Join our Trauma & Resilience Life Coach Program and learn proven, neuroscience-backed methods to support others on their healing journey. With personalized mentorship and expert training, you'll be equipped to help clients, loved ones, or your community process trauma and build lasting resilience. In just six months and under four hours a week, you'll develop the tools to make a meaningful impact in others’ lives—while growing in the process.
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This is everything you need to identify, overcome, and heal your own Trauma, as well as help others do the same:
Salutogenic Approach to Trauma Recovery
The program emphasizes a strength-based, salutogenic approach, focusing on a continuum of health rather than a binary healthy/unhealthy model. This fosters resilience by guiding clients towards greater well-being through incremental progress.
Understanding the Nervous System and Trauma
Participants gain an in-depth understanding of how the nervous system shapes thoughts, emotions, and physical responses, particularly in relation to trauma. This includes insights into automatic processes, homeostasis, and brain adaptation.
The Role of Self-Regulation and Co-Regulation
A major focus is on developing self-regulation skills for both coaches and clients, including somatic techniques, grounding practices, and the role of the vagus nerve. Co-regulation is highlighted as essential for creating safe, supportive environments.
Mind-Body Integration
The curriculum integrates body-based practices such as mindful movement, posture, breathwork, and sensory awareness to support trauma recovery, emphasizing the body's role in processing and healing from traumatic experiences.
Holistic Mental Health Practices
The program challenges traditional mental health paradigms by viewing trauma responses as natural rather than pathological. It advocates for holistic approaches that address hormonal impacts, belief systems, and cumulative stress.
The Interplay Between Nutrition and Trauma Recovery
Nutrition is presented as a critical factor in trauma recovery, with modules focusing on the role of balanced diets, hydration, and essential nutrients in cognitive function and emotional regulation.
Advanced Coaching Techniques
Participants learn strategic questioning, asset-focused approaches, and solution-focused dialogue to foster client resilience, creativity, and positive transformation. Techniques like storytelling and metaphor use are also explored.
Recognizing and Addressing Barriers to Healing
The curriculum delves into identifying and overcoming barriers related to tightly held beliefs, self-worth, and capability issues, providing strategies to help clients reframe limiting narratives and build resilience.
Compassion Fatigue and Self-Care for Coaches
The program addresses the risks of compassion fatigue, especially when working with trauma-affected populations. It provides tools for self-assessment, stress management, and maintaining healthy boundaries.
Resilience as a Dynamic Process
Resilience is portrayed as a complex, dynamic process involving growth, wisdom, purpose, and self-acceptance. The REACH model and principles of attachment and autonomy are used to help clients build sustainable resilience through both cognitive and somatic practices.This curriculum offers a comprehensive, trauma-informed framework that equips coaches with both the theoretical knowledge and practical tools needed to support clients in their healing and growth journeys.
Everything You Need to Help Others Heal—and Thrive
Salutogenic Approach to Trauma Recovery
The program emphasizes a strength-based, salutogenic approach, focusing on a continuum of health rather than a binary healthy/unhealthy model. This fosters resilience by guiding clients towards greater well-being through incremental progress.
Understanding the Nervous System and Trauma
Participants gain an in-depth understanding of how the nervous system shapes thoughts, emotions, and physical responses, particularly in relation to trauma. This includes insights into automatic processes, homeostasis, and brain adaptation.
The Role of Self-Regulation and Co-Regulation
A major focus is on developing self-regulation skills for both coaches and clients, including somatic techniques, grounding practices, and the role of the vagus nerve. Co-regulation is highlighted as essential for creating safe, supportive environments.
Mind-Body Integration
The curriculum integrates body-based practices such as mindful movement, posture, breathwork, and sensory awareness to support trauma recovery, emphasizing the body's role in processing and healing from traumatic experiences.
Holistic Mental Health Practices
The program challenges traditional mental health paradigms by viewing trauma responses as natural rather than pathological. It advocates for holistic approaches that address hormonal impacts, belief systems, and cumulative stress.
The Interplay Between Nutrition and Trauma Recovery
Nutrition is presented as a critical factor in trauma recovery, with modules focusing on the role of balanced diets, hydration, and essential nutrients in cognitive function and emotional regulation.
