Coaching for performing in childhood trauma certificate

Identify what childhood trauma means by examining emotional, physical, and sexual abuse and their lasting impacts on survivors.

Explore problems survivors face after childhood trauma, including alcohol and drug abuse, self-harm, anxiety, depression, detachment, dissociation, and intrusive memories or flashbacks.

Identify difficulties by journaling to map patterns and maintenance cycles, predict outcomes, and break patterns. Learn to address trauma-linked problems by identifying needs, such as social skills, to improve relationships.

Develop your coping skills through self-care and avoid harmful short-term fixes. Choose constructive activities, like talking with a friend, walking, reading, or listening to relaxing music, and seek social support.

Create and repeat a grounding image to distract from flashbacks and nightmares, customize it, and practice grounding strategies to manage painful trauma memories.

Learn practical strategies to improve self-image after abuse by valuing yourself, cultivating positive relationships, engaging in self-care, and creating safety plans to prevent self-harm.

Identify and balance all-or-nothing thinking by recognizing extremes, challenging misjudgments, and journaling to rewrite biased thoughts and create a plan of action.

understand you are not to blame for the trauma you endured, explore why you believed you were to blame through journaling, and identify reasons you are not at fault.

Learn to recognize and manage anger after trauma by analyzing triggers, keeping a record of anger levels, and choosing safe expression routes—direct or indirect—toward calm and healing.

Explore how the place you grew up shapes your future and learn practical steps to improve family relationships, be more assertive, and set rules that meet your needs.

Open up to others by recording thoughts, analyzing automatic thoughts, and practicing conversations to build self-confidence and healthier relationships after trauma.

Handle sexual relationships by recognizing common difficulties, exploring therapy options, and building trust through shared rules like saying I love you, saying no, and mutually initiating or stopping intimacy.

Explore coping with losses in childhood trauma by acknowledging normal grieving, using adaptation skills, and shifting focus from past pain to a hopeful future, while crying remains natural.