This engaging four-day trauma education program is intended for all mental health professionals. The content is applicable to both adult and adolescent populations and it is delivered over four consecutive days with three months of access to the Day 1-4 online program following the training to consolidate learning. 

Treating PTSD and Complex Trauma with Dr Leah Giarratano (Day 1-4) in Auckland CBD on 5-8 August 2025

The venue will be announced to registered attendees only by mid-April 2025 and it will not be publicised.

8:30am to 4:30pm

Registrations are not accepted after 1/8/25 unless sold out prior

Watch Leah Giarratano present an overview of: Trauma Education: Day 1-4, Treating PTSD: Day 1-2 and Treating Complex Trauma: Day 3-4

Professional Endorsements
This program is intended for all mental health professionals. Counsellors, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, counselling GPs, mental health nurses, psychologists and social workers are all welcome to attend.

This program is designed to meet the CPD requirements for Medicare Focused Psychological Strategy (FPS) providers and the Psychology Board of Australia (PBA) requirements for an Active CPD event. If you are a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) or Australian Psychological Society (APS) or Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA), your CPD activities no longer need to be endorsed by these bodies; you can accrue CPD hours by participating in activities that you believe are relevant to your annual learning plan or goals.

Attending this event earns:

28 CPD hours can be claimed if you are a mental health graduate and/or employed in a mental health role as a practitioner/clinician

28 CPE points (Level 2) for members of the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses (expires 27/1/27)

20 OPD points for members of the Australian Counselling Association (expires 28/12/25)

28 CPD hours category A for members of Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia when you complete the program + quiz (expires 28/12/25)

28 CE Credits available to members of the American Psychological Association dependent upon completion requirements. Partial APA CE Credits are not awarded for partial completion. Talomin Books Pty Ltd is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Talomin Books Pty Ltd maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

28 CE Credits available to members of the Canadian Psychological Association dependent upon completion requirements. Partial CPA CE Credits are not awarded for partial completion. Talomin Books Pty Ltd is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Talomin Books Pty Ltd maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Registration fee and payment are by creditcard only in Australian Dollars before 31/3/25

Early Bird fee to 31/3/25: $1,623.39 Australian Dollars when you pay with a creditcard (includes 2.10% fee)

Normal fee from 1/4/25: $1,790 Australian Dollars when you pay by bank transfer

Program Description

Please refer to the descriptions provided for Treating PTSD with Dr Leah Giarratano (Day 1-2) and for Treating Complex Trauma with Dr Leah Giarratano (Day 3-4) at this website for details about this four-day training.

Trauma Education: Day 1 – 4 overview

This program synthesises practical approaches from several modalities that are publishing positive outcomes for these clients and presents them using actual cases that will underpin your clinical practice in traumatology. The content is applicable to both adult and adolescent populations. The techniques will be immediately helpful in your clinical practice. The program will explain when exposure-based interventions are indicated and appropriate, and when other therapeutic needs should be addressed first.

Day 1-2 is dedicated to treating PTSD clients utilising a cognitive behavioural approach. Day 3-4 is dedicated to the treatment of Complex PTSD (survivors of child abuse and neglect/ developmental trauma) incorporating current experiential techniques showing promising results with this population; drawn from Emotion Focused Therapy for trauma, Metacognitive Therapy, Schema Therapy, Attachment pathology treatment, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.

About the program author/presenter
Leah Giarratano is a doctoral level clinical psychologist who specialises in the assessment and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). She has been presenting training programs since 1996. Leah is the author of seven books covering the assessment and treatment of psychological trauma and in the application of CBT. 

What past participants have said about this program

Fantastic workshop. The program was well structured. Leah provided a thorough understanding of the material and this was supported by research and case studies.

Thank you for sharing your expertise, knowledgebase and practise material. I will be recommending this course and resources to my colleagues.

This was an outstanding workshop! The blend of clinical experience, with research knowledge was fantastic. Very practical – will draw on these concepts/tools often and highly recommend this workshop to others.

Extremely informative, useful, interactive and engaging, and beautifully presented. Ten out of ten. Recommend thoroughly. 

Unlike other courses that often provide only theory and background, and you leave disappointed, this workshop is practical and has a good balance of information and theory but lots of take away skills that are shown, explained and practised. Best CPD I’ve ever done. 

I tell all of my colleagues that this is 5-star training. There’s a great coverage of information. I recommend both of Leah’s programs to everyone. I’ve found that I learn even more with re-reading through the thorough notes provided. 

Important information 

• The content of this page, in relation to this particular workshop is always current and replaces all other published information about this workshop. Please do not rely on information published elsewhere as it may be incorrect

• We are not accepting bank transfer payment or purchase orders for this training. Please register and pay on the same day you submit your order at our website. 

• Please register at this website and pay with a Visa or Mastercard as this will be the easiest for us to refund if we cancel this training.

• Registration fee includes tea and coffee on arrival, morning and afternoon tea and lunch. Printed program materials and 3 months of access to the self-paced online program are also included.   

• A certificate of participation will be e-mailed to all attendees in the days following the program and it includes the name and qualifications of the presenter; an overview of workshop contents; and the names of all those present at the workshop. We do not provide individual certificates of attendance because they can be self-created. Our certificate of participation is your proof of attendance for your professional development log

• Please direct general enquiries to Joshua George using the contact form on this website

• If you require accommodation, visit a travel site such as Expedia or TripAdvisor to find and book a hotel room in the CBD after we have announced the training venue

Cancellation & Transfer Policy
• We only offer one live (face-to-face) workshop annually and it will be in a different location each year. We may cancel this training if it is not viable to proceed with a small number of participants. It is important to register more than four months in advance to avoid this occurring.

• The training venue will be announced to registered attendees after all positions have been filled or between eight and ten weeks prior to the first workshop day. Please delay your travel and accommodation bookings until the venue has been announced.

• If we cancel this workshop for any reason, we will provide a full refund of the fee you paid. We cannot assist you with any other costs you incurred so please consider refundable accommodation or airfares to limit any potential financial loss you may incur.

• You can only cancel your registration before 6 June 2025 and it will attract an $88 AUD processing fee.

• You can transfer to our online modes anytime after you have paid for the Auckland training and the difference in fee will be refunded.

• If you cannot attend the workshop for any reason, your position is transferable to someone holding a copy of your tax invoice upon registration.

• If you do not attend the workshop for any reason, we cannot refund any part of your fee and you are welcome to complete any of our scheduled self-paced and/or livestream programs for no additional cost within one year. The difference in fee will not be refunded if you do not attend the workshop.