Attachment and the Core Dilemma with NARM - Dr. Laurence Heller

Dr Laurence Heller is the founder of the NeuroAffective Relational Model™ - often referred to as NARM. This is a psychobiological approach known to be highly effective for working with developmental trauma.

He is the author of “Healing Developmental Trauma”, which is currently published in more than 10 languages. For the past 20 years, Dr Heller has been conducting seminars in the NARM approach throughout the United States, Europe and soon to be worldwide.

In this conversation, we explore:

— Why NARM does not see the traumatic event as the primary issue and instead views the adaptations that we make to traumatising experiences as the primary issue

— The key differences between treating shock trauma and developmental trauma

— Why effective therapy requires much more than just extinguishing symptoms

— The NARM core survival styles

And more.

You can learn more about Dr Heller’s innovative work by going to: https://drlaurenceheller.com/

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Dr. Laurence Heller is the founder of the NeuroAffective Relational Model© (NARM), a specialized psychobiological approach to working with developmental trauma. He holds a Ph.D in psychology and was in private practice for over 30 years.

The NARM Model is presented in the best selling book Healing Developmental Trauma: How Early Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self-Image and the Capacity for Relationship, which is currently published in more than 15 languages.

His new book with Brad Kammer is The Practical Guide for Healing Developmental Trauma: Using the NeuroAffective Relational Model to Address Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resolve Complex Trauma presents the clinical model. He is also the co-author of Crash Course, a book on shock trauma: He speaks several languages fluently and for the past 30 years has been conducting seminars in the NARM approach throughout the United States and Europe. He and his teachers present NARM worldwide.

He is currently working on a project led by Christina Bethell, Ph.D , a professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and others to bring a trauma-informed understanding to Pediatricians and General Practitioners throughout the U.S. Their first article for this project was published in 2021: Social and Relational Health Risks and Common Mental Health Problems Among US Children Published by Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America co-authored with Christina D. Bethell, PhD, MBA, MPH, (lead) Andrew S. Garner, MD, PhD, Narangerel Gombojav, MD, PhD, Courtney Blackwell, PhD, Tanar Mendelson, PhD

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
00:33 - Trauma Therapy with NARM
05:15 - Adaptive Strategies
15:05 - Addressing Developmental Trauma
18:52 - Understanding Childhood Trauma
28:05 - NARM's Holistic Trauma Healing
32:18 - Addiction Recovery with NARM
37:23 - The NARM Difference in Psychotherapy
48:13 - NARM Adaptive Survival Styles
56:58 - Advice for Therapists
59:23 - Dr. Heller’s Resources

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3 Books Dr Laurence Heller Recommends Every Therapist Should Read:

— A General Theory of Love - Sir Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini and Richard Lannon - https://amzn.to/44DT01L

— The Power of Attachment - Diane Poole Heller - https://amzn.to/3WG7NH5

— Healing Development Trauma - Laurence Heller and Aline Lapierre - https://amzn.to/3UJiS7E