Advanced Coaching Techniques
Participants learn strategic questioning, asset-focused approaches, and solution-focused dialogue to foster client resilience, creativity, and positive transformation. Techniques like storytelling and metaphor use are also explored.
Recognizing and Addressing Barriers to Healing
The curriculum delves into identifying and overcoming barriers related to tightly held beliefs, self-worth, and capability issues, providing strategies to help clients reframe limiting narratives and build resilience.
Compassion Fatigue and Self-Care for Coaches
The program addresses the risks of compassion fatigue, especially when working with trauma-affected populations. It provides tools for self-assessment, stress management, and maintaining healthy boundaries.
Resilience as a Dynamic Process
Resilience is portrayed as a complex, dynamic process involving growth, wisdom, purpose, and self-acceptance. The REACH model and principles of attachment and autonomy are used to help clients build sustainable resilience through both cognitive and somatic practices.This curriculum offers a comprehensive, trauma-informed framework that equips coaches with both the theoretical knowledge and practical tools needed to support clients in their healing and growth journeys.
Learn how to overcome the trauma of you and those closest to you once and for all!
Our average student gives our program an Excellent rating of 4.9 stars out of 5.
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Andy, IFS Practitioner
RESULT
"I Grew in Astronomical Ways I Never Thought Possible"
In this heartfelt testimonial, Andy, a graduate of the Arizona Trauma Institute's Trauma and Resilience Life Coaching (TRLC) Program, shares how the program transformed both her personal and professional life. She speaks about the deep alignment with ATI's mission to elevate compassion, the program's unique integration of personal growth and practical coaching tools, and how it helped her bridge the gap between her own healing journey and her work as a coach.
Jordan Hargrave, Trauma Coach
RESULT
"The Level of Transformation Just Exploded"
Jordan Hargrave, a former trauma sufferer turned trauma coach, shares how the Arizona Trauma Institute’s Trauma and Resiliency Life Coaching (TRLC) Program revolutionized his approach to helping clients heal. In this powerful testimonial, Jordan highlights how the program’s practical tools and simplified, yet profound teachings immediately enhanced the efficacy of his coaching. By applying principles like asset-based approaches and avoidance-based motivation, he witnessed rapid, life-changing transformations in his clients. If you want to truly make a difference in people’s lives, Jordan urges, “Do the program—you won’t regret it.”
Maria, Case Manager
RESULT
"I Now See My Clients with Possibilities and Potential"
Maria, a case manager with over 25 years of experience in behavioral health, shares how the Arizona Trauma Institute’s Trauma and Resilience Life Coaching (TRLC) Program transformed both her personal and professional approach. Before the program, Maria focused on her clients' deficiencies, but now she sees their immense potential and strengths. With practical tools like the REACH model and self-regulation techniques, she has boosted her confidence, improved client outcomes, and created more autonomy for those she serves. Maria emphasizes that this program is invaluable for any case manager, therapist, or caregiver looking to make a lasting impact.
Adrian Ruan, Therapist
RESULT
"It Really Seems to Click for People"
Adrian Ruan shares how the Arizona Trauma Institute’s Trauma and Resiliency Life Coaching (TRLC) Program has profoundly impacted both his professional and personal life. Since completing the program, Adrian has gained greater confidence in working with clients and patients, improving his ability to interpret nonverbal behaviors and provide psychoeducation that truly resonates. The tools and insights from the program not only enhance his coaching but also help clients understand obstacles that other professionals may not have fully explained.
Learn state-of-the-art trauma treatment methods used by today's top professionals
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Although our name is "Arizona Trauma Institute", our course can be taken from anywhere in the world with an internet connection. Meet (name). She is a (profession) located in (location) and was struggling with untreated Trauma amongst herself, as well as some of her team members that was affecting their careers, especially their personal lives.
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She told us about the amazing results our cohorts have been getting her. "Insert quote about amazing results course has been getting her.
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"Trauma-Informed care asks you to take a deeper look at you and your experiences.
Coaching invites you to look at who you are and how you want to show up—and how you want to impact people in your own very unique way.
It’s intertwined because our journey invites others to go and embark on their own. It’s actually lived experience. You experience it for yourself."
