Cybertrauma training for professionals
For therapists, safeguarding leads, social workers, teachers, police and youth workers — the training your safeguarding qualification never gave you. Taught by Dr Catherine Knibbs, who developed Cybertrauma theory and whose PhD examined children aged 7–10 exposed to violence and gore online.
Generic online-safety courses skim the surface and avoid the hard topics — pornography, grooming, violence, gore — exactly the ones children need adults to be unembarrassable about. These courses go where the others won't, grounded in clinical practice, neuroscience and research.
Professional training pathways
Everything below is written for practitioners — therapists, safeguarding leads, social workers, teachers, police and youth workers.
Looking for support as a parent instead? The Level Up Club is the parent-facing option.
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Cybertrauma Interventions: The Essentials with Toolkit
Know what to do in the first ten seconds — in under 90 minutes — and keep the toolkit.
- Five short modules: what cybertrauma is, how it presents, and what to say when a child tells you
- Four documents you keep — the scripts, the checklists, the recognise-to-review procedures, and an adoptable Online Harm & Cybertrauma policy addendum
- The addendum comes in an organisation version and a self-employed practitioner version, licensed to you for one year
- Released after you have worked through the modules · CPD certificate of completion
£39 · lifetime access · workplace invoicing
Start with the Essentials — £39Certificate Course in Cybertrauma 2026
The flagship — live, certificated, with a peer community.
- 10 months, live on Zoom (recorded for catch-up)
- 1.5-hour session each month + Q&A
- Professional certificate + CPD hours
£1,980 or £198/month × 10
Join the Certificate CourseFLEXI Course in Cybertrauma
Same expertise, your own pace.
- Self-paced recordings of the live training
- Reading lists and videos between modules
- Monthly updates as the landscape changes
£499 · payment plan available
Start the FLEXI CourseThe Drop In Clinic
Monthly supervision for the people holding this work.
- Confidential group supervision, once a month
- Bring a case, a decision, or just the weight of it
- Reflective supervision plus practical next steps
£60/month · cancel anytime
Join the Drop In ClinicChildren and Young People Who View Pornography
A workshop on the harm nobody wants to name.
- What the research actually shows about exposure and impact
- How to talk about it without shame — theirs or yours
- Practical responses for when a child tells you, and for what you discover
£199 · next dates go to the waiting list first
Join the waiting listBespoke training and speaking
In-house training built around your setting and your caseload, safeguarding policy review and consultancy, or Dr Catherine Knibbs at your event. Quoted on request, workplace invoicing available.
Enquire about bespoke training →Trusted by the people who train the field
“Always several steps ahead of the curve… someone I would turn to for advice without reservation.”
— Graham Music (PhD), Consultant Psychotherapist, Tavistock Centre, London
“Cath is always the first person I turn to for advice and guidance.”
— Alan Mackenzie, E-Safety Adviser
What you'll learn
The Certificate and FLEXI courses share one Cybertrauma curriculum. The Certificate delivers it live with certification; FLEXI delivers the same teaching, self-paced. The Essentials with Toolkit is a shorter standalone introduction.
Module 1 — Attachment online, and why it matters
Module 2 — Cyberbullying, trends and hoaxes
Module 3 — Child sexual abuse, TA-CSA and sextortion
Module 4 — Self-harm and suicide content
Module 5 — Health, fitness, gurus and body culture
Module 6 — Stalking, harassment and doxxing
Module 7 — War, gore, violence and desensitisation
Module 8 — Vicarious trauma, moderators, professionals and AI
Module 9 — Practical safeguarding skills that prevent further harm
Module 10 — Working effectively with parents and carers
Who it's for
Therapists and counsellors · safeguarding leads and DSLs · social workers · teachers and school staff · police and law enforcement · school nurses, youth workers and paediatric teams.
By the end, you'll be able to
- Understand the psychological mechanisms of cybertrauma — not just the headlines
- Recognise the full landscape of online harms, including the ones nobody talks about
- Respond confidently and ethically when a child tells you, without flinching
- Apply trauma-informed, developmentally-grounded responses that prevent further harm
- Work effectively with parents and carers, and protect yourself from vicarious trauma
Included with both courses
All materials and downloadable resources · a companion Knowledge Handbook (reflective questions for every lesson, to consolidate learning and evidence CPD) · and, for the Certificate, session recordings and a confidential peer discussion space.
Ready to train where it actually matters?
Start with the essentials in under 90 minutes and keep the toolkit, work at your own pace, or join the live cohort.
