Trauma-informed training for coaches- Amethyst

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I am excited to be invited to speak at the mBIT (multiple Brain Integration techniques if you aren’t familiar with it 😊) conference tomorrow 🎉

If you haven’t heard of mBIT before, it is a variety of techniques used in a coaching format to connect to and align our three intelligences; our head, heart and gut 🧠 ❤️ 🔮

It is used on its own or combined with other modalities to support us in many ways. For example if you want to make a breakthrough, change a habit, or have patterns that keep us from flourishing that you want to shift. It also helps us to build self awareness and experience more ease and aligned flow in our life.

I’m looking forward to speak about how unresolved trauma, which may be hidden, can shape and impact our bodies and lives.

I’m also going to speak about my favourite subject; exploring the ways we can integrate a trauma-informed approach into our practice.

So much of being trauma-informed is built on providing a safe environment for our clients. Not just physically, but also physiologically, relationally, psychologically, and culturally. Our bodies perception of felt sense safety is key.

If you’re an mBIT coach I’m looking forward to seeing you there!

If you’d like to find out more about mBIT, I know some fabulous trainers- get in touch! 🙌🏼

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Today I have some help whilst I add the last few updates for the accredited coach CPD on Becoming Trauma Informed this weekend!

By the end of the weekend those joining me will have a solid awareness and understanding of how trauma influences and impacts our bodies, our nervous system, our beliefs, our stress responses and our capacity for stress.

They will recognise how these experiences and events might re-surface when accessing our services and while working together towards achieving their goals.

Being Trauma-Informed is not only about the service we provide.
It is about how we model the model, how we embody it.

And so, they will also be further developing their own self-awareness and well-being as coaches.

If you are curious to know more, here's an insight into the sort of things we cover...

Day 1
✔️Dispelling myths around trauma and recognise the prevalence of trauma and it’s impact on us
✔️Deepen our understanding of what trauma is and is not
✔️The neurobiology of trauma
✔️Are ACES Trauma-Informed?
✔️Diagnostic criteria of PTSD and CPTSD
✔️Introduction to Attachment Styles
✔️An overview of Polyvagal Theory
✔️How to avoid re-traumatisation of our clients and how to respond to keep our clients safe

Day 2 covers:
✔️The Principles of the Trauma- Informed Approach
✔️How we can use our knowledge to implement a trauma-informed approach
✔️A framework and model you can use while coaching your clients
✔️Clarifying our boundaries and awareness of our part in interactions
✔️Handling disclosures in a trauma-informed way
✔️Reflective Practice: A Trauma-Informed Business- Marketing, discovery calls, intake forms, our sessions and the language we use
And of course answer any questions that come up along the way.
If you are interested in becoming trauma-informed in your role as a coach, there’s still time to join!

Find out more here
https://www.subscribepage.com/traumainformed_aug_24

Did you know that Becoming Trauma-Informed; Essential skills for coaches is accredited by the Association for Coaching? Meaning that you will receive a certificate of CPD hours to use towards your quota for the year following the workshop?

In this workshop we look at the key principles of being trauma-informed and how to integrate them into your work and business as a coach.

This CPD will enable you to REALISE when an impactful experience from the past is showing up for your client in the 'here and now' and stopping them from reaching their coaching goal.

In RECOGNISING this, you will know how to RESPOND in a way which allows you to safely explore change for your client without triggering and AVOIDING RETRAUMATISING your client during the process.

We explore this an much, much more during this 2 day online workshop for coaches being held this weekend, 17th-18th August.

Whilst the Super Early Bird Discount has ended, you can still grab a 15% discount by using this link https://www.subscribepage.com/traumainformed_aug_24

I am pleased to be announcing a new date for my Accredited CPD, Becoming Trauma-Informed for Coaches! And the chance to join with £100 off! 🎯

📅 Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th August 2024

I am passionate about bringing a Trauma-Informed approach into coaching, so our profession is in alignment with many other service based professions. So I am offering this Accredited 2 day online workshop at a super discounted price to reduce the barriers to attend for anyone that wants to integrate a Trauma Informed approach to the coaching and business.

So, is this for you?
✔ Are you a professional coach?
✔ Do you work holistically- coaching the person, not the issue?
✔ Are you passionate about supporting your client's in their personal growth and development?
✔ Interested in avoiding re-traumatising your client inadvertently, and know what to do if it does happen?

If you are, this 2 day online CPD accredited by Association for Coaching is for you!

Using a Trauma-Informed approach in our coaching means we recognise that our client may have been impacted by trauma at some time in their life.

