My Professional Certifications, Trainings, and Education
This is a comprehensive list of my professional certifications, trainings, and other important education that informs how I approach trauma-informed coaching with clients, students, and followers.
Perhaps you want to become a trauma-informed coach, learn more about the impacts of trauma, or simply know what trainings are behind my expertise. Either way, here’s a comprehensive list of where I started and with what information I continue my education. Continuing coaching education regularly throughout the course of my career is a top priority and ethical must. Plus, I love learning.
Learning through experience and life is also highly important to me — and while that can’t necessarily be quantified like courses and programs can, it’s important to know that I have decades of lived experience (in trauma healing and business, likewise) that flavor how I implement and interpret each course and program in this list. Lived experience might not be easily quantifiable, but it’s as valuable as gold. (I prefer it in a lot of ways and have been known to dig into a project, learning hands on as I go based on my own critical thinking skills and creativity. It’s so fun! Although, when you need to get something done quickly, courses and programs are the way to go.)
In-person and organized live programs, like the ones from my coaching school, are amazing and valuable. They have their rightful place in my lists. Although, I do prefer self-paced and bite-size education when possible. As you’ll see, there’s a lot of that in this list as it offers the flexibility that I like so I can balance my life.
I update this list regularly as I complete new trainings and education.
Here’s what’s included in this post:
Professional Coach and Trauma Certifications and Training
The trainings in this list directly impact my coaching career, from my initial coaching education that enabled me to do the trauma recovery work I do at BFC in the first place, and then supplemental coaching and trauma education that enriches my base coaching education. Even though I’m not a licensed medical professional and I do NOT practice medicine or therapy, psychotherapy, psychology, and biology education are great resources that help inform the coaching exercises, programs, and resources I create and curate for my clients and students to take action to change their lives.
Trauma Informed Coaching Basics (TICB) by Moving the Human Spirit—ICF accredited program
Trauma Informed Coaching Certification (TICC) by Moving the Human Spirit—ICF accredited program
Professional coaching mentorship by Moving the Human Spirit—ICF accredited program
Helping Clients Undo Patterns of Pleasing and Appeasing by the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (nicabm)
Practical Strategies for Helping Clients Who Struggle with Regret by nicabm (in progress)
Treating Trauma Master Series by nicabm
The Neurobiology of Trauma
How to Help Clients Tolerate and Integrate Traumatic Memory
How to Help Clients Tolerate Dysregulation and Come Back From Hypoarousal
How to Work with the Limbic System to Reverse the Physiological Imprint of Trauma
The Neurobiology of Attachment
The Trauma of Racism: Strategies for Working with the Wounds of Racism by nicabm and hosted by Dr. Thema Bryant
Death & Loss: How Coaches Can Better Support People through Life Transitions with by ICF Ottawa
Cultural Identity through Cultural Mapping by ICF Tennessee
The Impact of AI on Coaching by ICF South Carolina
Certificate in Somatic Embodiment and Regulation Strategies with Linda Thai (In progress)
Other Important Education
The trainings in this list support my personal interests and values, which heavily tie into my coaching approach. As we are whole humans with parts that make up the whole, I believe that each part influences the other. So, when you work with me as a coach or teacher, you work with me as a whole human. That’s glorious!
Antiracism education from Learning to Rise Together (now called “And Now We Unlearn”) by Chakita Sharnise
Advocacy 101: Demystifying the Tennessee Legislature by AWAKE
Intuitive Angel Card Reader Certification by Melanie Beckler at Ask Angels (in progress)
Talking to Dead People by Lisa J. Smith at DailyOm (in progress)
Business Education
The trainings in this list have been instrumental in progressing my business skills, enabling me to be a heart-centered and service-based online business owner, which has been a lifelong dream. I would recommend these mentors and programs to anyone with the same dream.
Your First Group Program by Rebecca Tracey at Uncaged Life (in progress)
Marketing for Hippies Ethical Marketing Starter Kit and other resources by Tad Hargrove at Marketing for Hippies
11K on Instagram: How Tad Did It webinar
The Niching Nest eBook by Tad Hargrave
1:1 Business coaching and workshops with Your Coach Meg
New Year New Vision workshop
Rock the Gram workshop
Storytelling + Writing Captivating Captions for Business workshop
Combating Imposter Syndrome workshop
The Empowered + Encouraged Empath workshop
SEO Training and Tools by Neil Patel
Ubsersuggest (a keyword generator)
AnswerThePublic (a search listening tool)
SEO Training and Tools by Ahrefs
Must Read Books for Trauma Education
These books are foundational if you want to expand your knowledge of the impact of trauma. They’re my go-to reference materials at the moment.
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
When the Body Says No by Gabor Maté, M.D.
The Brain’s Way of Healing by Norman Doidge, M.D.
Polyvagal Flip Chart: Understanding the Science of Safety by Deb Dana
The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, Self-Regulation by Stephen Porges
Formal Education
I have a Bachelor’s of Science in Mass Communications from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). I majored in journalism with minors in English and entrepreneurship. This was many, many years ago, lol.
Questions or Comments?
Feel free to let me know if you have any questions in the comments, or you can schedule a free consultation.
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I’m Brandi Fleck, TICC. I’m a private practice, certified trauma-informed life coach and trauma recovery coach. All genders, sexualities, and races are welcome here. I primarily serve clients via one-on-one coaching and self-paced trauma education.
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