CPD- Certificate in Working with Trauma
Dates:
- 7th & 8th February 10 am -4 pm
- 7th & 8th March 10 am -4 pm
- 18th & 19th April 10 am-4 pm
This training is designed to help therapists integrate a trauma-informed approach into their existing practice. Each day combines clinical theory with practice-based learning:
- Mornings focus on theoretical frameworks and ways of weaving trauma-informed thinking into psychotherapeutic work.
- Afternoons offer opportunities for clinical application, experiential exercises, and focussed supervision in a supportive group setting.
Training Outline
- Days 1–2: Recognising trauma and regulating the nervous system
- Days 3–4: Techniques for processing trauma
- Days 5–6: Re-imagining the future
Trainer
Natasha de Meric is an experienced Psychodynamic Psychotherapist and Counsellor (BACP registered and UKCP accredited). Alongside her core psychodynamic training, Natasha has undertaken extensive specialist training in trauma, including:
- EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) practitioner (Levels 1–4) and member of the EMDR Association.
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) Level 1, with additional training in EMDR integration.
Natasha brings many years of clinical and teaching experience to her work. She spent nine years as a staff counsellor in a mental health hospital, and has also taught as an associate lecturer at Birkbeck, University of London. She now works in private practice with a particular focus on adults who have experienced childhood trauma.
In addition to her clinical practice, Natasha founded Time for Change (www.timeforchange.org), a collective of therapists who come together to think openly and vulnerably about the aspects of our work that can feel difficult to name.
She is committed to bringing openness and humanity into challenging spaces. Natasha’s teaching is known for its warmth, depth and embodied, experiential approach.
Feedback from previous workshops:
- “Natasha has a beautiful way of bringing even the most difficult subjects to life.”
- “Your lectures and playful way of delivering them has a strong link to my journey. Thank you!”
- “Natasha’s workshops are truly profound – deeply human and connecting.”
