Odelya Gertel Kraybill Ph.D.

About

Odelya Gertel Kraybill, PhD, LCPC, is a trauma researcher, therapist, and PANDAS mom specializing in psychoneuroimmunology (the link between emotions, the nervous system, and immunity), neurodivergent parenting, and psychotrauma.

A Fulbright scholar, she developed Expressive Trauma Integration (ETI), which combines experiential psychoeducation (ETI Roadmap), a secure attunement framework, biohacking dysregulation (DIY practices combining biology, genetics, neuroscience, and nutrition), and sustainability plans.

Kraybill translates complex mental health research into accessible insights for those navigating developmental and complex trauma, neuroimmune conditions, and neurodivergent parenting. She runs an online private practice, trains professionals, supports neurodivergent parents, facilitates support groups, and consults for individuals and families worldwide.

Recent Posts

Rethinking Trauma Therapy: The Key Role of the Immune System

Discover how psychoneuroimmunology transforms trauma therapy by addressing the immune system's role in health, regulation, and developmental and complex trauma integration.

The Impact of a Three-Day Mindfulness Retreat

Short-term mindfulness retreats can effectively reduce inflammation and improve emotional health, according to research.

Psychological First Aid for the People of Ukraine

Psychological first aid is a short-term intervention strategy to provide immediate support and care to individuals and communities affected by critical incidents and trauma.

Can OCD Be An Autoimmune Condition?

OCD can trigger PANS/PANDAS and be linked to systemic autoimmune diseases. Immunotherapy for these patients can lead to an improvement in prognosis.

Parenting A Neurodivergent Child is Hard!

Parenting a neurodivergent child can be exhausting. The stress, worry, and ongoing extra things to monitor and manage can seem endless. Learn how self-compassion can help.

PTSD: An Unconscious Choice to Stay Alive

PTSD stress reactions are an unconscious choice made by your nervous system to stay alive.

Fight, Flight, Freeze and Withdrawal After Trauma

Part 2: Polyvagal Theory and withdrawal as a secondary autonomic stress cycle.

Fight-Flight-Freeze and Withdrawal

After trauma, there is a state that is neither flight, flight, or freeze: withdrawal. It is both a short-term reaction to immediate danger and a long-term reaction to trauma.

Psychoeducation in Trauma-Focused Psychotherapy

Trauma survivors respond to therapy better when they revise their negative view of their symptoms, recognizing that their symptoms reflect an unconscious choice to stay alive.

Promising Results Using Antibiotics For Psych Disorders

Promising Results Using Antibiotics to Treat Psychiatric Disorders.
Using Tetracyclines for post- COVID neuropsychiatric and neurological manifestations?