Your clients understand their trauma. Most of them do not have a plan.

They arrive after reading the books. They can identify their attachment patterns, describe their nervous system responses, and articulate the childhood experiences that shaped them. In many cases, they cannot translate that understanding into a coherent approach to their own healing.Sessions become reactive. The client reports what has come up since the last appointment, but without a structure for collecting and organizing that experience, the material is scattered. If they are working with multiple practitioners simultaneously, the picture fragments further. Each modality produces its own insights. Nothing connects them.

This is the gap the Field Manual and its companion app are designed to address. Not as a replacement for the therapeutic relationship, but as the between-session infrastructure that gives that relationship more to work with.The frameworks the book draws on will be familiar: cognitive behavioral therapy, Internal Family Systems, attachment theory, schema therapy, and self-determination theory. The contribution of this book is not a new theory. It is a practical system for applying what is already known in a sequenced and coordinated way.

Structure as the starting point

The companion app

is client-side only. There is no therapist portal and no shared access. Your client uses the app independently between sessions and chooses what to share with you.

The inner needs profile

identifies which of six core need states are dominant in the client’s decision-making. Not a diagnostic tool. A structured starting point for a conversation about what has been driving the patterns you are already observing.

The PDF export

contains: a profile snapshot, a situation overview, exercise responses (objectives, obstacles, and plan of action if exercises are complete), and progress indicators. It is a set of concrete talking points the client has produced that you can examine together, challenge, develop, and build on.

Client using a smartphone to track progress between therapy sessions

For clients working across more than one modality

Clients who engage with multiple practitioners simultaneously face a coordination problem that no single practitioner can solve. The app functions as a personal log. The client records what is happening, what methods they are using, and what is shifting. The AI-guided analysis helps them identify patterns across methods.

The chat function acts as a between-session thinking partner.
When the client brings the PDF, you receive a coherent picture of what has been happening across their entire work, not just the fraction that occurs in your consulting room.

On the psychedelics chapter

Part 2 includes firsthand accounts of the author’s experiences with psychedelic substances. These are personal experiences, not clinical recommendations.

The chapter explicitly distinguishes between experiences conducted with professional support and those that were not. Psilocybin-assisted therapy was conducted with a trained practitioner in a structured therapeutic context.

The app does not facilitate or encourage psychedelic use. When clients ask the AI chat about psychedelics, the response directs them to their clinical team. The clinical research on psychedelic-assisted therapy is cited throughout, including peer-reviewed Phase 2 and Phase 3 trial data.

The psychedelics content is contained within a specific section and is clearly signposted. Clients who prefer to omit it can do so without losing continuity with the rest of the framework.

Professional discussion about trauma treatment and clinical care

Frameworks and professional review

foreword

The foreword is written by Jeanine, a psychologist specialising in trauma management.

Primary frameworks

Cognitive behavioral therapy (Beck, 1979), Internal Family Systems (Schwartz, 2021), attachment theory (Bowlby, 1969), polyvagal theory (Porges, 2011), schema therapy (Young, 1990), self-determination theory (Ryan and Deci, 2000), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Hayes, 2004).

Review

The therapeutic content of the book has been reviewed by a licensed clinician specialising in trauma.

Stated plainly

This book is not a therapeutic protocol. It is not a clinical intervention. It is not a replacement for the work you do with your client.

It is a self-directed system written by someone who completed his healing journey and recognized that the structure he used had transferable value.

The author is not a clinician. He does not present himself as one.

Questions from clinicians

If you have questions about the book, the app, the psychedelics chapter, or how to introduce this resource to a specific client, reach out directly.

Book reviews

Sylivia A., 48, childcare specialist.

Neo took a lot of courage to go down this road. This book connected with my stuides and opened for me the door to unlocking new types of therapies, including psychedelics, in a professional environment. A very real story that connected with me.

Robert D., 52, Corporate Executive.

Having made several journeys and still working on my healing, Neo' story shows an uncut version of what it takes to get there. It is an inspiration that it is possible to reach the end. The blend between a raw story, academic literature, AI, and the ability to build my own plan is unusual.

Hana R., 50, Security Consultant.

An incredible story of resilience and a book that made me think about how to further progress. A real hands-on book with relatable parts of the story and exercises to work on. The use of AI is interesting.

Nigel Utton, Craniosacral therapist.

I highly recommend this well researched and richly referenced roadmap to recovery. Neo writes with passion and courage. He clearly explains the root causes of our trauma and guides us systematically through the various healing modalities which supported his journey.

Mirjam S.,44, Marketing Advisor

The conclusions from the App were very interesting and recognizable. The doctrine and contra-doctrines exercises are something to work on. It is interesting to see how many therapies there are and how to combine them.

Alex Abraham, Author of Trauma and Ecstasy: How Psychedelics Made My Life Worth Living.

A rare, honest map of what self-directed healing with psychedelics actually looks like. Neo doesn't just tell you trauma can be healed; he hands you the plan.

H.A. Hans van Wechem, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist

Experience speaks louder than words and experiences can be too loud to deal with. Words are needed to translate these experiences and can help you in making the unconscious conscious. This field manual feels like a trusted and experienced guide on the challenging path to healing. A guide speaking from the heart and with a clear mind.

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