Help Launch a Trauma-Informed Certification Program That Heals Addiction at the Root!

Hi, I'm Thomas, founder of the Holistic Addiction Treatment Professional Certification Program (also known as HATP). Through my experience working as a holistic group facilitator at a number of addiction treatment centers in Los Angeles, I have noticed that most holistic group facilitators are highly specialized in one modality and often lack trauma-informed training. The goal of HATP is to provide general training in 9 holistic modalities that are backed by research as being essential in the path of recovery. Our goal: bring body-based, mindfulness-driven healing to thousands — starting with one pilot cohort. Your donation creates sustainable impact, not just another class.

Our Mission

We’re launching the Holistic Addiction Treatment Professional (HATP) Certification Program — a 400-hour, trauma-informed training for group facilitators who serve people in recovery. This program integrates mindfulness, somatic healing, yoga-based tools, and clinical ethics to transform how group work is done in addiction treatment centers.

Why This Matters

Most addiction treatment programs still operate without trauma-informed or body-based healing methods. Many facilitators are undertrained, underpaid, or unrecognized — yet they’re on the frontlines of healing.

This program certifies them. Validates them. Empowers them.

What Your Donation Supports

We’re raising $100,000, with a goal of $50,000 for this first round, to:

1. Develop the curriculum with experts in trauma, somatics, and recovery

2. Train a diverse pilot cohort with scholarships for facilitators from underserved communities

3. Build an online learning platform and certification system

4. Launch the first university-hosted cohort with national credibility

5. Sustain the founder's full-time work for 3 months while this program is launched

Stretch Goal Breakdown

✅ $30K = Launch first pilot cohort

✅ $50K = Cover tech, instructors, and outreach

✅ $100K = Scale to national platform with scholarships and CEU accreditation

Why We’re Using GoFundMe

Because we believe in grassroots, people-powered funding — not just big investors. We want to keep this program accessible, affordable, and true to its mission: healing from the inside out.

Ways You Can Help

Donate any amount — even $5 makes a difference

Share this campaign with friends, wellness networks, therapists, and educators

Sponsor a student or training module

Introduce us to organizations or recovery centers that want to partner

Together, We Can Change the Future of Addiction Treatment

This is about healing. Dignity. Equity. And training people who know how to hold space for deep recovery.