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Resource Therapy is an advanced parts work model based on the idea that our personality is made up of different “Resources” or parts of...

About Me Hello there! I’m an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, yoga teacher, and therapist, offering embodied trauma support and...

Following on from Part 1- The Gentle Revolution in Trauma Therapy, I wanted to continue on my series about Relational-Integrative EMDR (RI-EMDR) When you hear the term “therapy model,” it might conjure something formal, abstract, or overly academic. But RI-EMDR- the Relational Integrative EMDR approach developed by Michele Bowes and Amy English is grounded in something very human. It is the kind of work that grows from long conversations in the kitchen, from shared supervisi

Anxiety rarely feels rational. It can be a racing heart while driving across a bridge. A sense of dread in the checkout line. Panic that seems to appear “out of nowhere.” From a Resource Therapy perspective, these experiences make perfect sense. Anxiety isn’t a flaw in who you are. It’s a sign that one part of you, a  State overwelmed with Fear , is still carrying the imprint of past experiences. When that State comes into the driver’s seat of consciousness, the nervous syste

If you're a therapist, a curious client, or someone with parts who are feeling wary at the mention of “processing,” you're not alone. I fell even more in love with EMDR therapy when I discovered Relational Integrative (RI) EMDR- a gentle, flexible, and spiritually attuned approach to trauma work that brings together evidence-based practice and deep human wisdom. I had already been playing with integrating parts work and somatic awareness into my EMDR practice, especially with

Parts Work is a great choice for trauma therapy   Choosing a trauma therapy can feel overwhelming . If you are looking for support with...

Reflections on Parts Work in today's landscape, with some wisdom sprinkled in from EMDR queen Caroline Burrows

Through the last few seasons, I found myself reflecting on the ease and deep safety that comes from having a predictable roadmap in my...

For most of my life, I pushed myself to maintain the same pace every day, every week, every month. I believed I should be productive and...