We consider if that could be what is stopping them from achieving their goal.

We have an understanding of how to respond and how we can use our coaching skills appropriately to help them achieve their goals in a safe and supportive way.

We know what to do if our client does become triggered whilst we are coaching, so that they don't leave the session negatively impacted by the
experience.

And we have clarity around our scope of practice and know when to refer.

If you'd like to know more then click on the link in the comments below 👇

You may have noticed I have been quieter recently! I have had the pleasure of delivering CPD on a variety of topics to staff within the NHS, and other statutory health and social care agencies as well as VCSE.

This month I was excited and honoured to be asked to facilitate a training for clinical leads within the NHS on integrating a Trauma Informed Care approach into Women’s Health Care services.

Whilst it was a different audience for me to deliver trauma-informed training to, the message is the same.

In recognising that many people will have faced adverse or traumatic experiences throughout their life course, what do we need to be aware of and understand in order to reduce re-traumatisation and create a safe space for them while accessing the service?

We also reflected on the ways each individual in the organisation embodies and models a trauma-informed approach.

This particular theme ran throughout the training as it is something that comes up a lot.

‘’What difference can I make as one person in a larger system’’?

This quote by the Dalai Lama is a good reminder to us!

‘’If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.’’

What difference are you making for the person in front of you?

And how does embodying the trauma-informed principles into our work enhance that further?

For me, this quote from Peter Levine highlights the importance of us as coaches and practitioners using a trauma-informed approach in our work.

“Trauma is not what happens to us, but what we hold inside in the absence of an empathetic witness.” Peter Levine

It lends itself to the 4th ‘R’ in the ‘4 R’ model of being trauma-informed; avoid retraumatising our clients.

As trauma-informed coaches we are aware of the ways we may inadvertently re-play a previous trauma biography for our clients by not witnessing them in their experience.

We understand the factors often in play that can increase the chances of someone experiencing something as overwhelming to the point it leads on to having a detrimental impact on them later in life.

The absence of an empathetic witness is often one of those factors that are part of a trauma. In that moment, we are alone with what happened, with our emotions and body responses, with nowhere to process it. We couldn’t make sense of it and didn’t release the energy present. Instead it becomes stuck within our body leading to dysregulation. This is often what happens when we have micro traumas in our early life and can form the basis of limiting beliefs in the future.

It may be our client is an absent, empathetic witness to Self. Instead cajoling themselves to ‘get on with it’, not allowing themselves to feel their feelings, and shaming themselves through a survival part.

Another aspect of being trauma-informed is being aware of how that past ‘there and then’ experience may be playing out in the here and now. And how we notice that as a coach.

So, what has been held inside of our client since that experience? In terms of thoughts, the meaning they made of something, the beliefs that were formed? Do we check in with how it feels and what emotions or body sensations come up for them?

Then there are our own responses too. Where did our head jump to when this came up? How did our body react or respond? How present were we to all of this? Was a disclosure being made and we knew how to respond to it?

In the session, what played out between us and the client? Did we mirror the client’s previous experience of this event with our response? Did we notice and reflect on our client's go-to response or pattern as it played out? Did a strong achiever or perfectionist pattern show up? The harsh internal critic? Or procrastination or shut down?

All of this and more is something we delve into in the accredited CPD workshop for coaches on Becoming Trauma-Informed.

If reading this has promoted a curiosity for you around trauma, or you are interest in using a trauma-informed approach in your coaching and you’d like to know more, then you can find out details here
https://www.subscribepage.com/traumainformed_coach_feb24_

If it is of interest to you, there’s a workshop running on the 3-4th February, and there’s still time to take advantage of a 15% discount if you fancy joining us!

✔ Are you a professional coach?
✔ Do you work holistically- coaching the person, not the issue?
✔ Are you passionate about supporting your client's in their personal growth and development?
✔ Interested in avoiding re-traumatising your client inadvertently, and what to do if it does happen?

If you are, this 2 day online accredited CPD is for you!

Using a Trauma-Informed approach in our coaching means we recognise that our client may have been impacted by trauma at some time in their life.

We consider if that could be what is stopping them from achieving their goal.

We have an understanding of how to respond and how we can use our coaching skills appropriately to help them achieve their goals in a safe and supportive way.

We know what to do if our client does become triggered whilst we are coaching, so that they don't leave the session negatively impacted by the experience.

And we have clarity around our scope of practice and know when to refer.

If you'd like to know more, check out the link posted in comments below 👇
Or get in touch!

