Learn Dissociative Disorders Online Training (£65)

Understanding and providing effective support for clients with dissociative disorders is a vital skill for any therapist. These disorders, which arise as adaptations to overwhelming trauma, require a nuanced and empathetic approach. Through our Dissociative Disorders Online Training, you’ll gain insights into this complex clinical work and learn how to support clients in achieving safety, integration, and healing. For just £65.00, this training provides actionable strategies tailored to therapists and psychologists working with trauma survivors.

Whether you’re already working with clients who have dissociative identity disorder (DID) or want to build your foundational knowledge, this training demystifies the complexities and offers hands-on support for clinical practice.

What You Will Learn in this Dissociative Disorders Online Training

The intricacies of dissociation can make working with trauma survivors unclear at times. This course provides a structured and compassionate roadmap to confidently tackle these complexities.

Here’s a snapshot of what you can expect to explore during this training:

Practical principles for working with traumatised clients and their dissociative parts
Neurobiological underpinnings of trauma and dissociation
Common challenges in clinical practice with DID clients, including stuckness and re-traumatisation risks
Methods to improve safety and co-regulate effectively during sessions
Strategies to handle shame, self-harm, and suicidal ideation while maintaining professional boundaries

By addressing these elements comprehensively, you’ll be better equipped to guide your clients towards recovery while protecting your own well-being as a practitioner.

Understanding Trauma and Dissociative Disorders

What is Dissociative Identity Disorder?

Dissociative identity disorder (DID), commonly misunderstood as “multiple personality disorder,” is a complex response to severe and chronic childhood trauma. When a child grows up in an unsafe environment characterised by abuse, neglect, or attachment figures who are perpetrators, dissociation becomes the brain’s natural defence mechanism. The mind fragments itself into “parts” to protect against overwhelming memories and emotions.

Many clients with DID are unaware of their trauma due to this adaptive dissociation, which allows them to compartmentalise and function in daily life. As therapists, it’s vital not to overlook these hidden layers of trauma. Without proper knowledge and frameworks, counsellors can inadvertently avoid addressing key issues or even reinforce dissociation.

Our online training helps clinicians recognise the signs of DID and offers practical steps to engage with clients empathetically while addressing their fragmented psyche.

The Neurobiology of Trauma

Trauma doesn’t just affect memories—it becomes “stuck” in the body and the brain’s defensive responses. This training takes a neurobiologically informed approach to understanding trauma adaptation. You’ll learn about the role of the back brain (survival responses) and front brain (cognitive processing) in trauma recovery. The content draws on frameworks such as polyvagal theory and the window of tolerance, making these intricate processes accessible and applicable to clinical work.

Our training also emphasises the importance of facilitating shifts from survival-based reflexes to adaptive and conscious choices. This understanding is foundational for processing trauma in a way that leads to true integration, not re-triggering.

How This Training Supports Clinical Practice

Practical Tools for Therapist-Client Interactions

The practical challenges of working with dissociative disorders are multi-faceted. How do you handle a session where the client cannot remember their trauma? Should you encourage a client to “stay in the adult state,” or is it helpful for them to “switch”? This training provides thoughtful, experience-backed answers to these difficult questions.

From engaging compassionately with dissociative parts to facilitating a sense of safety rooted in neurobiological concepts like “neuroception,” you’ll gain actionable tools you can immediately apply in your therapeutic sessions. Additionally, the training addresses questions about pacing, handling dependency, and building rapport through trust and presence.

Common Pitfalls and Self-Care for Therapists

Working with clients who have experienced extreme trauma is deeply rewarding but also emotionally challenging. This course covers key pitfalls that therapists can face, such as becoming overwhelmed by their clients’ traumatic narratives or inadvertently enabling traumatic reenactments. It also explores how to establish healthy boundaries, maintain emotional regulation, and practise self-care while creating a safe space for healing.

This Dissociative Disorders Online Training is designed specifically for counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists, and clinical professionals working with clients who have experienced childhood trauma. However, it’s also valuable for anyone interested in deepening their understanding of dissociation, including trauma survivors who want to explore the mechanisms behind their lived experience.

The training includes nine comprehensive sessions, each one unpacking essential components of effective trauma therapy. Whether you’re a seasoned therapist or just beginning your career, you’ll find insights and methodologies that enrich your practice.

Take the Next Step in Understanding Dissociative Disorders

Trauma therapy involves courage, compassion, and commitment—not just on the part of the client but also the therapist. If you’re ready to deepen your understanding of dissociation and enhance your ability to support clients with trauma-related disorders, this course is for you.

Invest in your professional development for just £65.00 and gain lifelong skills to transform your clinical approach. Sign up today to access expert lessons, actionable strategies, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in your work.