-Candice Raine, CEO Arizona Trauma Institute
Jennifer, Trauma Coach
RESULT
"I Hadn't Found Anyone Who Explained Trauma Like This"
Jennifer shares her transformative experience with the Arizona Trauma Institute’s Trauma and Resiliency Life Coaching (TRLC) Program. As both a trauma survivor and coach, Jennifer explains how the program’s accessible and easily digestible content provided her with a level of understanding she hadn’t found elsewhere. She highlights the supportive learning environment, the program’s emphasis on personal accountability, and the comprehensive resources that prepared her to better support her clients in real-time. Jennifer encourages others to experience the same level of care, knowledge, and practical tools that have enhanced both her personal healing journey and professional coaching practice.
RESULT
"You're Seen as an Individual, Not Just Given a Blanket Set of Information"
"With 15 years in the field of psychology and 12 years focused on trauma, I found Dr. Roton’s program to be a valuable addition to my education. What stood out the most was the personalized approach—despite being in a group setting, answers were tailored to my knowledge and experience. The information provided is rooted in scientific research, not just personal anecdotes. The program offers encouraging resources, from books to helpful PDFs, and provides practical ways to explain trauma responses to clients. I especially appreciated the breakdown of neurological, hormonal, and biochemical processes into easily digestible pieces, making complex information accessible to those who need clear explanations."
We only accept 25 students at a time!
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"I know without a doubt that the concepts in the TRLC training are practical because these principles and concepts are the pathway I tread through trial and error many years ago, which allowed me to heal from my own trauma history and an ACE score of 9. I know that as these principles are learned and employed, healing happens for ourselves and those that we have the privilege of assisiting."
— Robery Rhoton, Psy D., LPC, F.A.A.E.T.S.
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"I know without a doubt that the concepts in the TRLC training are practical because these principles and concepts are the pathway I tread through trial and error many years ago, which allowed me to heal from my own trauma history and an ACE score of 9. I know that as these principles are learned and employed, healing happens for ourselves and those that we have the privilege of assisting."
— Robert Rhoton Psy D., LPC, F.A.A.E.T.S. – Founder, Chief Clinical Officer
"The TRLC course has deeply impacted my life, not just as a facilitator but as someone who actively lives its principles. Through somatic techniques and self-regulation practices, I have experienced how resilience it not just learned but embodied. This course goes beyond concepts, it is about creating real, lasting change by breaking old cycles, cultivating balance, and supporting others on their own healing journeys. It transforms the perspective of trauma from something to simply survive into a path to strength and growth."
— Kayli Gibbs, MS, TRLC, RYT, CSCS
"The TRLC course has deeply impacted my life, not just as a facilitator but as someone who actively lives its principles. Through somatic techniques and self-regulation practices, I have experienced how resilience it not just learned but embodied. This course goes beyond concepts, it is about creating real, lasting change by breaking old cycles, cultivating balance, and supporting others on their own healing journeys. It transforms the perspective of trauma from something to simply survive into a path to strength and growth." — Kayli Gibbs, MS, TRLC, RYT, CSCS
We only accept 25 students at a time!
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Robert Rhoton Psy D., LPC, F.A.A.E.T.S. – Founder, Chief Clinical Officer
Dr. Robert Rhoton, CEO of Arizona Trauma Institute and President at the Trauma Institute International possesses a rich history of experience in the mental health field. Dr. Rhoton has supervised multiple outpatient clinics, juvenile justice programs, and intensive outpatient substance abuse programs for adolescents, day treatment programs for youth and children, adult offender programs and child and family therapeutic services. Dr. Rhoton served as president of the Arizona Trauma Therapy Network from 2010 through 2012. Dr. Rhoton was a Professor at Ottawa University in the Behavioral Sciences and Counseling Department whose primary interests were training counselors to work with traumagenic family dynamics, child and family trauma, and non-egoic models of treatment. Dr. Rhoton is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress and collaborates and consults with numerous Arizona agencies fine tuning their understanding of trauma and the impact of developmental trauma on the individual and family. Dr. Rhoton works internationally with organizations to improve the delivery of trauma treatment services.
Dr. Rhoton’s most recent publications are:
(2021) Trauma Competency for the 21st Century: A Salutogenic “Active ingredients” approach to treatment
(2020) Trauma-Informed Organizational Certificate Program: The Journey to becoming an ascending organization and leader.
