Therapist Origin Story Series with Brad Kammer, CTTC Training Director & Faculty
Transforming Trauma
Brad Kammer
4.4 • 131 Ratings
🗓️ 13 August 2025
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
In this special Transforming Trauma series, we will be exploring the “origin stories” of influential therapists. These episodes offer a rare opportunity to peek behind the curtain and understand what inspired these therapists to pursue healing work, and how they have brought their life experiences into their professional work, impacting and inspiring many people along the way. By learning from seasoned master therapists who openly share their professional journeys, as well as the painful personal life lessons along the way, we gain valuable insights to support our own growth, both professionally and personally.
On this episode of Transforming Trauma, host Emily Ruth is thrilled to welcome back Brad Kammer, Complex Trauma Training Center (CTTC) Director, Senior Trainer in the NeuroAffective Relational Model® (NARM®) Senior Trainer, author, and executive producer of this podcast, to discuss his eclectic personal and professional journeys. Brad also details the experiences that have shaped his approach to the treatment of trauma and informed the creation of CTTC.Â
About Brad Kammer:
Brad Kammer, LMFT, LPCC, is the Training Director and Senior Trainer for the Complex Trauma Training Center. Brad is responsible for the creation of the CTTC professional development programs, including the SPACE Inner Development Program for Therapists. He also is a Senior Trainer in the NARM® Therapist and NARM® Master Training Programs offered through CTTC. Brad guides the mentorship programs involving CTTC faculty, training assistants and participants; the diversity, inclusion and belonging (DIB) efforts; and is the executive producer of the Transforming Trauma podcast. Brad has a passion for cultivating a professional learning community that provides ongoing training opportunities and mentorship to a diverse group of mental health professionals in their work with complex trauma. Brad is also the co-author of The Practical Guide for Healing Developmental Trauma and the upcoming Workbook for Healing Developmental Trauma.
Learn More:
Complex Trauma Training Center
To read the full show notes and discover more resources, visit https://complextraumatrainingcenter.com/transformingtrauma
SPACE:
SPACE is an Inner Development Program of Support and Self-Discovery for Therapists on the Personal, Interpersonal, and Transpersonal Levels offered by the Complex Trauma Training Center. This experiential learning program offers an immersive group experience designed to cultivate space for self-care, community support, and deepening vitality in our professional role as therapists. Learn more about how to join.
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The Complex Trauma Training Center:
https://complextraumatrainingcenter.com
View upcoming trainings:
https://complextraumatrainingcenter.com/schedule/
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The Complex Trauma Training Center (CTTC) is a professional organization providing clinical training, education, consultation, and mentorship for psychotherapists and mental health professionals working with individuals and communities impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Complex Trauma (C-PTSD). CTTC provides NARM® Therapist and NARM® Master Therapist Training programs, as well as ongoing monthly groups in support of those learning NARM. CTTC offers a depth-oriented professional community for those seeking a supportive network of therapists focused on three levels of shared human experience: personal, interpersonal & transpersonal. The Transforming Trauma podcast embodies the spirit of CTTC – best described by its three keywords: depth, connection, and heart - and offers guidance to those interested in effective, transformational trauma-informed care.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Transforming Trauma podcast. Transforming Trauma is presented by the Complex |
| 0:10.3 | Trauma Training Center. I'm your host, Emily Ruth, and I'm so glad you've joined us today. |
| 0:15.9 | As a mental health professional, you care for others, and the Complex Trauma Training Center is committed |
| 0:22.1 | to caring for you. We are thrilled to introduce our space program 2025, an inner development |
| 0:29.3 | program of support and self-discovery for therapists on the personal, interpersonal, and trans-personal levels. |
| 0:36.8 | Therapists often focus so much on learning skills to use with clients that we don't leave space for ourselves. |
| 0:43.3 | This interactive experiential program offers an immersive learning environment designed to cultivate space for ourselves in our professional role. |
| 0:51.3 | Together we will explore in a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment |
| 0:56.0 | designed to cultivate space for self-care and self-discovery, with the intention to create greater |
| 1:01.6 | effectiveness and resilience in our professional lives. We will be exploring the obstacles that |
| 1:07.0 | stand in your way of being the most present, heartful, and effective therapist possible. |
| 1:12.4 | Please visit Complextrauma Training Center.com and secure your spot in the space program. |
| 1:18.2 | It's time to care for you. |
| 1:22.8 | Welcome to a very special series here on transforming trauma. |
| 1:26.9 | We're turning the spotlight toward our amazing CTTC faculty, inviting them to share something |
| 1:33.4 | we don't often get to hear, their origin stories of becoming therapists. |
| 1:38.8 | This series was inspired by some deeply honest moments shared during our space program where faculty opened up about |
| 1:45.5 | their own therapeutic failures, lessons, and growing edges. The vulnerability and realness they brought |
| 1:51.8 | sparked something powerful among our community and we realized how meaningful it can be to hear |
| 1:57.9 | what shaped the people guiding and mentoring us. So in this series, you'll hear |
| 2:02.6 | Stephanie, Marcia, and Brad open up about the messy, unexpected, and transformative journeys |
| 2:08.4 | that led them to the work they do today. You'll get to know them in a more direct way, |
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