- Impact on the brain, nervous system, and body
- 3 key brain structures altered by trauma
- Vulnerabilities of the developing brain
- Attachment, bonding, and felt safety
- Behavioural responses and coping strategies
- Neuropathways, setpoints, and malleability
- Physical manifestations of trauma
- Early trauma sources: traumatic birth, reflux, NICU experiences, and more
Become a Certified Child & Adolescent Trauma Professional (CATP)
Words are usually the last thing a traumatised child wants to share with you.
What they need in this moment is to feel calm… safe… understood.
That’s when you need to be able to go beyond words.
So you can work with directly with - and not against - their nervous system.
That’s exactly what this 2-day online certification training will give you.
Join child psychotherapists and authors Dr Karen O’Neill and Tara McDonald for this highly experiential training based on their groundbreaking work A Polyvagal Informed Approach to Therapeutic Work with Children and Young People.
Whether you're completely new to trauma-informed practices or already familiar with some interventions, this training will give you a practical, evidence-informed framework…
…so you can assess and diagnose for trauma and use safe, effective interventions that help children regulate, recover and thrive.
This is the training that helps you finally reach the children who are the hardest to reach – perfect for counsellors, psychotherapists, CAMHS professionals, teachers, social workers – and anybody else working closely with children and young people!
PLUS! You’ll meet the educational requirements to earn your Certification as a Child and Adolescent Trauma Professional (CATP) at no additional cost!
Register today to join Karen and Tara and get equipped with the tools you need to reach the children who need you most!
Certified Child & Adolescent Trauma
Professional (CATP) Training:
A Polyvagal-Informed Approach to Nurture
Safety and Transform Trauma for Children and Families
Live Online: 15th & 16th October 20269:00 AM – 5:00 PM BST
Usually
Today just £99.00 — An unbelievable savings!
Can't attend live? Registration includes unlimited access to the post-event
recording PLUS
earn up to 12.5 CPD Hours included in the course tuition.
What You’ll Gain in This Transformative Training
A Clear Trauma Assessment Framework
Master an easy-to-follow process for identifying trauma responses, recognising nervous system states, and distinguishing trauma from ADHD, anxiety, attachment difficulties and other commonly presenting concerns.
A Practical Treatment Roadmap
Know exactly how to move children from dysregulation towards safety, co-regulation and healing using proven Polyvagal-informed strategies.
Creative Interventions You Can Use
Immediately
Leave with practical activities, metaphors, movement-based exercises and therapeutic tools that children naturally engage with.
Confidence - Even if You're New to Trauma
Work
This training is designed to make complex neuroscience easy to understand, giving beginners a structured framework while providing experienced professionals with advanced clinical insights.
Skills That Transfer Across Every
Setting
Whether you work in schools, private practice, CAMHS, social care, healthcare or community services, you'll learn techniques you can apply immediately with children, adolescents and families.
Professional Recognition
Successfully complete the workshop and become a Certified Child & Adolescent Trauma Professional (CATP) - a respected credential that demonstrates your specialist expertise in trauma-informed care - with your application costs fully covered!
Make a Profound Impact. Help Children Heal.
Whether you’re new to trauma work or seasoned in the field, this training gives you a renewed, trauma-informed lens and a Polyvagal-informed toolkit so you can connect deeply with young clients who need you most.
Don’t miss this opportunity — register today!
Certification Made Simple
- No hidden fees! PESI covers your CATP application fee (a $99.99 value).
- Just complete the training and post-event evaluation — your certification application is done.
- Receive official documentation of CATP designation from Evergreen Certifications within 4–6 weeks.
- Professional standards apply. Visit www.evergreencertifications.com/CATP for requirements.
Certified Child & Adolescent Trauma
Professional (CATP) Training:
A Polyvagal-Informed Approach to Nurture
Safety and Transform Trauma for Children and Families
Live Online: 15th & 16th October 20269:00 AM – 5:00 PM BST
Usually
Today just £99.00 — An unbelievable savings!
Can't attend live? Registration includes unlimited access to the post-event
recording PLUS
earn up to 12.5 CPD Hours included in the course tuition.
Here’s What You Will
Learn
This is a highly experiential training. You won’t just absorb the theory — you’ll leave with a Polyvagal-informed toolkit of practical, creative interventions you can use straight away.
