Get Trained in Trauma Model Therapy
LEARN YOUR WAY.
All training modules are available in video, audio and written formats so you can learn in the way that is best suited to your learning style.
IMPLEMENTABLE.
Training is easy to understand and can immediately be implemented with clients so that you feel more confident in the room.
AFFORDABLE.
Yes, we intentionally set our prices lower than most trainings. A high-cost training doesn't always mean high-quality. TMT is high-quality content.
SELF-PACED.
Short modules are organized by topic so that you can learn when you want and access the content as you have time.
CREATED by
Dr. Colin Ross, MD
Dr. Ross is the founder of The Ross Institute for Psychological Trauma and the creator of Trauma Model Therapy. Dr. Ross has authored 38 books and over 290 professional papers, and has reviewed for numerous professional journals and grant agencies. He is a past President of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation and also a recipient of ISSTD's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Presented by AshleyDawn Sheppard, MS, LPCS
AshleyDawn has been a clinician for over a decade and has a passion for empowering and teaching mental health practitioners to become more competent in working with complex trauma, dissociation and Dissociative Identity Disorder. AshleyDawn joins Dr. Ross in the project of helping more clinicians get trained in Trauma Model Therapy.
Bringing Trauma Model Therapy to You
The Colin A. Ross Institute was formed in 1995 to further the understanding of psychological trauma and its consequences by providing educational services, research, and clinical treatment of trauma based disorders. Dr. Ross has been offering Trauma Therapy Certification for over two decades. We are just modernizing his training system so that more clinicians can engage with certification. You can get trained in all levels at once, or start with Level 1 to see if the modality is for you. The Ross Institute is now offering 3 certifications levels and a path to become a TMT consultant so that you can train and supervise others.
Get Trained in Trauma Model Therapy
Each Level is $200
Level 1
Level 1 training is focused on introducing you to the model, helping you learn how to conceptualize TMT, how to diagnose properly, and how to become competent in detecting and working with dissociation. You will have a chance to watch a long role play with Dr. Ross during this training.
Level 2
Level 2 training will focus on specific strategies you as a therapist need to know and employ in order to do the most effective work with clients. In Level 2, we will briefly introduce you to activities you can do with clients. You will also be able to watch more advanced role plays with Dr. Ross on the topics of self-mutilation, eating disorders and domestic violence.
Coming Late 2025
Level 3
In the Level 3 training, we go into great detail about tangible activities you can do with clients. We also give you our personal input regarding how to weave TMT into other well-known modalities like Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, EMDR, Internal Family Systems and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
Coming Early 2026
The Big Picture
Why
is
TMT training virtual?
Dr. Ross’s original certification process was a correspondence course. We decided on a virtual, on-demand training because we wanted to standardize the teaching process so we can be sure that every Trauma Model Therapy (TMT) clinician is taught the same thing.
Why
are
there
3 levels?
Dr. Ross’s theory is packed with so many details, and so we decided to make the 3 levels
on-demand so that people can take the time to really digest all of the material. The training is setup so that each lesson is 15-60 minutes with short quizzes after each lesson and role plays throughout.
Will there be opportunities for connection?
The virtual consultation groups are already awesome! Our goal within the 1-2 years is to have TMT Retreats where you can join other TMT therapists, do practicals and earn CEs in person. Those retreats will only be available to people who have engaged in the foundational, virtual training.
What
will
come
next?
After all 3 levels are live, we are then going to begin working on the Trauma Model Therapy website which will be a place to bring TMT therapists together by geographic location and create a consumer education wing for TMT referrals.