DBR Intensive Therapy
Focused trauma therapy with Deep Brain Reorienting for people who want deeper work and more continuity than weekly sessions
DBR Intensive Therapy offers a more concentrated format for trauma healing. Instead of stretching the work across weekly appointments, intensives provide longer, more focused sessions that support continuity, momentum, and deeper therapeutic processing.
This approach can be especially helpful for people who want to work at the root of trauma in a way that feels thoughtful, paced, and grounded in nervous system safety.
What is Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR)?
Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) is a trauma therapy approach designed to work with the earliest layers of traumatic response. It focuses on brainstem-level orienting and survival reactions that can remain unresolved long after a threatening or overwhelming experience has passed.
Rather than relying on insight alone or asking you to repeatedly talk through the story, DBR works with the physiological and emotional imprint of trauma at its source. For many people, this makes it a gentler and more contained way to approach trauma healing.
DBR can be especially supportive for clients who feel overwhelmed by traditional trauma work or who sense that something deep in the system still has not shifted.
Why choose a DBR Intensive?
DBR Intensive Therapy is designed for people who want more continuity than weekly therapy can offer. Longer, more frequent sessions create space for deeper work while still moving at a pace your nervous system can tolerate.
Benefits may include:
- More continuity and less stop-and-start between sessions
- Greater momentum in the healing process
- Longer appointments that allow depth without feeling rushed
- A more immersive format for working with deeply rooted trauma patterns
- A treatment plan tailored to your needs, symptoms, and goals
This format is not about pushing faster than your system is ready for. It is about creating enough space for meaningful work to unfold well.
Who DBR Intensives can support
DBR Intensive Therapy may be a strong fit for individuals experiencing:
- Persistent trauma or PTSD symptoms
- Complex or developmental trauma
- Emotional dysregulation or chronic stress
- Anxiety or depression linked to unresolved trauma
- Relational challenges shaped by past experiences
- A sense of being stuck in patterns that insight alone has not resolved
This format can be especially helpful for people who have done a lot of personal work already but still feel that the root of the trauma has not fully shifted.
What to expect in a DBR Intensive
Your intensive is structured, supportive, and individualized.
1) Longer sessions
Sessions are typically 90 minutes to 2 hours, giving us the time to work with more depth and less pressure than a standard therapy hour allows.
2) More frequent appointments
Intensives are designed with more continuity than weekly therapy, helping maintain momentum and reducing the need to restart the work each session.
3) Individualized treatment plan
Your therapist will tailor the intensive to your history, goals, and nervous system needs, with ongoing check-ins to adjust the pace and focus as needed.
4) Safe, trauma-informed care
You will be supported in a compassionate, clinically grounded environment where pacing matters, safety matters, and your nervous system is not pushed beyond capacity.
A gentler way to work at the root
For some people, deeper trauma work requires more than insight and more than a weekly hour can hold. DBR Intensive Therapy offers a focused, body-led approach for working with trauma at its source, with space for regulation, processing, and integration along the way.
Get started
We offer DBR Intensive Therapy in Toronto and the GTA, with online sessions available across Ontario.
You can begin with a free consultation to ask questions, explore whether a DBR intensive is the right fit, and get matched with the right therapist. If you are ready to begin, you can also book directly.
3,000+
Client’s Served
24
Years Experience
15,000+
Sessions Delivered
20+
Psychotherapists, Clinical Social Workers Specialized in Trauma Care
Michelle Nathan
Registered Social Worker
Ashley Davidson
Registered social worker
Iva Keighley
Registered social worker, Registered Psychotherapist
Sarah Azzam
Registered Psychotherapist
Eliza Fernandes
Registered Social worker, Psychotherapist
Paula Reis
Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist
How To Get Started
Starting therapy can feel like a lot. We make the first step simpler.
Step 1 — Book a Free Consultation
Get your questions answered, tell us what you are looking for, and let us help place you with the right therapist or service.
Step 2 — Get Matched Thoughtfully
Based on your needs, goals, age, symptoms, and preferences, we help guide you toward the best-fit next step.
Step 3 — Begin Care at the Right Pace
We start by understanding your history and present concerns, then create a plan that supports meaningful change without overwhelming your system.
Request a Session
Let us guide you toward healing.
Healing does not have to feel vague, endless, or out of reach. With the right support, it can become clearer, steadier, and more possible than you think.