Trauma Training - Professional Development - Consulting
Engaging topics.
Practical interventions.
Dr. Kendra McLaughlin, PhD, LPC-S is available for consultation, speaking, and workshops nationwide.
UpTIC is an approved Continuing Education provider for Texas Educators.
Educators and Parents today face new and complex challenges.
Behaviors seem overwhelming.
Without the right tools, it is easy to feel lost, frustrated, or emotionally drained. UpTIC’s training provides clarity and practical strategies rooted in trauma-informed care to equip educators and parents with the knowledge to recognize the impact of trauma, understand behavior through a compassionate lens, and respond in ways that foster healing.
Equipping systems to create healing
Possible Training Topics Include
Trauma & Adverse Childhood Experiences
Brain Development / Trauma’s Impact on the Brain & Body
Common Behavioral Responses due to Trauma
Attachment Theory / Disrupted Attachment
How to Develop Resiliency
Rethinking Discipline
Self-regulation and Strategies to Promote Regulation
The Power of Connection
Underlying Needs that Drive Behavior / Practical Strategies to Address Needs
Implementing Trauma-Informed Care in Schools and Homes
Running Nurture Groups
and more!
Click here for a list of current trainings. UpTIC can discuss creating customized training for your school or organization.
WHY Consider Uptic Training
Becoming trauma-informed is not just about learning about trauma and creating a checklist of things to do. Being trauma-informed is a shift in how we see and understand behavior. It is a shift in how we respond to others. It is a shift in how we see ourselves.
Kendra has experience leading professional development and workshops for educators, foster/adoptive families, parents, residential/direct care staff, and churches. Kendra strives to help organizations move beyond being trauma-informed into truly integrating trauma-informed practices and creating healing systems. Kendra’s unique experiences working in residential foster care and the school system provide her with first-hand experience implementing trauma-informed strategies, creating system change, and the challenges and struggles that come along the way.
Trauma Consultation
Consultation is different from counseling in that it is more goal-directed. Consultation is program-specific and provides ongoing implementation support. Consultation services are provided to school districts, foster/adoptive families, and agencies that seek to create environments that promote healing and resilience. Dr. Kendra McLaughlin, PhD, LPC-S, will use her experiences to offer you hope, encouragement, and guidance in creating a healing environment.
Through consultation meetings, you will establish specific goals and an individualized plan for your family, school, or organization. Kendra will provide additional education, strategies, support, and feedback to help you create a healing environment for children and youth. You will be provided a safe space to discuss the successes and challenges of implementing a trauma-informed system. Follow-up consultation sessions will focus on the effectiveness of strategies previously discussed and identifying areas to restructure or refocus going forward.
Kendra is a Trust-Based Relational Intervention Practitioner (TBRI) and Educator. TBRI is an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention with years of research backing the strategies. The interventions are designed to meet the complex needs of children who have experienced trauma and adversity. Kendra has experience implementing TBRI strategies in residential foster care, foster/adoptive homes, and the school setting. Let Kendra know if you are specifically interested in consultation from a TBRI lens.
UPCOMING EVENTS
February 6, 2026 — Region 16 Counselor Celebration
February 19, 2026 — Clovis Municipal Schools
April 10, 2026 — Clovis Community College | Behavioral Health Symposium
June 2, 2026 — Region 16 Safety Summit
June 9, 2026 — UpTIC’s Summer Training Sessions: Tiered Behavior Support (morning session) & Behaviors on Fire (afternoon session)
**GO TO THE SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS PAGE TO SIGN UP FOR UpTIC’S SUMMER TRAINING SESSIONS!!**
2023
February – Redeemer Christian Church
March – Redeemer Christian Church
November – Amarillo Area Mental Health Professionals
December – Region 16 Education Support Center
Past Speaking Engagements
2024
February – Texline ISD
June – Region 16 Education Support Center
– Portales Municipal Schools
August – Spearman ISD
November – Clovis Behavioral Health Symposium
2025
January – Portales Municipal Schools
February – United Way of Eastern New Mexico
– TCA Professional School Counselors Conference
June — Portales Municipal Schools
November — Texas Association of School Psychologists Convention
2026
January – Clovis Municipal Schools
Are you interested in having trauma-informed training for your school,
organization, church group, or parent organization?