Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR)
Deep Brain Reorienting is a type of therapy that allows people to access traumatic material that may have been stored through shock and deep affect in the body, that other types of therapy may not be able to access or clear out. DBR can address traumas and attachment wounds where a need was not met, the pain of the unmet need, and/or what intensified deep affect related to those attachment or relational wounds. DBR can also help with addressing the moment a person knew something bad was about to happen and the distress has been stored in the body, unable to be accessed or cleared out.
Who can benefit from DBR Therapy?
-People who have tried other types of therapy and still feel like there's something stuck.
-People who have already done talk therapy and want to try trauma therapy and processing.
-People who experience a lot of body disturbance and are unsure how to address it.
-People who have difficulty doing EMDR therapy or it's not an appropriate modality.
**Therapist would still get a full picture history and assessment before recommending a type of therapy**
Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) FAQs
-What is the difference between DBR & EMDR?
EMDR is using bilateral stimulation to desensitize and reprocess disturbing images, cognitions, feelings, and body disturbance that are in a person's awareness, while DBR can address stored shock and affect at the "midbrain" level.
-Can DBR & Neurofeedback be done together?
-Trauma therapists can alternate DBR sessions with Neurofeedback to help with emotion regulation as needed.
-Is there a lot of talking in a DBR session?
DBR sessions have much more silence. The client is allowing shock and affect to process out of the body while the therapist supports the process.
