Treating the Roots of Anxiety: A Neurobiological and Trauma Informed Approach

Course overview

The underlying neurobiological origins that manifest as anxiety can be linked in many circumstances to unresolved traumas; not only severe trauma; but also more pervasive difficult or undigested life experiences, collective trauma as seen since the Covid-19 pandemic, and cultural trauma experienced daily by marginalized groups. This is a global problem impacting the lives of hundreds of millions of people who are usually only offered relief in the form of medication that masks the symptoms. Traditional treatment often attempts to address the content of the worries and fears, but not the underlying cause of anxiety. This presentation will address the underlying roots of the anxiety symptoms and offer various possibilities to understand this very common symptom from a new perspective along with evidence based techniques to rebalance the nervous system and treat the whole person.