Get certified in trauma informed relationship therapy
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‣ 6 core modules of clinical training with 50 lessons and 24 hours of video instruction, focused on working with both individuals and couples
‣ 25+ handouts and resources to use in your practice, plus transcripts, slides, and reflection guides
‣ Bonus Module on business, marketing, and media training — essential professional skills often overlooked in traditional training programs
‣ Monthly Office Hours with Angela for 6 months (case consultation and Q&A; typically held the 2nd Friday of each month at 3pm ET / 12pm PT)
‣ Resource library of intake forms and specialized assessments
‣ Public Directory Listing of Certified Trauma-Informed Relationship Therapists, Counselors, and Coaches
‣ Certification Logo for your website, business cards, and materials
‣ Unlimited lifetime access to all course materials, including videos and downloads
‣ 30-day money-back guarantee — 100% refund if the program isn’t the right fit for you
THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES:
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having a truly trauma informed approach to relationship issues is essential.
According to the National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention, 60% of American adults report experiencing abuse or other difficult family circumstances during childhood. That’s nearly 200 million adults in the US alone.
Research suggests that approximately 10% of those who’ve experienced trauma go on to develop PTSD.
A far greater number of trauma survivors experience the aftermath of trauma in other ways: through anxiety, depression, and significant difficulties in intimate relationships.
Yet traditional treatments for trauma have overwhelmingly focused on reducing the symptoms of posttraumatic stress—namely reducing the intrusive thoughts, physiological hyperarousal, avoidance of trauma triggers, and dissociation related to traumatic events.
Treatments for PTSD that focus on reducing trauma activation (including EMDR, exposure modalities, EFT/tapping, Brainspotting, etc.) can be vital for trauma survivors.
But none of these approaches is designed to address the ongoing impact early trauma has on intimate relationships or change ingrained, destructive relationship patterns that continue to affect our clients long after the traumatic experience has ended … and even after symptoms of posttraumatic stress have been successfully treated.
This leaves a huge gap in support and healing for trauma survivors who desperately want to have healthy, fulfilling intimate relationships.
It shouldn’t be this way.
Clients with childhood trauma want and deserve hope—hope that their past experiences aren’t a life sentence for unhealthy relationships in adulthood.
This program offers a fresh approach to trauma training—one that focuses on the impact trauma has on intimate relationships—whether or not a client’s traumatic experiences ever developed into PTSD or C-PTSD.
Research estimates that 1 in 3 women, 1 in 3 men, and 1 in 2 nonbinary people will be in an abusive relationship at some point in their lives. This number represents a huge number of people in need of quality, trauma informed guidance and support.
As helping professionals, we know that intimate relationships are often a primary casualty of unhealed childhood trauma.
Studies consistently highlight trauma’s devastating impact on intimate relationships. And we all see the evidence of this in our offices every day.
We surveyed over 4700 adults about intimate relationships. 93% agreed with the statement: “I think it’s inevitable in relationships that each person’s past relationship wounds come up sometimes.”
More than ever before, clients are arriving at our offices already aware that their past experiences are negatively impacting their current relationships. They just don’t know what to do about it.
That’s where you come in.
Our certification in Trauma Informed Relationship Counseling is unique.
We go beyond what’s taught in other trauma treatment modalities, which focus on how to work with the Big T Traumas (the ones that often result in diagnoses of PTSD or C-PTSD). We address the effects of relational trauma that interfere with people’s quality of life and ability to create healthy, happy relationships.
With the rapid increase in public awareness about trauma over the last few years, far more people are desperately seeking guidance as they now recognize their own trauma for the first time.
The reality is that being effective in your work with those who have difficult or traumatic childhood histories requires a nuanced understanding of how small t traumas from childhood exert a powerful, detrimental influence on adult intimate relationships.
Trauma Informed Care Is the Wave of the Future.
Are you ready to meet it?
