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Learn more about what it means to be a 

Trauma Model Therapy Certified Clinician

What this means for the client or patient

For a person seeking care, a TMT Certified Clinician demonstrates the ability to apply TMT to real-world suffering and elite specialization in complex dissociative systems. A Trauma Model Therapy Certified Clinician has progressed beyond foundational trauma models and behavioral stabilization to master the intricate, highly specialized treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) and severe relational trauma. They are uniquely trained to work safely and collaboratively with all parts of a person's system, translating complex internal fragmentation into deep, sustainable healing.


When you see a TMT Clinician with this training, you are working with someone who:

  • Specializes in Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID): They possess advanced expertise in accurately diagnosing DID, navigating co-occurring conditions, and demystifying the internal system without fear or confusion.

  • Communicates Directly with Your System: They are expertly trained in talking through to alters, orienting various personality states to the body and the present, and safely resolving internal conflict.

  • Neutralizes Internal Resistance: They know how to gently work through host resistance, help safely manage self-sabotaging or dangerous parts, and systematically foster internal empathy, communication, and co-consciousness.

  • Paces Your Treatment Safely: They strictly adhere to the “slow and steady wins the race" philosophy, prioritizing grounding, present-focused stability, therapeutic pacing, and system collaboration over premature trauma processing.

Terms clinicians are permitted to use once requirements have been met:


“Trauma Model Therapy Level 3 Trained” or “TMT Level 3 Trained” 

  • Completed TMT Levels 1-3 Training 

  • Has not completed the required TMT Consultation or final evaluation


“Trauma Model Therapy Certified Clinician” or “TMT Certified Clinician” 

  • Completed TMT Levels 1-3 Training 

  • Completed 2 hours of TMT Level 3 Group Consultation 

  • Completed 1 hour of TMT Level 3 Individual Consultation 

  • Completed a final, 1-hour evaluation with a Consultant Mentor

"Level 1 maps the trauma system, Level 2 brings the clinical tools to move within it, and Level 3 provides the master-level diplomacy required to sit with the deepest layers of structural dissociation, bringing safety, co-consciousness, and lasting peace to the entire internal family."

Understanding TMT Level 3 Training:
A Standard of Advanced Clinical Competency

When a person attains TMT Certified Clinician status, it signifies they have achieved mastery in the clinical management of severe Dissociative Disorders and complex internal systems. This designation ensures that the provider can confidently step into advanced system diplomacy, establish safe internal communication networks, and navigate even the most severe presentations of structural dissociation.

PART 1

The Knowledge Base:
Expertise in Treating
Dissociative Disorders

The journey to certification delivers an intensive, specialized curriculum focused on the direct clinical treatment of structural dissociation. A clinician who has completed TMT Level 3 Training has learned the following:

  • Advanced Diagnostics & Outcomes: Mastering when to suspect and how to accurately diagnose DID, navigating complex co-occurring disorders, analyzing treatment outcomes, and translating the reality of DID into clear, empowering language for the client.

  • System Diplomacy & Grounding: Utilizing strict therapeutic neutrality alongside specialized grounding techniques to cultivate deep system-wide safety.

  • Direct Part Intervention: Learning the delicate art of talking through to alters, orienting distinct parts to the physical body and the present moment, and handling dangerous or protective parts without escalating system distress.

  • Systemic Collaboration & Fostering Empathy: Fostering inter-personality communication, cooperation, and co-consciousness while systematically working through host resistance and structural blocks.

  • Clinical Methodologies: Rejecting harmful, forced fusion practices like "integration by firing squad" in favor of collaborative tools including expressive journaling, drawing, therapeutic letters, and structured group therapy for DID.

  • TMT Advanced Core Application: Anchoring master-level interventions directly within the core architecture of the model, explicitly applying The Locus of Control Shift, The Problem is Not the Problem, present-moment mindfulness, and addressing current life stressors that could be activating the alters within the system.

