Professional Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Counselling Certificate
Why you should study with us
Professional Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Counselling
PTSD is a wide-ranging subject and one that may involve emotive repercussions that vary in nature.Every person reacts differently to life's obstacles but, for some, the effects may be more severe. PTSD often involves fear and the inability to move on to better experiences. Individuals who suffer from PTSD often struggle with their identity and find it difficult to interact with others or succeed professionally.This course provides in-depth information on the causes, methods of treatment and guidance techniques to treat PTSD. We recommend that students study this course in addition to a professional counselling course.
You will Learn:
- What PTSD is and why the disorder is a very difficult experience for many people
- An in-depth understanding of the emotional, mental and physical effects of PTSD and how it can impact an individual's life
- The different types of PTSD and how stress can perpetuate the condition even further
- Different types of PTSD trauma and how they can trigger different reactions
- How to recognise symptoms of PTSD and diagnose the symptoms as simple or complex PTSD
- Depression, anxiety, eating disorders and self-harm as possible repercussions of untreated PTSD
- How PTSD affects children and teenagers, signs and symptoms of trauma and how you can counsel them
- How to elicit responses and gather information regarding the person's condition
Benefits of Taking this Course:
By studying the professional course on PTSD counselling, you can benefit in many ways, including:
- Understand how to treat people with PTSD
- Help people to deal with their fears and terrors and gradually resolve them to move past that point in their lives
- Help people to explore options for recovery and healing
This course includes
24/7 Student Support
End of course certification
Lifetime access to your course
- Course overview
- Who will benefit from this course
- The definition of PTSD
- Who can suffer from PTSD
- The causes of PTSD
- The nature of trauma
- The causes and effects of stress, and Acute Stress Disorder
- The distinction between simple PTSD and complex PTSD
- The three sub-categories of PTSD
- The need for a professional medical diagnosis
- The three main psychological symptoms of PTSD / The psychological symptoms of Complex PTSD
- The physical symptoms of PTSD
- Common co-existing psychiatric problems and secondary diagnoses
- The challenges associated with treating children with PTSD
- How PTSD symptoms are different for children and teenagers
- The typical PTSD symptoms exhibited by a child who has been abused
- How to use a checklist to gain a better understanding of a client’s symptoms
- The need to establish trust and honest communication between you and the client
- When to involve other medical practitioners and therapists
- Why medication is not a standard part of PTSD treatment
- The circumstances in which doctors consider medication for PTSD
- The advantages and disadvantages of using medication
- The kinds of medications prescribed for PTSD
- The role of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and other approaches in treating PSTD
- How Neuro-Linguistic Programming can help people with PTSD
- An understanding of other therapies such as Psychodynamic Therapy, Hypnotherapy and Art Therapy
- How every person’s recovery from PSTD will be different
- The necessity of managing client expectations
- The importance of celebrating each step towards recovery, no matter how small
- An understanding of the main stages of recovery
ID: YDFT67YHJ
of achievement
This certificate is presented to
Your Name
For completing the
Professional Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Counselling Certificate
on 21st November 2026
Selena Hurford
Selena Hurford
Course Tutor
Daniel Morgan
Daniel Morgan
Head of Academy
Anyone who has an interest in learning more about this subject matter is encouraged to take the course. There are no entry requirements to take the course.
The course is broken down into 9 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although you are free to spend as much or as little time as you feel necessary on each module, simply log in and out of the course at your convenience.
You can study the course any time you like. Simply log in and out of the web based course as often as you require. The course is compatible with all computers, tablet devices and smart phones so you can even study while on the move!
Once you have completed all 9 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 9 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.
The pass mark for the test is 70%.
If you don’t pass the test first time you will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times you can take the test. All test retakes are included within the price of the course.
You can either use your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Solo cards or PayPal account to pay for the online course. Our site uses the latest SSL encryption to ensure your safety. All payments are handled securely by PayPal.
You can begin the course immediately after your payment has been received. You will create your login details during the checkout process. We will also send you an email confirming your login details.
We estimate that the course will take about 6 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.
Once you have been awarded your certificate it is valid for life. The certificate does not expire or need renewing.
New Skills Academy is a lovely system to work with. Easy to sign up and make an account. Modules are clearly defined and are packed of information. Really great, has lots of information on lots of topics.
Great foundation for anyone looking into this area of employment or self employed as has great ideas and advice to build on. Have attended face to face courses which have much less information than this.
Lovely bite size quizzes on some modules which help to understand and enforce the contact of the bigger modules. End exam has a nice mixture of topics covered in the course. And has an option to re-sit if needed.
Jennifer Anderson
This course is very comprehensive. It is packed full of very helpful information to aid the Teaching assistant to use his or her skills and knowledge to the full.