Here’s what you can expect when you sign up to become Certified AS A Trauma Informed Relationship THERAPIST:
‣ Deep confidence that your work with clients is highly effective
‣ Sharp insights into the roots of clients’ relationship issues
‣ Fresh skills that build trust with clients quickly, as you recognize patterns in their relationships and help them understand why they repeatedly get stuck in frustrating cycles
‣ Breakthrough results with clients who’ve struggled in therapy before, as you identify the deeper meaning of their recurring patterns
‣ Genuine appreciation for challenging clients (and their difficult partners) as you identify the traumatic underpinnings of defensive behaviors
‣ Greater success with clients who have a long history of toxic or abusive relationships, helping them step out of old patterns and create healthier relationships
‣ More fulfillment and less anxiety in your work as you develop a whole new toolbox of clinical skills
☞ Our certification program is designed to be straightforward, so you can get the training you need without extra costs and hoops to jump through.
☞ Receive the complete certification program, with lifetime access, without the requirement of additional levels of training in order to be fully certified.
‣ 6 core modules of clinical training with 50 lessons and 24 hours of video instruction, focused on working with both individuals and couples
‣ 25+ handouts and resources to use in your practice, plus transcripts, slides, and reflection guides
‣ Bonus Module on business, marketing, and media training — essential professional skills often overlooked in traditional training programs
‣ Monthly Office Hours with Angela for 6 months (case consultation and Q&A; typically held the 2nd Friday of each month at 3pm ET / 12pm PT)
‣ Resource library of intake forms and specialized assessments
‣ Public Directory Listing of Certified Trauma-Informed Relationship Therapists, Counselors, and Coaches
‣ Certification Logo for your website, business cards, and materials
‣ Unlimited lifetime access to all course materials, including videos and downloads
‣ 30-day money-back guarantee — 100% refund if the program isn’t the right fit for you
THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES:
Are you employed by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization?
We’ve got you covered. Contact us HERE for special pricing for nonprofit employees.
We also have group discounts for 4 or more individuals registering together.
JOIN THE WAITLIST
This is the Missing Piece in Trauma & Relationship Therapy
Our bet is that—whether you work with individuals, couples, or both—a large number of your existing clients are in need of the skills and fresh understanding you’ll gain from Trauma Informed Relationship Therapy training. Even before you finish the first module, we think you’ll instantly see where this approach will benefit your clinical work.
This program is the missing piece. Traditional trauma treatments are designed to reduce symptoms of traumatic stress. They’re not designed to address the problematic relationship patterns learned in childhood that continue to create difficulties in adult relationships. Trauma Informed Relationship Therapy is the perfect complement to other approaches to trauma treatment as well as other relationship counseling modalities.
Becoming a Certified Trauma Informed Relationship Therapist is a necessary step toward meeting an unmet need for those struggling with the effects of relational trauma from childhood. It offers new hope for your existing clients as well as potential clients in your area … who are desperately searching for relief.
People need effective therapy that helps them address underlying trauma-related issues from childhood that are impairing their adult relationships. With this training, you’ll be able to help clients understand what they learned about relationships early in life (that’s not helping them now) as well as quickly identify what they missed out on learning about relationships (that they need to learn) in order to have the kind of fulfilling relationships they deserve.
If you’ve ever felt at a loss when it comes to helping clients free themselves from repetitive, destructive patterns in their relationships, this is the program for you.
We believe so strongly in the effectiveness of this program, that we confidently offer a 30 day satisfaction guarantee. If this program doesn’t meet your needs, we’ll happily refund your money.
Hey there … I’m Angela Amias, lcsw.
We all know that relationship struggles are one of the most common—and most painful—issues that clients bring to therapy. Amongst the hundreds of clients I’ve worked with over the course of my career, I estimate that 90-95% had a history of painful childhood experiences that negatively impacted their ability to create meaningful, satisfying intimate relationships.