My tech bit is done, and the replay is set to go! 🔥

I thoroughly enjoyed sharing the benefits of using a Trauma-Informed approach in our coaching. Thank you to all those that joined me today!

I did drop a ball and forget to save the wonderful feedback from those that attended 🤦‍♀️ But I can share that it was positive! 😅

Did you miss it?

If you wanted to join and missed it, or this is the first time you've seen it, the good news is you can access the replay for the next 7 days!

Just click the link and I shall get the replay sent out to you!

https://www.subscribepage.com/traumainformed-coaching_replay

⏰There's still time to save your spot for tomorrows Free Masterclass for coaches on 'Trauma-Informed Coaching. What's it about?'

Friday 17th November

I'd love you to attend live so you can ask any questions that may come up for you, as well as meet other coaches who are interested in this approach.

But if you can't come along, you will be sent a replay of the Masterclass if you have signed up 🙂

A reminder of what we will be covering:

✔Has being trauma-informed got a place in coaching?

Delve into the significance of trauma-informed coaching and its impact on client engagement and outcomes.

✔What is trauma and how might it impact my client today?

Gain a better understanding of the fundamentals of trauma, and its relevance to coaching outcomes.

✔What being trauma-informed looks like in our coaching business.

Practical insights into integrating trauma-informed practices into your coaching business.

✔Q&A and Discussion:

Engage in an interactive discussion where you can pose questions, share insights, and connect with fellow coaches.

You can save your spot on the link below 👇

Masterclass: Trauma-informed Coaching what's it about?- for coaches & NLP Practitioners A client who has been impacted by trauma doesn’t always come to you with a mental health diagnosis or label attached. Would you be able to recognise what could be a belief, behaviour or reaction to previous trauma? Would you know what to do or say? Masterclass is for for coaches, and NLP Practitio...

Asking why would you attend this free online Masterclass on Trauma-Informed Coaching?

Life is busy, and choosing what to invest our time in is an important factor for anyone self employed.

So, to help you know if this is for you, here are a few things that coming along will give you in return for your time:

✔Gain a deeper understanding of the role of trauma-informed coaching in your practice.

✔Explore the nuances of trauma and its potential impact on your coaching client.

✔Discover practical ways you could start to implement trauma-sensitive approach in your coaching business.

✔Add an hour's CPD to professional growth.

✔Receive a discount on the accredited CPD for coaches 'Becoming Trauma-Informed; Essential Skills for Coaches'.

A reminder what we will be covering;

💬 Has being trauma-informed got a place in coaching?

-Delve into the significance of

trauma-informed coaching and its impact on client engagement and outcomes.



💬What is trauma and how might it impact my

client today?

-Gain a better understanding of

the fundamentals of trauma, and its relevance to coaching outcomes.



💬What being trauma-informed looks like in our coaching

business.

-Practical insights into integrating

trauma-informed practices into your coaching business.



💬Q&A and Discussion:

-Engage in an interactive discussion

where you can pose questions, share insights, and connect with fellow coaches.

If you like the sound of what you've read and would like to save your spot, you can register here

https://www.subscribepage.com/traumainformedfreemasterclass2023

I look forward to exploring the transformative power of trauma-informed coaching with you!

PS Would like to join but can't make that time?

Everyone who signs up will be sent a recording which you can access for 7 days!

Masterclass: Trauma-informed Coaching what's it about?- for coaches & NLP Practitioners A client who has been impacted by trauma doesn’t always come to you with a mental health diagnosis or label attached. Would you be able to recognise what could be a belief, behaviour or reaction to previous trauma? Would you know what to do or say? Masterclass is for for coaches, and NLP Practitio...

Some common statements when being trauma informed as a coach is first introduced include:

💬 'How would being trauma-informed help me as a coach?'

💬 'The word trauma sounds pretty heavy; I just stay away from that stuff'

💬 'I am not a therapist, why is it relevant?'

If you’ve ever found yourself thinking this or something similar, or perhaps are curious about taking a trauma-informed approach in your coaching, this is your chance to find out and ask any questions you may have!

I am inviting coaches and NLP Practitioners who'd like to know more to join me for this FREE online Masterclass on Friday 17th November 2023 @ 1-2pm.

We will look at and explore:

💭 Has being trauma-informed got a place in coaching?

💭 What is trauma and how might it impact my client today?

💭 What being trauma-informed looks like in our coaching business.

There will be the opportunity to ask any questions or pick my brains about anything to do with the trauma-informed approach too!

If you'd like to come along, you can save your free spot using the link in the comments below. I hope to see you there!