NARM® is a comprehensive psychodynamic and somatic approach to treating the consequences of developmental and relational trauma. NARM® draws on psychodynamic models such as object relations theory; attachment theory, as well as on interpersonal neurobiology and somatic mindfulness. It offers a process-oriented approach to working in the here and now.

NARM® works relationally in the present moment, offering a new approach that is resource-oriented, non-regressive, non-cathartic and non-pathologising. Drawing on interpersonal neurobiology, It works with early, unconscious patterns of disconnection that profoundly affect our identity, emotions, physiology, behaviour and relationships. Learning how to work with these different elements simultaneously, is a radical shift that has profound clinical implications for healing developmental trauma and supporting personal and relational growth.

The main focuses of the training are:

• different skills required for working with developmental trauma;
• addressing the complex interplay between nervous system dysregulation and identity distortions such as toxic shame and guilt, low self-esteem, chronic self-judgement and other psychobiological symptoms;
• working with affects and emotions, aiming to support psychobiological completion;
• working with early adaptive survival styles that have helped clients survive difficult circumstances but distort their current life experience, moment to moment;
• supporting clients in a process of disengagement from identity distortions.

More information about NARM®:

• narmtraining.com/what-is-narm
• drlaurenceheller.com

NARM article by Tobias Konermann

• Article: How the Neuro-Affective Relational Model (NARM®) expands the Psychotherapeutic Landscape (.pdf)
  About Subjective Depth and the Effectiveness of Process-Orientation

Detailed training program

The NARM ™ Practitioner Training Program Curricullum: A Practitioner Training for Healing Developmental Trauma
Topic OverviewTopics and schedule subject to change by instructor.

Module 1 includes:

• NARM Organizing Principles
• NARM Theoretical Orientation
• Differentiating Interventions for working with Shock vs. Developmental Trauma
• Working Top-Down and Bottom-Up
• Tracking Connection & Disconnection
• Developmental Process: Attachment & Separation-Individuation
• Reframing Attachment and Attachment Loss
• The Distortion of the Life Force Model
• Distress and Healing Cycles
• 5 Adaptive Survival Styles
• Connection Survival Style
• Attunement Survival Style
• NARM 4 Pillars: Clinical Model
• NARM Pillar 1: Establishing a Therapeutic "Contract"
• NARM Pillar 2: Asking Exploratory Questions
• Deconstruction of Experience (in the function of Disidentification)
• "Drilling Down": A Process of Challenging Assumptions & Clarifying Experience

Module 2 includes:

• The NARM Relational Model
• Working Hypothesis
• Identifying Core Dilemma: Core Themes vs Survival Strategies (Behaviors, symptoms, etc.)
• Trust Survival Style
• Autonomy Survival Style
• Love-Sexuality Survival Style
• NARM Pillar 3: Supporting Agency (Agency as the Foundation for the Development of Adult Self)
• NARM Pillar 4: Reflecting Positive Shifts
• NARM Languaging

Module 3 includes:​

• NARM Model for Working with Affect
• Primary vs Default Emotions
• Emotional Completion
• The Psychobiological Process of Shame ("Shame as a Verb not a Noun"; "Shame as a Process not a State")
• Shame, Guilt & Self-Hatred
• Working with Anger & Aggression
• Countertransference in NARM
• Unmanaged Empathy and Therapist Efforting
• Narcissism and Objectification of Self
• Narcissistic vs Sadistic Abuse
• NARM Personality Spectrum

​Module 4 includes:

• Deepening Study into the Connection Survival Style Issues, Symptoms and Related Disorders
• The Interplay of the Survival Styles: Primary and Secondary Patterns
• Revisiting the Dynamics of Attachment, Separation-Individuation, Attachment Loss and the Core Dilemma
• Relationships, Couples, Intimacy and Sexuality
• Survival Styles & the Polyvagal Theory
• NARM & the Body
• Working with Identity
• Transgenerational Trauma
• Disidentification Process
• "Cutting the Cord": Freedom from Identity
• Post-Traumatic Growth
• Resiliency: Supporting the Capacity to Tolerate Increasing Complexity
• Integrating NARM Effectively Into Our Clinical Practice

Practicioner training Agreement 

Here you can download the practicioner training agreement (that includes terms and conditions of the training and cancellation policies)
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Application form

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