This Level 2 DBR Training will be offered virtually via Zoom on January 20, 21, and 22, 2026.

January 20 and 21: 11:00 am - 4:30 pm EST (GMT-5)

January 22: 11:00 am - 3:30 pm EST (GMT-5)

Please note: Cindy Shrigley, MSW, RSW and Dr. Tina Shrigley, C. Psych. are approved DBR trainers and are licensed to offer DBR Training by Dr. Frank Corrigan, developer of DBR.

Level 2 DBR training forms the second part of DBR training and offers participants a more comprehensive understanding of the role of midbrain-based systems in attachment pain and attachment shock – and their healing. We further explore brainstem responses to the relational or interactional stimuli which underpin attachment patterns and consider how these can activate basic affective and defensive responses and, ultimately, modify the seeking of connection.

Early life adversity and trauma compromise the functional integrity and fluency of these brainstem-based networks, thereby setting a developmental trajectory that shapes attachment capabilities throughout life. This is reflected in the relational disturbances routinely encountered in therapeutic work with traumatised clients. Such relational disturbances are often embedded in conflicted orienting and response patterns linked to the seeking of attachment. There can then emerge relational conflicts and affective responses that have their explanation more in past events than in present circumstances.

Working with conflicted relational orienting patterns derived from prior experience of attachment pain and attachment shock offers access to the associated physiological residues using the O-T-A-S sequences mapped out in Deep Brain Reorienting. This promotes a liberation of the brain’s healing mechanism so that blocked processing can be released and, optimally, allow resolution of the past attachment adversity.

Key learning outcomes

• To deepen understanding of the neurobiology underpinning attachment and human connection

• To understand the key role a triad of midbrain neural circuits play in shaping conflicted orienting patterns potentially throughout life

• To refine our thinking on the dual implications of attachment pain and attachment shock on the innate connection system and the innate alarm system

• To identify and differentiate the O-T-A-S sequences that underpin attachment pain and attachment shock.

Who should attend?

DBR Level 2 training is for mental health professionals: psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, and other health practitioners who have a minimum of two years’ post qualification clinical experience, experience of working with early adversity and trauma and who have completed DBR Level 1 training.

Please read before Registering:

DBR Training Attendance and Exclusion Criteria

Frank Corrigan has established the following policies and criteria to ensure consistency and fidelity in the training and implementation of DBR. DBR Training attendance and exclusion criteria

Attendance criteria

Attending DBR Level 2 requires that you have already completed DBR Level 1.

• a core professional qualification in mental health and/or psychotherapy

• a minimum of 2 years clinical psychotherapy experience post accreditation/ registration/ clinical licensure

• current professional body/state board accreditation/ registration/ licensure

• current professional indemnity insurance

• significant experience of working with trauma and/or trained in psychologically based trauma focused approaches

Please note bookings that do not meet the attendance criteria will be cancelled and subject to a 20% cancellation fee.

Exclusion criteria

DBR training is not suitable for

• Therapist in training
• Practitioners without a core professional mental health qualification and who are trained in another therapeutic modality e.g. Biofeedback, Internal Family Systems, Neurofeedback and Somatic Experiencing
• Hypnotherapists, Massage Therapists, Yoga Therapists, Therapeutic Coaches without core professional mental health qualification.

If you are not sure you meet the criteria, please email traumastresscentre.sarnia@gmail.com. If you are making an inquiry regarding your eligibility for training in DBR, please note that we provide trainings internationally. Please provide clear and detailed information including:

• registering/professional affiliations in full – i.e no acronyms

• duration of core training

• full details of the training body

• duration and specifics of modules pertaining to psychotherapy/mental health

• the exact academic level e.g. Post Graduate Diploma (of 2 years duration)/Masters (3 years with 2 years clinical practice experience) Exclusion criteria DBR training is not suitable for

• Therapist in training

• Practitioners without a core professional mental health qualification and who are trained in another therapeutic modality e.g. Biofeedback, Internal Family Systems, Neurofeedback and Somatic Experiencing

• Hypnotherapists, Massage Therapists, Yoga Therapists, Therapeutic Coaches without core professional mental health qualification.

