Become a certified Birth Trauma Resolution Facilitator — and help parents heal after one of the most difficult experiences of their lives.

This training equips you to facilitate 1:1 sessions that gently help parents release trauma and difficult emotional reactions following challenging pregnancy, birth or early parenting experiences. You'll also learn how to help families prepare for future births — easing fears and restoring confidence in a safe, compassionate way, using tried and tested meditation techniques so powerful they have even been used effectively with war veterans.

Based on the work of the wonderful Mark Harris Developed in close collaboration with Mark Harris and his Birth Awareness Training, we are proud to offer this course to birth workers and anyone called to help others resolve trauma. This is tried, tested and deeply compassionate work.

How It Works

Two Days. A Certification
That Changes Everything.

This is an intimate, online training delivered live via Zoom across two consecutive 4-hour sessions. You will leave with the knowledge, tools and confidence to offer Birth Trauma Resolution sessions to your clients from day one.

Day One

Understanding Birth Trauma

What birth trauma is — and what it isn't
How trauma is held in the body
The neuroscience of trauma & why these techniques work
Creating a safe, compassionate container
The full range of experiences that can lead to trauma

Day Two

Facilitating Recovery & Future Birth Preparation

The full Birth Awareness Training methodology
Facilitating sessions without retraumatising
Supporting families preparing for future births
Easing fear ~ restoring trust ~ rebuilding confidence
Practice sessions, feedback & next steps

Next Dates

Tuesday 20th & Wednesday 21st October 2026

10am – 2pm ~ Online via Zoom

Investment

£595

Everything is included — your 2 x 4hr days of live training, all supporting materials, and your certification as a Birth Trauma Resolution Facilitator.

Payment plans are available — please get in touch to discuss.

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What You'll Learn

The Full Curriculum

Five comprehensive areas of study — everything you need to facilitate birth trauma resolution sessions with skill, compassion and confidence.

The Landscape of Birth Trauma

What constitutes a traumatic birth experience and why the statistics are so significant. How birth trauma manifests — emotionally, physically and relationally.

The Science Behind the Method

The neuroscience of trauma and the body's natural healing mechanisms. Polyvagal theory in practice — how safety in the nervous system enables healing.

Facilitating 1:1 Sessions

The full Birth Awareness Training methodology from Mark Harris. How to open, hold and close a session with skill and compassion. Contraindications and when to refer on.

Preparing Families for Future Births

How to support clients who are pregnant again after a traumatic experience. Easing fear and rebuilding confidence — practical tools and approaches.

Your Practice

Supervised practice sessions with feedback. How to introduce this work to your existing clients. Pricing, boundaries and how to hold this work sustainably within your practice.

Everything You Need

What's Included

2 x 4hr days of live training via Zoom with Clare Maddalena
The complete Birth Awareness Training methodology from Mark Harris
Supporting course materials and resources
Certification as a Birth Trauma Resolution Facilitator
Ongoing access to the LushTums birth worker community
The confidence to offer this work to your clients from day one

Who Is This For?

This Training is For You If…

You are a doula, midwife, antenatal teacher or pregnancy yoga teacher

You want to add a meaningful, certified specialism to your practice

You work with families and want to better support those who have experienced difficult births

You have personal experience of birth trauma and feel called to help others

You want to offer something genuinely life-changing to your clients

You are ready to do some of the most meaningful work of your career

"Have you ever sat with a parent who just couldn't make peace with how their birth went? This training gives you the tools to help them move forward — gently, safely and with real compassion."

Clare Maddalena ~ LushTums Founder