Paul du Buf

Paul is a registered nurse with experience in prevention, treatment, aftercare, dual diagnosis, training, and innovation in addiction treatment services in the Netherlands and the UK. He became an independent nurse prescriber and somatic practitioner with a specific interest in trauma to support his clients better. Paul is focused on transitioning addiction services to become trauma-integrated, and he was awarded certification as a global nurse consultant by the International Council of Nurses. He was an expert reviewer for the first universal nurses’ addiction curriculum and is the author of “Shadow Dancing: Embodied Recovery for Trauma and Addictions”. He founded ERA-Institute to support the creation of a trauma-integrated culture. He currently lives and works in the Netherlands.