(2019) Transformative Care: A Trauma-Focused Approach to Caregiving
July 2017 Journal of Counseling and Development titled; Trauma Competency: An Active Ingredients Approach to Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Candice Raine, PC, ACC, TRLC
Candice’s passion has always been helping individuals overcome systemic obstacles. The first portion of her career was spent consulting within the global software industry, where she worked for major corporations such as Saint-Gobain and SAP.Wanting to deepen her ability to effect change in her clients, Candice earned a Professional Coach certificate from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and has been coaching C-Suite professionals since 2012.
In 2017, she embarked on a redirected career path and decided to start a program geared toward young adults who aged out of foster care. As Candice passionately worked to design a program that truly created sustainable outcomes, she researched and gained a deeper understanding of the trauma that often accompanies this overlooked and tragically underserved population. This dedication led to the development of a powerful curriculum that aligned with her desire to help her clients build lasting personal resilience.
Candice joined the Arizona Trauma Institute’s faculty in 2020 to expand upon and help develop a trauma and resilience life coach training program that offers professional opportunities to individuals who, like her, are passionate about healing the effects of trauma within their clients.
Candice has devoted her life to breaking the generational cycle of poverty, homelessness, and desperation that many people who have been through foster care experience. Through the development of social capital and resilience, Candice strives to ensure equal opportunities for people of all backgrounds and social statuses.
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Kayli Gibbs, MS, TRLC, RYT, CSCS
Kayli Gibbs, MS, TRLC, RYT, CSCS, is an intuitive breathwork practitioner, yoga instructor, and emotional resilience guide with a passion to empower others to their own inner healing and better overall health. As a student of tantra, she believes in a transformative path that encourages personal and spiritual development, fostering a sense of harmony, love, and conscious living. She does trauma-informed coaching and facilitates the healing journey through the power of the breath and somatic awareness. For over ten years she has worked with San Diego firefighters as an exercise physiologist and nutritionist, specializing in wellness education, stress management, and mindfulness.
Introduces the Salutogenic approach to trauma recovery, emphasizing a continuum of health states rather than a binary view, and focuses on guiding individuals towards greater wellbeing by capitalizing on their strengths.
Participants will delve into the cornerstone concept of "sense of coherence," crucial for managing stress and progressing towards health, supporting clients in making incremental progress towards improved wellbeing and functionality.
Learners will explore the various forms of trauma and their psychological effects, understanding detachment mechanisms, trust issues, and impaired emotional regulation, while the Salutogenic model provides a compassionate, strength-based framework for supporting individuals on their recovery journey.
This week introduces learners to the intricate workings of the nervous system, exploring its role in shaping thoughts, emotions, and physical responses.
Learners will understand the automatic processes of the nervous system, its role in maintaining homeostasis, and its adaptation to internal and external changes.
Participants can expect to learn about the impact of experiences on brain structure and function, particularly in relation to trauma and resilience.
Learners will explore the physiological and psychological aspects of trauma and stress, understanding them as natural responses rather than pathological conditions.
Participants will examine the cascade of hormonal changes triggered by trauma, impacting emotions, thoughts, behaviors, and self-perception, urging a reevaluation of mental health practices.
Students will analyze the cumulative effects of stress on the body's resilience and the formation of belief systems, advocating for holistic approaches to mental well-being.
This week introduces learners to the dynamics of over-functioning and under-functioning, highlighting their impact on emotional, behavioral, and cognitive responses.
Learners will understand the spiral of negative imaginings and the pivotal role of self-regulation in breaking this cycle for mental well-being.
Explores the analogy of "Cortisol Sobriety" and its application in reducing stress responses, emphasizing the importance of a regulated nervous system for resilience.
Learners will explore trauma recovery through somatic techniques, recognizing the body'srole in processing sensory experiences and developing tools for effective self-regulation.
This week emphasizes coaches' modeling of regulation, facilitating co-regulation withclients, and understanding the role of the vagus nerve in stress regulation.
Participants will learn about regulating within relationships, utilizing frameworks like the window of tolerance, and developing personalized self-regulation practices for resilience and healing.
This week introduces learners to grounding practices for body awareness and self-regulation.
Students will develop interoceptive awareness through trauma-informed coaching techniques.
Teaches body-based language and mindful movement practices for enhanced bodily awareness and self-regulation.
This week introduces learners to the power of posture in influencing physiological responses and emotional experiences, offering methods for self-awareness and calming techniques.
