Taking Flight International

What Taking Flight International does

Taking Flight International Corporation is a privately held Canadian training and certification company headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, founded by Dr. Jane Simington, PhD, who serves as owner, sole course developer, and primary instructor. The company delivers accredited certification courses to mental health professionals, healthcare workers, and community responders across topics including trauma recovery, grief support, suicide intervention, supporting survivors of sexual trauma, transformation coaching, childhood trauma, family violence, ambiguous losses, and LGBTQ+ counseling. Courses are offered in online (self-paced via Kajabi), onsite (Edmonton), and community-based (minimum 12, maximum 16 participants at client locations) formats.

The company's core intellectual property is the proprietary Four Part Model for Healing, a spiritually-integrated therapeutic framework addressing body, mind, emotion, and spirit dimensions of trauma, combined with techniques including therapeutic art, guided visualization, and Jungian psychology principles. This methodology is documented in peer-reviewed research publications (notably Simington & Wagner, 2020-2021 on soul retrieval following trauma) and distinguishes the offering from mainstream secular trauma certification programs. All core courses carry CCPC Global accreditation (enabling graduates to earn CGSC, CSIC, CTC, and CSTC professional designations) and CACCF pre-approval for 25-40 continuing education units.

The business model is direct-to-consumer with supplementary institutional sales. Revenue derives from one-time course fees ranging from $600-$4,150 CAD per certification (depending on format and topic), non-accredited online programs at $400-$679 CAD, consulting and keynote presentations at $400-$600 CAD per engagement, and bundled Core Team Development packages with $1,000-$6,000 discounts for organizational buyers. Courses are marketed through a monthly newsletter, professional referrals, website content, and testimonials. The company has trained 100+ professionals across at least 7 countries with no disclosed external funding.

Name

Taking Flight International

Legal name

Taking Flight International Corporation

Website

https://takingflightinternational.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Taking Flight International Corporation is a privately held Edmonton-based company founded by Dr. Jane Simington, PhD, offering accredited certification courses in trauma recovery, grief support, suicide intervention, and related mental health specialties to professionals globally via online, onsite, and community-based delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Edmonton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Certification Course Fees: Primary revenue from accredited certification courses offered both online and onsite. Courses include Trauma Recovery, Grief Support, Suicide Intervention, Transformation Coaching, Supporting Survivors of Sexual Trauma, Childhood Trauma Counselor, Family Violence Counselor, and LGBTQ+ Counseling. Each course has application fees, course fees, and optional refresher course pricing.
2. Professional Consulting and Speaking: Dr. Jane Simington provides consulting services and keynote presentations on topics including grief, trauma, suicide prevention, and personal transformation. Consulting fee is $600 CAD for 3 hours; presentations range from $400-600 CAD.
3. Non-Accredited Online Programs: Self-paced online programs including Healing Personal and Family Grief ($679 CAD) and Trauma Informed Helping ($600 CAD) provide supplementary revenue from individuals seeking training without certification requirements.
4. Core Team Training Packages: Discounted bundle pricing for organizations training multiple staff through the Core Team Development Model, with discounts ranging from $1,000 to $6,000 depending on number of courses purchased.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Taking Flight International Corporation delivers accredited certification courses and non-accredited online programs focused on trauma recovery, grief support, suicide intervention, and related mental health disciplines for professionals and paraprofessionals. Offerings are available in online, onsite, and community-based formats and center on a proprietary holistic spiritual framework that addresses healing of body, mind, emotion, and spirit. The company also provides a Core Team Development Program for organizations and consulting and keynote speaking services.

