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Mental Health Professionals Trained
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Teachers and Educators Trained
300+
Public Safety Officers Trained
Dr. Matthew Vasquez | Co-Founder
Experts Ready to Support You!
The team at Highland is made up of leading national experts, researchers, and educators who bring decades of combined experience in mental health, clinical practice, stress science, and trauma-informed care.
We specialize in helping agencies:
- Reduce stress and burnout, and increase employee satisfaction.
- Implement trauma-informed care standards of practice.
- Train clinical staff in advanced trauma-based therapeutic approaches.
- Adopt effective crisis-response and de-escalation protocols.
- Use cutting-edge, evidenced-informed behavioral change strategies.
- Create peer support groups based on the latest stress science.
We can also provide specialized training on critical need areas, including person-centered practice, human trafficking, adoption and foster care, early childhood development, infant and maternal mental health, and more!
Meet the TeamOur Services
Online Store
Prefer flexible learning? Our growing library of high quality, self-paced video courses covers a range of topics for mental health professionals, educators, and public safety professionals. Perfect for individuals and organizations.
Training & Coaching
Whether it's dynamic professional development workshops, coaching, or credentialing support, we can give you and your team the tools to succeed in any high-stress, high-trauma environment.
Virtual Communities
Our Highland Virtual Communities provides subscribers online meetups to network with others and to connect with our consultants. It's a great way to build community, and it's free when you subscribe to our newsletter.
Where We Work
We offer specialized content for all of these sectors and more! Click on the "What We Offer" button to read our approach and training offerings.
Don't see your sector on the list? Let us know who you are, and what you do. We likely have content that fits your area of practice. We can also develop custom content that fits your agency's needs.
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What Our Clients Say About Us
Chiyo Churchill, LMFT
Catholic Charities Hawaii - Program Administrator
"Dr. Vasquez and the Highland Team provided several online and in-person workshops to Catholic Charities Hawaii, including the trauma processing approach Integrated Somatic Regulation. He has the ability to make complex concepts easy to understand and to give concrete tools to immediately put to use in with clients. Trauma-informed care is integral to our work and everyone who engages with clients at any level should take the time to watch and engage with his videos!
Joe Nemmers, LISW
UnityPoint Health - Clinical Supervisor, Outpatient
"We had the pleasure of working with the Highland Training Institute's Dr. Vasquez who delivered a series of five full-day, in-person trainings for our master-level clinicians. Dr. Vasquez connects with clinicians with his presentation style and provides real-life examples and practical interventions that are easy to implement with individuals. I highly recommend Highlands trainings for your organization seeking to improve clinical outcomes, support staff well-being, and foster a trauma-informed care."
Mary G.
Iowa School District - Therapeutic Teacher
"Dr. Matthew Vasquez and the Highland Team spent three years helping us understand how childhood trauma rewires children. As a school system having this understanding helped us meet students need more effectively and design a school wide therapeutic classroom. The therapeutic classrooms continue to this day thanks in part to Dr. Vasquez and the Highland Training Institute. Without their ongoing consultation, room design and troubleshooting for challenging students our program would not be what it has grown into today."
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Let us know what you're looking for! We can work with you to create the best learning experience for you and your team!