Philipa Thornton

November 16, 2023November 15, 2023

Cultivating Wellness: Harnessing Resource Therapy to Transform Distress and Behavioral Challenges

Resource Therapy’s effectiveness in dealing with parts in distress or behavioral disturbances is significantly enhanced by its specific action steps and targeted interventions:

Diagnosis and Identification: The therapy begins with a precise diagnosis and identification of the part in distress. This involves understanding the part’s role, its emotional state, and how it’s contributing to the client’s current challenges. Such clear identification is a crucial first step that sets the stage for targeted interventions. Here we deploy RT 15 Treatment actions.
Direct Communication with Distressed Parts: Resource Therapy facilitates respectful direct communication with the distressed part. This interaction allows the therapist and client to understand the part’s needs, fears, and motivations, leading to more effective treatment strategies, and enhancing self-compassion.
State-Specific Interventions: Resource Therapy uses state-specific interventions tailored to the condition of the distressed part. These interventions are designed to be directly relevant to the part’s current state, ensuring that the therapy is both efficient and effective. RT Therapists know the conditions can change from wounded to a sense of safety and peace.
Negotiation and Reconciliation: The therapy involves negotiation and reconciliation between parts. This step is vital in cases where behavioral disturbances arise from internal conflicts or imbalances between different parts. The key is Retro State Negotiation or our conflicted State protocol.
Empowering the Parts: Resource Therapy focuses on empowering the parts, particularly those that are distressed or causing behavioral issues. By strengthening these parts and helping them fulfill their roles more effectively, the therapy aims to reduce symptoms and improve overall functioning.
Integration and Resolution: A key goal in Resource Therapy is to integrate the distressed part back into the personality system in a healthier, more harmonious way. This integration is crucial for the long-term resolution of the issues and for preventing recurrence.
Action-Oriented Techniques: The therapy includes specific, action-oriented techniques such as role-playing or re-experiencing past events in a safe environment. These techniques help the client to directly confront and resolve the issues associated with the distressed part.
Creating New Responses: Resource Therapy aims to create new, healthier responses and behaviors. By working with the part in distress, the client learns to develop alternative ways of reacting and coping, which are more adaptive and less disruptive.
Feedback and Adjustment: Throughout the process, there is continuous feedback and adjustment of strategies based on the client’s response. This ensures that the therapy remains relevant and effective for the client’s unique needs.

By employing these specific action steps, Resource Therapy provides a structured yet flexible framework for addressing parts in distress or behavioral disturbances. This approach not only helps in resolving current issues but also equips clients with the tools to manage future challenges more effectively.

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November 12, 2023November 11, 2023

Join the Parts Therapy Revolution: Celebrating Success and Looking to the Future

Psychologist Philipa and the wonderful North American Imago Relationship Therapists in Las Vegas for their annual conference.

Greetings from Sydney via the City of Lights! Las Vegas, known for its vibrant nightlife and glittering skyline, recently added a dash of psychological depth to its repertoire as it hosted the North American Imago Relationship Therapy Conference. It was an event marked not only by illuminating insights into relationship therapy but also by the joy of personal connections—proof that the spirit of camaraderie transcends all boundaries.

A Conference to Remember

As the buzz of slot machines faded into the background, and still no gambling on this my second visit to Sin City. There was a different kind of excitement built up as Imago Therapists from across the continent gathered, eager to share and learn from each other’s experiences. It was a melting pot of innovation, with the latest in therapeutic techniques being discussed with enthusiasm.

It was certainly an honour meeting Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt Imago Therapy founders of Imago Relationship Therapy. Another highlight was connecting with Gene Shelly our Imago Clinical instructor and meeting Australian, NZ, and new American Imago friends.

Amongst the grandeur, the most meaningful moments were arguably the more personal—like meeting Cindy and Evonne – who trained with us at the Resource Therapy Institute online in the last couple of years.

President Philipa Thornton awarding Evonne Weinhaus her Clinical Resource Therapy Qualification in St Louis USA. — Philipa Thornton President Resource Therapy International (official) is delighted to award Evonne her Clinical Resource Therapy Qualification in St Louis USA.

