About Bryan Post

Bryan Post is an internationally respected leader in the fields of trauma, stress, and attachment. He is best known for developing the Stress Model – a compassionate framework which explains that all behaviour arises from a state of stress, guided by the core emotions of fear or love.

At the heart of his work is a simple but powerful belief: children’s challenging behaviours are not problems to be “fixed”, but signs of underlying stress and emotional overwhelm. What they most need is understanding, connection, and regulation.

With more than 25 years’ experience, Bryan has dedicated his life to supporting some of the most vulnerable children and families, particularly those touched by foster care, adoption, and early trauma. Having grown up in foster care himself, he brings not only deep professional expertise but also lived experience to his teaching and practice.

Bryan is the founder of the Post Institute for Family-Centred Therapy, and his Family-Centred Regulatory Parenting model is now taught in universities and applied across many disciplines. He is also a gifted speaker and author, known for his influential books The Great Behaviour Breakdown and From Fear to Love.

Through lectures, trainings, podcasts, and online resources, Bryan continues to share his vision of trauma-informed practice – one rooted in compassion, guided by neuroscience, and grounded in the healing power of safe, nurturing relationships.

Trauma Informed Parenting is founded on the evidence from the ACEs study in Scotland and the work of Bryan Posts stress model.