Learners will explore the role of breath in self-regulation and emotional balance, using inhalation and exhalation to activate the vagus nerve and enhance coherence.
Participants can expect to learn how movement and sound aid in trauma recovery, discovering techniques for releasing stored energy and finding resonance and renewal in their inner landscape.
Introduces learners to the pivotal role of nutrition in trauma recovery, emphasizing balanced diets, whole foods, and essential nutrients for physical and cognitive healing.
Learners will explore the significance of protein for tissue repair and cognitive function, alongside the importance of healthy fats and hydration in supporting the body's healing mechanisms.
Participants can expect to learn strategies for implementing and sustaining healthy eating habits amidst trauma, including self-regulation, meal planning, and accessing community resources for support.
This week introduces learners to the brain's hierarchy, emphasizing functions such as safety, pain avoidance, habit formation, and growth pursuit.
Students learn about trauma's impact, including negativity bias, executive functionchallenges, and nervous system priming for survival.
Focuses on therapeutic practices applying brain science, including strategies for felt safety,regulating emotions, and understanding threat/stress responses in coaching andintervention.
Introduces learners to the concept of salience and its impact on memory, attention, and behavior.
Explores the connection between salience, trauma, and stress, affecting self-regulation and perception.
Guides participants in recognizing and addressing distorted perceptions of relevance through therapeutic interventions for resilience and emotional balance.
This week introduces learners to recognizing complex language patterns and communication styles in clients experiencing trauma and toxic stress.
Learners will be able to understand behaviors such as avoidance, detachment, and defensive mechanisms prevalent in trauma-affected individuals.
This week empowers learners with a salutogenic-focused approach emphasizing empowerment, resilience, and capacity building for effective client care.
This week introduces learners to essential skills and attributes for trauma coaching.
Learners will learn to create a supportive environment and ask strategic questions.
This week teaches learners how to enhance clients' capacity, motivation, and hope through strategic questioning and positive reinforcement.
This week introduces learners to asset-focused questioning, emphasizing potential over deficits for fostering resilience, creativity, and positive connections.
Learners will develop skills to meet client needs for change, including safety, trust, understanding, and emotional management.
This week equips learners with helper skills like storytelling, metaphors, and fostering self-discovery to facilitate positive transformations in clients.
This week introduces learners to utilization mechanics, crucial in coaching for leveraging existing client patterns and fostering new ones for personal growth.
Learners will recognize, adjust, and create patterns in clients, aiming to break binary thinking and enhance cognitive flexibility.
Participants will learn strategic questioning techniques to promote positive assumptions, cognitive flexibility, and inhibit unhelpful behaviors in coaching sessions.
This week introduces learners to utilizing timelines in coaching to identify client capacity and resilience.
Learners will learn to structure timelines, emphasizing positive experiences and quantifying distress levels.
This week teaches learners how to engage clients in solution-focused dialogue, highlighting resilience and empowering their healing journey.
There are no formal assignments or homework. Instead, students are encouraged to focus on self-care, self-regulation, and empowerment, implementing everything they have learned thus far to prepare for the coming modules, and providing time to work on the Week 18 Project.
This week introduces learners to trauma-informed coaching techniques, emphasizing goal-setting, rapport building, and self-care strategies for both coach and client.
Equips participants with skills in active listening, curiosity-driven questioning, and recognizing signs of client distress in trauma recovery coaching.
Guides learners in differentiating between coaching and therapy, and integrating somatic techniques into their coaching practice for effective trauma support.
The focus of this week is the Self-Regulation Assignment, where students are given the opportunity to implement all their work so far.
This week introduces learners to understanding and overcoming barriers post-trauma, emphasizing the impact of beliefs and past learning on effectiveness and healing.
Enables learners to identify tightly held beliefs hindering progress, such as self-worth and capability issues, and offers strategies for breaking through.
This week equips learners with knowledge of stress management, emphasizing the importance of meeting demands and expectations while maintaining self-care and peer support.
Learners will understand vulnerabilities like transference and countertransference when caring for others, including excessive disclosure and harsh reactions to prejudicial beliefs.
They will explore the concept of compassion fatigue and its three contributing factors:primary toxic stress, secondary toxic stress, and burnout.
Students will learn to assess, monitor, and overcome compassion fatigue symptoms using tools like ProQOL, self-assessment worksheets, and comprehensive self-care plans.
