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Reflections on therapy, trauma, and the nervous system

Paolo Imbalzano

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Articles on therapy, trauma, relationships, and the nervous system

This page brings together articles and reflections from my practice.

Some focus directly on therapy, trauma, the nervous system, and relationship patterns. Others step back into a wider frame, exploring the human and ethical questions that also shape how I think about suffering, care, and psychological work.

Featured reflection

A wider frame for my practice

Some reflections sit slightly beyond the immediate therapy frame, but still shape how I think about suffering, care, trauma, human vulnerability, and our place in the wider world.

This longer piece explores selfhood, ageing, illness, neurodivergence, and ecological belonging.

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December 29, 2025

After a DBR session: what you may notice and how to support integration

December 29, 2025/ Paolo Imbalzano
After a DBR session: what you may notice and how to support integration

What happens after Deep Brain Reorienting? Common responses include tiredness, vivid dreams, emotional softness, and calmer reactivity. Here’s how to integrate.

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December 29, 2025/ Paolo Imbalzano/ Comment /Source
Deep Brain Reorienting, Psychotherapy
Deep Brain Reorienting, DBR, trauma therapy, integration, DBR integration, after-care, nervous system regulation, trauma processing, grounding, sleep, dissociation, shutdown
 

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Paolo Imbalzano

Relational psychotherapist, ILF neurofeedback practitioner, and clinical supervisor.

Psychotherapy and supervision: in person and online.
ILF neurofeedback: in person only, in Reading, Berkshire.

+44 (0)7803 049039 · paolo@presentingpast.co.uk

UKCP-registered psychotherapist · BACP-registered member · CTA-P

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