If this course is being taken by those who have no knowledge of being a TA, then in my honest opinion they would certainly know about the role when they finish.
I do like the online tests at the end. It does make you think and definitely reinforces what material has just been read. It is also an incentive when seeing a 'grade' to realise how much has been taken in thus encouraging enthusiasm to proceed to the next module.
In all I would say that this course is certainly worth doing, I'm enjoying it and what it has to offer.
Samantha Morgans
This is an absolutely brilliant course, I really enjoyed it and it consists of very detailed information. The test at the end was slightly tricky so it’s important to pay attention to all aspects of the course content. I would highly recommend this course to anyone thinking of becoming a wedding planner, with an interest in this topic or even to anyone who is getting married as there’s a lot of information which could be found useful and certain things that give you good ideas. I loved this course and I’m sad it’s over. It was definitely brilliant from start to finish and is great value for money!
Natasha Boreland
I am 3/4 the way through my Legal Secretary Diploma Course, I have studied full time and it has taken me about a week (few hours per day) Very informative course which makes you memorise each module well, with worksheets at the end of each module. Gave a brilliant knowledge base into the different areas of Law and the secretaries roles within them. I have never done an online course before as thought they were not very credible, but this they are good providing you are willing to put the work in, all the information is provided for you , you just need to use it. Thoroughly recommend to anyone who has some spare time and wants to expand their legal knowledge - this course is not just for legal secretaries!!
Georgia Smith
Very interesting topics, I feel like I have expanded my knowledge and have more of an understanding and can use the techniques I have learnt professionally. I feel more confident in my ability!
I enjoyed the videos of the makeup application and thought the flow of the course was very well structured which made it easy to follow. It had me excited to do more and complete next stages as it was in bite size chunks.
I am very happy with the programme thoroughly enjoyed it I wish it was longer so I could learn more. Thank you for the course!
Phoebe Shufflebotham
The course is full of interesting and useful information to know more about garden design and maintenance.
All the modules are easy to understand and gave me strong basics and confidence to start my own garden design business. Also I found the course very interactive, with images to illustrate the modules, garden design plans examples... so I could really visualise what was meant in each module.
Considering the online aspect, I found the website very easy to use and I appreciated the fact that I could keep a trace of my course by downloading the modules on my own laptop.
Laurie Bednarczuk
Professional Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Counselling
PTSD is a wide-ranging subject and one that may involve emotive repercussions that vary in nature.Every person reacts differently to life's obstacles but, for some, the effects may be more severe. PTSD often involves fear and the inability to move on to better experiences. Individuals who suffer from PTSD often struggle with their identity and find it difficult to interact with others or succeed professionally.This course provides in-depth information on the causes, methods of treatment and guidance techniques to treat PTSD. We recommend that students study this course in addition to a professional counselling course.
You will Learn:
- What PTSD is and why the disorder is a very difficult experience for many people
- An in-depth understanding of the emotional, mental and physical effects of PTSD and how it can impact an individual's life
- The different types of PTSD and how stress can perpetuate the condition even further
- Different types of PTSD trauma and how they can trigger different reactions
- How to recognise symptoms of PTSD and diagnose the symptoms as simple or complex PTSD
- Depression, anxiety, eating disorders and self-harm as possible repercussions of untreated PTSD
- How PTSD affects children and teenagers, signs and symptoms of trauma and how you can counsel them
- How to elicit responses and gather information regarding the person's condition
Benefits of Taking this Course:
By studying the professional course on PTSD counselling, you can benefit in many ways, including:
- Understand how to treat people with PTSD
- Help people to deal with their fears and terrors and gradually resolve them to move past that point in their lives
- Help people to explore options for recovery and healing
This course includes
24/7 Student Support
End of course certification
Lifetime access to your course
- Course overview
- Who will benefit from this course
- The definition of PTSD
- Who can suffer from PTSD
- The causes of PTSD
- The nature of trauma
- The causes and effects of stress, and Acute Stress Disorder
- The distinction between simple PTSD and complex PTSD
- The three sub-categories of PTSD
- The need for a professional medical diagnosis
- The three main psychological symptoms of PTSD / The psychological symptoms of Complex PTSD
- The physical symptoms of PTSD
- Common co-existing psychiatric problems and secondary diagnoses
- The challenges associated with treating children with PTSD
- How PTSD symptoms are different for children and teenagers
- The typical PTSD symptoms exhibited by a child who has been abused
- How to use a checklist to gain a better understanding of a client’s symptoms
- The need to establish trust and honest communication between you and the client
- When to involve other medical practitioners and therapists
- Why medication is not a standard part of PTSD treatment
- The circumstances in which doctors consider medication for PTSD
- The advantages and disadvantages of using medication
- The kinds of medications prescribed for PTSD
- The role of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and other approaches in treating PSTD
- How Neuro-Linguistic Programming can help people with PTSD
- An understanding of other therapies such as Psychodynamic Therapy, Hypnotherapy and Art Therapy
- How every person’s recovery from PSTD will be different
- The necessity of managing client expectations
- The importance of celebrating each step towards recovery, no matter how small
- An understanding of the main stages of recovery
ID: YDFT67YHJ
of achievement
This certificate is presented to
Your Name
For completing the
Professional Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Counselling Certificate
on 21st November 2026
Selena Hurford
Selena Hurford
Course Tutor
Daniel Morgan
Daniel Morgan
Head of Academy
Anyone who has an interest in learning more about this subject matter is encouraged to take the course. There are no entry requirements to take the course.
