TRTP Training

Practitioners come to TRTP for different reasons.

Some want a clearly structured process for working with trauma-related presentations. Some are looking for a way to address underlying distress rather than remaining focused solely on symptom management. Others want to understand how unconscious beliefs, survival responses and self-sabotaging patterns may continue to affect a client’s life.

Practitioners may also be seeking:

• a compassionate process that does not depend on detailed retelling of traumatic experiences;
• a structured way to work with the distress connected to past events;
• practical approaches for working with guilt, shame and grief;
• ways to help clients move from helplessness toward agency and empowerment;
• another option when insight and conscious understanding have not shifted automatic responses;
• a trauma process that can form part of a broader therapeutic or client-support relationship;
• practical training and continued guidance as they begin applying what they have learned.

TRTP Practitioner Training is not intended to replace your existing professional foundation, judgement or broader approach to client care. It provides a specialist process that eligible practitioners can integrate within their qualifications, professional responsibilities and scope of practice.

The Richards Trauma Process is a structured, three-step process that is individually adapted to the needs and presentation of each client.

Within the TRTP model, practitioners work with the conscious and unconscious aspects of trauma-related distress. The process includes client assessment, preparation, psychoeducation, work with unconscious beliefs, trauma processing, review and future-focused resourcing.

TRTP is designed to help practitioners work with:

• unresolved distress associated with past events;
• continuing survival responses;
• negative unconscious core beliefs;
• patterns of self-sabotage;
• feelings of powerlessness or helplessness;
• guilt, shame and grief;
• the client’s movement toward agency, calm and future focus.

The client does not need to provide a detailed verbal account of everything that happened to them. Practitioners are trained to identify the information required to assess suitability and guide the process without unnecessarily taking the client back through a detailed trauma narrative.

TRTP Practitioner Training progressively develops the knowledge, practical skills and judgement required to apply the process with appropriate clients.

By completing the program requirements, participants will learn how to:

• explain the principles, structure and purpose of TRTP;
• establish the practitioner-client connection required for the process;
• work within the TRTP model of the conscious and unconscious mind;
• assess client suitability and identify when TRTP may not be appropriate;
• identify significant distressing events without taking an unnecessarily detailed trauma history;
• prepare clients and deliver TRTP psychoeducation clearly;
• work with unconscious core beliefs and patterns of self-sabotage;
• help clients move toward greater agency and empowerment;
• apply the structured and individually adapted TRTP trauma process;
• work compassionately with guilt, shame and grief;
• review client progress and identify whether additional work is required;
• support clients with future-focused resourcing and post-TRTP change;
• reflect on their application of TRTP and seek appropriate mentoring when required

TRTP is not delivered as a one-off introductory workshop or a collection of scripts.

The 18-week program is designed to take participants through a staged learning and application pathway:

• understand the foundations and structure of TRTP;
• observe and experience the process;
• practise skills with cohort partners;
• demonstrate understanding through assessments and learning activities;
• begin applying TRTP with appropriate clients;
• receive trainer guidance as practical questions arise;
• continue developing through six months of included practice mentoring.

This structure allows participants to build their understanding progressively rather than being expected to move directly from theory into unsupported client work.

TRTP Practitioner Training is delivered entirely online over 18 weeks.

Online learning portal

New modules, videos, assessments and training resources are released progressively throughout the teaching component of the program.

Modules are completed within weekly milestone requirements so that the cohort remains prepared for the live training sessions.

Live cohort training

Participants attend regular live Zoom sessions with TRTP trainers.

These sessions may include:

• clarification and extension of the online learning;
• demonstrations and discussion;
• experiential activities;
• small-group breakout-room work;
• questions relating to the current training material;
• preparation for partner practice and client application.

Experiential breakout-room activities are not recorded. Attendance requirements are shown on the individual intake page.

Partner practice

Participants practise relevant elements of the process with other members of their cohort.

Partner work provides an opportunity to experience TRTP from both the practitioner and client perspectives and to develop fluency before working independently with clients.

Private cohort community

The private online community is hosted within the TRTP training environment rather than on a public social-media platform.

Participants can ask training questions, receive guidance from trainers, learn from their peers and remain connected between the live calls.

Assessments and learning activities

Online quizzes, assignments and practical activities help participants consolidate their knowledge and demonstrate their understanding of the process.

Weeks 1–4: The Skills and Knowledge Underpinning TRTP

The first training block establishes the foundations of the process.

Participants explore:

• the background and structure of TRTP;
• the principles that underpin the process;
• practitioner-client connection;
• the unconscious mind within the TRTP model;
• client assessment;
• client suitability and responsible application.

By the end of this block, participants will have developed the foundational understanding required to begin learning the three TRTP sessions.

Weeks 5–8: TRTP Session One

This block teaches the preparation and first stage of the client process.

Participants learn how to:

• identify the information required before beginning TRTP;
• explain the TRTP model to clients;
• identify significant distressing events without taking a detailed trauma history;
• work with negative unconscious core beliefs;
• support the client in moving toward empowerment;
• work with patterns of self-sabotage;
• prepare the client for the next stage of the process.

Weeks 9–12: TRTP Session Two

This block teaches the structured and individually adapted process used to work with the distress connected to significant past events.

