Videos and Resources

Virginia Satir and the Iceberg Model

Video Gallery

Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR)

11 minute interview with the founder of DBR, Dr. Frank Corrigan
More Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR)

8 minute interview with researcher, Dr. Ruth Lanius. (at 5:42) "What's unique about DBR is that DBR really gets at the root of the trauma response." (at 5:50) "What I noticed treating some of my patients with chronic developmental trauma ... they had plateaued after years of treatment. Using DBR got almost all of them out of that plateau."
Virginia Satir and the Iceberg Model of Self
Draw Your Iceberg Instructions and Worksheet
Somato Respiratory Integration Breathing Exercise
A 10-minute introduction to EMDR from EMDRIA

Tools

Tried-and-true ways to connect with Self and Others

These are powerful, self-connective exercises. Please ensure you feel safe to experience your feelings and emotions before you begin.

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Feelings List

Use writing and language to work with your feelings, so they work for you.

PDF
Draw Your Iceberg

Grow your self-knowledge through connecting with your Iceberg.

Google Doc template
Temperature Reading

A great tool, developed by Virginia Satir, to support connection between individuals in a group.

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Develop Your Session Goal

What do I want to get out of my therapy session?

Google Doc template
Satir Iceberg Graphic

Art by Anne Lindyberg. Please do not use without permission.

Based on Satir V., Banmen, J., Gerber, J., Gomori, M. 1991. THE SATIR MODEL: FAMILY THERAPY AND BEYOND. Science and Behavior Books, Inc. Palo Alto, California. https://www.sbbks.com/satirmodel.html. For educational use only.

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