Trauma-Informed Coach

Certification

Become a Certified Trauma-Informed Coach

Prepare yourself to cultivate positive, sustainable change helping people thrive amid complexity, chaos, and uncertainty.

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12-23 ICF Continuing Coach Education Credits Available

May 23rd – June 27th, 2023
Tuesdays 8a-10a (Pacific) + Practicum*
Program meets for 6 consecutive weeks.

As a changemaker, you can’t help but feel the weight of the world. From societal developments to nature’s influence, the chaos can seem all-encompassing with so much imbalance:

Powerful wildfires and hurricanes here and abroad
Tragic loss of life within political conflicts
Workplace challenges from mergers/acquistions to endless job openings
The uncertain and uncomfortable return to life/work from Covid
Limited and increasingly unaffordable housing
Growing disparity related to wealth, opportunity, and healthcare
International wars unfolding in front of our eyes
…and a cultural divide that some are only too happy to fuel and deepen

The impact has become personal to so many of us.

As a Certified Trauma-Informed Coach you champion your clients to move forward and step into their best life regardless of what else may be happening around them.

Help your clients self-create the safety, connection, and respect they need. Then witness them as they shift into their most resilient, authentic, and thriving selves, letting go of past influences to step into what is truly possible for them.

Understand and support others through the wisdom of Relational Neuroscience and psychology. Offer supportive tools and techniques your clients can clearly understand and self-employ. Also learn to advocate for the right kind of support and referrals your clients need.

After completing this course, you will be able to:

Understand the different forms of trauma and its effect on the whole person.
Easily recognize indicators for trauma present within clients and responsibly offer support while working with the whole person.
Invite clients to discover and develop techniques to self-regulate and reclaim their sense of self.
Help your clients understand the self-recovery process and engage them to develop their own resiliency practice.
Motivate clients to self-master their unique circumstances so they can move into the life they truly are meant to live and gently let go of the past.
Leverage a wide variety of tools and techniques to support your clients in the moment and long-after their work with you.
Confidently work with whatever arises during your coaching sessions to be there for the client and retain a professional boundary.

Navigating the tender complexities of trauma can be incredibly difficult for many coaches. When your only desire is to help your clients step into their best lives, having the right tools and support methods is essential.

Our Trauma-Informed Coach Training program will give you a deep understanding of all the different types of trauma and teach you how to offer support and help your clients reclaim their sense of self.

This 6-session weekly course is delivered via Zoom includes a *12-hour practicum designed to strengthen and deepen your learning.

All sessions recorded and made available for students to revisit content.
Includes reading material and optional books to deepen your learning journey.
Optional practicum included and required for students to receive the 23 CEU’s and their certification.

Tuition: $597 | Enrollment Limited

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The door it opens to a new approach to help my clients. The training takes into consideration the whole person and not only the trauma. The approach is different and really put the person first. I’m excited that I can include this competence in my coaching profile too!

R.B.

Since the first week, I feel I have gained a much deeper understanding of how I can better support my clients develop resilience in the midst of stressful situations. The class offers so many additional skills that I have been able to easily integrate into using with my current coaching clients, with very good results! Over my years as a coach, I have taken many different continuing education courses but this definitely ranks up on the top of the list! It is unparalleled for developing a deeper holistic understanding of my clients with easily translatable models and tools that integrate seamlessly into a coaching practice. Highly recommended!

Christine E.

These topics and tools have been extremely relevant and helpful for me. I’ve already integrated the tools into my life and using them with my clients. This program not only helps your clients, but provides you with foundational information that you’ll use for the rest of your life.

Cory R.

This course will help you understand trauma, recognize its impact and support your clients in their work to grow more resourceful and resilient. The topics were interesting and relevant, plus it was great to work with others outside of class.

Anni P.

I enjoyed the breakouts and watching Feroshia coach in these sensitive areas. I appreciated the quality of the information and the way the course was facilitated. I’m able to use the information personally and to enhance my coaching practice.

Debbie C.

I loved the interactivity of this program and the charts/tools. Being able to work with peers and try out what we learned along with the the chance to watch Feroshia coach was very helpful. This course was fun and empowering!

