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What Makes ITR® Different...

1. One structured protocol - a "blueprint" for full trauma recovery

ITR gives practitioners ONE clear, repeatable protocol that works with any kind of traumatic experience: simple, acute, chronic and complex trauma.  

2. A pathway for trauma that cannot be easily reached

ITR offers a way to work with traumatic experiences that don't have Memory or words including in-utero, birth, and preverbal trauma - the foundation of many complex trauma survivors.

3. Multiple approaches integrated over 45 years ago

Over 45 years ago, Drs. Tinnin and Gantt developed ITR for full trauma recovery using techniques from art, narrative, somatic, and parts-informed approaches that allow a survivor to integrate the nonverbal and verbal aspects of the experience for the whole brain to grasp it's over - THE END!

4. Trauma resolution without repeated detailed retelling or reliving

ITR's proprietary Graphic Narrative® and Externalized Dialogue® help a survivor externalize and organize their often fragmented traumatic experiences on paper (or on the app). The process minimizes unnecessary re-exposure and overwhelm. 

5. Focused on symptom relief and lasting recovery

Over 45 years of practice-based evidence, ITR has shown to resolve the traumatic experiences at the root. Client's find fast and sustained recovery from traumatic stress and dissociation, alongside greater integration, self-leadership and compassion.

6. Adaptable across ages and settings

ITR can be used for children (3 years of age +), adolescents, and adults, in individual and group formats. Its structured framework is flexible and works alone or with other approaches across clinical, community, residential, and other helping environments.

7. Learnable by clinicians and the people around them

Training pathways are available for licensed clinicians and non-licensed mental health professionals, chaplains, clergy, coaches, paraprofessionals, foster parents, and peer supporters. There are no higher education requirements. Each person is responsible to kowning their own scope of practice.

8. Provides continuity of care for clinics and hospitals to expand access

ITR equips multidisciplinary teams with shared language and practical skills, supporting task-sharing and continuity of care to expand accessibility of trauma recovery for survivors while helping to prevent practitioner and staff burn-out and turnover.

9. Practical tools clients keep beyond therapy

Clients actively participate in their recovery and learn skills they can use for life to navigate future challenges for themselves or others and build resilience. We have clients that study ITR and join the ITR mission to make trauma recovery accessible worldwide.

10. Guided tools for personal use

With appropriate instruction and guidance, survivors can empowered to use ITR tools independently. This creates opportunities to reinforce progress between sessions and continue practicing recovery skills beyond formal care. More tools for assisting clinicians and survivors are being developed now.