TBRI®

Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®) is a well-researched, attachment-based, trauma-informed, family-friendly intervention for complex trauma that we’ve been sharing about for years. All ORPARC family support specialists complete basic training in TBRI®. The evidence is clear: TBRI® works! In fact, TBRI® is even officially considered an evidenced-based model. Please reference our Attachment, Life Story Work and Trauma pages for more resources. Plus, en español.

"Our children were harmed in relationship and they will experience healing through nurturing relationships." ~Dr. Karyn Purvis - author in ORPARC's library

Upcoming TBRI®-related Events

Join ORPARC in April 2026 for our FREE annual Hope for the Journey Simulcast!

TBRI® training on 6 Sundays, 12:30-2:30pm, September 14 – October 19 at Beaverton Church with Kristina Thom! Kids included! If you're a resource or adoptive parent, use the code AFCHALF for an automatic discount. Added discounts also available. Download flyer.

TBRI® Deep Roots Mentoring Club for children 1st-5th grade (in person!) - Meadow Springs Community Church 12647 SW 62nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97219, 3rd Saturday of the month 4:30-7pm, dinner included, by Rooted Families. Register here!

TBRI® Making Sense of Your Worth, virtual support group for parents, Mondays Oct 13-Dec 8, by Rooted Families. Register here!
FREE Foster & Adoptive Parent Support Group - with TBRI® practitioner & therapist Rhonda Andrews, meets 1st Sunday of the month at River West Church in Lake Oswego

Foster, Adoptive & Kinship Parent TBRI®-based Classes - in-person this fall & en espanol - with Lizzy Selves, Hood River & The Dalles Download Flyer
TBRI® Caregiver Support Group – Fall 2025 (Virtual Parent Group) by The Children's Program - Tuesdays, 9-11am, starting October 10; limited scholarships available! Download flyer.

Websites

Empowered to Connect
Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development and en español
Rooted Families, Rooted Communities
Show Hope
Suddenly Siblings - uses a TBRI® model
TBRI® materials in other languages - many for purchase as digital downloads

TBRI® Practitioners

Find local TBRI® Certified Practitioners
The Children's Program in Portland runs regular TBRI® groups for parents - email Dr. Karina Peters
TBRI® Pacific Northwest Collaborative - for local TBRI®-focused professionals. Email orparc@nwresource.org to get connected.

For Educators

Recommended Books & Articles

Caught Between the Amygdala and a Hard Place by Karyn Purvis, PhD & David Cross, PhD
Coregulation - How's Your Engine Running? by Adoption Adventures in the Mountains
Engine Plates by 4Kids
The Healing Power of “Giving Voice” by Karyn Purvis, PhD & David Cross, PhD
Helping a Child Through Trauma by Sharla Kostelyk
Hope for the Journey 2022-2024 audio recordings available in ORPARC library.
How to Build Trust with Your Foster & Adoptive Children by Foster VA
TBRI® for Autism Disorder by TCU
Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI): A Systemic Approach to Complex Developmental Trauma by Purvis et al
Weighted Items: Tools for Helping Children Learn to Regulate by TCU

Culturally specific

Behavior is the Language of Unmet Needs by Amanda Purvis
Let's Talk About Race & Adoption with Amanda Purvis by All God's Children Podcast (+transcript)
On Trust-Based Relationships & Confronting Racism by TBRI® Staff
Trust-based relationships across culture with David Randall by The TBRI® Podcast

Videos & Podcasts

Did you know that all of ORPARC's free Short Supports videos feature elements and concepts from TBRI®? View the collection here with more still to come!