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.
See the courses content below!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
Know what to do in the first ten seconds — in under 90 minutes.
- Five short modules, unlocking as you work through them
- What cybertrauma is, how it presents, and what to say when a child tells you
- Printable practice tools + CPD certificate of completion
- £39 · lifetime access · workplace invoicing
Certificate 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 · workplace invoicing
FLEXI 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
The 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-step advice
- £30/month · cancel anytime
Children 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 disclosure and discovery
- £199 · next dates go to the waiting list first
Bespoke training and speaking
In-house training for your team, or Dr Catherine Knibbs at your event.
- Safeguarding training built around your setting and your caseload
- Safeguarding policy review and consultancy
- Keynotes and conference sessions
- Quoted on request · workplace invoicing
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 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 to disclosures confidently, ethically and 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, work at your own pace, or join the live cohort.
