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Paolo Imbalzano

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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March 06, 2026

Trauma in Relationships — Why Safety Matters More Than Insight

March 06, 2026/ Paolo Imbalzano
Trauma in Relationships — Why Safety Matters More Than Insight

“I understand why I’m like this — but it still happens.” If you can relate to this, read more about how trauma operates in relationship.

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March 06, 2026/ Paolo Imbalzano/ Comment
Relationships work, Trauma
relational trauma, attachment, relationship patterns, nervous system regulation, hypervigilance, shutdown, fawn, repair, Relational Transactional Analysis, relational psychotherapy, trauma therapy
 

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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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