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CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Trauma Therapy


 
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Are you looking to develop your knowledge, skills and practice in working with clients presenting with trauma?

This course is mapped to the APA New Haven trauma competencies for working with psychological trauma. These eight cross-cutting competencies deliver empirically informed knowledge, skills, and attitudes that a therapist should have when working with traumatised clients.

Accredited by CPCAB, you will learn how to:

  • Work safely, legally and ethically as a trauma practitioner

  • Use understanding of trauma to monitor aspects of the therapeutic relationship

  • Understand and work with diversity as a trauma counsellor

  • Use a trauma-informed approach to respond to the needs of individual clients

  • Work with self-awareness as a trauma practitioner.

  • Use theory, research, and skills within a trauma framework for counselling practice

  • Monitor and maintain professional effectiveness as a trauma practitioner

Areas of study include:

  • Trauma-Informed Practice

  • Trauma and the brain

  • Trauma and the body

  • Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

  • Trauma Models

  • Trauma-Informed Assessment

  • Vicarious Trauma

We are accepting applications for the 2026/27 cohort now and will be conducting interviews from May 2026. If you would like to register your interest for this course or have any queries, please get in touch.

 
  • Course Fees 2026-27: £2,500

    Deposit Required on booking: £425

    Fees can be paid upfront or in monthly instalments.

  • All sessions will take place 9:30am-4:45pm

    Sat 03 Oct 2026 (In-Person)

    Sun 04 Oct 2026 (In-Person)

    Sat 07 Nov 2026 (Online)

    Sun 08 Nov 2026 (Online)

    Sat 05 Dec 2026 (Online)

    Sun 06 Dec 2026 (Online)

    Sat 09 Jan 2027 (Online)

    Sun 10 Jan 2027 (Online)

    Sat 06 Feb 2027 (In-Person)

    Sun 07 Feb 2027 (In-Person)

    Sat 06 Mar 2027 (Online)

    Sun 07 Mar 2027 (Online)

    Sat 03 Apr 2027 (Online)

    Sun 04 Apr 2027 (Online)

    Sat 01 May 2027 (Online)

    Sun 02 May 2027 (Online)

    Sat 05 Jun 2027 (Online)

    Sun 06 Jun 2027 (Online)

    Sat 03 Jul 2027 (In-Person)

    Sun 04 Jul 2027 (In-Person)

  • This course will take place online via Zoom for seven of the ten weekends and will take place in-person for the first, middle and last weekend.

    The in-person venue is in the process of being confirmed, but will be located in North Hampshire/Surrey.

  • Students applying to this course must be qualified counsellors/ psychotherapists, holding full membership with a PSA accredited professional body (e.g., BACP, NCPS, UKCP, etc.).

    Applicants must hold at least 200hrs of supervised clinical hours.

    Applicants must have accured at least 40hrs of personal therapy during the course of their counselling training.

    Students must also be in a sufficiently emotionally stable and positive place within which to safely explore and challenge their own reactions/thoughts and self-awareness within a group setting.

    Students must demonstrate a commitment to understanding and engaging with therapeutic processes and theories in an open and encouraging manner.

    Entry onto this qualification is subject to interview with a Liminal Space tutor.

  • Ongoing Clinical Supervision

    Appropriate Insurance

    30 hours of personal therapy are required before issuing the certification.

  • Lisa Mathurin PTSTA (P)

    Nathan Bryce CTA(P)

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