Who is Eligible:
To be eligible for certification, the applicant must be registered/credentialed with the governing bodies listed below and hold a minimum of a master’s degree in their profession.
Provisional, qualified or student registration does not meet the standards for CCTP certification.
By applying for certification, the applicant agrees to adhere to Evergreen Certifications’ Professional Code of Ethics
Training Requirements:
A minimum of 12 clock hours of CPD training in specific trauma assessment and treatment topics.
Pre-approved, 3rd party trainings that meet the training requirements for CCTP certification include:
- Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) Training Course by PESI – Certification Included!
- Essentials of Trauma Treatment: Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) Training Course by Psychotherapy Networker – Certification Included!
- Janina Fisher’s Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Training Level 1 (CCTP): Working with the Neurobiological Legacy of Trauma by PESI – Certification Included!
- Innovations in Trauma Treatment: Deep Healing of attachment trauma, PTSD, racial trauma, and more by PESI – Certification Included!
- Strategies from CBT, CPT, EMDR, PE, Somatic & Psychodynamic Therapy by PESI – Certification Included!
- Reconnect Integrative Trauma Treatment Model (RITTM) Online Training by Reconnect Center
Wondering if a course meets the requirements for CCTP 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 CPD, 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:
- A copy of the candidate’s professional registration
- Evidence of completion of qualifying training, in the form of a completion certificate
Evergreen Certifications will certify applicants who meet the above requirements.
Please note: Certification does not imply endorsement of clinical competency. As a registered/credentialed 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 CCTP 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 trauma-focused CPD since you were last certified; a 2-year renewal requires 12 clock hours, and a 3-year renewal requires 18 hours.
Sample CCTP renewal trainings include:
- Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Certification Renewal Course: Master the Latest Techniques from EMDR, IFS Therapy, Somatic Therapy and More by PESI – Renewal Included!
- Frank Anderson’s Internal Family Systems Trauma Treatment Program: A 4-Month Online Intensive by Psychotherapy Networker
- 18-Hour Parts Work Trauma Specialist Certificate Program: Mastering the Best Tools from IFS Therapy, Gestalt, Somatic Therapy, and Other Parts Approaches by Psychotherapy Networker
- Dissociation Focused Trauma Treatment by PESI
- Written Exposure Therapy for Trauma by PESI
- Deactivating the Polyvagal Response to Racial Trauma by PESI
- Behavioral Activation for Trauma by PESI
- Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma with Janina Fisher, by PESI
Renewal CPD content cannot be the same content used for prior renewal or initial certification
Renewal Process
- Complete a qualifying training
- Remit your CCTP renewal fee online
- $49.99 USD for a 1-year renewal
- $79.99 USD for a 2-year renewal
- $99.99 USD for a 3-year renewal
- Upload the following documents to your account:
- A copy of the candidate’s professional registration
- Evidence of completion of qualifying training, in the form of a completion certificate
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.