Welcome to the Global Center for Trauma Education and Training™

Create a More Trauma-Sensitive Culture from the Top Down

The Global Center for Trauma Education and Training™ is the only program delivering the necessary education, training, and tools to equip today’s leaders with strategies to mitigate retraumatization. Retraumatization is having a stress reaction to or re-experiencing a past traumatic event.

The Costs of Trauma

Trauma, whether personal, collective, or intergenerational, is real and prevalent. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, 60% of men and 50% of women will experience at least one traumatic event in their lives, leading to lasting effects.

Additionally, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) indicates that a growing number of refugees leads to the increasing effect of secondary and vicarious traumatic stress.

For those living with trauma, everyday interactions can lead to retraumatization, creating a vicious mental and physical cycle that can lead to negative feelings, loss of productivity, depression, anxiety, and more. For the economy, this equates to a loss of billions of dollars each year and low employee morale, increased stress, decreased client, customer, and patient satisfaction, and student engagement.

A Trauma Resource Center for Brave and Compassionate Leaders

The Global Center for Trauma Education and Training™ aims to educate today’s leaders on trauma sensitivity and how to build more conscious organizations by mitigating retraumatization.

By implementing the tools and strategies learned in our programming, leaders can create safer spaces for all through better successor training, increased employee morale, improved client outcomes and satisfaction, and enriched organizational culture.

Who We Serve

No industry or person is immune to the effects of trauma. As a leader, you are just as likely to
experience lasting trauma as a student or customer who interacts with your organization.

We believe a trauma-sensitive culture starts at the top. Thus, our education, training, and tools are aimed at leaders committed to improving organizational outcomes through trauma sensitivity training. Our programming is designed for every leader, including:

Our Advantage

The Global Center for Trauma Education and Training™ is the only organization partnering with
leaders across all industries to provide trauma sensitivity training.

Meet ​Andréa A Michel

A Founder with a Vision

Welcome to The Global Center for Trauma Education and Training™. I’ve created this leadership training and education program as a way for today’s leaders to play a more active and intentional role in stopping the cycle of re-traumatization. 

As someone who has experienced trauma firsthand and held positions in the corporate world, I am all too familiar with how the workplace can intentionally or unintentionally contribute to a dangerous cycle of re-traumatization. 

Our programming is informed by my personal experiences with trauma as well as being a developmental psychologist and Ph.D. candidate and my certification as a trauma-sensitive coach, master certified life coach, and certified professional coach. Blending these experiences, I create high-impact programming that gives you real-world education and tools you can implement today to make your company a more trauma-sensitive organization.

I’m the first to certify companies, non-profits, and small businesses as trauma-sensitive organizations empowering workplaces to be healing, restorative, and regenerative to create a lasting cultural shift for employees, employers, patients, students, customers, and clients.