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Resource Therapy for Anxiety- Meeting the Part That’s Still Afraid


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 system reacts as if the past is still happening. Panic, phobias, or generalised anxiety is the body’s way of saying, “I’m not safe.”




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How Resource Therapy Works with Anxiety


  • Conceptualisation: Anxiety often maps to a part that is ‘Vaded’, or overwhelmed, with Fear from a past experience (an initial sensitising event’).


  • Bridging & Expression: RT Action steps help the fearful state return to the original experience, articulate what it needs, and realise it is safe now.


  • Empowerment: Once a fear State understands the danger has passed, it can return to being a resourceful, playful, or nurturing part of self. A more present-oriented State can also be identified to step up during moments of worry or fear.



Benefits of Resource Therapy with Anxiety


For clients, Resource Therapy can help reduce panic and restore a sense of calm by addressing the anxious part directly. It is useful for anxiety relating to trauma, attachment difficulties, or neurodivergent nervous systems.


For therapists, RT provides a structured map and clear interventions for anxiety, with a focus on body, memory, and parts work.


Parts Work in general is a useful tool for working with anxiety, and complements EMDR especially well. I personally love the roadmap that Resource Therapy offers working with clients with anxiety, phobias, low mood, chronic stress and pain, and cPTSD.


With the RT protocols for working with fearful parts, I am confident to tackle any presentation without worry of getting stuck or looping on the same themes every session.


What have you found is the best approach for anxiety treatment?



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