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Reflections on psychotherapy, trauma, relationships and embodied experience

Writing on psychotherapy, trauma, relationship and the nervous system

This page brings together articles and reflections arising from clinical practice, ongoing study and the questions that continue to shape how I think about psychotherapy.

Some explore trauma, regulation, neurodiversity, neurofeedback, relational patterns and the process of therapeutic change. Others consider broader questions about adaptation, suffering, connection, responsibility, and what therapy may—and may not—be able to offer.

The aim is not to provide treatment advice or simple answers. These reflections offer a place to think more deeply about psychological experience and the ideas that inform my work.

If you are considering therapy and would prefer a practical starting point:
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For a quieter collection of words that have accompanied my thinking and work:
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December 02, 2025

Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR): a gentle way of working with shock and trauma

December 02, 2025/ Paolo Imbalzano
Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR): a gentle way of working with shock and trauma

Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR): a gentle way to resolve shock and trauma

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December 02, 2025/ Paolo Imbalzano/ /Source
Trauma and regulation
Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), Nervous System Regulation, Window of Tolerance, Parts-Aware Therapy
 

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Presenting Past Psychotherapy

Paolo Imbalzano · UKCP-registered psychotherapist and clinical supervisor ·
BACP-registered member and supervisor · Certified Transactional Analyst (Psychotherapy)

Relational psychotherapist, neurofeedback practitioner, and clinical supervisor.

Psychotherapy and supervision are available in person and online.
Neurofeedback available in person in Reading, Berkshire.

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