That’s why I developed the Trauma-Informed Relationship Counseling model: to help those with childhood relational trauma build the healthy, fulfilling relationships everyone deserves.
This is the first framework of its kind to fully integrate trauma-informed principles into relationship work, offering a clear path for both individuals and couples to break old patterns and create stronger connections.
After seeing the profound impact of this approach in my own clinical work, I now train therapists, coaches, and other helping professionals to bring this lens to their clients’ most pressing relationship challenges.
program highlights
What you get when you sign up
6 Modules of Clinical Training
Lessons are delivered through 50 recorded videos (24 hours total) with on-demand access, so you can learn on your own schedule. Each module comes with handouts and reflection guides that highlight key points and give you practical tools you can bring straight into your sessions.
See below for detailed descriptions of everything covered in the training.
Office Hours with Angela
Each month, you’ll have access to Office Hours with Angela—a live Zoom call where you can bring questions, case consultations, or challenges from your practice. Usually held on the second Friday of the month (3pm ET / 12pm PT), these sessions will help you apply course material directly to your client work and receive support in real time. They’re also a chance to connect with colleagues who share your commitment to trauma-informed relationship work.
Assessments, Forms, & Interventions
You’ll gain access to a library of 27 handouts and specialized assessments, plus detailed instructions for interventions you can use with clients. The handouts are designed to save you time and provide clear frameworks you can adapt for your own practice. Assessments are copyrighted by the Institute, while intake forms can be customized to fit your clinical style.
Marketing, Business, & Media Training
This bonus module is dedicated to helping you reach your ideal clients and build your reputation as an expert in trauma and relationships. After certification, you’ll also have the option to be listed in our public Directory of Certified Trauma-Informed Relationship Therapists—a valuable way to increase your visibility and credibility. This module is not required for certification.
Certification Program Overview
Module one
UNDERSTANDING RELATIONAL TRAUMA
This opening module lays the foundation for Trauma-Informed Relationship Therapy. You’ll learn how relational trauma differs from other forms of trauma, how early experiences shape clients’ core wounds and relationship templates, and why so many people repeat painful patterns in adulthood. By the end of this module, you’ll have a clear framework for understanding how childhood absence, loss, and attachment injuries continue to affect your clients—and how to begin creating hope for change.
You’ll learn how to:
Define relational trauma (including the concept of absence trauma) and explain why it matters in clinical work
Recognize the two fundamental needs in relationships—authenticity and belonging—and the impact when one is sacrificed for the other
Identify clients’ relationship templates and core wounds from childhood, and see how they continue to shape adult intimacy
Understand the roles of trauma repetition, ambiguous loss, and attachment styles in perpetuating painful cycles
Module two
TRAUMA & INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS
This module takes you deeper into the ways relational trauma shapes intimate partnerships. You’ll learn how childhood wounds amplify the natural tension between closeness and distance, why every couple is navigating multiple “relationships within the relationship,” and how trauma fragmentation, dissociation, and shame show up in adult intimacy. The training also equips you with practical tools for helping clients regulate emotions, identify the qualities of healthy love, and navigate toxic or emotionally abusive relationships with greater clarity and support.
You’ll learn how to:
Understand the core tension between closeness and distance in intimate relationships, and how trauma heightens this struggle
Recognize trauma fragmentation, dissociation, and trauma-based shame—and learn strategies for addressing each in your work
Guide clients in developing emotional regulation skills through attuned therapeutic connection
Teach the five essential qualities of healthy relationships and use the Six Questions for Relationship Clarity to assess them
Support clients in toxic or emotionally abusive relationships with a stage-based framework for intervention
Module three
FIVE CORE RELATIONSHIP STYLES
This module introduces the Five Relationship Archetypes—a powerful framework for understanding how core wounds, childhood experiences, and attachment patterns show up in adult relationships. You’ll gain insight into the gifts and challenges of each style, how they interact in couples, and how to guide clients from the limiting “shadow side” of their archetype toward genuine healing and growth. By the end, you’ll have a versatile tool for helping both individuals and couples recognize recurring patterns and create new possibilities in their relationships.
