Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, often known as PTSD, can have a profound impact on a person’s life, relationships, work, confidence, emotional wellbeing and sense of safety. It can affect people from many different backgrounds and experiences, not only those who have worked in the military or emergency services.
This specialist online CPD workshop with Andy Workman offers hypnotherapists and practitioners a practical, thoughtful and professionally grounded understanding of PTSD and Complex PTSD. The day will explore how practitioners can work safely, ethically and effectively within their scope of practice, while understanding when additional referral, diagnosis or multidisciplinary support may be needed.
Andy brings a rare combination of professional, clinical and lived experience to this subject. With over 30 years of police service, extensive experience supporting people exposed to trauma, and many years in clinical practice as a Solution Focused and Integrative Hypnotherapist, Andy’s teaching is practical, compassionate, engaging and rooted in real-world understanding.
Andy is also the author of Cavemen and Polar Bears, A Proven Strategy for the Effective Management of Your Mood and Mindset, a highly regarded book that has received excellent reviews and is recommended by numerous hypnotherapy training schools. He is an experienced trainer, international speaker and qualified Therapy Supervisor, known for his warmth, humour, sincerity and ability to make complex subjects accessible and useful.
During this workshop, you will explore:
• What PTSD and Complex PTSD are.
• The history and development of our understanding of PTSD.
• How PTSD may develop, how it is recognised, and why appropriate diagnosis matters.
• Who can be affected by PTSD, including groups that may be less obvious.
• How PTSD may impact the brain, body, emotions, behaviour and daily life.
• The importance of professional boundaries, therapist safety, scope of practice and referral pathways.
• How a Solution Focused and Integrative approach can support clients safely and appropriately.
• Adjustments that may be needed when working with trauma presentations.
• Practical tools, language and techniques that can help clients build stability, confidence, resilience and forward movement.
Why train with Andy?
• Andy brings over 30 years of police service and extensive real-world experience of trauma, resilience and recovery.
• He has many years of clinical experience as a Solution Focused and Integrative Hypnotherapist.
• He continues to research and develop his training so that his workshops remain current, relevant and practical.
• His teaching is enriched by professional experience, personal insight, clinical knowledge and a genuine passion for helping practitioners feel more confident in their work.
• His workshops are known for being engaging, informative, warm, honest and full of practical value.
PTSD is a serious and often life-limiting condition that can affect the individual, their family, friends and wider relationships. For hypnotherapists and practitioners, it is essential to understand PTSD with care, compassion and professional responsibility.
This workshop is designed to help you feel better informed, more confident and more prepared when supporting clients who may present with trauma-related symptoms, while remaining safely within your professional boundaries.
Feedback from previous training:
"I came away from this course with my mind ticking over, reflecting on past and present clients' issues as well as ones within my personal sphere."
Rated: Excellent and value for money.
Lisa Wood.
"Really useful CPD that will enable me to support clients with PTSD more effectively. Andy's own experience / background and the references he makes to case studies really help to consolidate the information being learnt. Andy delivered the training with enthusiasm and compassion and was happy to answer all the questions I had."
Rated: Excellent and value for money.
Karen Clark.
"What I like most was the sincerity of Andy, so obvious he really cares, lovely person to listen to and his humour. Loved it, learnt so much and refreshed so much. Loved the fact Andy encouraged doing it your own way and what he'd discovered really worked, hearing Andy talk us through his reframing and rewinding the way he does it. Lisa's always so lovely and they made a great team!!"
Cathryn Butterworth.
"I thoroughly enjoyed the entire course, the most useful points being the reiteration of how PTSD impacts the brain, and the history of PTSD was absolutely brilliant. A really helpful part of the training."
Lisa Williams.
"The PTSD CPD course by Andy Workman was very informative. I learnt vital information that I cannot wait to use with my clients. Andy stayed after the session to provide answers to any queries. He is a genuinely warm, approachable human with mountains of knowledge. I highly recommend this course."
Lynne Redmond.
Secure your place now and join Andy Workman for a powerful, compassionate and highly practical CPD workshop that can help you feel more informed, confident and professionally prepared when working with trauma-related presentations.