The course is broken down into 9 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although you are free to spend as much or as little time as you feel necessary on each module, simply log in and out of the course at your convenience.
You can study the course any time you like. Simply log in and out of the web based course as often as you require. The course is compatible with all computers, tablet devices and smart phones so you can even study while on the move!
Once you have completed all 9 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 9 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.
The pass mark for the test is 70%.
If you don’t pass the test first time you will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times you can take the test. All test retakes are included within the price of the course.
You can either use your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Solo cards or PayPal account to pay for the online course. Our site uses the latest SSL encryption to ensure your safety. All payments are handled securely by PayPal.
You can begin the course immediately after your payment has been received. You will create your login details during the checkout process. We will also send you an email confirming your login details.
We estimate that the course will take about 6 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.
Once you have been awarded your certificate it is valid for life. The certificate does not expire or need renewing.
New Skills Academy is a lovely system to work with. Easy to sign up and make an account. Modules are clearly defined and are packed of information. Really great, has lots of information on lots of topics.
Great foundation for anyone looking into this area of employment or self employed as has great ideas and advice to build on. Have attended face to face courses which have much less information than this.
Lovely bite size quizzes on some modules which help to understand and enforce the contact of the bigger modules. End exam has a nice mixture of topics covered in the course. And has an option to re-sit if needed.
Jennifer Anderson
This course is very comprehensive. It is packed full of very helpful information to aid the Teaching assistant to use his or her skills and knowledge to the full.
If this course is being taken by those who have no knowledge of being a TA, then in my honest opinion they would certainly know about the role when they finish.
I do like the online tests at the end. It does make you think and definitely reinforces what material has just been read. It is also an incentive when seeing a 'grade' to realise how much has been taken in thus encouraging enthusiasm to proceed to the next module.
In all I would say that this course is certainly worth doing, I'm enjoying it and what it has to offer.
Samantha Morgans
This is an absolutely brilliant course, I really enjoyed it and it consists of very detailed information. The test at the end was slightly tricky so it’s important to pay attention to all aspects of the course content. I would highly recommend this course to anyone thinking of becoming a wedding planner, with an interest in this topic or even to anyone who is getting married as there’s a lot of information which could be found useful and certain things that give you good ideas. I loved this course and I’m sad it’s over. It was definitely brilliant from start to finish and is great value for money!
Natasha Boreland
I am 3/4 the way through my Legal Secretary Diploma Course, I have studied full time and it has taken me about a week (few hours per day) Very informative course which makes you memorise each module well, with worksheets at the end of each module. Gave a brilliant knowledge base into the different areas of Law and the secretaries roles within them. I have never done an online course before as thought they were not very credible, but this they are good providing you are willing to put the work in, all the information is provided for you , you just need to use it. Thoroughly recommend to anyone who has some spare time and wants to expand their legal knowledge - this course is not just for legal secretaries!!
Georgia Smith
Very interesting topics, I feel like I have expanded my knowledge and have more of an understanding and can use the techniques I have learnt professionally. I feel more confident in my ability!
I enjoyed the videos of the makeup application and thought the flow of the course was very well structured which made it easy to follow. It had me excited to do more and complete next stages as it was in bite size chunks.
I am very happy with the programme thoroughly enjoyed it I wish it was longer so I could learn more. Thank you for the course!
Phoebe Shufflebotham
The course is full of interesting and useful information to know more about garden design and maintenance.
All the modules are easy to understand and gave me strong basics and confidence to start my own garden design business. Also I found the course very interactive, with images to illustrate the modules, garden design plans examples... so I could really visualise what was meant in each module.
Considering the online aspect, I found the website very easy to use and I appreciated the fact that I could keep a trace of my course by downloading the modules on my own laptop.
Laurie Bednarczuk
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