Trauma Aware Coaching

Coaching has long held trauma at arm’s length — outside its scope, outside its language, outside the room. The clients we serve do not draw the same line. They bring it in with them — in their patterns, their reactivity, their stuckness, the breakthroughs that don’t hold.

In this session, Preeti D’mello (PCC) — Organizational Psychologist, former ICF CIO Board Chair, and President of The Fulfillment Institute — introduces the foundations of Trauma-Aware Coaching and what it means for your practice.

Drawing on the work of Dr. Gabor Maté, Bessel van der Kolk, and Peter Levine, the session translates trauma science into practical coaching applications — grounded in research, honoring the clear distinction between coaching and therapy.

You’ll leave with a new lens on client behavior, a working understanding of nervous system dynamics, and approaches that help clients reconnect with their innate capacity for growth.

For coaches ready to work with the whole person.