Jessica

Coach Training World is unconventional in how relaxed you can be in this space. You can reach out and ask for exactly what you need. Expect to be offered ideas and options you’d never considered. I’ve already incorporated this new perspective along with the tools and resources into my coaching groups and courses!

Michelle

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between your Whole Person Certified Coach training and this one?

Our Trauma-Informed Coach Certification develops and enhances your capacity to be effective at supporting clients who’ve been impacted by trauma or chronic stress.

If you are looking to become a professionally trained holistic coach and/or pursue your ICF certification then we’d recommend our longer and more robust coach training programs. (CORE, SIGNATURE, ICF ASSOCIATE and/or ICF PROFESSIONAL) certifications. These courses educate and empower you to work with the whole person in a niche of your choice.

Do I need to be a coach to attend?

No, you don’t have to be a coach to attend this program. This training is for anyone seeking the knowledge and skills to effectively respond to clients who may suffer from chronic stress to traumatic experiences. Our goal isn’t to “TREAT” trauma but to equip ourselves to “RESPOND” responsibly to the signs and symptoms of an activated nervous system.

What should I expect during this program?

At Coach Training World, we believe in experiential learning. Not only will you learn about relevant science, psychology and case studies related to chronic stress and other forms of trauma… You will be developing skills to work with someone who presents with signs or symptoms to invite them to self-discover their own resourcefulness. From specific targeted mindfulness tools to relational techniques.

What is the practicum?

The practicum is for students who wish to become a Trauma-Informed Certified Coach.

The practicum includes time outside of class working with peers/clients/colleagues to practice the tools.

In addition, students will maintain a self-reflection journal and submit a final paper related to what they are learning.

If you are not interested in the Certification you can always attend the live program for your ICF Continuing Education Credits and/or for your own personal/professional applications.

Can I do this program via Self-Study

You are welcome to attend this program via self-study by watching the videos. Please note there is additional homework if you choose this path and you want certification. We highly recommend that you participate in some of the practicum labs where you’ll get to work with peers so you can test drive the tools and techniques prior to working with your own clients. If you have questions please ask!

How long is this program?

The program meets once a week for 6-weeks. In addition you’ll be invited to work with peers for 12-hours of practicum labs. These labs are typically scheduled based on your groups availability.

Will you list me in your Find-a-Coach Directory?

Yes, after you’ve completed the full program including a written case-study exam, we’d be delighted to list you on our website as a resource for clients seeking a Trauma-Informed Coach in your niche of choosing. Please note you’ll also get a digital badge along with your certificate.

Can I get a refund?

Our Trauma-Informed Coach Training program has a very limited number of seats. Due to the size restrictions we do not offer a refund. We do offer the opportunity to move once to another training and/or the option to participate via self-study as long as you’ve attended the first day of class.

Discover You
Innovate From Here

Discover You is a 1-day live coaching program that assists you to distill your valuable skills, expertise, and life experience into your own self-defined niche as you become the go-to-coach leveraging your best.

With this course, you will:

Confidently transition into coaching: Get radically clear on what you really want and develop a step-by-step plan to achieve your goals.
Identify or clarify your ideal coaching niche: Customize your training experience and prepare to help your clients in a distinctive way.
Differentiate yourself as a coach: Incorporate your unique brilliance into the Whole Person Coaching method to become your own unique “kind” of coach.
Maximize all the resources available to you through Coach Training World – keeping you on track, focused and strategic in every step should you decide to train with us.
Discover the science, psychology and philosophy behind Whole Person Coaching so you understand (and can explain to others) how it works to produce holistic, sustainable change.
Receive coaching and start coaching immediately for a felt sense of the working with others using this holistic method.

By the end of this introductory program, you will be radically clear on your next steps, confidently able to infuse your brilliance into coaching, and ready to start practicing with your first clients.

Innovate: Holistic Change Mastery

(3-Day Intensive – Available Online, In-Person & Recorded)

Explore the domains of coaching excellence as you deepen your skills as a professional coach trusting in yourself, the process and your client’s innate wholeness. This advanced Whole Person Coach training invites you to become highly creative and spontaneous. You'll learn how to draw upon your best toward creating coaching sessions that are truly reflective of your experience and innate wisdom. You will also sharpen your ability to course correct in-session to provide quality service and extraordinary results.

