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.
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.
DBR and mindfulness both involve careful attention, but they use attention differently. Mindfulness listens to what emerges in present-moment experience. DBR works earlier in the nervous system sequence, close to where orienting and shock first arise.
Read MoreDeep Brain Reorienting (DBR) can support trauma processing, regulation, and reduced reactivity, but it may also bring temporary side effects. This article offers a balanced overview of benefits, possible after-effects, pacing, and integration.
Read MoreTransactional Analysis, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and Deep Brain Reorienting may sound different, but all are deeply relational approaches. ILF neurofeedback can also support the nervous system conditions that make grounded attunement and relational presence more possible.
Read MoreDBR and ILF neurofeedback can complement each other: neurofeedback supports regulation and sleep; DBR resolves shock patterns. Here’s how integration works.
Read MoreConfused by DBR, EMDR, and somatic therapy? Here’s a clear, balanced guide to how they differ, what they share, and who they can suit.
Read MoreHave you ever jumped at a sudden noise, felt your stomach drop when someone’s tone changed, or noticed your body tense before you even understood why?
That’s not you being “too sensitive.” That’s your nervous system doing its job.
Read MoreWhat happens after Deep Brain Reorienting? Common responses include tiredness, vivid dreams, emotional softness, and calmer reactivity. Here’s how to integrate.
Read MoreWondering what happens in Deep Brain Reorienting? Here’s a step-by-step guide to a DBR session, including pacing, safety, and after-care.
Read MoreDeep Brain Reorienting (DBR): a gentle way to resolve shock and trauma
Read MoreRelational 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