Learners will debunk common myths about resiliency, understanding it as a complexprocess, not merely bouncing back or flipping a switch.
Participants will explore five portraits of resiliency, including growth, finding wisdom, setting aims, rewriting narratives, and trusting.
This week emphasizes the interplay between confidence and competence in facing adversity, illustrated through a case example of personal resilience development.
This week introduces learners to the importance of attachment and autonomy in building resilience, emphasizing the need for supportive relationships and self-reliance.
Participants will learn first principles of self-acceptance, self-regulation, and self-care as foundational to resilience, emphasizing understanding and meeting individual needs.
This week explores the benefits of resilience, including rewriting meaning, renewing purpose, restoring identity, restarting movement, and recalibrating direction amidst adversity.
This week introduces learners to the REACH Model for building resilience, employing a non-linear bottom-up and top-down approach.
Students can expect to learn techniques for regulating the body, engaging cognitivefunctions, accepting oneself, connecting with others, and harmonizing with diversity.
This week focuses on mastering body regulation, overcoming trauma, handling stress, andpreparing for future challenges through intentional actions and cognitive strategies.
This optional week introduces learners to essential marketing and promotion strategies for coaching businesses.
Students are equipped with techniques for attracting and retaining clients, setting rates, and expanding coaching offerings.
This week also addresses ethical considerations and organizational tools vital for running successful coaching practice.
We only accept 25 students at a time!
By enrolling in the Trauma & Resilience Life Coach Program you will gain state of the art, science-backed strategies to resolving your own Trauma as well as other's Trauma.
VALUE:
Gain a globally recognized certification backed by an expert-led curriculum that blends trauma physiology, somatic practices, and resilience-building.
APPROACH:
Enjoy flexible, digital learning with small class sizes and personalized mentorship, allowing you to connect deeply with instructors and peers in a supportive setting.
BENEFITS:
Graduate with practical, real-world skills to confidently support trauma survivors and empower change in your community—ideal for coaches, healthcare providers, educators, and more.
This truly a one-of-a-kind Trauma & Resiliency Course using the latest information and science available that you won't find anywhere else. Since spots are limited to only 25 per cohort, we invite you to enroll as soon as possible so you don't have to wait for our next one to open!
We only accept 25 students at a time!
Coaches will be equipped to recognize and respond to the effects of trauma in clients with sensitivity and care. This includes understanding trauma's impact on behavior, communication, and emotional regulation, as well as differentiating between coaching and therapy boundaries.
Coaches will develop strong self-regulation skills through somatic practices, grounding techniques, breathwork, and body awareness. They’ll also learn how to model these skills to support co-regulation in client sessions, creating a calm and safe space for growth.
The program emphasizes the art of asking powerful, purposeful questions that foster client reflection, insight, and transformation. Coaches will learn asset-focused questioning, timeline structuring, and positive reinforcement techniques to help clients shift from problem-focused thinking to growth-oriented mindsets.
Coaches will gain practical tools for incorporating somatic techniques into their practice, such as mindful movement, posture adjustments, breath regulation, and sensory-based interventions. This helps clients process trauma not just cognitively but also physically.
Participants will master frameworks for fostering resilience in clients, including the REACH model and salutogenic principles. This involves helping clients identify strengths, rewrite limiting narratives, cultivate self-acceptance, and build sustainable coping mechanisms.
Coaches will learn to recognize signs of compassion fatigue and secondary stress in themselves and others. They’ll acquire tools for self-assessment, stress
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Craft Your Personalized Coaching Journey
Embark on a tailored pathway that blends cutting-edge trauma recovery science with compassionate, strength-based coaching. We assess your current skills, challenges, and aspirations to design a curriculum that meets your unique needs—helping you unlock the power to guide others toward healing and resilience.
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Access Proven, Science-Backed Strategies
Elevate your practice with a comprehensive suite of research-driven tools, templates, and step-by-step guides. Connect with a community of experienced trauma coaches and leaders who are all on the same mission: to translate evidence-based insights into impactful, real-world change.
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Engage in Dynamic, Live Training
Experience immersive live sessions and interactive workshops led by experts in trauma-informed care and resilience. Learn practical, actionable techniques—from somatic self-regulation to asset-focused questioning—that you can implement immediately, with built-in tracking to monitor your growth every step of the way.
