Join us for a transformative two-day training exploring the profound impact of deep midbrain systems on trauma and its clinical consequences. Unravel the distinction between circuits for shock, particularly attachment shock (past or present), and circuits for affective and defensive responses, the foundation of Dr Frank Corrigan’s Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) approach.

DBR is an evidence-based trauma memory processing modality studied in the laboratory of Professor Ruth Lanius. Developed from an understanding of stimulus-response sequences in the upper brainstem, DBR activates a healing process by tracking these sequences while leveraging physiological knowledge. This approach aims for the optimal resolution of the clinical consequences of traumatic experiences.

DBR can also be useful when attachment urges are conflicted because of adverse experiences. As DBR is underpinned by a nuanced understanding of the neuroscience of early attachment trauma, overwhelming preverbal experiences can be safely processed to resolution. It is an exciting step forward in the treatment of complex trauma.