Note: Both days include a lunch break from 12:00 – 1:10 and two 15-minute breaks. All schedule times listed in BST.
- Dysregulation as a survival response
- Core Polyvagal principles
- Autonomic states and trauma reactions
- ANS “A” States: Awake, Alarm, Avoid
- How nervous system states shape behaviour and relationships
- Research limitations and potential risks
- Experiential activities with real-time application
- Recognising trauma fallout
- Identifying safety, fight/flight, and shutdown states
- Child Social Engagement Capacity Questionnaire (CSECQ) ©
- Physiological Markers Checklist ©
- Crittenden’s Dynamic Maturation Model of Attachment
- Common comorbidities
- Differentiating trauma from ADHD, anxiety, and more
- Linking assessment to treatment planning
- Collaborative case study
- Moving from dysregulation to safety
- Co-regulation and trust-building activities
- “Where Have You Journeyed Today?”
- Safe harbours and emotional safety tools
- Animal Instincts & the Ladder of Responses
- The “Smoke Alarm” brain metaphor
- Interventions for emotional resilience: Mapping My Body; Help Me Be Seen
- Somatic strategies for shifting out of survival states
- Integrating creative therapies
- Using Polyvagal-informed techniques in talk therapy
- Experiential practice
- Teaching parents to regulate their own nervous systems
- Helping caregivers recognise children’s protective patterns
- Top 5 parent-child co-regulation activities
- Collaborative case example
- How your own autonomic state influences sessions
- Co-regulation between therapist and child
- Self-assessment tools
- Techniques to maintain presence under stress
- Demonstration: reflective supervision session
Certified Child & Adolescent Trauma
Professional (CATP) Training:
A Polyvagal-Informed Approach to Nurture
Safety and Transform Trauma for Children and Families
Live Online: 15th & 16th October 20269:00 AM – 5:00 PM BST
Usually
Today just £99.00 — An unbelievable savings!
Can't attend live? Registration includes unlimited access to the post-event
recording PLUS
earn up to 12.5 CPD Hours included in the course tuition.
Meet Your Expert
Instructors
Dr Karen O’Neill, psychotherapist, child therapist, parent-infant therapist, accredited EMDR practitioner, clinical supervisor, is based in the UK. Her work is informed by a holistic perspective, with a particular interest in early relationships and parent-child dyads reflected in her doctoral research, from which her concept of Symbolic Repair© emerged.
Tara McDonald, MA, psychotherapist, child therapist, certified clinical trauma practitioner, clinical supervisor, is based in the UK. She works with individuals of all ages through a polyvagal and attachment-focused lens. Her passion is in supporting parents and carers who might be experiencing difficulties or hurt in their journey as a parent.
Co-directors of PIP Solutions (www.pipsolutions.co.uk), Karen and Tara offer creative, innovative, evidence-informed CPD for professionals working with children and young people through a relational and trauma-informed lens. They are co-authors of A Polyvagal Informed Approach to Therapeutic Work with Children and Young People, which unravels the mysteries of the nervous system and offers practical strategies for professionals supporting children through a polyvagal lens.
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were brilliant! It was obvious they love what they do and are excellent in
presenting
as well as instructing it. — Cynthia D.
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and
practical techniques! Wonderful, dynamic presenters with good mix of theory and
experiential exercises. — Serena M.
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FAQ
Becoming a Certified Child and Adolescent Trauma Professional (CATP) enhances your career by aligning you with the growing demand for specialised training. This certification equips you with the latest modalities to tailor your sessions to each client’s unique needs, making you more valuable to both clients and employers seeking expertise in this rapidly changing field.
Take the next step toward offering your clients the highest level of care – Become a Certified Child and Adolescent Trauma Professional (CATP) now!
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Certified Child & Adolescent Trauma
Professional (CATP) Training:
A Polyvagal-Informed Approach to Nurture
Safety and Transform Trauma for Children and Families
Live Online: 15th & 16th October 20269:00 AM – 5:00 PM BST
Usually
Today just £99.00 — An unbelievable savings!
Can't attend live? Registration includes unlimited access to the post-event
recording PLUS
earn up to 12.5 CPD Hours included in the course tuition.