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Receive Personalized Guidance & Continuous Support
Benefit from one-on-one feedback and regular progress evaluations designed to refine your approach. Our ongoing coaching and structured reviews help you identify key growth areas, ensuring you evolve into a confident leader capable of navigating complex challenges with empathy and expertise.
The milestones you'll reach while enrolled in this 6-month program.
Begin your journey by embracing the Salutogenic approach to trauma recovery. Delve into the core concepts of sense of coherence, explore the physiological and psychological impacts of trauma, and learn the fundamentals of self-regulation. Build a robust framework that sets the stage for effective, compassionate client care.
Establish a strength-based framework for trauma recovery.
Discover the transformative role of the body in healing. Engage with somatic techniques, grounding practices, mindful movement, breathwork, and nutritional strategies to enhance body awareness and emotional balance.
Master self-regulation and somatic healing techniques.
Integrate brain science with therapeutic communication by learning how trauma affects habit formation, salience, and perception. Develop advanced skills in asset-focused questioning, storytelling, and creating a supportive dialogue to empower your clients.
Transform client conversations through strategic, compassionate inquiry.
Leverage utilization mechanics and timeline techniques to map out client journeys and unlock hidden potential. Enhance your trauma-informed coaching by combining practical self-care, goal-setting, and reflective assignments that drive transformative change.
Demonstrate transformative coaching with tailored interventions.
Overcome post-trauma barriers by addressing limiting beliefs and managing compassion fatigue. Redefine resilience with the REACH Model and other evidence-based strategies that support ongoing personal growth and client empowerment.
Achieve lasting resilience and empowerment
We only accept 25 students at a time!
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My name is Darron Mills and joining Cohort 7 in 2023 of the Trauma and Resilience Life Coach program at ATI was truly life changing. The knowledge and skills I gained not only helped me thrive as a new trauma specialist but also gave me a deeper understanding of my own life and experiences. This program did not just advance my career, it transformed my family’s journey as well. With the insights I learned, my family and I were able to support my brother in his full recovery from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, allowing him to sustain a healthy thriving lifestyle. I am forever grateful for the TRLC program and the incredible impact it has had on both my professional and personal life. I met a great group of professionals who became my friends and I am forever appreciative for the mentorship of Candice Raine and Dr. Robert Rhoton, who is always there for me when I reach out to them.
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Dr. Rhoton has developed a very well-rounded program that [added] to my education. I really appreciated [the program’s] group setting, you’re still seen as an individual so answers are given to you based off of your knowledge and your experience. It’s not just a blanket set of information.
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I’m so thankful for Dr. Rhoton and those at the Arizona Trauma Institute who have created this program. Finding training for coaches who want to help traumatized people is like finding a unicorn – like it just doesn’t exist. This program is going to equip you with everything that you need to transform people who are suffering and who are not getting the help that they need.
They really went above and beyond to make sure that we were as equipped as possible. I’ve taken several different courses throughout my time as a coach and none of them really felt adequate to me in terms of preparing me how to coach in session in the moment. To have the resources that they were able to provide and the support that they were able to give us really stuck out to me.
Select from our flexible payment plans below!
We’re so confident this course can help you see tangible results that we guarantee it. If after actively learning and applying our methods and engaging with our community, you don’t see measurable results in 6 months, we offer a full refund of your investment.
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We revolutionize the understanding of trauma-informed care and resiliency through authoritative research-based education, fostering transformation in every life we touch.
What is a Trauma-Informed Perspective?
1. We see health as a continuum, not a dichotomy between sick and healthy.
2. We believe treatment should emphasize helping people create transformation by moving toward health.
3. We listen to a person’s story with an eye for their competency and capacity, rather than their “brokenness,” disease, or misery.
4. We focus on a process of incremental movement toward better health, functionality, and wellbeing.
5. We see stress as ubiquitous and stress management as a rehabilitative factor in opening up the possibility for transformation in others.
6. We believe people have the capacity to actively adapt. This means we emphasize active adaptation as the ideal.
7. We focus attention on a person’s history of movement through their trauma, redefining actions as indicative of competency and capacity rather than disease.
Our values:
Compassion: We are committed to meeting people where they are, free of judgment, and creating a safe space for growth. With kindness and understanding, we approach each individual’s unique experiences with the aim to empower and heal.
