More about deep brain reorienting

Deep Brain Reorienting is an approach and theoretical orientation to the treatment of  trauma in psychotherapy developed by Scottish psychiatrist Frank Corrigan. You can learn more about it at deepbrainreorienting.com.

The basic insight I have gleaned from my study of DBR is the following: When traumatic events occur, in the sequence of events neurologically, millisecond by millisecond from the onset, there are shocks and conflicts that occur deep in the brainstem, at the level of orienting (to what is occurring), that precede the making of meaning, or even the feeling of emotion. These shocks and conflicts are "sub-cortical". Meaning-making, and emotion occur in higher mid-brain structures. Until these shocks and conflicts at the brainstem level are reviewed and cleared, it is difficult to resolve the emotional and ontological residues of a trauma. DBR helps us to safely access, and to heal at these deep levels. 

Because the aim of DBR is so profound, I think it's reasonable to approach it with great care. Much in the way one might approach having a surgery, for example. That means it behooves us to spend a bit of time to get a sense of whether or not it's the right time for you to engage in this work, as well as if I am the right person for you to work with. Please contact me if you'd like to have this conversation.