Cancellation Policy

• You will be refunded if you cancel 1 month or more before the date of the training. A 20% cancellation fee will be applied.

• You will not be refunded if you cancel within 1 month of the date of the training.

• There is no refund if no notice of cancellation is received before the date of the training.

• Registrations that do not meet the attendance criteria will be cancelled and subject to a 20% cancellation fee.

• There is no refund for partial hours if you are only able to attend a portion of the training.

• Where a training is cancelled due to trainer illness or other unforeseen circumstances, you will receive a full refund.

Participation and Confidentiality Agreement

• I acknowledge and agree that the Trainings are the exclusive intellectual property of Deep Brain Reorienting® and ©Dr Frank Corrigan, who is the exclusive owner or licensee of all materials utilised in the Trainings including, but not limited to, all printed, audio, video, digital, online, and other materials (“Materials”). The Materials also include all duplicates, reproductions, and derivatives of the Materials, as well as any materials, research, books, articles, and other works of authorship, as well as products or services, created by Dr Frank Corrigan and related to the Trainings (collectively, “Materials”).

• I shall not make any audio, video, audiovisual, or other recordings of any portion of the Trainings nor shall I duplicate, reproduce, distribute, publish, or discuss any of the “Materials” and confidential information contained in or related to the Trainings.

• I agree that all personal information of any participant relayed within the Trainings is strictly and completely confidential. I shall not disclose any of this confidential information to any other person or entity under any circumstances.

• If I agree to participate in the Trainings as the subject of a demonstration, I am doing so voluntarily and at my own risk. I further understand that I am under no obligation to participate in the demonstration, that I may refuse to answer any question, and that I may pause or discontinue my participation in the demonstration at any time at my discretion.

• Recording and filming waiver. I understand that if DBR Training and Certification Company Ltd approves the recording of a Training, my image and voice may be in the video or recording. By participating, I waive any right to approve the video or recording, and waive my right to any payment for participation.

• I understand that the primary reason for participating in and receiving the training is educational. The programme includes experiential practicum components where participants are asked to be the recipient of a DBR practice session. As these are training sessions rather than part of any ongoing treatment, each participant is responsible for choosing to work on something that is appropriate to their own therapeutic work, and which will facilitate learning in a DBR way. It is equally important for all participants to remain mindful of the material they choose to explore in practicum work and to arrange any follow-up as felt necessary.

• I understand that participation in trauma processing therapies can be inherently unpredictable, and therefore agree to participate at my own risk. Even where an issue is selected that may not appear to be particularly ‘significant’, I understand that this may lead to material arising that is unresolved within my nervous system, this may require ongoing personal therapy work, post the training event. I understand that this is my personal responsibility to attend to and agree to arrange follow-up therapeutic support as needed, and I cannot hold the organisation, trainer, training team nor other participants responsible for this.

• If I wish to present Deep Brain Reorienting in a public format, I hereby agree and acknowledge that I must seek and be granted prior approval in writing from Dr. Frank Corrigan. (For enquiries please contact: jo@deepbrainreorienting.com)

• I accept responsibility for any risks involved in implementing content learned here. I agree to indemnify and hold faultless Deepbrainreorienting Limited and its partners for any negative outcomes from such implementation.

• In the event that Deepbrainreorienting Limited or its authorised representatives or the Trainings organiser requests that I discontinue my participation and involvement with a live Training, I will immediately leave the Training. If I withdraw from the Training, the Centre for Trauma and Stress refund policy applies.

• I understand that if I suffer from any health risk or am pregnant and I elect to proceed with the Trainings I do so at my own risk. If I am pregnant I may wish to consider participating in a future training date.

• Responsibility for technology. For online training, it is my responsibility to participate with a computer and internet access that will allow my consistent participation and attention in an environment that also ensures confidentiality of materials shared in the training, including during the practicum. If I am not able to participate consistently, or if I am joining the training from a location that is distracting or unsafe (i.e. while driving), especially during practicums, I may be asked to leave until I am able to be in an environment that best facilitates learning for you and others.

• I understand that personal data, such as name, email address, personal account preferences, transactional data, such as purchase information, and technical data, such as information about cookies, are collected so that I can be sent further information about DBR and Trainings.