TIP Foundations

Overview

The TIP Foundations Training is a step-by-step introduction to the Trauma Integration Protocol™—a structured, somatically grounded, and deeply relational method for resolving trauma by activating the autonomic pathways the body uses to naturally discharge traumatic charge. Built for psychotherapists, somatic practitioners, and guides working with non-ordinary states of consciousness, this 10-week training blends neuroscience, attachment theory, memory systems, and systems thinking into a cohesive healing framework.

Each week covers a specific phase of the protocol, with educational content, live discussion, and optional practice pods for peer-to-peer application and integration. Participants gain practical tools for regulating the nervous system, tracking autonomic states, and supporting post-traumatic sequencing to resolve the energetic impact of stress and trauma.

“The TIP Foundations Training is a valuable foundational course for any therapist who works with trauma—which is every therapist. For therapists offering psychedelic-assisted therapy, this course is a ‘must have.’”

— Naomi B. Rather, PhD, LCMHC

TIp Foundations

Next Offering: TBD

Investment: $1,250

10 weekly virtual sessions (2 hours each)

Group Size: Max 16 participants

How to register

Spots are limited and reserved on a first-come, first-served basis once payment is received and confirmed.

About the 
Training

The TIP Foundations Training introduces participants to the core phases, principles, and practices of the Trauma Integration Protocol™—a precise, teachable, and somatically grounded approach to trauma resolution. Designed for mental health professionals, somatic therapists, and psychedelic-assisted therapy providers, this training explores how trauma is stored in the nervous system and how it can be safely resolved through body-based processes.

Rather than relying on insight alone, TIP works directly with the autonomic nervous system to access and discharge the physiological charge of trauma. The training weaves together key concepts from affective neuroscience, attachment theory, memory systems, and systems thinking to build a coherent understanding of how trauma functions—and how to interrupt its cycles and restore regulation.

Each week introduces a phase of the TIP model through live teaching, discussion, and optional peer-to-peer practice. Participants are encouraged to begin integrating what they learn right away. The training offers tools and frameworks that can be used immediately in both clinical and somatic healing work.

Key Learning Outcomes

By the End of the Training, Participants Will…

  • Develop a coherent understanding of post-traumatic stress including its causes, symptoms, memory storage, and access

  • Understand the five major autonomic nervous system stress and trauma states and their symptoms

  • Learn how to work through the autonomic nervous system to resolve stress and trauma symptoms using Containment

  • Understand how psychedelic-induced altered states of consciousness combine with somatic processing for effective accelerated resolution

  • Learn to navigate the major downsides of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy

  • Become acquainted with the transferential roles from repeated, familial trauma that are essential to working with complex PTSD

Topics

  • Renovation work

  • Mindfulness

  • Resourcing

  • Relational abilities

  • The 5-States Nervous System Map

  • Completing a trauma history

  • The Counter Vortex of Solution

  • Strategic trauma integration using containment and selective inhibition

  • The channels of containment and memory systems

  • Working precisely with sustained experiences, significant relationships, and single events

  • The intentional and selective use of psychoactive substances as accelerators

  • The shadow of substance-assisted psychotherapy

  • The Unified Psychosocial (UP) Framework

  • The deMause psychosocial modes / empathetic capacity levels

  • Working with trauma clusters (culling, resource wedging, dipping)

  • Traumatic transference and traumatic reenactment

  • Relational containment and in-group traumas

  • A primer on attachment work using sustained eye contact

the Trainer

Perzan K. Irani

Perzan serves as the Executive Director of the Trauma Integration Protocol and leads the TIP Foundations Training. He has been working with individuals over a decade helping them resolve symptoms that are adversely affecting their health and well-being. Perzan works with the autonomic nervous system and body to resolve the disruptions at the core of most symptoms. For close to nine years, he received direct training and instruction from Dr. Wolterstorff in the Trauma Integration Protocol (TIP). Additionally, he has received weekly consultation from Christina Oshier Andrews, MA, LPC, the lead researcher on the pilot study of TIP, for more than seven years. Perzan has conducted in-person and online training, both nationally and internationally, for over 70 psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, and other professionals in the Trauma Integration Protocol.

  • “The best therapeutic training I’ve ever done.”

    — Wayne Thrash, RXN, CNS

  • “This model offers a map to actually work with complex PTSD—I haven’t seen that elsewhere.”

    — Natalya Imboden, BMC, LMT

  • “This course pulled together all I’ve learned and gave me critical new tools. It has profoundly improved my practice.”

    — Lisa Love, MSN, PMH CNS, BC

  • “Clear, compassionate, comprehensive. I can’t wait to integrate this more deeply and return for more.”

    — Hillary Hartwick, LMFT

FAQ

Additional Questions?

Email us: info@traumaIntegrationprotocol.com

  • This training is ideal for licensed psychotherapists, counselors, somatic practitioners, psychedelic therapy providers, coaches, and others committed to trauma healing. No formal prerequisites are required, but prior exposure to trauma-informed work is encouraged.

  • Only the didactic portion will be recorded when possible. Live attendance is essential—recordings are not a substitute for participation. If you expect to miss multiple sessions, this may not be the right time to enroll.

  • The slides for each week will be emailed to all participants and you can review the slides with a peer who attended the group. If you'd like to meet one-on-one with the instructor to review the material, that can be arranged for an additional fee.

  • The optional, highly recommended Trauma Integration Protocol Manual is not included in the cost of the training. It can be purchased separately from the website.

  • No, participants do not have to have completed a prior training.

  • If a participant is denied access to the course, for any reason, a full refund will be issued.

    If a participant cancels the course before the registration deadline, a full refund will be issued.

    If a participant cancels the course after the registration deadline and before the start date, a 50% refund will be issued.

    No refunds will be issued after the course start date.

    No refunds or reimbursements will be issued for no-shows or missed groups.

  • We don’t have a formal session-by-session syllabus to send out in advance. Each cohort is slightly different depending on the group’s needs and pacing, but the training follows a clear arc designed to progressively build your capacity to work with trauma safely and effectively.

    The group will cover all of the following areas (and more):

    • Renovation work

    • Mindfulness

    • Resourcing

    • Relational abilities

    • The 5-States Nervous System Map

    • Completing a trauma history

    • The Counter Vortex of Solution

    • Strategic trauma integration using containment and selective inhibition

    • The channels of containment and memory systems

    • Working precisely with sustained experiences, significant relationships, and single events

    • The intentional and selective use of psychoactive substances as accelerators

    • The shadow of substance-assisted psychotherapy

    • The Unified Psychosocial (UP) Framework

    • The deMause psychosocial modes / empathetic capacity levels

    • Working with trauma clusters (culling, resource wedging, dipping)

    • Traumatic transference and traumatic reenactment

    • Relational containment and in-group traumas

    • A primer on attachment work using sustained eye contact

    As for integrating TIP into your practice—yes, absolutely. The TIP Foundations course is designed to equip practitioners with tools and perspectives that can be applied right away. You’re encouraged to begin integrating the work week by week, as you feel ready. No additional training is required to begin using the tools from this course.

  • There are no discounts available at this time. However, payment plans are available through Klarna, which offers several flexible options—including the ability to pay in three or four interest-free installments. The Klarna option will appear during checkout on the website.

  • You can miss up to 3 sessions and still successfully complete the training. However, live participation is key to getting the full benefit of the course