TRAUMA COUNSELING EDUCATION FREE EBOOK
A Guide to Trauma Therapy Training for Mental Health Professionals
This free guide covers the core principles of trauma-informed care: how trauma changes the brain and nervous system, how to recognize dissociation, and how to build a phased treatment plan. It works as a first introduction for clinicians starting trauma training, and as a refresher for experienced therapists working with complex cases.
What You’ll Learn in This Trauma Counseling Education Ebook
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What trauma is and how it affects the nervous system
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The difference between depersonalization and derealization, and other forms of dissociation
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What trauma-informed therapy actually means in clinical practice
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How trauma changes the brain - the amygdala, hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, and more
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The 5 F's: fight, flight, freeze, fawn, and flop
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Cultural and neurodivergent considerations in trauma presentation
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Core stabilization techniques used before trauma processing begins
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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
Yes. No cost, just your email to receive the download.
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.
LPCs, LMHCs, LCPCs, PLPCs, LMSWs, LCSWs, LMFTs, and any state-credentialed clinician or graduate-level trainee wanting a foundation in trauma-informed care.
The ebook covers the core concepts. The live training goes deeper with case application, diagnostic differentiation, and NBCC/ASWB ACE-approved continuing education credit.
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).
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.
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
7 min read
Navigating Shame as a Narcissist: A Deep Dive into the Unseen Struggle
Brynne Angelle, LCSW, PMH-C: Jun 5, 2025
5 min read
Trauma: Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn, Flop
KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: May 15, 2024
5 min read
How Narcissistic Abuse Wears Down Your Sense of Self Over Time
Marielle Babb, MS, LPC: Jul 11, 2025
4 min read
Navigating OCD and PTSD: Best Practices in Treatment
KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jul 20, 2025
7 min read
Narcissistic Personality Disorder Symptoms, Causes & Treatment (NPD)
Brynne Angelle, LCSW, PMH-C: Sep 17, 2025
5 min read
Navigating Neurodivergent Trauma
KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jun 29, 2023
7 min read
When Trauma Responses Don’t Look Like Trauma: Recognizing Masked Symptoms in Neurodivergent Clients
KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Mar 15, 2026
5 min read
Treating Developmental Trauma: Why Is It Important?
KD & Marielle: Jun 29, 2023
8 min read
Understanding Trauma: A Clinician's Guide
KD & Marielle: Sep 12, 2026
For LPCs, LMHCs, LCPCs, PLPCs, LMSWs, LCSWs, LMFTs, and other state-credentialed counselors
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