10 Years of Trauma Specialists - a Live Episode
Being trauma-informed matters in the therapy room, and EMDR Basic Training teaches the part it can't cover: treating the trauma itself.
For All Levels of Learners
These trainings do not require EMDR Basic Training to register. Whether you're building your trauma foundation, deepening specialized knowledge, or equipping your admin team — there's a training for you.
Explore TrainingsVirtual workshops open to all mental health professionals. No EMDR Basic Training required.
A trauma-informed, relational approach designed to equip clinicians with essential stabilization tools and neurobiology insights. 8 weekly modules cover: Trauma & The Brain, Stages of Trauma (Stabilization Phase), Initial Session Do's & Don'ts, Body Awareness, Mindfulness for Stabilization, Affect Tolerance & Pacing, Grounding Skills, and Attunement & Polyvagal Theory. Includes pre/post testing and resource materials.
Faculty: Katie Honeywell, LPCMH, NCC · Whitney Dahlberg, LCPAT · Cheyenne Bowman, LCPC · Melissa Rivera-Smith, LPCMH, NCC — all with 5+ years clinical experience
New dates are added to the calendar as they are scheduled. The full training calendar lists every session currently open for registration.
View All TrainingsBecause the first voice a client hears matters
Your admin team is often the first point of contact for someone seeking help. This self-paced training teaches them which words can be harmful during intakes, how to communicate with care, and how to protect themselves from the secondary trauma that comes with this work. No clinical background required.
Instructor: Sarah Martin, LCPC, NCC. 8+ years specializing in mental trauma, medical trauma, adoption, and foster care. Trained in EMDR, Neurofeedback, and Alpha-Stim.
For corporate and group pricing, contact partnerships@traumaspecialiststraining.com.
Think Like a Trauma Therapist
Flexible case consultation for clinicians not trained in EMDR. No long-term commitments — purchase packages and schedule sessions based on your availability.
Individual consultations also available for one-time purchase. No refunds on packages or missed consultations. Contact info@traumaspecialiststraining.com.
If you're ready to add EMDR to your clinical practice, explore our EMDRIA-approved Basic Training program.
On The Mental Health Evolution, Rachel and her guests have talked about what trauma-informed clinical work means in practice, and what often gets called trauma-informed but is not across 60 episodes. A few that pair well with this training:
Being trauma-informed matters in the therapy room, and EMDR Basic Training teaches the part it can't cover: treating the trauma itself.
Recognizing how trauma and crisis present differently in adolescent boys -- anger and impulsivity where training programs taught clinicians to look for sadness -- is exactly the kind of clinical discernment that trauma-informed training develops.
The skills Sandra Paulsen says are required before working in an intensive EMDR format, including dissociation assessment, ego state therapy, and early trauma protocols, are what TSTI's advanced training sequence is built to develop.