Workplace and staff training resource
Change how your organisation understands trauma.
The award-winning documentary licensed by healthcare teams, local authorities, schools and charities to shift culture and frontline practice.
23 world-leading experts and lived-experience voices, brought together in a film organisations screen to anchor their training days, INSET sessions, CPD workshops and safeguarding inductions.
- With Dr Peter Levine, Dr Richard Schwartz, Janina Fisher, Deb Dana and more
- 23
- Expert and lived experience voices
- 23
- Subtitle languages
- 2026
- Social Impact Award winner
- Online
- or in-person screenings
Licensed by teams in
- Local authorities
- NHS and healthcare
- Schools and colleges
- Children and family charities
- Specialist trauma services
- Mental health organisations
Who is in the film
The leading thinkers in trauma, in one film
Directed by Ton Mazzone, Traumality features pioneers of Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems and polyvagal theory alongside psychologists, NHS leaders, educators and people sharing their own lived experience.
Dr Peter A. Levine
Developer of Somatic Experiencing®
Author of Waking the Tiger, whose work on the body's natural capacity to release trauma reshaped how the field understands recovery.
Dr Richard C. Schwartz
Creator of Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Creator of the IFS model, which understands our most difficult behaviours as protective parts rather than pathology.
Janina Fisher, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist & Trauma Specialist
Author of Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors, and a leading voice on how the body and brain carry what happened to us.
Deb Dana, LCSW
Clinician, Author & Polyvagal Theory Educator
Translates polyvagal science into practical ways of working with the nervous system in everyday life and therapy.
Dr Jessica Taylor
Chartered Psychologist, Author & CEO VictimFocus
Dr Graham Music
Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist
Dr Suzanne Zeedyk
Research Scientist & Developmental Psychologist
Dr Eugene Ellis
Psychotherapist, Author & Founder of BAATN
Dr Veronique Mead, MD, MA
Former Family Physician & Trauma Researcher
Benjamin Fry
Psychotherapist, Author & Founder of Khiron Clinics
Mandy Saligari
Therapist, Author & Addiction Specialist
Dr Angela Kennedy
Clinical Psychologist & Trauma-Informed Systems Leader
Dr Susanna Petche
GP, Trauma Educator & Founder of Trauma-Sense
Dr Asha Patel
Clinical Psychologist & Founder of Innovating Minds
Benna Waites
Consultant Clinical Psychologist & NHS Mental Health Lead
Lou Lebentz
UKCP Psychotherapist & Trauma Specialist
Julie Harmieson
Director of Education & International Strategy, Trauma Informed Schools UK
Kevin Feighery
Counsellor, Psychotherapist & IFS Practitioner
Sophie Olson
Survivor Activist, Author & Founder of The Flying Child
Joe Tudor
Mental Health Speaker, Campaigner & Founder of Reconnect
Deborah Cooper Jones
Lived Experience Contributor
Endorsed by the field
Recognised by leading voices in trauma
“Ton does a great job of covering the landscape of thinking about and treating trauma, and I am very impressed. The film needs to be widely viewed.”
Dr Richard SchwartzFounder of Internal Family Systems“It is emotion and intellect coming together to bring the issue of trauma to the forefront of our attention.”
Janina Fisher, PhDTrauma expert and author“A powerful film that every human should watch.”
The PsychologistThe British Psychological SocietyWhat your team will take away
Understanding that changes everyday practice
01
Behaviour as communication
Staff learn to ask what has happened to someone, rather than what is wrong with them, and to read behaviour as a protective response.
02
The nervous system in plain language
Fight, flight, freeze and shutdown explained through polyvagal theory and somatic approaches, so teams can recognise them in the moment.
03
Adverse childhood experiences
How early adversity shapes health, learning and relationships across a lifetime, and why relationships are central to recovery.
04
Reducing stigma and re-traumatisation
Practical awareness of how systems, language and processes can unintentionally harm the people they set out to help.
05
Compassion for colleagues and self
Space to reflect on secondary trauma, burnout and the wellbeing of the professionals doing this work.
06
A shared language across services
Education, health, social care and the voluntary sector leave with common reference points for multi-agency practice.
How organisations use it
Built into the training you already deliver
Staff training days
Open a training day with the film, then use the discussion to ground trauma-informed principles in real lived experience.
INSET days for schools
Help teaching and support staff understand behaviour through a nervous-system lens, not a discipline lens.
Safeguarding and inductions
Give new starters in social care, health and education a shared starting point on trauma and adverse childhood experiences.
CPD and multi-agency workshops
Bring teams from different services into the same conversation about trauma, stigma and how people respond to adversity.
From recent screenings
Reviews from professionals
What practitioners say
★★★★★
“As a licensed family therapist certified in EFT and trauma, I rarely see trauma, violence, and sexual health portrayed with such accuracy and care. Thank you for this work.”
★★★★★
“Excellent. I am a physician and very happy with this work. I will promote and support in our country.”
★★★★★
“I've already incorporated it into one of my treatment groups, and the response from clients was very positive.”
★★★★★
“I've waited for this for 25 years since I trained in Somatic Experiencing with Peter Levine. Amazingly thorough and balanced presentation.”
★★★★★
“This film is truly a mirror many of us need, from the mental health professionals, to anyone that works with and around other humans.”
★★★★★
“This film was all encompassing. Very informative, thought provoking and more than that, action provoking.”
How licensing works
01
Tell us about your team
Audience size, setting and whether you want an in-person or online screening.
02
Choose a licence
One screening for a team, or wider access for an organisation. Pricing is in the licensing pack.
03
Screen and discuss
Run it within your own training. A Q&A with director Ton Mazzone can be arranged.
Questions
Is Traumality a training course?
No. Traumality is a documentary film. Organisations use it as a resource within their own trauma-informed training, CPD and team development.
Who is it suitable for?
Teams in education, health, social care, local government, charities and any workplace building a trauma-informed culture.
Can we screen it online?
Yes. You can host a private online Watch Party for your team, or licence an in-person screening.
Who features in the film?
Dr Peter Levine, Dr Richard Schwartz, Janina Fisher, Deb Dana, Dr Suzanne Zeedyk and Dr Asha Patel are among 23 experts and lived experience contributors, directed by Ton Mazzone.
Can we add a Q&A or panel?
Yes. A Q&A with director Ton Mazzone can be arranged for in-person and online screenings.
Bring Traumality to your organisation
Tell us about your team and we will recommend the right licence, online or in person.