The Art + Attunement of Advanced Trauma Therapy
Deepening the Clinical Skills in Working with Complex Trauma and PTSD
An Advanced Training for Trauma Therapists – Led by Melanie Reese, LMFT, CCTP
Investment: $240 (+tax)
Date: September 11, 2026
Time: 9:30 am to 2:00 pm (CST with a 30 min lunch break)
Continuing Education Credit: 6 credit hours
Questions: melaniereeselmft@gmail.com
COURSE OVERVIEW
Offered by Groundwork Trauma Education, this advanced training is designed for clinicians who are already providing trauma focused therapy and want to deepen their clinical skill, attunement, and capacity when working with complex trauma and PTSD. This course moves beyond foundational concepts to focus on how trauma therapy unfolds moment by moment in the room, particularly with clients who present with layered trauma histories, chronic dysregulation, and attachment wounds.
Participants will learn how to track nervous system activation, respond to dissociation and high intensity affect, and make real time clinical decisions that support safety, pacing, and integration. Emphasis is placed on therapist presence, relational attunement, and ethical judgment when working at depth. This training integrates trauma physiology, parts informed work, somatic awareness, and flexible use of trauma modalities to support nuanced, attuned clinical practice.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
• Advanced nervous system tracking in complex trauma therapy
• Recognizing and responding to dissociation, shutdown, and overwhelm
• Deepening attunement and pacing with chronically dysregulated clients
• Working with parts, protectors, and fragmented trauma material
• Navigating relational dynamics, rupture, and repair in trauma therapy
• Making moment by moment clinical decisions during trauma processing
• Integrating trauma modalities in complex presentations without rigidity
• Ethical considerations when working with high intensity trauma material
• Supporting integration and stabilization after deep trauma work
WHO IS THIS TRAINING FOR
This workshop is designed for:
• Licensed mental health professionals providing trauma focused therapy
• Therapists with prior training in trauma modalities such as EMDR, Brainspotting, IFS, or somatic approaches
• Clinicians working with complex trauma, PTSD, or attachment related trauma
• Therapists seeking to refine attunement, pacing, and clinical judgment
• Practitioners who want to deepen their capacity for high intensity trauma work
This is an advanced educational training. It is not a certification program and does not replace required modality specific training or supervision.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
Describe advanced nervous system responses associated with complex trauma and PTSD.
Identify clinical indicators of dissociation, shutdown, and overwhelm during trauma therapy.
Apply attunement and pacing strategies to support safety and regulation in complex trauma work.
Integrate trauma informed interventions in response to moment by moment clinical cues.
Explain ethical considerations related to working with high intensity trauma material and complex presentations.
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Groundwork Trauma Education has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7927. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Groundwork Trauma Education is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.