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What Is Deep Brain Reorienting and How Does DBR Work?

A clinician sketching a simple diagram on a notepad while a client watches

Deep Brain Reorienting is a talking therapy, not a brain stimulation device, despite a name that suggests otherwise. It aims at a split-second brainstem response its model says comes before the emotion. Here is where it came from, what one randomized trial has tested, and what that trial cannot tell you.

Is Deep Brain Reorienting Safe?

An older woman talking with a therapist in a bright consulting room

Well tolerated and safe are not the same claim. One measures who kept turning up; the other means somebody looked for harm and reported it. For Deep Brain Reorienting, only the first has been done. What the single published trial measured, who it left out, and what to ask before starting.

Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn: The Four Trauma Responses

Adult sitting quietly in a calm, sunlit room, reflecting on an automatic trauma response

Fight, flight, freeze, and fawn are the four automatic ways a nervous system tries to keep you safe. None of them is a choice. This guide explains what each response is, what sets it running, why it outlasts the danger, and when it is worth talking to a clinician.

Panic Attack vs. Anxiety Attack: How to Tell the Difference

Adult sitting quietly at home in the evening while anxiety builds gradually over several hours

A panic attack peaks within about 10 minutes and involves four or more of 13 recognized symptoms. An anxiety attack is not a formal diagnosis at all. This guide walks through onset, intensity, triggers, and diagnostic status so you can describe what you experienced accurately, and know when to seek care.

6 Options for Treatment-Resistant Depression When Medication Isn’t Enough

Adult discussing treatment-resistant depression options with a counselor in a Scottsdale office

Two antidepressants that did not work is a checkpoint in a treatment plan, not a verdict on whether depression can be treated. This guide walks through six options a clinician works through next, from rechecking the diagnosis to raising the intensity of care, and names which ones Redefine does not provide.

Adult ADHD or Burnout? How to Tell the Difference

Adult sitting at a desk looking mentally drained, illustrating adult ADHD or burnout overwhelm

Adult ADHD and burnout can look identical from the inside: no focus, no follow-through, no energy left over. They separate on when the pattern started, whether real rest changes it, and how many parts of your life it touches. Here is how clinicians tell them apart, and what to do with either answer.

When Benzodiazepines Stop Working: Recognizing Dependence

If a benzodiazepine that once calmed your anxiety feels like it is doing less, that shift has a name. Learn the common signs of benzodiazepine dependence, from rising tolerance to rebound anxiety and withdrawal between doses, why they happen, and the safe way to talk with a professional about next steps.