Core Emotional Regulation Skills for PTSD Training

Training Features

  • Target Audience: Licensed behavioral health clinicians or those under supervision for clinical licensure who have upcoming enrollment in a CPT Training cohort.
  • Target Treatment Population: Adolescents and adults (ages 16+) with PTSD and co‑occurring conditions
  • Clinical Focus: Foundational emotion regulation skills to support treatment of PTSD, including use alongside Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
  • Training Structure:
    • One 4‑hour training
    • Optional preparatory workshop for clinicians planning to enroll in CPT training
  • Delivery Format: Fully virtual

Full Description

This foundational training is designed for clinicians who are less experienced in cognitive‑behavioral approaches and who work with adolescents and adults with PTSD and co‑occurring conditions. The training introduces core concepts to support effective case conceptualization and skill‑based intervention.

Participants learn how to develop a PTSD case conceptualization, with multiple clinical examples provided. The training also covers five core CBT‑ and DBT‑informed skills commonly used with clients experiencing significant emotion regulation difficulties. These skills include problem‑solving, affect management, coping with intense urges and emotions, states of mind, and effectiveness and willingness.

This training may be taken as an optional preparatory workshop for clinicians accepted into our  Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) training.