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Expressive Trauma Integration - Dr. Odelya Gertel Kraybill ETI™ webinars for parents and therapists. Psychotrauma, psychoneuroimmunology, neuroimmune parenting and biohacking dysregulation. Dr. Odelya Gertel Kraybill

Expressive Trauma Integration™ (ETI) is an integrative therapeutic approach that utilizes cutting edge research on Biohacking Dysregulation in PTSD and neuroimmune conditions while addressing all domains of health. ETI integrates recent findings and practices from neuroscience, attachment and developmental psychology, expressive and body oriented therapies, cognitive reframing, behavioral modification, mindfulness, nutritional psychology, and psychoneuroimmunology.​




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Dr. Odelya Gertel Kraybill PhD, LCPC, is a trauma researcher, psychotherapist, neurodivergent parenting consultant, and PANDAS mom. She has studied trauma and nutritional psychology for over two decades. One of her research interests in the last decade has been wellness and integrative health, especially nutritional psychology in the context of chronic stress and trauma. She advocates for mental health interventions that target root causes (chronic stress, neuroinflammation, neuroimmunity, autoimmunity, brain-gut-axis) and addresses all domains of health (emotional, cognitive, physical, spiritual, and social). She consults individuals and families with the most complex mental health conditions. She helps her clients investigate root causes and tailor short-term and long-term intervention plans. She collaborates with neurologists, psychiatrists, infection disease specialists, paramedical specialists (occupational therapists, physical therapists, nutritionists), neuropsychologists, teachers, and parental advocates to help her clients target all aspects of life toward maximum wellness. She provides one-time, short-term, and long-term consultations, trains clinicians, and runs webinars and support groups for neuroimmune parents nationwide.

🧠 When "bad behavior" is actually brain inflammation.Did you know that an estimated 1 in 200 children in the US will dev...
10/09/2026

🧠 When "bad behavior" is actually brain inflammation.
Did you know that an estimated 1 in 200 children in the US will develop a neuroimmune condition like PANDAS, PANS, or Autoimmune Encephalitis (AE)? That is vastly more common than most people realize, yet these kids are frequently misdiagnosed with psychiatric conditions or dismissed as "defiant."

As a trauma researcher and PANDAS/AE parent, I think that we need to look at these struggles through the lens of Neuroimmune Reactive Avoidance (NRA).

NRA isn’t a diagnosis; it’s a framework for understanding that a child’s sudden meltdowns, severe anxiety, or total shutdowns are physical reactions. When an infection triggers the immune system to attack the brain, the body goes into defensive overload. An ordinary piece of homework or a daily chore can trigger a fight, flight, or freeze response.

The takeaway: Behavior is a symptom, not defiance. It’s time to stop behavior plans and start addressing the immune load.

/PANS

When a traumatic event occurs, the primitive, survival-oriented part of the brain takes over. This creates an "emergency...
09/30/2026

When a traumatic event occurs, the primitive, survival-oriented part of the brain takes over. This creates an "emergency highway" where sounds, sights, smells, and emotions blend into an intense, high-alert experience designed to keep you alive. Long after the danger has passed, sensory triggers can unexpectedly pull you back onto this highway, causing you to re-experience those original sensations. Experiencing these physical and emotional responses does not mean you are broken; it means your survival mechanisms functioned exactly as they were supposed to.

ETI Certificate I 21 CEs: https://bit.ly/ETICerI


Over 250,000 people have read this blog: What is Developmental Trauma?The question it addresses remains one of the most ...
09/28/2026

Over 250,000 people have read this blog: What is Developmental Trauma?
The question it addresses remains one of the most challenging in clinical practice: how do you help a client who has experienced developmental trauma form secure attachment and develop self-regulation?
The answer is not a technique. It is a framework.
Attunement is the verb. Secure Attachment is the result.

I wrote about this in depth. And now, the ETI Secure Attunement Framework is at the core of ETI Certificate I, which offers 21 NBCC CE hours: https://bit.ly/ETICerI

Read the blog here: https://bit.ly/OGKBlog

Self-compassion often fails after complex trauma, not because it is wrong, but because survival comes first. Attunement ...
09/25/2026

Self-compassion often fails after complex trauma, not because it is wrong, but because survival comes first. Attunement is the verb that builds safety before kindness is possible. Attunement is not a feeling; it is a mindful act of attention and responsiveness. Through repeated experiences of attunement, attachment becomes secure.

ETI Certificate I 21 CEs: https://bit.ly/ETICerI





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