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As a professional searching for CPD and trainings to up-skill with, it can be overwhelming to decide on which model is best for you. As a client it can be even more overwhelming to choose a therapist and therapy style that fits! I recommend finding a trainer that resonates with you (just like good fit of therapist is important in therapy) as well as exploring the modality in depth. What is important to you? Identity affirming? Neuro-affirming? Language? Lots of flexibility an

Working with Unclear Memories in Resource Therapy and EMDR: Feelings, Sensations, and Finding the Right Part Many people assume trauma therapy requires clear, factual memories. In reality, this is not how the brain stores overwhelming experiences. Traumatic material is often encoded in sensory fragments, body sensations, emotions, impulses, and states of being. It may not contain coherent narrative memory at all. It is also common for our early life experiences that impact us

What is parts work therapy? How does it even work? An in depth explanation of this essential approach to trauma work.

Three essential questions to set up a therapy session well

At the heart of our safety as humans is connection to others. From birth we cry out for connection (literally), and from infancy we do all we can to preserve our attachments. Many people come to therapy saying: “I only feel good when I please others.” “I panic if I disappoint someone.” “If people really knew me, they wouldn’t like me.” “I just feel unlovable”. From my Resource Therapy (advanced parts work) perspective, these are the voices of parts (or States) ‘Vaded’ in Reje

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

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 professional work. In a career spanning Out of Home Care, the health system, disability, mental health, and complex trauma treatment, I’ve long valued a structure that leaves space for creativity, intuition, and humanness. Whether we’re doing deep trauma work, building capacity, supporting systemic change, or walking alongside someone through