NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM)

https://narmtraining.com/

I am currently enrolled in a year long level 2 training. In general, I see the world through a lense of CPTSD. Not to diangose folks but rather empower.

I am Neuro-Affective Relational Model (NARM®) Level 2 and Masters level therapist. I have trained extensively at the NARM institute and have studied directly with Dr. Laurence Heller, the founder of the NARM Institute and the author of "Healing Developmental Trauma: How Early Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self-Image, and the Capacity for Relationship ".

NARM is a cutting-edge model for addressing attachment, relational and developmental trauma, by working with the attachment patterns that cause life-long psychobiological symptoms and interpersonal difficulties. These early, unconscious patterns of disconnection deeply affect our identity, emotions, physiology, behavior and relationships. Learning how to work simultaneously with these diverse elements is a radical shift that has profound clinical implications for healing complex trauma.

My specialty is using NARM to treat complex and developmental trauma and other psychological conditions, including depression, trauma, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflict, and addiction. NARM is a relational model focusing on using curiosity, compassion, and consent for our clients. NARM is informed by principles from attachment theory that go beyond symptom reduction, seeing every human being moving toward a deeper connection to themselves and others.

I was trained in NARM™ more recently, in 2021-2022, completing all requirements for Level 2 training. NARM helps folks with chronic, developmental, relational, or attachment trauma who struggle with emotion dysregulation, toxic shame, and difficulties in relating to self and others. It's a non-pathologizing model that uses top-down and bottom-up interventions to resolve emotional stuck points and increase a sense of agency in our lives.

I am a NARM-certified therapist. This model is utilized to treat the effects of developmental, attachment, and relational trauma. I believe as humans, all of us have been subject to traumas like these in various ways. I relate to this model because it is oriented around acting within our own agency and helping clients discover the barriers getting in the way of what they most want for themselves. It is also a relational model that values the relationship between client and therapist.

I have completed level 1&2 of the NARM training. NARM specializes in working with developmental, relational, complex PTSD, intergenerational, cultural, and attachment trauma. It is a top down and bottom up approach. I have over 300 hours of training completed in this modality.

NARM Master Therapist

NARM is a cutting-edge approach to treating complex trauma by focusing on identity, connection, and self-regulation. Rather than revisiting the past, it addresses how unresolved trauma shapes present-day thoughts and behaviors. I help clients break free from patterns of shame, self-sabotage, and emotional dysregulation by strengthening their capacity for resilience and self-acceptance. NARM fosters deep healing by restoring a sense of agency and emotional balance.

I am in the process of completing the Level 2 NARM training and will receive the official certification after completing supervision in 1 year.