NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM)

Using techniques from NARM I work to connect the people I support to themselves, their true somatic and emotional experience, and their innermost hearts.

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 utilize NARM to help my clients understand the impact of neurobiology and attachment on their emotional well-being. By exploring past attachment experiences and building self-compassion, my clients can develop healthier relationships with themselves and others. NARM fosters self-awareness, emotional regulation, and the ability to navigate challenges effectively, leading to personal growth and improved overall mental health.

I am a Certified NeuroAffective Relational Model(tm) Therapist. I have completed training through level 2 and am a member of the Inner Circle. NARM is a cutting-edge model for working with attachment, relational and developmental trauma, by helping people start to connect with what they really want and see more clearly relational patterns that can cause life-long struggle if not addressed.

The NeuroAffective Relational Model(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. “What are the patterns that are preventing me from being present to myself and others at this moment and in my life?"

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Several of the therapists at HeartMind Resiliency are trained in NARM, as well as other somatic, depth oriented approaches.

I tend to incorporate a multidisciplinary approach, however, the heart of my practice is centered around NARM (the neuro-affective relational model), a compassionate, humanstic, and holistic approach to addressing C-PTSD or relational/developmental trauma.

The NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) is an advanced treatment for individuals who have experienced complex or developmental trauma. NARM focuses on how survival strategies, developed in response to trauma, manifest in the present. Unlike exposure-based treatments, NARM is a non-regressive model that promotes healing without reliving trauma. It emphasizes mindful awareness and self-inquiry, inviting clients to explore their experiences and relationships in the present moment.

NARM is an innovative therapeutic approach that focuses on healing early developmental trauma and its impact on our present lives. NARM combines insights from neuroscience and psychology to address the ways childhood experiences shape our adult behaviors and relationships. Unlike traditional talk therapy, NARM works with both the mind and body, helping clients understand how their past experiences continue to affect their emotions and behaviors.

I am a NARM trained therapist. The NeuroAffective Relational Model™ focuses on the fundamental tasks and functional unity of biological and psychological development. The NARM model: Integrates both a nervous system based and a relational orientation. Brings developmentally-informed clinical interventions that use body-mind mindfulness and an orientation to resources to anchor self-regulation in the nervous system. Works clinically with the link between psychological issues and the body by help

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.

NARM works with people to observe what is happening in the present moment that is ready to be released in order to have more of ourselves. It is includes attachment theory framework while supporting that we are always ready to heal and release our patterns of suffering. I have found it to be effective in helping with complex PTSD, depression, anxiety, insomnia, relationship with food, body, and substances.