Trauma Therapist Institute

Name

Trauma Therapist Institute

Legal name

Rebecca K. Wilson, LLC

Website

https://traumatherapistinstitute.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gig Harbor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. EMDR and Trauma Training Programs: Revenue from EMDR Basic Training, EMDR Advanced Training, EMDR Certification, and EMDR Consultant Training programs. These are paid educational programs with various package options. Also includes specialized trauma training programs like Somatic EMDR, Polyvagal Informed EMDR, and IFS integration.
2. Consultation Services: Individual and group consultation hours provided as part of training packages and as add-on services. Individual consultation billed at $160/hr; group consultation at $75/hr.
3. Continuing Education (CE) Credits: CE credits included in training packages or available for purchase. Premium packages include 12 CEs for Advanced Trainings. EMDRIA, ASWB, APA, NBCC approved CE provider.
4. Make-Up Sessions: Revenue from missed training make-up sessions, practicum make-up groups, and lecture make-up hours, all priced at $80 per hour or session.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Trauma Therapist Institute (TTI) provides EMDRIA-approved EMDR training (Basic, Advanced, Certification, and Consultant Training) and complementary trauma therapy training programs (IFS, Polyvagal, Somatic, DBT, EFT Tapping) delivered as live virtual cohorts and on-demand courses to licensed mental health professionals. The company also sells individual and group clinical consultation hours and bundles continuing education credits approved by EMDRIA, APA, NBCC, and ASWB into its training packages.

Product overview

Trauma Therapist Institute (TTI) is an educational technology platform offering a comprehensive suite of trauma therapy training programs and professional development services. The core offering consists of EMDRIA-approved EMDR training programs (Basic Training, Advanced Training, Certification, and Consultant Training) delivered virtually through live cohorts and on-demand formats. These are complemented by specialized practitioner programs integrating Internal Family Systems, Polyvagal Theory, and Somatic approaches, as well as standalone trauma training courses covering DBT, IFS, and other modalities. TTI also provides ancillary services including 1:1 consultation, free Clinical Conversations (live expert discussions), free membership community (12,000+ therapists), EMDR toolkit resources, and a BIPOC scholarship fund. The platform operates on a Kajabi-hosted learning management system with Zoom integration for synchronous consultation sessions and offers multiple payment options including Klarna, Afterpay, Google Pay, and Apple Pay. The company is structured around a 'shame-free learning' philosophy and has trained over 100,000 clinicians since 2017.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EMDR Basic Training EMDRIA-approved foundational EMDR training program delivered in live virtual cohorts covering 20 hours lecture, 20 hours practicum, and 10 hours consultation. Designed for license-eligible mental health professionals new to EMDR.
• EMDR Advanced Training Advanced training program deepening EMDR clinical skills for practicing EMDR clinicians seeking to enhance capabilities beyond foundational training. Includes CE credits.
• EMDR Certification

Quantifiable outcome

• 100K+ clinicians trained since 2017
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• KajabicoreTechnology or IntegrationKajabi serves as the primary learning management system and platform hosting TTI's courses, community features, member library, and course delivery infrastructure. TTI's application is hosted and sold through Kajabi as a third-party distributor.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PESI: One of the largest behavioral-health continuing-education providers in the U.S., offering live and on-demand CE-approved training for mental health professionals across modalities. Directly comparable to TTI in clinician audience, CE accreditation breadth, and virtual delivery model.
• Parnell Institute: Founded by EMDR pioneer Laurel Parnell, providing EMDR training, Attachment-Focused EMDR, and consultation. Direct EMDR training peer to TTI with comparable live-cohort and consultation-hour monetization.
• IFS Institute: Founded by Richard Schwartz, the IFS Institute delivers Internal Family Systems training, certification, and consultation programs. TTI directly competes here through its EMDR & IFS Practitioner Program.
• Maiberger Institute: EMDRIA-approved EMDR training institute providing Basic, Advanced, and Consultation pathways led by Brian and Annie Maiberger. Direct competitor to TTI in EMDR clinician training, particularly in Basic and Certification tiers.
• Trauma Center (Bessel van der Kolk): Trauma research, education, and clinical training organization founded by Bessel van der Kolk, offering trauma-informed training programs for clinicians. Comparable to TTI in trauma modality focus and clinician audience.
• Polyvagal Institute: Founded by Deb Dana, the Polyvagal Institute offers polyvagal-theory training programs for therapists. Directly competes with TTI's Polyvagal Informed EMDR Practitioner Program for the same trauma-focused clinician audience.
• National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM): Online continuing-education provider serving therapists and counselors with courses on trauma, attachment, mindfulness, and related modalities. Comparable to TTI in target audience, virtual delivery, and CE-credit monetization.
• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute: Founded by Pat Ogden, the institute trains clinicians in sensorimotor and somatic approaches to trauma treatment. Directly comparable to TTI's Somatic EMDR program in modality, target audience, and certification structure.

Others

• EMDR International Association (EMDRIA): The professional association that sets EMDR training standards and approves providers, including TTI. Not a direct training competitor, but the regulatory ecosystem participant whose approval TTI's core EMDR business depends on.

Broad incumbents

• Sounds True: Wellness and personal-development publisher offering books, audio programs, and some professional training with a broader spiritual/wellness portfolio. Adjacent to TTI's clinician-training focus, overlapping mainly on consumer-facing trauma and mindfulness content.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@TraumaTherapistInstitute
• Facebookfacebook.com/TTITraining
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trauma-therapist-insitute

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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