7 pre-recorded webinars
One for each module, covering the content in depth. Watch when it suits you and return to them whenever you need to.
Advanced professional certificate
Trauma-Informed Coaching for Highly Sensitive People
Deepen your understanding of trauma and how it intersects with high sensitivity, so you can hold a safer, more attuned space for the clients you already work with.
40 hoursCPD through
the AC
the AC
7Modules and
webinars
webinars
IACTMAccreditation
pathway
pathway
Apr 2027Next
cohort
cohort
10% early-bird discount with code HSH10 · Capped at 15 to 20 places
Who this is for
For practitioners already holding sensitive clients
This is advanced professional development for coaches, therapists, psychologists and space holders who work with highly sensitive people and want to bring a trauma-informed lens to that work. It assumes you already have a practice, and builds on it.
- Graduates of the Professional HSP Coach Training
- Coaches working with sensitive clients who want more depth
- Therapists, counsellors and psychotherapists
- Psychologists and clinical practitioners
- Facilitators, mentors and other space holders
An important distinction
This training teaches a trauma-informed approach, which means recognising trauma rather than treating or fixing it. You will learn to work within clear professional boundaries, to notice what is beyond your scope, and to know when and how to refer.
Highly sensitive people have more responsive nervous systems, which can make them more prone to trauma symptoms and means their systems need more careful attunement. That intersection is what this course exists to address.
Professional development
40
Hours of continuous
professional development
professional development
Certification you can stand behind
The course carries 40 hours of continuous professional development recognised through the Association for Coaching, with certification of those hours on completion.
- Trauma-Informed Coaching for HSP: Advanced Professional Certificate, showing 40 hours of professional development.
- 40 CPD hours recognised through the Association for Coaching.
- Taken alongside the HSP Coach Training, eligibility to apply for IACTM Trauma-Informed Practitioner accreditation.
- A professional development badge for your website, social media and business materials.
Taking this course provides you with 40 hours of continuous professional development through the Association for Coaching, and at the end of the course you will receive certification of those CPD hours. Alongside this, if you take this course in addition to the HSP Coaching Course, you are entitled to apply for IACTM Accredited Trauma-Informed Practitioner Certification.
What's included
A course built to fit around a working practice
Around 4 to 5 hours a week, entirely online, with everything recorded so you can work through it at whatever pace your own life allows.
Workbooks & resources
Weekly modules with downloadable workbooks, lessons and practical tools you can bring into sessions straight away.
A community forum
An interactive space to think alongside other professionals working with the same questions, rather than working it out alone.
The curriculum
7 modules, worked through at your own pace
Each module builds on the last, moving from what trauma is through to post-traumatic growth and the wounds carried across generations.
Module 1
What is trauma?
- Defining trauma. How it can stem from physical, emotional, relational or environmental life events.
- Types of trauma. Acute, chronic and complex trauma, and how each one tends to show up.
- Trauma and high sensitivity. The overlap, and the important distinctions, between HSP traits and trauma symptoms.
Module 2
The nervous system & polyvagal theory
- An introduction to polyvagal theory. The nervous system's role in stress and trauma responses, and why it matters for sensitive clients.
- Widening the window of tolerance. Techniques to help clients process emotion gradually and build genuine resilience.
Module 3
Creating a strong and safe container
- Holding space for regulation. What it means to hold space in a way that supports regulation and healing rather than activation.
- Co-regulation and attunement. How to foster a calm, attuned field in your sessions so safety and trust can build.
Module 4
Somatic practices for co-regulation
- Working somatically. What somatic work is, and how to use it when trauma and high sensitivity meet.
- Self-regulation and self-compassion. Practices that help clients steady emotions that can otherwise feel overwhelming.
Module 5
Working with parts and protectors
- Parts and their roles. How parts develop to protect the self from the impact of trauma, and what they are doing for the client.
- Holding space for strong emotion. Practical techniques for recognising protective parts and staying steady when they arrive.
Module 6
Post-traumatic growth & spiritual emergence
- Theories of post-traumatic growth. What the research says, and how to support a client through that territory.
- Growth after trauma. How, when held within a safe and compassionate container, it can become a catalyst for profound transformation.
Module 7
Intergenerational trauma
- An introduction to intergenerational trauma. How what was never metabolised in one generation surfaces in the next.
- Tending the wounds of a lineage. Approaches for working with what a client has inherited rather than lived.
- Unburdening inherited patterns. Bringing parts work to the patterns that were never theirs to begin with.
By the end
What you will leave with
A cultivated trauma-informed practice that honours the particular experience of highly sensitive clients, and the credentials to say so.
A professional certificate
Certification as Trauma-Informed Coaching for HSP: Advanced Professional Certificate, showing 40 hours of professional development.