Participants learn how to:

• identify which events are central to the client’s presenting issues;
• work with the client’s unconscious responses to those events;
• apply the TRTP process to the distress attached to past experiences;
• adapt the process to the individual client;
• work compassionately with guilt, shame and grief;
• maintain connection and guide the client through the process.

Weeks 13–14: TRTP Session Three

The final teaching block focuses on reviewing change and helping the client move toward the future.

Participants learn how to:

• evaluate the client’s progress;
• determine whether the original goals have been met;
• identify whether additional issues require attention;
• respond appropriately when further work is indicated;
• provide relevant post-TRTP resources;
• support the client in creating an environment in which they can continue to thrive.

Weeks 15–18: Supported Client Application

Understanding the process intellectually is not the same as applying it with a real client.

During the final four weeks, participants begin working with appropriate clients while continuing to receive structured support from TRTP trainers and their cohort.

The live calls during this phase focus on practical application, including:

• client suitability and assessment;
• questions arising from client homework;
• preparation for upcoming sessions;
• decisions about how to proceed;
• questions arising during the three-session process;
• client responses that require further consideration;
• review and next-step decisions;
• responsible application within the practitioner’s scope.

Participants also retain access to the private cohort community between calls.

The formal 18-week training program is only the beginning of developing confidence and fluency.

For six months after the training program, participants receive continued TRTP-specific practice mentoring and case consultation at no additional cost.

This support is designed to help practitioners apply the process responsibly while they develop experience with a broader range of client presentations.

Weekly 60-Minute TRTP Practice Mentoring Calls

Participants can bring de-identified client scenarios and practical questions to experienced TRTP trainers.

Questions may relate to:

• whether a client appears suitable for TRTP;
• information identified during assessment;
• client preparation and homework;
• planning for an upcoming TRTP session;
• choosing or adapting the relevant TRTP process;
• uncertainty arising during client work;
• reviewing the client’s progress;
• determining whether further work may be required;
• maintaining fidelity to the TRTP process;
• integrating TRTP within the practitioner’s existing work.

The calls also provide valuable peer learning. Participants benefit not only from their own questions, but from hearing the range of situations being discussed by other practitioners.

Continued Private Community Support

Participants retain access to the private TRTP community throughout the included support period.

The community allows participants to:

• submit TRTP-specific questions between calls;
• receive guidance from trainers;
• learn from questions raised by other practitioners;
• remain connected with their training cohort and wider practitioner community;
• access relevant discussions and shared learning.

Continued Training and Recording Access

Participants continue to have access to their TRTP training resources and relevant support-call recordings during the six-month practice integration period.

An Important Clarification

The included calls provide TRTP-specific education, practice mentoring and case consultation.

They are not a substitute for formal clinical supervision and should not be described as recognised supervision or professional development unless that status has been confirmed by the participant’s relevant professional association or regulatory body.

Participants remain responsible for:

• protecting client confidentiality;
• discussing cases only in a properly de-identified form;
• obtaining any consent required by their profession;
• maintaining appropriate records;
• exercising their own professional judgement;
• working within their qualifications and scope of practice;
• arranging formal clinical supervision where required.

Applications are welcomed from professionals whose existing qualifications, experience and work provide an appropriate foundation for learning and applying TRTP.

This may include:

• counsellors;
• psychotherapists;
• psychologists and other mental health professionals;
• health professionals working with the effects of trauma and chronic stress;
• appropriately trained coaches working with self-sabotage, behavioural patterns or performance;
• complementary health practitioners whose work includes trauma-related presentations.

Because professional backgrounds and scopes of practice vary, admission is application-based.

Applicants may be asked to provide information about:

• their current professional role;
• relevant qualifications and training;
• experience working with clients;
• the types of clients they currently support;
• their intended use of TRTP;
• access to appropriate professional supervision;
• their understanding of professional scope and client safety.

Completing TRTP Practitioner Training does not create a new regulated professional qualification or extend a participant’s legal scope of practice.

TRTP Practitioner Training has been developed under the leadership of Judith Richards, creator of The Richards Trauma Process.

The program is delivered with the assistance of experienced TRTP trainers who bring practical client experience, knowledge of the training pathway and an understanding of the questions that arise as participants begin applying the process.

The trainers allocated to each cohort are listed on the relevant intake page.

The course fee includes the complete 18-week training pathway and six months of continued TRTP practice mentoring.

Pay in Full

$5,368 AUD including GST

$4,880 plus GST

Includes:

• the complete 18-week online training program;
• weekly online learning modules;
• training resources and documentation;
• online assessments and learning activities;
• live cohort Zoom training;
• experiential breakout-room activities;
• partner practice;
• access to the private cohort community;
• four weeks of supported client application;
• six months of weekly TRTP practice mentoring calls;
• six months of continued online community support;
• access to relevant training resources and recordings during the support period.

Payment Plan

$5,698 AUD including GST

$5,180 plus GST

• Initial deposit: $2,849 including GST
• Six monthly instalments
• The final instalment is adjusted slightly so that the total paid equals $5,698

The payment-plan price is $330 including GST higher than the pay-in-full price.

Exact payment dates are shown before enrolment and on the relevant intake page.

Practitioners considering TRTP training are encouraged to review the current research, methodology, findings and limitations.

The TRTP website provides access to the available research information and reports so that prospective participants can make an informed decision about whether the training aligns with their professional interests and approach.