DBR - Deep Brain Reorienting

How does DBR work?

 

DBR helps the brain process trauma and deeply held emotional responses by working with the body’s earliest protective survival system. When something overwhelming happens, the brain can react in a split second, sometimes locking in patterns of fear, shame, panic, or collapse.

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DBR focuses on what happens right at the start of that reaction, before the full emotional wave hits.

In DBR sessions, the therapist helps you slow down and track the moment your nervous system first signals danger. This often includes noticing subtle body sensations such as tension, pulling, pressure, or an impulse to turn away. By gently staying with these early signals, the brain can begin to process what was never fully resolved.

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DBR is designed to be a slower, more contained approach. Many people find it less overwhelming than other trauma therapies because it does not require reliving or retelling traumatic events in detail.

For more details about how DBR works, talk to me. We can explore whether DBR is a good fit for your goals and your nervous system.

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What does DBR help?

DBR is often used to support healing from trauma and trauma-related symptoms, especially when experiences have left lasting emotional or body-based reactions.

It may help with:

• Trauma and PTSD symptoms

• Anxiety and panic reactions

• Shame and harsh self-beliefs

• Chronic stress and nervous system overwhelm

• Relationship and attachment wounds

• Emotional shutdown or numbness

• Strong triggers that feel out of proportion to the present

• Persistent fear responses or hypervigilance

• Grief and loss

• Complex trauma from childhood experiences

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Do none of the above symptoms or experiences fit you?

You may not identify with the conditions on the list above. There are also some lived, everyday signals DBR may be right for you:

• Do you have emotional reactions that feel intense or hard to control, even when you know the situation does not “match” the reaction?

• Do you feel triggered by certain tones, expressions, sounds, or situations and you cannot explain why?

• Do you feel shame, fear, or self-blame that you understand intellectually, but it still feels true emotionally?

• Do you find yourself freezing, shutting down, going blank, or feeling disconnected in moments of stress?

• Do you struggle with closeness, trust, or feeling safe in relationships, even when you want connection?

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If you answered “yes,” DBR may help you.

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To find out if you are eligible for DBR therapy or to learn more about this approach, reach out to me. Via a free phone consultation, we can begin to see if DBR might help you release what no longer serves you.