Resources
My Articles
Articles written by Karima Reisinger to deepen your understanding of trauma, therapeutic approaches and adaptive survival styles.
APPROACHES & FOUNDATIONS
Individual Therapy
Discover the individual session formats offered at Emotion Institute.
The scientific foundations of my approach
The neurobiological and theoretical basis underpinning my therapeutic practice.
When a Simple Question Reveals an Emotional Pattern
A brief clinical vignette illustrating how awareness of an adaptive pattern can emerge during therapy.
Why Do I Feel So Alone — Even When I Want a Relationship?
Loneliness, difficulty finding a partner, relationship anxiety and repeating patterns: understanding what may be happening beneath the surface.
On fear
Understanding the role of fear in the nervous system and in traumatic responses.
A note on shock trauma
Exploring the mechanisms of shock trauma and its impact on the body and psyche.
Survival Instinct, the Nervous System and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Understanding the role of the nervous system, survival responses, and the freeze response in post-traumatic stress.
NARM® — MODEL & ADAPTIVE SURVIVAL STYLES
Understanding the NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM®)
An introduction to the NARM® model and its approach to developmental trauma.
Overview of the 5 adaptive survival styles (NARM®)
A comparative overview of the five survival styles identified in the NARM® model.
The difference between an adaptive survival style and a personality disorder
An important clarification between two concepts that are often confused.
Understanding the “Connection” survival style
The survival style relating to attachment and early relational experience.
Understanding the “Trust” survival style
Exploring the first adaptive survival style in the NARM® model.
Understanding the “Autonomy” survival style
The survival style relating to independence and personal boundaries.
Understanding the “Love–Sexuality” survival style
The survival style relating to intimacy and emotional expression.