NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) Coach/Practitioner
The NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) blends traditional psychotherapy with a relational, somatic approach. NARM was developed by Dr. Laurence Heller addressing developmental, relational, and attachment trauma. NARM supports the restoration of connection and aliveness that is vital to our emotional health. NARM practitioners work with both the physiology and psychology of clients, focusing on the client’s capacity for connection and nervous system regulation.
NARM combines a top-down and bottom-up approach. Top-down, cognitive therapies focus on thoughts and emotions while bottom-up, somatic therapies focus on the body, the felt sense experience, and the instinctive responses as they are mediated through the brain stem and move toward higher levels of organization.
HOW CAN NARM HELP ME?
One of the key elements of NARM is somatic mindfulness, the ability to mindfully track sensations in the nervous system, in connection to your thoughts and emotions. NARM focuses on the relationship between clinical issues and the body, helping clients return to their body’s natural ability to self-regulate.
When a person learns how to better self-regulate, they can then feel their feelings without becoming overwhelmed by them and begin to feel better.
NARM combines a top-down and bottom-up approach. Top-down, cognitive therapies focus on thoughts and emotions while bottom-up, somatic therapies focus on the body, the felt sense experience, and the instinctive responses as they are mediated through the brain stem and move toward higher levels of organization.
HOW CAN NARM HELP ME?
One of the key elements of NARM is somatic mindfulness, the ability to mindfully track sensations in the nervous system, in connection to your thoughts and emotions. NARM focuses on the relationship between clinical issues and the body, helping clients return to their body’s natural ability to self-regulate.
When a person learns how to better self-regulate, they can then feel their feelings without becoming overwhelmed by them and begin to feel better.
Dr. Laurence Heller on the NARM Approach to Healing Developmental Trauma
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