What You’ll Learn in This Trauma Counseling Education Ebook

  • What trauma is and how it affects the nervous system

  • The difference between depersonalization and derealization, and other forms of dissociation

  • What trauma-informed therapy actually means in clinical practice

  • How trauma changes the brain - the amygdala, hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, and more

  • The 5 F's: fight, flight, freeze, fawn, and flop

  • Cultural and neurodivergent considerations in trauma presentation

  • Core stabilization techniques used before trauma processing begins

  • How to recognize and approach a complex trauma case

Who This Trauma Therapy Training Ebook Is For:

This free trauma counseling education resource is appropriate for:

LPCs, LMHCs, LCPCs, PLPCs, LMSWs, LCSWs, LMFTs

State-credentialed counselors, Graduate-level clinicians, and any therapist expanding trauma competency

This ebook supports clinical clarity and ethical trauma care.

FAQ

Is this ebook really free?

Yes. No cost, just your email to receive the download.

Do I get CE credit for reading the ebook?

No - the ebook is an educational introduction. CE credit is earned through KDH Collective's live webinar series, which builds on what's covered in the guide.

Who is this guide written for?

LPCs, LMHCs, LCPCs, PLPCs, LMSWs, LCSWs, LMFTs, and any state-credentialed clinician or graduate-level trainee wanting a foundation in trauma-informed care.

How is this different from the live CE training?

The ebook covers the core concepts. The live training goes deeper with case application, diagnostic differentiation, and NBCC/ASWB ACE-approved continuing education credit.

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BRYNNE ANGELLE, LCSW, PMH-C

KDH EDUCATOR

Brynne is a practicing therapist with over 10 years of experience. She specializes in Borderline Personality Disorder which co-occurs with depression, anxiety, social phobias, attention and impulsive concerns, and trauma typically complex trauma. She infuses Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Radically Open Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR).

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MARIELLE BABB, MS, LPC

KDH Educator

Marielle is a practicing therapist with over 12 years experience. She specializes in anxiety, phobias, perfectionism, panic, OCD, as well as PTSD and CPTSD. She utilizes CBT, ACT and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), as well as EMDR, Image Transformation Therapy (IMTT), Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), and Structural Dissociation Theory.

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KD HOLMES, MS, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED

FOUNDER OF KDH COLLECTIVE & EDUCATOR

KD is a practicing therapist over the past 21 years at KDH Counseling. She works with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Phobia, Specific Phobias, OCD, and PTSD. She is EMDR Certified, and BTTI trained for treatment of OCD. She loves DBT, RODBT, and ERP, EMDR, IMTT, and Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR).

TRAUMA INFORMED CARE:

Live Online Webinar Series for Therapists

Join us for one part or for the entire series as we explore trauma-informed therapy psychologically, physiologically, and behaviorally through live, interactive distance learning.  This Trauma Informed Care Training is designed for mental health professionals seeking advanced, evidence-based trauma education with CE credits. Each session is NBCC approved and ASWB ACE approved and delivered as a live webinar with structured teaching, case application, and Q&A.
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