Move beyond technique. Work holistically with your clients.
Presented by Dr. Robyn D. Walser & Dr. Louise Hayes
Join two of the world’s leading ACT experts, one specializing in developmental processes, the other in trauma, for a powerful training series that will transform your work with complex trauma.
ACT isn’t just a toolkit of techniques. It’s a flexible, powerful framework capable of holding the full depth of human experience.
In this series, you’ll learn how to apply ACT as a process-based, whole-person approach to trauma, grounded in developmental science and guided by compassion, presence, and purpose.
Complex Trauma in the Lifespan : A whole-person approach to understanding the past and creating a future
🗓️ February 11, 2026 (AUS) | February 10, 2026 (US)
🕓 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (AEDT) | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (PST) - 2 hours
$160 USD
Learn how to conceptualise complex trauma across the lifespan and shift away from pathology into an adaptive, strength-based lens.
You’ll gain:
✔ A developmental perspective on trauma and learning
✔ Ways to integrate ACT, EMDR, Written Exposure Therapy, and parts work
✔ Tools for working across the three stages of trauma recovery: safety, processing, and reclaiming life
✔ Strategies to help client's re-author their self-story with flexibility and compassion
2 CE Credits - Pending Approval
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
✓ Leverage the therapeutic relationship as a dynamic vehicle for fostering psychological flexibility while evaluating the impact of therapist presence and positioning on ACT trauma treatment effectiveness.
✓ Distinguish ACT as a process-and-presence-based psychotherapy from technique-driven approaches, while applying contextual and developmental understanding to tailor interventions to individual trauma histories.
✓ Design interventions that guide clients in moving from survival-based responses to growth-oriented action based on values.
Through Process and Presence : Deepening ACT work for treating trauma
🗓️ February 24, 2026 (AUS) | February 25, 2026 (US)
🕓 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (AEDT) | 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (PST) - 2 hours
$160 USD
Shift from applying techniques to being in process. This workshop focuses on therapeutic presence, relational depth, and working moment-to-moment with psychological flexibility.
You’ll gain:
✔ A clear framework for applying ACT as a psychotherapy, not a toolkit
✔ Ways to use the therapeutic relationship as a healing process
✔ Integration of trauma modalities (EMDR, parts work) with ACT’s theoretical foundation
✔ Techniques for helping clients move from survival mode to thriving through values-based action
2 CE Credits - Pending Approval
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
✓ Examine how early attachment learning patterns shape adult trauma responses through developmental and evolutionary perspectives, distinguishing adaptive responses from psychopathology, and explore ACT as a lifespan trauma treatment approach.
✓ Explain the reciprocal processes between environment, behavior, cognition, and self-concept in the context of complex trauma.
✓ Apply ACT principles across the three stages of trauma recovery (establishing safety, processing pain, and reclaiming life) while demonstrating integration of other evidence-based trauma protocols (e.g., EMDR, Written Exposure Therapy, parts work) within ACT.
A two-part training series with Dr. Robyn Walser & Dr. Louise Hayes
$256 USD
This two-part workshop series invites you to move beyond technique and into the heart of process-based, whole-person psychotherapy. Join internationally recognised experts to deepen your work with complex trauma using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a flexible, developmental, and relational approach.
4 CE Credits - Pending Approval
✓A more confident, ethical, and effective approach to complex trauma
✓ A process-based, developmentally informed ACT framework
✓ Tools to support your clients’ growth beyond trauma
✓ Deeper professional insight and connection to your therapeutic work
This training is designed for:
Psychotherapists, psychologists, social workers, counsellors, and mental health professionals
ACT-trained therapists seeking to deepen their trauma work
EMDR or trauma-focused clinicians looking to integrate ACT
Clinicians ready to move beyond surface-level symptom management into holistic transformation
$160 USD per workshop
$256 USD for the bundle (save 20%)
CEUs available for $35 USD per event
Includes recording and 6 months access
For participants from lower income countries, or participants requiring payment by invoice please email: info@robynwalser.com
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Clinical Psychologist | Author | Trauma Specialist
Dr. Robyn Walser is a world-renowned ACT expert and leading voice in trauma treatment. She is Trauma and Life Consultation and Psychology Services, Assistant Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and Director of Research at Bay Area Trauma Recovery Clinical Services.
Robyn has more than 20 years of experience treating complex trauma, PTSD, and anxiety disorders. She is the author of "ACT for PTSD", "The Heart of ACT", "You Are Not Your Trauma" and has developed ACT-based protocols for trauma populations. Her approach integrates ACT with other evidence-based trauma interventions like EMDR and exposure therapies.
Robyn is widely regarded for her presence, precision, and ability to model process-based, relational ACT in the therapy room.
Clinical Psychologist | Author | Fellow and Past President of ACBS
Dr. Louise Hayes is an internationally recognised expert in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and developmental psychology. She is a past President of the Association for Contextual Behavioural Science (ACBS), and a Clinical Psychologist.
With over 20 years of experience as a clinician, researcher, and ACT trainer, Louise brings a deep understanding of how psychological flexibility can be applied across the lifespan, especially in working with trauma. She is a master ACT trainer, clinical supervisor, and co-author of "The Thriving Adolescent," "Your Life Your Way" and 'What Makes You Stronger.'
Louise is known for her compassionate teaching style and her ability to help professionals integrate developmental and contextual approaches into real-world clinical work.
2 CE hours per workshop (PENDING APPROVAL)
Provider: Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS)
CEs awarded contingent on:
Full attendance of live event
Timely post-event paperwork by event organizers
Disclosure: No commercial support or conflicts of interest exist for either instructor
Attendance required: No partial credit granted
CE Fee (Optional) $35 USD per workshop
Space is limited. Don’t miss this opportunity to evolve your trauma practice and deepen your clinical work with two of the best in the field.
Cancellation Policy
Full refund (minus $25 processing fee): 30+ days before the event
50% refund: 15–29 days before the event
25% refund: 7–14 days before the event
No refund: Less than 7 days or no-shows
You may transfer your ticket to a colleague up to 24 hours before the event
For questions or support, email: info@robynwalser.com
