP for professional requirements.

 

This event is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.

This course is not affiliated with EMDRIA and does not qualify toward EMDRIA credits or training.

Credit

Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationships

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.



* Credit Note - Self-Study CE Information Coming Soon

Continuing education credit information is coming soon for this non-interactive self-study package.

CE hours may be available for select professions, as listed in the target audience. Hours will be dependent on the actual recording time. Please check with your state licensing board or organization for specific requirements. 

There may be an additional fee for CE certificates. Please contact our Customer Service at 1-800-844-8260 for more details. 

**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.



Speaker

Amelia Kelley, PhD's Profile

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Dr. Amelia Kelley is a TEDx speaker, therapist, author, and nationally recognized expert specializing in the treatment of abuse and relationship trauma. Trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, art therapy, and brainspotting, she integrates science and empathy to help clients and clinicians understand trauma through a nervous-system lens.

Dr. Kelley is the host of The Sensitivity Doctor podcast, where she empowers listeners to transform trauma into strength through self-awareness and neurobiological insight. She serves as adjunct faculty at Yorkville University and is affiliated with the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium at the Kinsey Institute. Her work has been featured on SiriusXM Doctor Radio’s The Psychiatry Show and NPR’s The Measure of Everyday Life. She is the author of Gaslighting Recovery for Women and What I Wish I Knew: Surviving and Thriving After an Abusive Relationship, which both center on empowering survivors to rebuild their identities and reclaim their voices.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Amelia Kelley maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with the Art Therapy Institute. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Amelia Kelley has no relevant non-financial relationships.


Additional Info

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


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Please Note

This product is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.


Objectives

  1. Examine how trauma memories, including flashbacks, contributes to symptoms such as avoidance, dissociation, and hyperarousal/hypervigilance.
  2. Identify client indicators of unprocessed traumatic memories. 
  3. Choose breathing and somatic interventions clients can use when they are in acute distress. 
  4. Determine how to assist a client experiencing a flashback in session. 
  5. Utilize grounding into the present moment when trauma triggers are activated. 
  6. Evaluate the support for IFS therapy as a promising practice for the treatment of PTSD.
  7. Integrate IFS therapy strategies into treatment of clients with a history of childhood trauma.
  8. Evaluate the efficacy of Brainspotting in reducing memory-related distress.
  9. Examine how specific eye positions are used in Brainspotting to access and process traumatic or distressing memories
  10. Analyze the benefits and limitations of Brainspotting as a therapeutic technique
  11. Use Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to assist in decreasing unwanted symptoms from traumatic stress in clients. 
  12. Examine existing evidence-based research on the efficacy of EMDR in managing trauma symptomology.
  13. Identify how eye movement techniques from EMDR influence the vividness of distressing memories in clients. 

Outline

DAY 1

The Neurobiology of Trauma and Traumatic Memory Processing

  • Key brain areas involved in trauma
  • Fight, flight, freeze, fawn survival responses
  • The role of the body, mind, and emotions
  • The basics of cognitive processing theory
  • The adaptive information processing (AIP) model
  • Attachment theory
  • Polyvagal theory
  • Psychodynamic theory

Assessment and Diagnosis of PTSD and Complex Trauma

  • Simple vs. complex trauma
  • Symptom clusters and physical manifestations
  • CAPS-5 and PCL-5
  • Primary Care PTSD Screen
  • Dissociation
  • Dual diagnosis

Grounding Techniques and Breathing Exercises: Present-Moment Awareness and Setting the Stage for Effective Trauma Processing

  • How breathing can reduce anxiety and calm the nervous system
  • How to guide clients through breathing exercises
  • Practical demonstration and participant practice
  • Alternate nostril breathing
  • Step-by-step instructions for the technique
  • Research, risks and treatment limitations

Emotional Regulation Techniques

  • Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
  • The theory behind tapping and its effectiveness for trauma
  • Demonstrating the tapping sequence
  • Practical demonstration and participant practice
  • Research, risks and treatment limitations

Pendulation and Working with Traumatic Memories

  • Explanation of pendulation in trauma healing
  • Shifting between the traumatic memory and resource states
  • Pendulation demonstration

Somatic Trauma Foundations and Techniques

  • The  Science of Embodiment Practices
  • Interoception, exteroception, and proprioception
  • Lack of body awareness and other issues
  • Releasing stored tension in the body
  • Body scans, and paired muscle relaxation
  • Step-by-step instructions for “Shake it Off” technique
  • Group practice: Shake off exercise
  • Research, risks and treatment limitations

Eye Movements for Stress Relief

  • Oculocardiac convergence
  • The connection between eye movements and heart rate regulation
  • Instruction on using eye movements for stress relief
  • Practical demonstration and participant practice
  • Research, risks and treatment limitations

DAY 2

Introduction to EMDR and the 8 Phases

  • Introduction of origins and theory
  • Overview of the 8 phases of EMDR
  • How EMDR facilitates trauma reprocessing
  • Research, risks and treatment limitations

Resource Building with EMDR

  • EMDR Spiral Skill
    • Using the spiral for identifying and processing memories
  • EMDR Container
    • Creating a safe mental space for clients to store difficult emotions
  • EMDR Safe Space
    • Creating and anchoring a safe space for clients
  • EMDR Resource Tapping
    • Enhancing resource-based intervention using tapping techniques
    • Creating BLS with light, sound, paddles – both in person and virtual options
    • Practical demonstration and participant practice

Brainspotting Techniques for Trauma Treatment

  • Introduction of origins and theory
  • Differences between activation and resource models
  • How to identify which approach to use with each client
  • The Triple Resource approach (3 distinct resources for clients)
  • Demonstration
  • How to use body awareness in Brainspotting
  • Overview of the gaze spotting technique in Brainspotting
  • Research, risks and treatment limitations

Using Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy in Trauma Work

  • IFS principles and the 6-step process
  • Explanation and demonstration of how to guide clients through IFS
  • Guided imagery to access traumatic parts
  • Protective parts that may block emotional processing
  • Techniques to engage protective parts in healing
  • Research, risks and treatment limitations

Creating a Trauma-Informed Treatment Plan

  • Integrating techniques
  • Which treatment modality to use for specific client needs
  • Case study discussion

Target Audience

  • Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Psychologists
  • Marriage and Family therapists
  • Physicians
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Registered Psychotherapists
  • Other mental health professionals

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