An accreditation pathway
The opportunity to apply for accreditation as a Trauma-Informed Practitioner through IACTM, when taken alongside the HSP Coach Training.
A professional badge
A badge for your website, social media and business materials showing your CPD hours and your trauma-informed training.
Practical tools you can use
Resources and practices you can bring into your coaching and professional work immediately, rather than theory to file away.
Your facilitators
The people holding this space
Founder and course leader
Jules De Vitto
Jules is an accredited transpersonal coach, trainer and experienced educator, and the founder of the Highly Sensitive Human Academy. She is a leading voice in the field of high sensitivity, helping sensitive people navigate emotional overwhelm and align with their own purpose.
Her interest is in embracing the full spectrum of our emotional and sensory capacities rather than trying to fix ourselves. Her writing has featured in SAND and Highly Sensitive Refuge, and she has been a guest on the Sensitive SEO, Quiet and Strong and Healthy Sensitive podcasts.
MSc Transpersonal Psychology
MA Education
BSc Psychology
Accredited coach & trainer
Facilitator and space holder
Simone Da Costa
Simone is a certified HSP Coach, Integrative Psychotherapist, facilitator, author and yoga and meditation teacher, and the founder of her own private practice offering one-to-one psychotherapy for adults.
Her training is in Core Process Psychotherapy, which integrates Buddhist psychology with Western psychodynamics. She brings a mind-body, somatic lens to traditional talk therapy, using mindfulness to help clients build a relationship with both mind and body.
Integrative Psychotherapist
Certified HSP Coach
Yoga & meditation teacher
Student voices
What practitioners say after training with us
“It was really a wonderful and enriching experience to join the Highly Sensitive Human Academy. Having a community to share and understand sensitivity further made a huge difference in my own practice. The content is deep, well organised and Jules is a wonderful teacher.
Fernanda Paiva Coach training
“This course is absolutely amazing and well written. Jules brings her knowledge from a teaching background together into a framework, which works. Her work is transformational and the content is perfectly detailed.
Mansi G Coach training
“Jules has developed a fantastic course, covering so many modules which hugely resonated with me as an HSP, from learning about the trait itself to a framework for coaching, internal family systems and parts work, the shadow and self-compassion.
Adheem Malik Coach training
Enrol
Trauma-Informed Coaching for HSP
The next cohort begins 13 April 2027. Choose the option that suits you, all giving full access to the whole course.
Early-bird discount
Save 10% with code HSH10 at the checkout
Payment plan
$117
per month for 12 months
- The lowest monthly commitment
- Full access from day one
- Everything in the course included
Most popular
Pay in full
$1,397
One payment
- The best value of the three options
- Full access from day one
- Everything in the course included
- No monthly payments to keep track of
Payment plan
$466
per month for 3 months
- A shorter commitment than the 12-month plan
- Full access from day one
- Everything in the course included
7-day money-back guarantee
If this training isn't right for you, let us know within the first 7 days and we will refund you in full. No questions asked.
Capped at 15 to 20 places
The group is kept small so that everyone receives the care and attention this work needs, with group supervision continuing afterwards.
Not sure yet?
Book a free 20-minute call with Jules and ask anything. Find a time.
Before you enrol
Questions practitioners ask
Do I need to be a coach to join?
You need previous experience or qualifications as a coach, psychologist, therapist, counsellor or other space holder. This course does not qualify you as a coach in itself. It offers ongoing professional development and 40 hours of CPD recognised through the Association for Coaching. With your existing qualifications, you can then apply to be listed as a trauma-informed practitioner through IACTM.
Should I take the HSP Coach Training first?
It is recommended that you complete the Professional Certificate in Coaching HSP first. If you are already a professional coach, therapist or psychologist you may enrol directly, though you will need a good understanding of the highly sensitive person to be accepted onto the training.
How much time do I need to dedicate?
Around 4 to 5 hours a week for the reading materials and your own practice, coming to 40 hours of professional development in total. There are also 7 workshops, which are recorded if you cannot attend live.
Is the course all online?
Yes. All sessions and content are online, made up of pre-recorded materials, lessons and workshops you can watch any time, and you keep access when the course finishes.
How many places are there?
Spaces are limited to 15 to 20 people. The group is deliberately small because of the personal nature of this training, so that everyone receives the care and attention they need. Group supervision continues after the training ends.
Where are students based?
All over the world. Students have joined from the US, Canada, Europe, Brazil, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and the UK, among many other places.
What is the refund policy?
You can request a refund within 7 days of purchase. Refunds are not offered after that point. If you have any questions or concerns about this policy, please get in touch before enrolling.
Still deciding
Not sure whether it is the right fit?
Book a free 20-minute introductory call and ask anything you like. No pressure and no pitch, just an honest conversation about whether this training suits where your practice is now.