With this course, you will:

Lead highly effective coaching sessions through meta-learning as you witness the whole of the client-coach exchange. Stealthily adapt your process to maximize your impact and influence on others.
Enrich your client-coach connection by co-evolving the conversation through authenticity and direct communication.
Increase your comfort level and capacity to work with the whole person as you seamlessly align your efforts with your client’s needs to produce extraordinary results with others.
Prepare to transition into your coaching career or business with clarity and confidence in your next steps.
Embody and leverage your strengths as a professional coach and establish your signature coaching style.

This course invites you fully integrate yourself into the coaching process and to spontaneously draw upon your own wisdom and skills to elegantly facilitate coaching sessions with a wide variety of individuals. While new tools are introduced, the focus in this course is on you mastering Whole Person Coaching and building the confidence you need to step into your wholeness as a professional coach.

PREREQUISITE: Prior coach training or instructor approval
ATTEND: In-Person (Portland, OR) -or- Virtually via Zoom Conference (Recording Available)
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Integrate: Tools for Change

(3-Day Intensive – Available Online, In-Person & Recorded)

Step into the arena as a transformational change maker and evoke real and lasting change in others. In this advanced course, you will learn how to address the embedded and often unconscious factors that prevent your clients from being highly effective, fulfilled and leveraging their greatest resources. INTEGRATE reveals the highly personal, individualized emergence process. This is where you empower your clients to successfully reclaim their wholeness and step into their highest and most effective self.

With this course, you will:

Advance your change mastery capacity as you employ best practices rooted in Narrative and Archetypal Psychology, Expressive Arts and Somatic processes.
Incorporate both right and left brain-coaching tools to unlock your client’s capacity for: creativity, intuition, visioning, decision-making, organization and strategy.
Work with archetypes, story and somatic tools to awaken your client’s fullest potential and invite their whole and embodied self into life.
Use a holistic lens to view and shift clients out of mono-focused or polarized points as you resolve inner conflict caused by competing needs and beliefs.
Move your coaching sessions beyond surface symptoms that “appear” to be the cause of your client’s setbacks and struggle, into the terrain where change is real and lasting.

Emerge from this training confident in your skills and capacity to effect transformational change in others. From supporting your client to navigate challenging life circumstances to leveling up into their best game; you’ll be able to assist them to create a thriving, sustainable life, rich in who they are, as a whole person.

Although this training is directed at working with others, it’s not uncommon for coaches-in-training to rediscover and reclaim their own deepest and often forgotten potential and to emerge into their greatest potential through the work.

PREREQUISITE: Prior coach training or instructor approval
ATTEND: In-Person (Portland, OR) -or- Virtually via Zoom conference (Recording Available)
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Integral: Science & Psychology of Whole Person Coaching

(2-Day Intensive – Available Online, In-Person & Recorded)

INTEGRAL provides you with a scientific and psychological backbone to better understand the numerous factors that affect your client’s capacity to make change in their lives. Through Integral, you’ll feel confident that your coaching approach is highly effective at meeting your client’s true needs and that you’ll be able to help them to become more resilient and adaptive in their transitions.

With this course, you will:

Explore the underpinnings of Whole Person Coaching, including its roots in: Interpersonal Neurobiology, Positive, Narrative, Archetypal, Energy and Somatic Psychology.
Learn the Transformational Journey model influenced by Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey so you can easily recognize your client’s inner and outer journey and the web of influences that factor into their ability to make positive changes.
Add somatic processes, visualizations and other mindfulness practices to assist your clients to manage their mental and emotional states and step into their most innate resourcefulness.
Understand the deep impact your presence has on your client’s capacity to elicit change - and how to leverage the power of the coach-client relationship to create a positive voice within your client’s busy and often self-critical mind.

Through this course you’ll leave with a clear perspective on the power of Whole Person Coaching and the value of a multi-disciplinary approach to creating sustainable, transformational change in others. Additionally, you’ll gain powerful scientific talking points that will lend credibility to your work as a professional coach in your marketing and enrollment processes.

