Mission

​We provide leaders with restorative strategies for personal and group growth after collective loss. 

Vision

​We see a day when leaders are equipped to respond to the impacts of trauma in their organizations and communities. ​

​Strategy

We provide training, coaching, and therapeutic services for leaders.
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“ICTG's team takes anxiety out of trauma situations in their ability to offer road-maps for navigating the practical, emotional, relational, & spiritual implications of trauma on community. I am so thankful for [their] presence in our community!” 
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About ICTG Services

We provide training, coaching, and therapeutic services for leaders. 
These services:
  • Address long-term emotional and spiritual care needs
  • Build trauma-informed organizations, schools, and communities
  • ​Partner across professional sectors for whole community care
“I knew after losing so much [in a natural disaster] I needed counseling, coaching, and
support, and I sought it out... I am so incredibly thankful to have found ICTG!"

Featured Content

PODCAST
Episode 5: Leah Kahn
Join us as Kate shares stories from the early days of the Institute, and answers the oft posed question: "Why collective trauma response?" 
If you are interested in Mental/Emotional/Spiritual Care or in disaster response, these stories will resonate. Are you a volunteer, or interested in trauma-informed education? Are you already involved in a career in disaster response but looking for new creative solutions? Listen in! 
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ICTG BLOG
Aftershocks
My building was built on rollers, allowing it to move, twist, sway and still stand. It stood and I was safe. My life was spared. But it moved, twisted and swayed for well over a minute. While this does not sound like much time, when that minute starts with a jolt of such power that it almost knocks you down, and then the next 70-90 seconds are filled with the creaking, grinding and banging noises of an entire building being wrenched around by wave and after wave of seismic forces that can’t be seen, but most certainly can be felt and heard, that time slows down. 
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COMMUNITY BLOG
Seven Key Traits of a Trauma-Informed Community
Individuals can experience trauma in a variety of ways, but their recovery will be improved when supported by a trauma-informed community. The hallmark characteristics of a trauma-informed community will be similar regardless of its type, which may include a school, a neighborhood group, a circle of friends, or any other supportive organization...
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SPIRITUAL DIRECTION BLOG
Forgiveness Versus Unburdening
Most survivors of trauma, whether the disaster was man made or natural, find some element of betrayal in their experience. Perhaps there was violence done to them by another person, stranger or trusted companion. Perhaps a natural disaster struck and was made worse by the misguided or ill-informed actions of others. Or maybe it was simply that something bad happened, and it just is not fair...
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Transformative Education

Trauma is all around us. A ​basic understanding of how trauma and care impact individuals and groups is valuable to anyone in any field.

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"Working as an intern at ICTG, alongside the director, was a rich and growing experience. My internship was treated like a mentorship and I was quickly welcomed into their organization. I was trained and entrusted to speak with members of my community who respond to trauma and encouraged to take the internship in a direction that suited my interests. I felt empowered by ICTG's training and was able to integrate trauma response into my field of study."

LIBBY BAKER, INTERN '17

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