Certified Christian Trauma Care Provider Level 1 (CCTCP-1)
Training Course Dates Added and Application Open
NEW Course dates added through March of 2026. Applications are still accepted, so you may join the waitlist or participate in future training. Application submissions are open.
CTHN’s Level 1 Training is a ten-hour training designed for Christian professionals and lay counselors who desire to learn the basics for counseling clients who have experienced past trauma. The instructors will teach the course content using biblical principles and a distinctly Christian worldview. This course is an overview of counseling practices for providing healing from a traumatic event or series of events. It does not cover advanced methods of counseling, nor does it offer specific practices for helping clients who are currently being traumatized.
Certification and Continuing Education
Christian Trauma Healing Network (CTHN) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7313. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Christian Trauma Healing Network (CTHN) is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Completion of this training grants participants the title of Certified Christian Trauma Care Provider, Level 1 (CCTCP-1). In addition, licensed mental health professionals may gain ten (10) Continuing Education (CE) hours for completion of this course. Please check with your state licensing board to ensure it accepts CE hours from the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC).
The CCTCP-1 certification is valid for two years following the training. Learn more about the renewal process to keep the certification active beyond two years.
Prerequisites
Because this training does not include basic counseling skills, participants must have received prior training in order to attend. Accepted prior training may include any one of the following:
- At least two 3-hour master’s level courses in basic counseling skills
- Completion of Certification from Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF)
- Completion of Level 1 certification from the Association of Biblical Counselors (ABC)
- Completion of the Equipped to Counsel course at a church or ministry organization
- Completion of a lay counseling course or program totaling no less than 20 hours
Application
Before acceptance into the Level 1 training, potential participants must complete an application. This application is designed to ensure that participants have met the prerequisite requirements. It also includes participant demographic information and a space to request accommodations for disabilities. Jump to application.
Cost
The cost for this course is $200.00.
Upon acceptance into the training, participants will be given instructions for submitting payment. Payment for the course must be submitted in full before the start of the course. Participants are not permitted to pay for only a portion of the course.
Venue
The course is offered in a hybrid live and self-paced online venue. Participants will receive instructions for login and participation prior to the course beginning.
Materials
All participants will be given access to the Level 1 Course through their dashboard on the CTHN website. Participants must be logged in to their CTHN account to access course materials. Materials include video lectures and a participant packet, which includes session outlines and handouts to utilize in counseling sessions and for homework.
Attendance
Participants must attend all sessions of the training. Completion of all lecture videos will be monitored by the software program. All participants must keep their video on during the group consultation sessions. If a participant needs to leave any session for a short period of time (no more than 15 minutes), s/he must send a private message to the training facilitator.
Group Consultation Sessions
Group Consultation Sessions are live sessions in an online format requiring audio and video participation. If one group consultation session is missed, a written make-up assignment will be assigned that must be completed within 3 days of the missed session. If two or more sessions are missed, the participant must restart their certification and pay a $50 fee to join a future training group. Any previous lessons and group consultation sessions will not count toward future training, rather, all sessions and lessons must be repeated.
Interactive Content
Each participant will be placed in a consultation group that will meet three times throughout the training. Each consultation group is led by a mental health professional with advanced training in trauma care. In addition, participants will have the option of attending a live Q&A with the course instructor, although this session is not required in order to complete the course.
Completion Requirements
In order to receive the certificate of completion, participants must complete all of the following:
· All lecture videos in the course
· Participation in all three consultation group sessions
· Course Evaluation Form
· Course Assessment
Certificates will be emailed to participants after they have completed the assessment and evaluation.
Training Presenter
Beth Broom, LPC-S, CCTP-II
Beth Broom is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor (LPC-S) and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Level 2 (CCTP-II). She owns a private counseling practice specializing in trauma healing. She also serves as a Deacon of Care at The Village Church Denton in Denton, Texas. Beth is the founder and director of Christian Trauma Healing Network, and she co-hosts a podcast called “Counsel for Life,” engaging conversations about mental health and the Christian life.
Schedule (Central Standard Time)
Week 1 (Estimated Time: 3 hours 15 minutes + prep work)
- Session 1: Trauma and a Biblical Worldview
- 7 video lessons
- Time estimate: 1 hour
- 1 quiz
- Session 2: Phase 1 Healing – Receiving
- 8 video lessons
- Time estimate: 1 hour 15 minutes
- 1 quiz
- Group Consultation Session #1 (REQUIRED LIVE ONLINE VIDEO CALL)
- Prep work
- Live event: 1 hour
Week 2 (Estimated Time: 2 hours 50 minutes + prep work)
- Group Consultation Session #1 Review
- 1 video lesson: 35 minutes
- Session 3: Phase 2 Healing – Grieving
- 8 video lessons
- Time estimate: 1 hour 15 minutes
- 1 quiz
- Group Consultation Session #2 (REQUIRED LIVE ONLINE VIDEO CALL)
- Prep work
- Live event – 1 hour
Week 3 (Estimated Time: 2 hours 45 minutes + prep work)
- Group Consultation Session #2 Review
- 1 video lesson: 30 minutes
- Session 4: Phase 3 Healing – Believing
- 8 video lessons
- Time estimate: 1 hour 15 minutes
- 1 quiz
- Group Consultation Session #3 (REQUIRED LIVE ONLINE VIDEO CALL)
- Prep work
- Live event – 1 hour
Week 4 (Estimated Time: 1 hour 20 minutes)
- Group Consultation Session #3 Review
- 1 video lesson: 35 minutes
- Session 5: Essentials for the Helper
- 3 video lessons
- Time estimate: 30 minutes
- 1 quiz
- Encouragement & Benediction
- 1 video lesson
- Time estimate: 6 minutes
- Course Evaluation
- Time estimate: 10 minutes
Session Summaries
Trauma and a Biblical Worldview
In this session, we will discuss the definition and scope of traumatization and trauma care. Participants will learn about trauma’s effects the mind, emotions, body, soul and relationships. We will also cover an overview of a biblical theology of suffering and healing, as well as the specific methodology of Christian trauma care utilized in the three phases of healing.
Phase 1 Healing: Receiving
This session includes a discussion of the first phase of healing, in which counselors must provide safety and support to counselees through active listening, rapport-building and education about how to calm the mind, body and emotions. Participants will learn specific methods for helping counselees receive compassion and rest as they prepare to begin processing the pain of trauma.
Phase 2 Healing: Grieving
In phase two, counselors walk alongside counselees as they grieve the suffering they have experienced. Participants will gain tools for helping counselees share their stories, and we will discuss the ways shame, fear and anger play an important role in the process of grieving. Finally, participants will learn how to discover underlying negative and false beliefs as counselees share their stories, in order to challenge counselees toward living in light of God’s truth.
Phase 3 Healing: Believing
In this session we discuss specific methods to help counselees form healthy relationships, discover their strengths and values, and thrive in their relationship with God. Participants will receive specific tools to share with counselees related to goal-setting and healthy relationship-building. Finally, participants will learn how and when to complete the counseling process with a counseled.
Essentials for the Helper
Counselors must remain healthy in order to continue in the work of caring for traumatized people. This session outlines specific ways in which we can take care of ourselves and pay attention for signs of compassion fatigue. We will also discuss the role the Church plays in creating health and flourishing for those who have experienced trauma, and participants will learn how to partner with churches to build a culture of compassion.
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