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Instinctual Trauma Response® (ITR) What if you could help people recover from complex trauma without carrying their trauma home with you?

Start with Accelerated Traumatology Course 101

Instinctual Trauma Response Benefits:

Reduces Clinician Burnout
Can be taught to Human Services Professionals,Peer Support Specialists, and other paraprofessionals for more accessibility and clinical support
Less cognitive drain on practitioners with ease of implementation in any service model for any age and with the ITR web app
Better outcomes for clients resulting in better clinician morale
Empowers the clinician and their clients with new life skills to use on their own when appropriate
Allows for psychologically safe environments and teams

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"Resolve the trauma first,
and see what's left.” Dr. Louis Tinnin

Trauma symptoms very often mimic mental health disorders.

Many suffer silently, feeling they're "crazy" because nothing they've tried has worked. Many therapists are not trained to treat trauma symptoms, but instead focus on coping with them.

Drs. Tinnin and Gantt say, "There is no reason why a person should even suffer from a minimal symptom of trauma. It's easy to treat and it doesn't take long to do it."

Instinctual Trauma Response (ITR) recognizes trauma's potential consequences as being "stuck" in the ITR Components such as startle, fight/flight, freeze, altered state of consciousness, automatic obedience, or self-repair. Living with this toxic stress can be devastating, leaving many feeling hopeless and irreparably broken. Many treatment options can be confusing, slow, re-traumatizing, and yield minimal results.

ITR® addresses the root cause of trauma and resolves trauma symptoms allowing a person to break free from the chains of the past, to live in the present, and thrive in the future.

Everyone can be Trauma-Effective and Parts-Informed!

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Testimonials

“The Instinctual Trauma Response model allows for the gentle and rapid processing of haunting traumatic memories in a matter of days, not months or years. Their sensitivity and compassion, along with their exceptionally astute understanding of trauma and the healing process, have produced a significant breakthrough in the field of trauma treatment. I applaud their work, and enthusiastically recommend ITR to all those who treat and support survivors of trauma."

- Glenn Schiraldi, Ph.D., LTC (USAR, Ret) Author of "The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook," "The Resilience Workbook" and "The Adverse Childhood Experiences Recovery Workbook" and other books.

“Whether acute or sustained, the effects of trauma on the brain can lead not only to anguish for the client, but also to frustration for the clinician. These painful conditions, so often resistant to even the most sophisticated therapies, are now, thanks to the dedication of Drs. Tinnin and Gantt, able to be approached with a new and remarkably successful methodology. This is a model for responsible and effective care. I think it's the most amazing methodology to hit the trauma field, and it incorporates all of the current "hot" acronyms in a much more thoughtful and personalized way than any of them.”

- Judith A. Rubin, Ph.D., ATR-BC
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh

"I studied under Dr. Louis Tinnin, a towering figure in the field of trauma research and treatment who has been described (by Dr. Bessel van der kolk) as ‘The greatest trauma mind of the 20th Century.’ Dr. Tinnin turned Pierre Janet’s work of the 1880’s into a comprehensive treatment model for effectively treating trauma and dissociation. I was able to assist in some of the research that demonstrated the effectiveness of this treatment. Lou taught me two very important ingredients in successfully treating trauma: the value of narrative and a fearless approach of the client’s traumatic material."

- J. Eric Gentry Ph.D., Author of "Forward Facing Trauma Therapy"

“The therapeutic implications of this concept are profound, and are addressed in detail, providing theory and application of techniques that embrace both cognitive and non-verbal somatic/behavioral elements.”

- Robert Scaer, MD, Author of "The Body Bears the Burden: Trauma, Dissociation, and Disease."

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Who We Are

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The ITR Training Institute is proud to be a part of the Mental Health Emancipation Movement. We believe effective and fast trauma recovery should be accessibility for all. “Trauma is not a life sentence.” It can be resolved in a time-limited fashion.

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