What Is The Ibrido Method?
The Ibrido Method is a hybrid, neuroscience-informed approach to trauma treatment that blends key elements from established therapeutic models, including Polyvagal Theory, Internal Family Systems, Memory Reconsolidation, and Progressive Counting. Developed with clinical flexibility in mind, the method offers a structured framework that supports individualized care and adapts to a range of client presentations and treatment settings.
Positioned within the growing field of neurocounseling, The Ibrido Method reflects the understanding that emotional healing is not solely cognitive or behavioral—it is also neurobiological. Drawing from research in neuroplasticity, memory reconsolidation, and autonomic regulation, the method engages both the emotional memory system and the nervous system’s role in trauma response and regulation. This bottom-up approach supports meaningful therapeutic change without requiring detailed verbal recounting of distressing events.
The Ibrido Method is grounded in widely accepted clinical theories and designed to be used independently as a comprehensive approach to trauma-responsive care. Its integrative structure offers clinicians a coherent, accessible model for supporting meaningful change at both the emotional and physiological levels. Formal evaluation of The Ibrido Method through doctoral research is currently underway.
MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Designed for clinicians in inpatient, outpatient, or private practice settings, Ibrido provides a structured, neuroscience-informed approach to trauma-focused work. Learn to integrate a method that supports emotional regulation and processing within your existing treatment plans.
LIFE & WELLNESS COACHES
Incorporate a structured, brain-based approach to help clients explore emotional experiences, recognize patterns, and practice self-regulation. Ibrido provides practical methods informed by neuroscience to complement coaching work.
SCHOOL COUNSELORS & COACHING STAFF
Ibrido offers tools to address students’ and athletes’ emotional and physiological responses to stress. Apply strategies that help support regulation, resilience, and overall well-being in educational and coaching environments.
PEER SUPPORT
Peer supporters—including survivors, veterans, and first responders—can learn methods to encourage emotional regulation, coping strategies, and resilience. Ibrido equips peers to facilitate supportive interactions while maintaining professional and personal boundaries.
Who Is The Ibrido Method For?
To be trauma-informed is to recognize how trauma impacts the brain, body, and behavior—and to approach clients with awareness, empathy, and a commitment to safety. Becoming trauma-integrated means going a step further and applying that knowledge in session through concrete, nervous-system-based strategies that help clients shift from survival responses into regulation, connection, and lasting change.
The Ibrido Method is designed to bridge the gap between theory and application. It offers clinicians, coaches, and peer support professionals a structured, neuroscience-informed approach to working with trauma—without requiring detailed verbal recounting.
Whether you're deepening an existing practice or exploring a new way to support healing, The Ibrido Method provides a practical, brain-based process rooted in current clinical theory and adaptable across diverse treatment and support settings.
Why Learn The Ibrido Method?
What Are Your Colleagues Saying?
“Really enjoyed the great training session and learned a huge amount. Looking forward to seeing it spread and used widely in our field.”
Barry Bowden, MS, MA, LMFT
“The training was so, so good!”
Amanda Parmely, MA, LCMHC
“Using the Ibrido Method has transformed the way I support clients with trauma. One client, who hadn’t driven without panic in years, is now confidently on the road again.
When we begin to shift the stories we’ve carried for years, protector parts sometimes step in with fear—but underneath, there’s usually a younger part just needing to be seen and validated. Creating space for those parts has led to deep and lasting change—not just for my clients, but for me too!”
Cindy Lineberger, MSW, LCSW
“As a coach in corporate settings, I’ve seen time and again that achievement doesn’t always translate to self-confidence.
Through her experience with the Ibrido Method, a high-performing executive client was able to process a long-held belief about her appearance that had quietly shaped her self-image since childhood.
With that shift, she was able to step into the self-assured, competent version of herself that had been there all along.”
Lynn Redfern, Executive Life Coach
Testimonials reflect personal experiences and are not a guarantee of results.