Accepting Fall Applications until August 22nd
Synchronous learning with international cohort runs September 5 - October 24th
Faith and Modern Research
Research that proves what the Gospel has long taught and validates what the culture now advocates.
Bridging Spiritual Depth and
Trauma-Informed Care
TSI Institute offers advanced certification and learning opportunities for Gospel-centered service providers and ministry leaders who want a framework for safer care and engagement with trauma-impacted individuals.
Our work equips professionals with groundbreaking skills and strategies that reshape how we demonstrate the intersection of mental health and faith.
In addition to the natural overlap between mental health themes and Biblical principles, Trauma-Informed Spiritual Intervention® addresses critical considerations:
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Power dynamics inherent in discussions of faith and religion
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The influence of doctrine and spiritual beliefs on how individuals process information
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The need for an objective framework that helps professionals navigate their personal faith while maintaining professional boundaries and ethical practice
250+ learners and researchers since 2020
Spiritual care training and doctrinal harm sensitivity
Cultivating the counseling environment to model professional boundaries, cultural awareness and cross-cultural education related to various spiritual and religious beliefs.
Hundreds of individuals served in trauma-informed spiritual care since 2019
Help Fund the Future
of Trauma-Informed Spiritual Care Research
TSI Institute is a branch of Flamingo Trauma Recovery, a New York-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to creating access to trauma-informed spiritual counseling and sponsored clinical care through our therapy providers. We believe healing should be accessible, and we work to remove financial barriers for people seeking care, ministers and therapists seeking training, and communities seeking stronger support.
In the first half of 2026 alone, we invested $39,000 into this mission — including $2,055 in therapy sponsorships, $2,950 in training scholarship funds, and $34,000 in scholarship awards for ministers and therapists training at the Institute. We are proud of this investment, but it also means our research budget is limited.
As we continue to sponsor therapy through our therapy readiness programs and spiritual care plans, and as we keep training financially accessible, we need partners who can help us grow. Donations will help us fund research, compensate researchers, and strengthen the work that makes both care and training possible.
Why we need the help:
The TSI Institute is entering a critical season of growth. With invitations to present at the SSCAPE Conference this September and opportunities to share our work at additional conferences, we are expanding our reach and deepening the impact of trauma-informed spiritual intervention research.
To keep this momentum going, we need partners who will help fund the work behind the mission. Donations will support research projects, compensate researchers fairly, and help sustain the staff needed to develop, present, and share this important work with faith-based, academic, and professional communities.
Your gift helps us:
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Advance research that strengthens trauma-informed spiritual care.
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Pay researchers for their expertise and labor.
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Support staff who make this work possible.
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Share findings at conferences and professional gatherings.
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Expand access to practical, evidence-informed training and resources.
Give today to help fund research, support our team, and expand the impact of trauma-informed spiritual intervention.
Why does it matter?
TSI supports individuals and practitioners in exploring the intersection of faith and mental health, leveraging faith as a protective factor while addressing maladaptive thinking shaped by doctrinal influence.
Currently, few structured frameworks fully account for both the cultural relevance of spirituality or the prevalence and continued potential for religious harm within integrative care. TSI fills this gap by helping service providers establish and maintain safety when a client brings up a spiritual or religious dimension to treatment, fostering conceptual clarity and increasing sensitivity to doctrine and power dynamics.
Through its approach, TSI centers choice, mutuality, and collaboration in addressing harmful or maladaptive beliefs formed in spiritually unsafe environments, allowing individuals to reclaim and access the full resilience-building potential of faith.
Research Vision & Objectives
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Validate and refine the TSI framework
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Pilot psychoeducational and therapeutic interventions
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Measure outcomes related to trauma, hope, spiritual well-being, and reconciliation
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Scale development on TSI constructs
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Publish peer-reviewed conceptual and empirical papers
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Build culturally responsive and spiritually sensitive interventions
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Train clinicians, ministries, and wellness organizations
Purpose
The purpose of Trauma-Informed Spiritual Intervention® is to promote holistic health across service industries by providing a structured framework for establishing safety when navigating doctrine, religious differences, and trauma sustained in spiritually unsafe environments.
This approach supports individuals who want to explore the intersection of faith, lived experience, and mental health. It recognizes that spiritual care, when not grounded in trauma-informed, multi-level practices, can unintentionally reinforce harmful power dynamics. These dynamics often shape belief systems through judgment, coercion, or force rather than through safety, consent, and understanding.
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What is the Intervention?
The intervention is a reflective process that fosters reconciliation within the belief system and to the knowledge of God as revealed by the Gospel of Grace. It supports individuals in examining beliefs shaped by formative experiences and aligning them with their current faith perspectives in ways that are coherent, consistent, and self-directed.
This process brings awareness to spiritual bypassing within thought patterns and faith practices by intentionally slowing down belief formation. Through inquiry and guided reflection, individuals are encouraged to examine unchallenged assumptions influenced by doctrine and lived experience.
The goal is to cultivate autonomous reflection and curiosity, enabling individuals to develop coherence across all aspects of their belief system and engage in faith-integrated problem solving with greater clarity, safety, and personal agency.
Executive Leadership
Trauma-Informed Spiritual Intervention® learning pathways are for professionals of all backgrounds, including social workers, psychologists, counselors, clergy and professionals in medical care who desire to:
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Learn how to create spiritually safe and welcoming spaces through inquiry-based direction
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Understand the role and risk of doctrine in faith-integrated practices
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Support clients through faith construction and deconstruction where religious beliefs may be harmful
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Become confident with supporting clients whose physical and mental needs intersect with spiritual beliefs
Asynchronous Distance Learning
Interactive Live
Practicum
Discussions and Practical Application
Courses explore the relationship between doctrine, natural and spiritual power, and the human belief system. It examines how early life experiences, later life development, trauma, religious teachings, and both spiritual and religious trauma influence how individuals understand themselves, their faith, and their relationship to power.
Participants are guided through a framework that brings awareness to how beliefs are formed, reinforced, and challenged over time—especially within religious and spiritual contexts.
Delivered through a combination of live and pre-recorded lectures, live practicum sessions, role-playing exercises, and reflective assignments. Participants will have access to additional resources, including the Fundamentals of Trauma-Informed Spiritual Intervention® textbook.
By the end of this course, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to integrate trauma-informed care with spiritual sensitivity, fostering healing and resilience in those they serve.
Support your learning in Trauma-Informed Spiritual Intervention training and certification program with literature on:
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All 5 Modules offered within the Trauma-Informed Spiritual Intervention course
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Framework Diagrams + Scriptural References
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Content Internalization Worksheets and Note-catchers
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SAMHSA’s Standard of Trauma-Informed Care
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Trauma-Informed Spiritual Intervention™ Safe and Sound Workbook Incl.
Establishing the conceptual basis for faith-integrated care
Textbook Highlights:
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Creating Spiritually Safe Spaces: Learn how to establish environments that prioritize spiritual safety through inquiry-based direction.
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Principles of Spiritual Engagement and Warfare: Understand fundamental principles for effective spiritual engagement and spiritual warfare.
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Practical Assessment and Response Strategies: Acquire practical strategies for assessing and addressing spiritual needs with precision and care.
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Supporting Faith Construction and Deconstruction: Gain expertise in aiding clients through the construction of faith and the deconstruction of harmful religious beliefs.
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Addressing Intersecting Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Needs: Develop confidence in supporting clients whose physical and mental needs intersect with spiritual concerns.