You’ll learn how to:
Understand the strengths, challenges, and core wounds of the Five Relationship Archetypes: Innocent Dreamer, Abundant Nurturer, Passionate Warrior, Hidden Gem, and Sunny Romantic
Recognize the shadow sides of each archetype and how they attempt to protect core vulnerabilities
Guide clients from archetypal “healing fantasies” toward real healing and deeper connection
Anticipate common dynamics in couples by exploring how different archetypes interact
Apply practical tips for working effectively with each style in therapy or coaching
Module four
THE INDIVIDUAL IN RELATIONSHIP
This module focuses on how clients can break free from trauma-based patterns and create healthier, more authentic connections. You’ll learn how the therapeutic relationship itself can serve as a powerful container for healing, and how to guide clients through dissolving old templates, recovering lost parts of the self, and building the skills they missed in childhood. From addressing enmeshment and individuation to navigating disillusionment and growth, this module equips you with a roadmap for helping clients reclaim themselves and develop more satisfying, resilient relationships.
You’ll learn how to:
Use the therapeutic relationship as a reparative experience that fosters healing and growth
Help clients dissolve trauma-based relationship templates and recover lost parts of the self
Teach core relationship skills clients may have missed in childhood, empowering them to form healthier bonds
Identify and interrupt repetitive trauma-driven relationship patterns
Support individuation, untangle enmeshment, and guide clients through relationship disillusionment
Apply the Trauma-Informed Growth Model of Intimate Relationships to map client progress and foster resilience
Module five
WORKING WITH COUPLES: A TRAUMA INFORMED APPROACH
This module brings everything together by focusing on how to apply trauma-informed principles in couples therapy. You’ll learn how intimate relationships can become a container for healing trauma, and how to equip couples with the skills they need to communicate, show empathy, be vulnerable, and navigate conflict productively. You’ll also explore strategies for addressing barriers to intimacy, repairing betrayal trauma and relationship wounds, and guiding couples through rupture and repair. By the end of this module, you’ll be able to recognize the hidden “contracts” and metaphors shaping couples’ dynamics and help them create a healthier, more resilient partnership.
You’ll learn how to:
Use intimate relationships themselves as a catalyst for healing unresolved trauma
Teach couples Reflect & Connect practices to improve communication, empathy, and vulnerability
Transform destructive conflict into constructive growth opportunities
Work with trauma-based barriers to closeness and intimacy
Support couples healing from betrayal trauma and relationship wounds
Apply the Four R’s (Rupture, Repair, Reconnect, Release) to strengthen resilience and trust
Identify secret relationship contracts and harmful relationship metaphors—and guide couples toward healthier ones
Module SIX
RECLAIMING WHOLENESS
This final module focuses on helping clients reclaim their authentic selves and integrate their healing into a new sense of wholeness. You’ll explore how to guide clients in distinguishing between trauma-based beliefs and their true self, support them through the grief process, and embody your role as a trusted guide in their journey. The module also introduces approaches to cultivating post-traumatic growth and narrative healing, so clients can move beyond survival into meaning-making and a renewed life story.
You’ll learn how to:
Help clients reclaim their true selves by separating trauma-based beliefs from authentic identity
Support clients through the grieving and mourning process, addressing common barriers to grief
Embody your role as expert guide and trusted companion in trauma recovery
Cultivate post-traumatic growth and help clients find meaning in their healing journey
Use narrative healing to guide clients in releasing trauma-based life stories and writing new, more authentic ones
bonus Module seven
MARKETING, BUSINESS, & MEDIA TRAINING
In addition to your clinical training, you’ll receive a set of resources designed to help you share your work in authentic, ethical ways that align with your values. These handouts and guides provide clarity on who you serve, how to reach your ideal clients, and how to position yourself as a trusted expert—without sleazy tactics or pressure-driven marketing. Whether you’re looking to grow referrals, increase your visibility, or explore media opportunities, this module will give you the tools to confidently take the next step in building your practice.
