Becoming a Trauma Informed and Responsive Coach

10 Sessions: August 26 - October 28,  2026
Wednesdays 4 -6 pm ET

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Support recovery with confidence, compassion, and trauma-responsive care.

This intensive, 20-hour training course equips peer and recovery coaches with the essential skills to confidently support individuals impacted by trauma.

Whether you’re new to coaching or a seasoned professional, this interactive, NAADAC-eligible course will transform your approach with practical tools grounded in neuroscience, trauma theory, ethics, and resilience-building.

Invest in your career. Empower recovery. Build trauma-responsive communities.

RecoveryWhat You’ll Gain:

    • A clear understanding of how trauma shapes behavior and recovery
    • Practical tools for emotional regulation and co-regulation
    • Hands-on experience with trauma-responsive coaching techniques
    • A complete ethics module tailored to the unique challenges of recovery coaching
    • A personalized self-care and resilience plan to prevent burnout and vicarious trauma

Training Features:

    • 20 CEU hours (meets CCAR, IAPRC & NAADAC standards)
    • Includes recovery specific training
    • Interactive role plays, case studies, and coaching simulations
      Certificate of completion provided

Ideal for:

    • Recovery coaches
    • Peer supporters
    • Addiction and behavioral health professionals
    • Mental health and social service workers
    • Community outreach and harm reduction staff

Next Class:
August 26 - October 28,  2026
Wednesdays 4 -6 pm ET

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Schedule:

Aug 26 - Session 1: Foundations of Trauma-Responsive Coaching
Defining trauma beyond single events, understanding “too much for too long,” and shifting from a deficit model to a growth-oriented lens.

Sept 2 - Session 2: The Neuroscience of the Stress Response
How toxic stress impacts the brain and body, and recognizing “fight, flight, freeze, and submit” states in high-pressure corporate environments.

Sept 9 - Session 3: The Practice of Cultural Humility in Coaching
Moving beyond competency to a lifelong commitment to self-evaluation and addressing power imbalances in the coaching relationship.

Sept 16 - Session 4: Advanced Grounding Techniques
Practical, somatic-based tools to help clients regulate their nervous systems in real time during moments of high activation.

Sept 23 - Session 5: The Ethics of Trauma-Responsive Engagement
Navigating the boundaries between coaching and therapy, ensuring safety, and knowing when and how to make appropriate professional referrals.

Sept 30 - Session 6: Building a “Window of Tolerance”
Strategies to help leaders expand emotional capacity and resilience amid ongoing organizational stress.

Oct 7 - Session 7: Trauma-Informed Communication
Mastering deep listening, non-judgmental inquiry, and language that avoids re-traumatization.

Oct 14 - Session 8: Addressing Organizational Trauma and Burnout
Identifying signs of systemic harm, compassion fatigue, and demoralization within teams and leadership.

Oct 21 - Session 9: Creating Psychological Safety
Principles for fostering environments where individuals can move from a state of threat to one of curiosity and choice.

Oct 28 - Session 10: The Coach’s Self-Care and Resilience Plan
Developing a personal toolkit for somatic stress management to prevent vicarious trauma and sustain long-term effectiveness.