Laurence Heller

PhD

Dr. Laurence Heller holds a PhD in psychology and spent more than three decades in private practice, but he is probably best known as the founder of the NeuroAffective Relational Model©. NARM is a specialized psychobiological approach to working with developmental trauma that is detailed in his bestselling book Healing Developmental Trauma: How Early Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self-Image and the Capacity for Relationship, currently available in more than 15 languages.

Other titles to Dr. Heller’s credit include The Practical Guide for Healing Developmental Trauma: Using the NeuroAffective Relational Model to Address Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resolve Complex Trauma, which he penned with Brad Kammer, and Crash Course, a book on shock trauma co-written with Diane Poole Heller. He speaks several languages fluently and conducts seminars in the NARM approach throughout the United States and Europe. He and his teachers also present NARM worldwide.

Dr. Heller is currently working on a project led by Christina Bethell, PhD, a professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, to bring a trauma informed understanding to pediatricians and general practitioners throughout the US. Their first article for this project was published in 2021 by Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America and is titled “Social and Relational Health Risks and Common Mental Health Problems Among US Children.” It was coauthored by several professionals working on the project.

AREAS OF SPECIALTY:
NeuroAffective Relational Model