You’ll receive guidance on:
Marketing & Media Strategy Checklist — a simple roadmap for choosing the right strategies for your goals and avoiding the overwhelm of “trying to be everywhere.”
The Art of Referrals — guidance on building strong referral networks with colleagues and adjacent professionals.
Being Discoverable — practical steps to help potential clients find you easily (including tips for Google and online presence).
Establishing Your Expertise — ways to build authority outside of social media, through writing, podcasting, and more.
Your Guide to Pitching Articles & Podcasts — step-by-step advice for landing guest opportunities that raise your profile and connect you with new audiences.
Your Complete Certification Package
▹ Your enrollment fee gives you access to the entire certification program—no extra levels of training required and no additional supervision costs. Everything you need to become fully certified is included.
▹ Six modules of training on Trauma-Informed Relationship Therapy (effective with both individuals and couples)
▹ Office Hours with Angela—live monthly support calls for six months
▹ Lifetime access to all trainings, videos, and handouts
▹ 25+ professional handouts, assessments, and guided interventions
▹ Directory listing as a Certified Trauma-Informed Relationship Therapist (with free state-based listings for U.S. practitioners)
▹ Certification logo for your website, cards, and materials
▹ Bonus module on business, marketing, and media training
FAQs
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You will have six months of access to Conversation and Connection Q&As with Angela, which are held on Zoom once a month. These are usually held on the second Friday of the month at 3:00pm ET /12:00pm PT. To protect confidentiality and privacy, these Zoom sessions are not recorded. If you are unable to make these sessions, you will also be able to submit questions to Angela, who will record a response and upload it to the course page as part of a Q&A library.
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The certification program is designed to be completed over six months. One module is released each month (with the bonus module released alongside Module 6), so you’ll move through the training step by step. The full program includes 50 lessons and about 24 hours of video content, with Module 3 being the most in-depth.
Because the material is self-paced, you can watch the lessons and work through the handouts at times that fit your schedule. Many participants find that taking the full month to absorb each module allows them to integrate the material into their client work as they go.
You’ll also have access to six months of Office Hours with Angela—monthly live calls where you can ask questions and get support. And you’ll retain lifetime access to all course materials, so you can return to the videos and resources whenever you want a refresher.
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Yes—absolutely. One module of the program is devoted to working with couples. We expect that even if you don’t work with couples yourself, you will still get tremendous value out of the material in this section, because you work with individuals who are in intimate partnerships.
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This program is completely unique because it approaches trauma from a relational lens, rather than the traditional focus on reducing symptoms of post-traumatic stress. We expect you will find this program to be an excellent complement to any other trauma modality you are already trained in.
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No, you don’t. While you may decide to pursue additional training in a trauma modality like EMDR at another point, you do not need additional training to be able to apply what you learn in this program in your clinical practice. This is a comprehensive training program for helping your clients heal relational trauma.
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Complete Modules 1-6. (7 is an optional, bonus training on business, marketing & media.)
At the end of each module, we’ll have some brief reflection questions for you to answer and submit to us as part of the certification process. (NOTE: If you are receiving CE credit, you will also need to complete a short quiz at the end of each module.)
Once you’ve completed Modules 1-6, you’ll submit one case study (minimum of 2 pages, double-spaced) describing how you integrated the material in this program in your work with an individual or couple.
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We offer a 30 day 100% money back guarantee. We want you to love the program. But if you don’t, we want you to feel good about your experience working with us. That means promptly issuing a refund if you decide the program isn’t right for you.