Self-Regulation: We continually assess our inner state and prioritize restoring balance to create environments where individuals can thrive. Through body awareness, mindfulness, and emotional regulation, we foster resilience and intentional responses, promoting stability in challenging situations. We lead by empowering ourselves and others to navigate life with calm, focus, and purpose.
Accountability:
We hold ourselves and each other responsible for living our mission and values with integrity and delivering work that meets our highest standards. Through transparency, self-awareness, and ethical practice, we take ownership of our actions and their consequences. By embracing accountability, we foster trust and ensure meaningful growth for ourselves and those we serve.
Growth: We champion continuous learning, development, and improvement, both personally and professionally. With a focus on progress over perfection, we embrace challenges as opportunities to evolve and expand our understanding. We strive to become the best versions of ourselves and inspire growth in those around us by staying curious and adaptable.
Service Excellence: We deliver top-tier, personalized service that exceeds expectations and supports individuals on their unique journeys.
If you’re serious about making a meaningful impact in the lives of those who have experienced trauma, the Trauma & Resilience Life Coach certification from ATI is for you! This program equips you with the critical skills needed to effectively support trauma survivors, setting you apart as a leader in trauma-sensitive care.
This program is for anyone who has experienced trauma or anyone who works with someone who has experienced trauma.
No, you do not need to meet any prerequisites or have specific expertise to attend this program. Whether you're a case manager, clinician, social worker, foster parent, or just interested in the topic, we encourage you to join us. All participants will receive continuing education hours upon completion of the course.
Upon completion of all graduation requirements, you will be awarded 25 CE hours. A Certificate listing your CE hours will be emailed to you within 2 weeks of program completion.
TRLC is a 6-month program. No live calls are held on the weeks of Thanksgiving and Winter holidays.
To earn a certification as Trauma and Resilience Life Coach you must complete the following: 1) Attend a minimum of 80% of live calls. 2) 100% completion of the Thinkific learning platform. 3) 100% completion of weekly homework assignments. 4)Participation in two practices during our live calls. 5) Be active and engaged during live calls. 6) Demonstrate your ability and intention to apply the salutogenic model.
This program is a 4-hour-a-week commitment over 6 months.
Yes! This course is globally accredited and you will graduate with an internationally recognized Life Coach certification
Yes! There is emphasis on practice in TRLC as it is important to us that you come out of this program feeling confident with how to apply your knowledge in your various respective capacities. A requirement for certification is to complete two coaching practice sessions during live calls.
No, TRLC is not accredited by ICF at this time
There is a maximum of 25 people in each cohort to support an optimal learning experience for all participants. By keeping the group size small, we can foster a more personalized and interactive environment where each student receives individualized attention, greater access to facilitators, and the opportunity to actively engage in discussions. This approach ensures that each participant can fully immerse themselves in the learning process and build meaningful connections with peers and facilitators.
Each week, participants engage in a 90-minute Zoom call with a facilitator and fellow cohort students to discuss and practice course material.
No, you do not need another life coaching certification to be recognized as a coach.
Our current refund policy states if at any point you wish to withdraw from the Trauma & Resilience Life Coach program, we will charge a $100 administrative fee which will be subtracted from your total potential refund amount. You will be refunded any potential unearned amount as reflected by the number of weeks attended and remaining. This policy will not consider how far you have advanced with the video lectures. You will be automatically withdrawn from the entire program. If you choose to withdraw at any point, you will lose access to the online training materials, lectures, and benefits accrued.
We understand that unexpected life events come up. If you cannot complete the 6-month duration, you can withdraw from the program and request a refund. Please review our refund policy below. Our current refund policy states if at any point you wish to withdraw from the Trauma & Resilience Life Coach program, we will charge a $100 administrative fee which will be subtracted from your total potential refund amount. You will be refunded any potential unearned amount as reflected by the number of weeks attended and remaining. This policy will not consider how far you have advanced with the video lectures. You will be automatically withdrawn from the entire program. If you choose to withdraw at any point, you will lose access to the online training materials, lectures, and benefits accrued.
A requirement of this course is to attend a minimum of 80% of live calls. We understand that participants may have vacations planned or unexpected live events. Communication with your facilitator is encouraged for absences.
We only accept 25 students at a time!