PREREQUISITE: Recommended Coaching Experience
ATTEND: In-Person (Portland, OR) -or- Virtually via Zoom conference (Recording Available)
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Ignite: Catalytic Communication

(3-Day Intensive – Available Online, In-Person & Recorded)

Catalytic Communication is the core engine that you’ll use to produce game changing and often life-changing conversations that catapult your client’s capacity to achieve their dreams. It’s a unique form of invitational communication that employs powerful questions and reflective techniques that engage the whole person.

With this course, you will:

Employ techniques based in Motivational Interviewing, NLP, Positive and Somatic Psychology to generate positive momentum in others working with the whole person.
Become responsive in the moment, guided by both your intuition and proven techniques to ask the right questions to broaden and shift your client’s thinking, beliefs and actions.
Develop the core holistic coaching communication skills of observing, listening, powerful inquiry, appreciative feedback and advanced reflection techniques to create awareness, learning, action and accountability in others.
Catalyze fresh perspectives, pave the way to new approaches, deepen self-trust, and cultivate an unparalleled sense of self-understanding and knowing.
Gently “give the work” back to the client, igniting their capacity to be self-innovating and operating at their very best.

Catalytic Communication gives you a noticeable edge, both in terms of the results you can help your clients achieve, as well as your personal positioning as an influencer in any arena.

Past participants have shared that Catalytic Communication revolutionized their role as an influencer both personally and professionally. Popular applications range from the conference room to the stage and from business transactions to your children and loved ones.

PREREQUISITE: INSIGHT: Whole Person Coaching Starter Kit
ATTEND: In-Person (Portland, OR) -or- Virtually via Zoom conference (Recording Available)
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Impact: Revolutionary Relationships

(3-Day Intensive – Available Online, In-Person & Recorded)

Relationships are everything. The relationship you hold with yourself, others and the world as a whole shape the way in which you see, feel, hear and behave in the world. Impact is about being your best self in service to others.

With this course, you will:

Tap into Relational Neurobiology, Interpersonal Mindfulness and Adult Attachment Theory to understand the effects of relationships on brain development, decision-making and habits. Learn the science behind effect change strategies.
Understand how to create and nurture an empowering partnership, one rich in trust and authentic connection, with those you serve.
Discover the five-core relationship building skills of attending, believing, confidentiality, reflecting and empathy to support your clients to overcome their own self-doubt and fear.
Move beyond emotional triggers and remain present and highly effective working with others regardless of what arises during the session.
Explore the 4 ways of “knowing” and learn how to tap into the multiple intelligences of the whole person.

Change is hard. Changing others can be even more challenging. Without the proper levels of trust and rapport and the capacity to work with the whole person, that’s usually how it ends up. This course is designed specifically to help you maximize the impact you make on the lives of others through the power of your presence and an empowering relationship you co-create with others.

Most participants have shared that the learning and tools they take away from IMPACT have single-handedly transformed their personal and professional relationships. This training has made it possible for them to be ‘openly authentic’ as well as ‘heard, seen and trusted by others’.

PREREQUISITE: INSIGHT: Whole Person Coaching Starter Kit
ATTEND: In-Person (Portland, OR) -or- Virtually via Zoom conference (Recording Available)
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Insight: Whole Person Coaching® Starter Kit

INSIGHT is an on-demand, 10-module digital coach training that gives you the tools and skills you need to start coaching others. This training includes sample coaching sessions and our customizable “Coaching Starter Toolkit,” getting you up and running immediately.

With this course, you will:

Add a rich suite of resources into your coaching toolkit including: coaching contracts, coaching plans, values cards, archetypal identity tools, self-assessments and more are included.
Be able to identify your client’s unique learning and informational processing styles, and sculpt your coaching process accordingly.
Use our FootSteps coaching intervention to generate positive momentum and sustainable change with your ideal audience.
Clearly articulate the value and benefits you offer your prospective clients so you spend less time selling yourself, and more time helping others.
Customize your coaching toolkit, tailoring it to your unique offerings and personality.

The key to change mastery lies in a strong foundation from which to elicit change. The Self-Discovery Process is essential to both coach- and client-success. Your clients will become confident in you as their guide. More importantly, you’ll be well equipped to serve them at your best by knowing: who they are, what truly matters most to them, and how to elicit their very best. It’s worth noting that many people begin charging for their services at this point and start earning back their initial training investment. NO PREREQUISITE AVAILABLE: On Demand

Trauma-Informed Coach

Certification