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Requirements for CEs differ by state. We will provide a Continuing Education Certificate if you fulfill the requirements of our course and request a certificate. However, this does not mean that these hours will count with your particular licensing board. Angela is licensed in the states of Colorado, Wyoming, Iowa, and Illinois. If you’re uncertain about whether this program qualifies for CEs with your licensing board, check with your regulatory agency to get clarity on this question.
Do you have a question that’s not answered here? Contact us.
We’re passionate about giving back
Helping those in need is something we take very seriously as part of our commitment to create a more loving, connected world. That’s why we donate 10% of our profits to charity.
Not only does becoming Certified in Trauma Informed Relationships enable you to make a bigger, better impact on those you serve, you can feel even better knowing that a portion of your registration fee is going to help others around the world.
Our 2025 charity of choice is Give Directly. We are proud to support their poverty relief work in the poorest regions of Africa.
Wondering if this program is right for you? Let’s chat.
FROM THE EXPERTS on relationships and trauma FEATURED IN OPRAH, NBC NEWS, Today, newsweek, & cosmopolitan.
The impact of childhood relational trauma on adult relationships is often overlooked in traditional training for therapists.
Yet these “small t” traumas—unmet needs, absence, and painful early experiences—create lasting wounds that surface later in life, leading to conflict, disconnection, depression, anxiety, and other challenges.
Research shows that only a small percentage of trauma survivors develop PTSD or C-PTSD. And yet, most trauma training focuses almost exclusively on these diagnoses. This narrow lens leaves out the vast majority of clients—those whose deepest struggles show up in their relationships with others and with themselves.
This certification fills that gap. It brings a trauma-informed lens to relationship difficulties, offering the missing piece in trauma treatment and giving you the tools to help individuals and couples build healthier, more satisfying connections.
About Us
Angela Amias, LCSW
Founder & Clinical Director
Angela Amias, LCSW, is a relationship therapist and nationally-recognized expert on trauma and relationships. She’s also the co-founder of Alchemy of Love, which provides trauma-informed relationship programs for individuals and couples. She founded the Institute for Trauma Informed Relationships to provide training and education to therapists who want to help their clients heal past wounds and create more fulfilling relationships.
Angela developed the Trauma Informed Relationship Counseling for Individuals and Couples model of relationship therapy to bridge the gap between cutting edge research on relational trauma and traditional models for relationship counseling. It’s the first comprehensive relationship counseling model that integrates a trauma informed approach to help both individuals and couples overcome relationship struggles and create more satisfying connections.
Angela got her start as a therapist working at one of only a handful of clinics in the United States that specialized in treating profound attachment trauma in adopted children. As a trauma focused family therapist, Angela’s role was to help adoptive parents understand the inner world of their wounded child, while she also helped the children in her care learn how to trust again, so they could get close to their adoptive parents.
When she left this role to become a therapist at a holistic healing center, working with women and men with depression, anxiety, and run-of-the-mill relationship issues, she imagined that her specialized skill set for treating attachment trauma would no longer be needed.
What she actually discovered was the exact opposite.
To her surprise, the struggles her adult clients described in their romantic relationships were remarkably similar to what she’d witnessed at the trauma clinic. Nearly all her adult clients seemed to be carrying some of the same core wounds from childhood that she’d first seen in severely traumatized children.
This was true despite the fact that many of her clients reported having unremarkable childhoods, with seemingly adequate parenting when they were young. And yet, they’d still grown up internalizing messages that created problems in their adult relationships.
This convinced Angela that people don’t have to experience severe Capital T Trauma to be wounded by painful childhood experiences. Things like frequent criticism, parental unpredictability, a lack of positive attention, or a sense that our authentic selves aren’t lovable all affect us deeply … in ways that we carry with us into our adult relationships.
This realization—that nearly all of us have core wounds from childhood that interfere with our ability to create healthy, intimate relationships—changed the course of Angela’s career.
The truth is: in Angela’s work with hundreds of individuals and couples, she has yet to encounter anyone whose relationship problems in adulthood don’t have roots in childhood experiences.
