The International Trauma Resolution & Resiliency Center
Cutting-edge trauma resolution from a pioneer. Resiliency services to build consciousness & strength. World wide model replication & Consultation.
Online individual sessions.
04/09/2026
Why is it so hard to leave someone who hurt you?
Teresa Descilo is a widely known pioneer in the fields of trauma resolution therapy, breath and sound healing and personal empowerment. Her Costa Rica retreats and training help people heal, restore and thrive in a beautiful and supportive setting.
04/04/2026
Open yourself for true love.
03/29/2026
03/24/2026
Why is it so hard to let go of someone who hurt you?
Many people think it means they were weak or naive.
Often the real reason is something called a trauma bond.
Trauma bonds form when cycles of affection, stress, hope, and disappointment create a powerful attachment in the nervous system. Even when your mind knows the relationship was harmful, the bond can keep pulling you back.
I’ve created a short, guided program that helps people:
• understand trauma bonding
• restore clarity about what happened
• reconnect with their own strength
• begin loosening the emotional attachment
The program can be done privately in about 45–60 minutes.
After a long time developing this work, I’m opening a small Founding Participant (Pre-Pilot) group for my Trauma Bond Release Program.
Trauma bonds can keep people emotionally tied to harmful or confusing relationships long after they know something isn’t right. This program is designed to gently help loosen that grip through education, guided reflection, and structured support tools that help shift how trauma bonds live in both the nervous system and memory.
Before releasing this more widely to agencies and organizations, I’m gathering real-world outcome data and feedback so it can reach more people responsibly — including those who may never have access to this kind of support otherwise.
Thank you for being part of a community that cares about real healing.
— Teresa
Teresa Descilo is a widely known pioneer in the fields of trauma resolution therapy, breath and sound healing and personal empowerment. Her Costa Rica retreats and training help people heal, restore and thrive in a beautiful and supportive setting.
11/30/2025
Why withdrawal feels like detox, how to regulate the nervous system, and how TTR dissolves the bond at its source
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Teresa Descilo, MSW, MCT is the Founder, Former Executive Director of the Trauma Resolution Center, formerly known as Victim Services Center.
Founded in 1995, the TRC is the first trauma-focused Community Mental Health Center and state licensed substance abuse program in the US. Teresa has always believed in the resiliency of the human spirit and in the ability of each being to expand consciousness and tap inner strengths.
She has explored many paths and cultures over the decades and has collected many effective techniques for dealing with stress, raising awareness and connecting to one’s spiritual source. She always found it unreasonable that anyone should be permanently labeled and identified with any condition, as most things pass or can be worked through with some discipline and diligence, with the benefit of gaining strength and awareness. Teresa founded her agency on these values.
Teresa’s current interests include bringing this replicable and highly effective model into the larger world by creating sister organizations of the International Trauma Resolution and Resiliency Center. She is starting with Costa Rica.