Who is Eligible:
To be eligible for certification, the applicant must be a state or nationally licensed professional as listed below and hold a minimum of a bachelor’s degree.
Don’t see your profession listed here and hold a master’s degree and professional mental health license? You may qualify for certification as a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional! Click here to learn more.
By applying for certification, the applicant agrees to adhere to Evergreen Certifications’ Professional Code of Ethics
Training Requirements
A minimum of 12 hours of continuing education training in specific trauma assessment and treatment topics.
Pre-approved, 3rd party trainings that meet the training requirements for CTP certification include:
- Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) Training Course by PESI – Certification Included!
- 2-Day Trauma Certification Training: Enhancing Trauma Competency and Building Your Clinical Toolkit by Elevate Continuing Education – Certification Included!
- Clinical Trauma Professional by ITTI
- Essentials of Trauma Treatment Online Course by Psychotherapy Networker – Certification Fee Included!
- EXPERTO EN TRAUMA – ITINERARIO INTERVENCIÓN PSICOCOCIAL CTP by CÍRCULO DE ESTUDIOS PARA LA PAZ
Wondering if a course meets the requirements for CTP certification? Submit a copy of or link to the course title, speaker, outline and learning objectives to info@evergreencertifications.com for review.
Please note that Evergreen Certifications does not offer continuing education, all training must be purchased directly through the accredited training organization. Training is not included in the certification fee.
Application Process:
For your initial 1-year certification, please complete the following steps.
- Complete a qualifying training
- Remit your initial application payment of 99.99 USD online
- Upload the following documents to your account:
- Documentation of professional status in the form of one of the following:
- Licensed professionals – copy of your professional license
- Graduate student – copy of your current unofficial transcript
- Evidence of completion of qualifying training, in the form of a CE or completion certificate
- Documentation of professional status in the form of one of the following:
Evergreen Certifications will certify applicants who meet the above requirements.
Please note: Certification does not imply endorsement of competency. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession’s standards.
Renewal Process:
To maintain CTP certification, a renewal is required. After your initial 1-year certification, you have the option to renew for 1, 2 or 3 years. A 1-year renewal requires 6 clock hours of continuing education training related to trauma treatment since you were last certified; a 2-year renewal requires 12 clock hours, and a 3-year renewal requires 18 hours.
Sample CTP renewal trainings include:
- Attachment & Trauma (AT) by ITTI
- Culturally Competent Trauma Informed Practice (CULC) by ITTI
- New Rules for Treating Trauma: Integrating Neuroscience for Resilience, Connection and Post-Traumatic Growth by PESI
- Trauma-Related Dissociation and Dissociative Disorders: Assessment and Treatment Strategies for Some of the Most Misunderstood Disorders in the DSM by PESI
- Yoga for Trauma: Innovative Mind-Body Strategies that Help Clients Activate Healing Processes and Release the Negative Imprint of Trauma by PESI
Renewal CE content cannot be the same content used for prior renewal or initial certification
Renewal Process
- Complete a qualifying training
- Remit your CTP renewal fee online
- $49.99 for a 1-year renewal
- $79.99 for a 2-year renewal
- $99.99 for a 3-year renewal
- Upload the following documents to your account:
- Documentation of professional status in the form of one of the following:
- Licensed professionals – a copy of your professional license
- Graduate students – copy of your current unofficial transcript
- Evidence of completion of qualifying training, in the form of a CE or completion certificate
- Documentation of professional status in the form of one of the following:
Renewal training hours need to have been taken in the time since you were certified or last recertified.
Renewals are calculated from the date that your certification was issued. If you allow your certification to lapse for more than 3 years, you are no longer eligible to renew your certification and instead can reapply for certification
Frank G. Anderson - MD
Frank Anderson, MD, is a world-renowned trauma expert, Harvard-trained psychiatrist and global speaker. He is the co-author of the IFS Skills Training Manual (2017), acclaimed best-selling author of Transcending Trauma (2021) and newly released memoir, To Be Loved: A Story of Truth, Trauma and Transformation (2024). Dr Anderson has a long affiliation with Bessel van der Kolk at the Trauma Research Foundation. He is passionate about teaching brain-based psychotherapy and integrating current neuroscience knowledge with cutting edge models of therapy.
Dr. Anderson believes that traumatic events can have a lasting effect on the health and well-being of individuals and that addressing these events will help lead people down a path of love, connection and unity. He is the director and cofounder of the Trauma Institute (traumainstitute.com) and Trauma-Informed Media (trauma-informedmedia.com), organizations that provide educational resources and promote trauma awareness. As a result of his early childhood experiences and personal journey transformation, he is dedicated to bringing more trauma healing to the world. He splits his time between Boston and Los Angeles where he lives with his husband and two sons. Follow him at FrankAndersonMD.com and on Instagram at frank_andersonmd.
Linda Curran - BCPC, LPC, CACD, CCDPD, EMDR-C
Linda Curran, BCPC, LPC, CACD, CCDPD, EMDR-C is president of Integrative Trauma Treatment, LLC, in Havertown, PA. She provides clients an integrative approach to trauma, and treats PTSD in adolescent and adult populations, including clients with eating disorders, sexual trauma, and self-injury. An international speaker on the treatment of trauma, Linda has developed, produced, and presents multi-media workshops on all aspects of psychological trauma.
Linda is the author of best selling Trauma Competency: A Clinician’s Guide (PPM, 2010) and her newest book 101 Trauma-Informed Interventions (PPM, 2013). She is the producer of the best-selling Interview Trauma series DVD’s in which she collaborated with the world’s leaders in Trauma: Bessel van der Kolk, MD; Peter Levine, PhD; Babette Rothschild, MSW, LCS; Stephen Porges, PhD; Janina Fisher, PhD; and many more.
Janina Fisher - PhD
Janina Fisher, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and instructor at the Trauma Center, founded by Bessel van der Kolk, MD. A faculty member of the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, an EMDR International Association consultant, past president of the New England Society for the Treatment of Trauma and Dissociation, and former instructor, Harvard Medical School, Dr. Fisher lectures nationally and internationally on the integration of the neurobiological research and new trauma treatment paradigms into traditional psychotherapies.