Trauma in Practice:
A clear, practical and TA-informed pathway through trauma work
Trauma in Practice is a five-day training course for therapists who want a clear, clinically grounded understanding of trauma and how to work with it safely. It’s designed for counsellors and psychotherapists who have been seeing clients for at least a year and want to deepen their confidence in assessment, formulation and practical intervention—without drifting into myth, jargon or over-complication. The focus is on real-world practice with a robust theoretical and research driven framework.
The course offers a structured yet spacious learning environment. Each day combines short teaching segments with discussion, reflective exercises and small-group tasks. The aim is not to turn anyone into a “trauma specialist,” but to strengthen clinical judgement, sharpen assessment skills and expand the therapist’s ability to recognise what is happening in the room and why. There is space to think, question, practise and integrate the material in a way that fits your clinical identity.
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A core part of the programme is the integration of Transactional Analysis. TA is used as a framework for understanding trauma’s impact on ego states, scripts, shame, relational patterns and dissociation. This sits alongside contemporary trauma thinking, developmental perspectives, somatic awareness and practical grounding skills. TA forms one full day of the course and is woven throughout the clinical examples and discussions across the week.The teaching draws from relational, developmental, neurobiological and systemic perspectives. This includes attention to societal trauma, transgenerational trauma, attachment ruptures and the wider contexts in which symptoms form. The course also incorporates structured trauma-informed assessment, decision-making models and ways of working that support safe therapeutic pacing for both clients and practitioners.
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To apply, please complete the online application form
Key Topics Covered:
• Understanding Trauma, how its formed and stored.
• Developmental, relational and societal trauma
• Neurobiology and physiology relationship to trauma
• The nervous system, regulation and somatic responses
• Trauma-informed assessment frameworks and treatment planning
• Screening tools, red flags and clinical decision-making
• Abuse, chronic neglect and micro-attunement failures
• Dissociation: continuum, clinical indicators and practical management
• Shame, scripts and relational patterns
• Working with trauma safely (pacing, stabilisation, integration)
• TA foundations in application to Trauma work
• Ego state development and parts work for TA-informed treatment
• Attachment dynamics and relational rupture-repair
• The STAIR model and the New Haven Competencies
• Principles from DDP, somatic approaches and relational therapies
• Secondary trauma, therapist sustainability
• Ethical considerations and managing power
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Course timing and fee:
You can now apply for the 26/27 course. The cost of the course is £450 for the full five days.
The training day will run from 10am till 5pm across the following dates:
Weekend One: 7th and 8th of February 2026
Weekend Two: 14th and 15th of March 2026
Weekend Three: 18th of April 2026
Pre-Course Requirements: Participants should be qualified counsellors or in training and seeing clients for at least 12 months (Students in training should talk through their planned attendance with their supervisor or course tutor).
Course Location: Online via Zoom. (Sessions will not be recorded)
Recognition: A Certificate of Recognition will be given to reflect full engagement and attendance
Maximum number of participants: 12
The closing date for applications is the 1st of February 2026
Tutor: Ben Groves (PTSTA(P), CTA(P), MSW, UKATAdip, CTF, PEP2, BA(hons). UKCP and SWE registered).Ben is a psychotherapist based in York, previously a Social Worker for over 10 years, Ben started his private practice ‘Flux Therapy’ in 2019 which specialise at working with Trauma. Ben’s journey into working with Trauma and people started over 20 years ago, while working for a number of Crisis intervention support services. Since then, Ben has been passionate about getting equipped and equipping others in the most effective way of supporting need. Ben has been delivering training for over 10 years, for a wide range of professionals and at a wide range of experience. Ben’s hope for this workshop is for a balance of detail and new information, with enough space and engagement for proper integration of the material. In addition to offering psychotherapy and training, Ben also offers supervision and consultancy. Ben has a deep passion for working with and helping people in the most effective ways he can.