Product overview

Taking Flight International Corporation provides a comprehensive portfolio of certification courses and professional development programs focused on trauma recovery, grief support, and mental health counseling. The company operates a platform-plus-delivery model consisting of accredited certification courses (both online and onsite formats) and non-accredited online programs. The core accredited offerings include Trauma Recovery Certification, Grief Support Certification, Suicide Intervention Certification, Certified Childhood Trauma Counselor, Certified Family Violence Counselor, Supporting Survivors of Sexual Trauma Certification, Transformation Coaching Certification, Counseling Individuals from the LGBTQ+ Community Certification, and Ambiguous Losses Certification. Non-accredited offerings include the Healing Personal and Family Grief Online Program and Trauma Informed Helping Online presentation. Additional offerings include a Core Team Development Program for organizations and consulting/presenting services. All courses incorporate a holistic spiritual framework developed by Dr. Jane Simington, emphasizing healing of body, mind, emotion, and spirit through methods including therapeutic art, guided visualization, and complementary approaches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trauma Recovery Certification

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates can become Certified Grief Support Counselor (CGSC), Certified Suicide Intervention Counselor (CSIC), or Certified Transformation Coach (CTC) through CCPC Global
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CCPC Global (Canadian Council of Professional Certification)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCPC Global provides accreditation for Taking Flight International's certification programs including Grief Support (CGSC), Suicide Intervention (CSIC), Transformation Coaching (CTC), and Sexual Trauma Counselor (CSTC). Graduates can apply within one year of completion for global recognition and use of professional acronyms.
• CACCF (Canadian Addiction Certified Counselors Federation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCACCF pre-approves Taking Flight International courses for continuing education units. Supporting Survivors of Sexual Trauma provides 40 CEU hours; Transformation Coaching provides 25 CEU hours toward CACCF and ICADC certification.
• Fairfield Inn and Suites Edmonton NorthminorOthersRecommended accommodation partner for participants attending onsite courses at Taking Flight International's Edmonton location. Participants book directly at their own cost.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The Trauma Center (Justice Resource Institute): Trauma treatment, research, and professional training organization offering trauma-sensitive and trauma-informed certification programs for clinicians. Direct peer due to shared mission of training professionals in trauma-informed care and offering specialized, branded certifications.
• Zur Institute: Online continuing education provider for mental health professionals, with extensive trauma, sexual trauma, and certification programs. Direct peer due to overlapping curriculum in trauma and sexual trauma counseling, CEU accreditation, and direct-to-practitioner online delivery model.
• NICABM (National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine): Provides online CE-eligible training for mental health and healthcare practitioners on trauma, grief, compassion fatigue, and evidence-based clinical skills. Direct peer because of the shared model of accredited, expert-led online certification targeting the same licensed practitioner segments.
• EMDR Institute / EMDRIA: Provider of EMDR therapy training and certification to mental health professionals treating trauma. Direct peer because it monetizes accredited trauma-focused certification courses with comparable target buyer (licensed therapists) and similar business model of live + online certification, though with a more secular, evidence-based framework.

Broad incumbents

• PESI: One of the largest US-based providers of continuing education for mental health, counseling, and healthcare professionals. PESI offers accredited online and live training across trauma, grief, suicide, and addiction topics, directly competing for the same CEU-seeking practitioner buyers as Taking Flight but at much larger scale.
• Sounds True: Multimedia publisher and learning platform offering spiritual, self-development, and holistic healing content, including trauma-informed programs. Comparable because it overlaps with Taking Flight's spiritually-integrated, body-mind-spirit framework and sells to individuals and professionals seeking transformative growth resources.

Regional players

• CAPP / Canadian Addiction and Counselling Federation training providers: CACCF-affiliated training providers deliver CEU-approved courses for addiction counselors in Canada, including in trauma and grief. Regional peer because they compete for the same Canadian addiction-counselor CEU wallet that Taking Flight accesses via its CACCF-pre-approved programs.
• Hush Foundation / Hush Collective trauma training programs: Australia-based organization offering trauma-informed training programs for healthcare and community workers, including Indigenous communities. Regional peer because of comparable trauma-informed curriculum, accreditation pathway, and target audience of community and healthcare professionals serving vulnerable populations.

Emerging players

• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute: Offers professional certification in a body-oriented trauma therapy approach for clinicians. Comparable niche peer focused on somatic/body-based trauma frameworks and practitioner certification, intersecting with Taking Flight's holistic body-mind-spirit methodology.
• Evergreen Certifications: Online marketplace and certification body that approves and distributes continuing-education courses from independent providers to mental health professionals. Relevant adjacent player that Taking Flight could partner with or compete against for distribution of accredited CEU content.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Dr.JaneTFIC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/taking-flight-international

Compliance6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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