The future of trauma therapy is parts-based. This week in Bali, the 2025 Resource Therapy International World Conference shows us exactly why.
As President of Resource Therapy International and co-organiser of this landmark global event, I am thrilled to be immersed in four days of clinical excellence, experiential learning and professional connection with fellow psychologists, psychotherapists, doctors, counsellors, trauma therapists, EMDR practitioners, neurodiversity specialists and coaches.
From Australia to Indonesia, Europe to North America, this conference is a living celebration of how Resource Therapy is reshaping the way we support healing at the root. It is therapy that works with the parts of the personality that carry emotional pain, defence strategies and inner strengths.
Why Parts Work Matters Now More Than Ever
Modern clinicians are waking up to a simple truth. You cannot talk a traumatised part into feeling safe.
Clients with complex trauma, betrayal wounds, identity fragmentation or chronic anxiety often hold wounded or stuck Resource States beneath conscious awareness. These parts need more than insight. They need to be heard, seen and healed.
That is the power of Resource Therapy.
It is a dynamic, strengths-based and neuropsychologically grounded model that helps therapists:
- Map the exact Resource State in need of attention
- Work directly with parts holding fear, shame, rejection, confusion or guilt
- Use 15 targeted therapy Actions to resolve the emotional roots of distress
- Support integration, even in complex cases, including Dissociative Identity Disorder
- Build clinical confidence with a clear yet flexible framework
Whether you are a trauma specialist, couples therapist, coach, or just beginning your parts work journey – Resource Therapy gives you practical, respectful and transformational tools.
Inside the 2025 World Conference in Bali
This week, therapists from around the world are diving into cutting-edge parts work applications including:
- Case presentations with DID clients using the RT diagnostic map
- Affair recovery through parts-based couples work
- Coaching and behavioural change with Resource States
- Working with neurodivergent clients using strengths-focused parts interventions
- Attachment repair and memory reconsolidation using RT
- Live demos and experiential workshops of the 15 RT Actions
And we are learning directly from Professor Gordon Emmerson, the founder of Resource Therapy, whose clarity and compassion continue to light the way for our global community.
What Makes Resource Therapy Different?
Unlike many other parts-based models, Resource Therapy:
- It is brief and targeted, often reducing treatment time
- Uses precise language (no talk of exiles or managers – just Resource States)
- Offers 15 specific therapeutic Actions for real change
- Works in individual, couple, family and group formats
- Integrates seamlessly with EMDR, somatic work and attachment therapy
It is ideal for trauma recovery, self-esteem building, resolving inner conflict, improving relationships, and performance coaching.
Ready to Learn Resource Therapy?
Whether you are starting your parts work journey or ready to step up into Advanced Clinical certification – we would love to welcome you.
🔥 Clinical Resource Therapy Training (Online)
- Starts 31 August 2025
- 10-day internationally recognised certification
- Join live or watch the replays
- Led by Philipa Thornton and Chris Paulin, with guest appearances by Professor Emmerson
👉 Learn more at resourcetherapy.com.au
🌿 Already Trained in RT? Go Advanced
- Deepen case formulation and group facilitation
- Ideal for supervisors, trainers and senior clinicians
- Advanced Clinical Training runs in November 2025
📩 Email us or visit the site to enrol
Resource Therapy is parts work with precision.
If you believe in real change, deep healing and therapeutic integrity, this is your next step.
Come join the movement. Help your clients reclaim their true selves – one healed Resource State at a time.