This insight led Angela to pioneer the development of Trauma Informed Relationship Counseling for Individuals and Couples, which helps clients understand the connection between their childhood experiences, what they learned about relationships as a result of those experiences, and the issues they’re currently experiencing in their relationships.
It was her work with hundreds of individuals and couples that informed the creation of the Five Relationship Archetypes. The Five Relationship Archetypes model reflects the five key ways that childhood relational trauma impacts adult intimate relationships, based on the messages we internalize as children about ourselves and how we show up in our relationships with others. With Dr. Daniel Boscaljon, Angela also developed the Relationship Yes! Test as a simple, five question assessment to help people measure the health of their intimate relationships.
In an effort to understand intimate relationships from all angles, Angela has trained and practiced as a discernment counselor, helping couples on the brink of divorce to decide whether to separate or try to heal their relationship. She’s also a certified divorce mediator.
Angela blends her extensive background in psychodynamic approaches to trauma and attachment with specialized training in therapeutic writing and journaling as tools for trauma recovery, emotional healing, and personal growth. She uses these creative approaches to help individuals and couples transform past pain into the seeds for future possibilities … possibilities that include the kind of loving, intimate relationships with self and others that each person deserves to have. Her approach to healing relational trauma seamlessly blends creativity and healing, reflecting her profound faith in the power of honoring our true stories as a path to discovering our fullest potential.
She received her Masters of Social Work at the University of Iowa in 2009 and also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, also from the University of Iowa. She’s currently a doctoral student studying analytical psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute.
As an expert on trauma and relationships, Angela has been featured in numerous publications, including Today, Oprah, Cosmopolitan, The Independent, Well + Good, Forbes, Salon, MSN, Women’s Health and the Toronto Sun. On the topic of relationships, she’s been a contributing writer for Inc. and Fatherly. On the subject of trauma, she’s a contributing author of the Clinical EFT Handbook, published in 2013.
In her spare time, Angela is a mixed media artist. Her artwork has been exhibited in numerous galleries around the United States and published in several journals and magazines. She’s also the co-creator of the Faces of the Divine Feminine Oracle, published in 2017.
Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Angela now makes her happy home in Cheyenne, Wyoming. On sunny days, you can find her cozied up with a book or hiking in the mountains with Daniel.
You can find her art at angelaamias.gallery.
Daniel Boscaljon, PHD
Co-Founder & Director of Program Development
Dr. Daniel Boscaljon is an internationally respected author, scholar, and teacher. In addition to his role as the Director of Program Development at the Institute for Trauma Informed Relationships, he’s also the co-founder of Alchemy of Love, which provides trauma-informed relationship programs for individuals and couples. As an executive coach and business consultant, he founded the Peerless Leadership to bring relationship education and training into the workplace.
Daniel’s interest in trauma-informed relationships emerges from his struggle to move past the ways his childhood trauma negatively impacted his life and relationships. As is true of many survivors, as he healed past wounds, he discovered a desire to use his skills and experiences to help others recover. This led him to focus his career on how to help others create lives that no longer are controlled by the past, so they can find personal meaning and fulfillment in the future.
Daniel has two PhDs from the University of Iowa. His graduate education allowed him to deeply engage with sources of traditional wisdom as well as psychoanalysis and narrative. After a brief academic career, he shifted to working with adults by providing educational training and development for groups and working one-on-one with executives who want to make a difference in the world. In his role at the Institute of Trauma Informed Relationships, he helps design programs that support therapists, counselors, and coaches in their healing work with clients.
As an expert on relationships, trauma, and human flourishing, Daniel has been featured in many publications, including NBC News, Newsweek, Harper’s Bazaar, MindBodyGreen, Verywell Mind, Forbes, Business Insider, and many others.
Born in California and raised in Iowa, Daniel now happily makes his home in the wilds of Wyoming. You can learn more about him at danielboscaljon.com and healthyrelationship.academy.
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