  • Complex Boundary Safety: Navigating severe presentations such as flashbacks acting as punishment of the host personality, working with ritual, religious or cult abuse, Stockholm Syndrome, human trafficking experiences, and practicing the safety rule to leave the memories until a person and a system are ready to address memory networks.

PART 2

Clinical Integration Through Standardized Consultation

Advanced system work demands exceptional clinical precision. To achieve TMT Certified Clinician status, practitioners must transition from theoretical knowledge to a live demonstration of core clinical competencies before a TMT Consultant.


Group Consultation: Case Conceptualization Strategy

Hours Required: 2 

Cost: $100


In these structured sessions, clinicians work in small cohorts (2–4 peers) to:

  • TBD- this content and process is still being developed


TMT Level 3 Group Consultation question that each TMT Consultee must answer: 

  • TBD- this content and process is still being developed


Individual Consultation: Advanced Competency Mastery

Hours Required: 1

Cost: $100


To earn their TMT Certified Clinician status, a clinician must personally demonstrate advanced proficiency to a TMT consultant. They are required to:

  • De-escalate System Conflict: Demonstrate how to gently intervene with defensive, high-risk, or dangerous parts of an internal system while preserving therapeutic neutrality and overall system safety.

  • Foster Co-Consciousness: Explain the exact clinical protocols used to safely establish inter-personality communication and build internal empathy within a fractured system.

  • Apply Present-Focused Pacing: Prove an understanding of when to leave trauma memories for later stages of treatment by prioritizing somatic orientation, mindfulness, and active problem-solving in the present.


TMT Level 3 Individual Consultation questions that each TMT Consultee must answer: 

  • TBD- this content and process is still being developed

PART 3

Directory Upgrade &
Exclusive Access to
Free Small Groups

Once a clinician has successfully achieved TMT Certified Clinician status by navigating the training, the advanced role-plays, and the rigorous consultation process, they are eligible to upgrade their professional tier on the global TMT Provider Directory. This upgraded status signals to consumers, organizations, and colleagues alike that the practitioner possesses an advanced, integrated expertise in Dissociative Disorders and complex presentations.


Furthermore, TMT Certified Clinicians are granted exclusive, free access to organized, less-structured small peer groups. This collaborative community allows TMT Certified Clinicians to regularly meet, network, build professional referral relationships, and consult on their most nuanced cases with an elite peer cohort who speaks the exact same advanced clinical language.


And, all TMT Certified Clinicians are granted a free, 2-year listing on the TMT Provider Directory as part of their initial application, or as part of their biannual certification renewal. They also are invited to TMT Certified Clinician retreats and events.

GET TRAINED IN TRAUMA MODEL THERAPY

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Level 1

Level 1 training is focused on introducing you to the model, the 5 Principles of TMT, helping you learn how to conceptualize TMT, how to diagnose properly, and how to become competent in detecting and working with complex trauma & dissociation. You will have a chance to watch multiple role plays with Dr. Ross during this training.

CE Info

7 General Hours

CE Provider: Get Into Your Head Training

Price

$350

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2

Level 2

Level 2 training will focus on general strategies you as a therapist need to know and employ in order to do the most effective work with any type of client who has experienced trauma. We will immerse you in the TMT Mindset and cover ethics. You will watch new role plays with Dr. Ross. We will also cover how to pair TMT with well-known modalities like EMDR & DBT.

CE Info

9.25 Clinical/1.25 Ethics Hours

CE Provider: Get Into Your Head Training

Introductory Price

$200

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3

Level 3

Level 3 training will focus on tangible activities you can do with clients who experience complex PTSD, dissociation, or who have DID. This will include direction on how to work with complicated cases and DID parts/alters or DID systems. You will watch more role plays with Dr. Ross. We will also cover how to pair TMT with well-known models like IFS and Ego State Therapy. 

CE Info

General & Ethics Hours

Approved by NBCC

Introductory Price

$200

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