Webinar - Complex Trauma: Building safety where there is none
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Webinar - Complex Trauma: Building safety where there is none

This webinar will explore how as professionals we can start to build therapeutic safety, when clients experience safety as 'unsafe'.

By Beech Trauma Academy

Date and time

Tuesday, May 27 · 9 - 10am PDT

Location

Online

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

Agenda

5:00 PM - 5:05 PM

Welcome, ground rules and agenda

5:05 PM - 5:15 PM

Presentation of complex trauma

5:15 PM - 5:50 PM

The nervous system and various techniques

5:50 PM - 6:00 PM

Questions and further information

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour

Webinar - Complex Trauma: Building safety where there is none


What is complex trauma?

The events of complex trauma can take many forms, including domestic abuse, bullying at work, long-term illness, or war. But in its core, trauma is about the impact on the body and nervous system. Our nervous system may 'learn' to not trust safety anymore. Clients may become weary of professionals (like counsellors, therapists, psychologists, etc.) who come across as 'nice', or trustworthy, as they may have been hurt previously by loved ones who might have came across in similar ways.


How do we build safety?

In this experiential webinar we will explore various ways how you as a professional can start to build therapeutic safety with traumatised clients. We will look at:


  • The function of our own autonomic nervous system
  • Concept of co-regulation
  • Glimmers
  • Safe people and pets
  • Various resources

You can take this 1-hour training on its own, or as an introduction to the 60-hour Foundation Diploma - Therapeutic Safety in Trauma (NCPS Quality Checked), which starts on 9th June 2025 100% Online, or in Southend-on-Sea per 7th September 2025. You can find more information on www.beechtraumaacademy.co.uk/book.


Who is this training for:

The training is suitable for professionals only, including both student and qualified counsellors, psychotherapists, social workers, psychologists, support workers, GP's, psychiatrists, hypnotherapists, as well as any other mental health professional who works with trauma or wants to work with traumatised clients.


About the Trainer - Maaike Beech

Maaike is a MBACP and NCPS Senior Accredited counsellor and psychotherapist with a specialty as a Trauma Clinician. She has been working with trauma for over 18 years’ and has trained in TF-CBT, Rewind-Technique, EMDR Level 1, 2 and 3, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level 1 and IFS Level 1. Maaike works as a Clinical Lead for the Children's Society for all counsellors, psychotherapists, and clinical supervisors. She is also the Director of The Beech Practice Ltd. She is a qualified clinical supervisor and runs a NCPS Quality Checked Foundation Diploma called “Therapeutic Safety in Trauma”. Soon we will also be launching our Diploma Trauma-Informed Clinical Supervision.

Maaike originally trained as a counsellor in the Netherlands, whilst working for Victim Support and General Counselling Departments, with a specialty in domestic abuse. Maaike has also worked for a Hospice, Rape Crisis and the Children’s Society, who work with refugees, migrants, trafficking and exploitation. She has set-up several counselling services for various organisations and is an experienced group therapist.


Terms and Conditions:

By signing up to any training of the Beech Trauma Academy, you agree to adhere to all the Terms and Conditions, Code of Conduct & Behaviour Policy, Inappropriate Communications Policy, Safeguarding Policy and all other policies by the Beech Trauma Academy. You can find the policies on https://www.beechtraumaacademy.co.uk/policies

Frequently asked questions

What do you mean by 'experiential training'?

During this webinar we will showcase some techniques. There will be no break-out rooms, or practice groups.

What is your cancellation policy?

If you decide to cancel, you are eligible for a full cancellation fee up to 7 days before the training is due. Contact The Beech Practice Ltd. for more information.

Can I also book on for the Foundation Diploma in Trauma?

Yes, you can book on directly for the Foundation Diploma - Therapeutic Safety in Trauma (NCPS Quality Checked) on www.beechtraumaacademy.co.uk/book.

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Trauma is often referred to as particular events (such as physical or sexual abuse, car accidents, medial diagnosis, etc.). But trauma is just as much (or even more so) the impact that the event has on the nervous system and body. This impact ranges from flashbacks, to nightmares, avoidance strategies (in order to stay safe), hyper-arousal and negative thoughts about ourselves, others and/or the world. Trauma therefore comes with survival states, such as fight, flight, freeze, disconnect, please & appease and flop. These states will show themselves in the counselling or therapy room.

Our trauma trainings therefore focus on recognising these survival states within clients (and ourselves!) and supporting them to return to an increased state of regulation, when helpful. The trauma trainings are based on the 3-Phase Trauma Model and Polyvagal Theory, which prioritises the therapeutic safety for the client (and professional!) before potentially processing and integrating the traumatic experience. This means that it is often helpful to first support clients to experience less flashbacks or nightmares, to feel safer within themselves, their bodies, and the world around them, before we might process the trauma.

All our trainings are integrative and experiential in nature and is suitable for any professional who works with traumatised clients. This includes student and qualified counsellors, psychotherapists, art therapists, psychologists, social workers, GP's, psychiatrists, probation officers, nurses and any other mental health professional. All our trauma trainings are taught by qualified, experienced and registered counsellors/ psychotherapists who are trauma specialists in their own right, whilst also holding a teaching qualification. They teach from experience, as well as their knowledge which they accrued through a variety of trauma qualifications.