The Power of Resource Therapy

Cindy, a passionate mental health social worker from Las Vegas, became our first Advanced Clinical Resource Therapist and Trainer in the USA 2020—a remarkable milestone. And Evonne W from St. Louis, who now proudly holds the title of Clinical Resource Therapist, reminded us of the incredible journey from learning to mastery.

Seeing these dedicated professionals and handing them their certificates as President of Resource Therapy International was profoundly moving. Their dedication over the years, transitioning from online modules to real-world applications, exemplifies the dedication and potential of Resource Therapy to change lives.

Accredited Mental Health Social worker & Clinical Resource Therapists Cindy from Las Vegas at Planet Hollywood with President of Resource Therapy International.

Bringing It All Together

Our interactions in Vegas went beyond professional courtesies; they were an embodiment of shared goals and aspirations. The warmth and hospitality extended by the new faces we met, now friends, were nothing short of heartwarming. These moments solidified the notion that while we may start as colleagues, we often end up as part of a larger, global family, united in purpose and passion.

Our Imago and Resource Therapy tribe.

Let’s Shape the Future with Parts Therapy

Now, we’re bringing the spirit of Las Vegas to you with our upcoming online courses and the much-anticipated training retreat in Bali for 2024. If you’re looking to expand your therapeutic toolkit and help your clients find healing and wholeness, there’s no better time to sign up. As a special thank you, we’re offering an Early Bird registration for those who enroll now—don’t let this opportunity slip by.

Resource Therapy is more than a profession; it’s a calling, a way to heal and empower. By becoming a part of this community, you’re not just learning but transforming lives.

Join us, and let’s move forward together. With hands-on, expert training and a supportive network, you’re set to make a difference in your live and the lives of others.

Whether you’re an established professional or just starting, our doors are open. For more information and to grab your Early Bird spot, click here.

To our future attendees, we say: let’s bring our practice into a new era. Together, let’s continue the work that turns the wheels of personal growth and development. See you online, or even better, in Bali!

Warm regards,

Philipa Thornton

November 11, 2023

What’s the Benefit for Therapists in Using Parts Therapy?

Our parts are like an internal family with may relationships. They are our Resources

We know Parts Therapies are all the rage in the USA and Europe. Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and other social media.

So there must be something to this parts of therapy hype, right?

Let’s face it you came into this therapy business to help people change, while achieving healing ethically, respectfully, and compassionately.

Maybe this is your second career as you wanted to do more than work to live, you wanted greater meaning in your life and work. Imagine feeling the reward of seeing authentic shifts in your patient’s health and well-being.

You have spent hours not to mention thousands learning psychotherapy models and theories. You have practiced client-centered, narrative, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness, and hopefully EMDR.

Perhaps you have a Master’s in Counselling or are finishing your psychology or social work degree.

Don’t you want the confidence to know what to do in sticky situations, and how to handle resistance while really getting to the crux of your client’s anxieties and frustrations?

How would it be to offer your clients respectful methods for:

Memory Reconsolidation
Trauma Processing
Self-Compassion
Empowerment
End Self Sabotage
Resolve Imposter Syndrome
Cease addictive patterns
Feel in Control – emotionally and in charge of their lives
Have meaningful relationships
Remove blocking beliefs

With Resource Therapy, you can.

Resource Therapy ( RT) is a parts-therapy-based model that offers you easily learned techniques and a clear structure to support your work with clients.

One participant in our Clinical program recently said “It’s like a sleek pared down version of Ego State Therapy.” RT could be viewed as an advanced form of Ego State Therapy as it offers evolutionary new methods for State or parts work.

With 15 Treatment Actions, there is an elegant structure providing a road map for change. Clear action steps are designed to treat your patient’s issues and goals for therapeutic results.

Imagine knowing what to do, why you are doing it, and when to apply the RT Actions in your therapy rooms. Feel the sense of relief and burden of responsibility taken from you, allowing your clients to feel comfortable, safe, and supported.

When we as therapists work directly with the Personality Part stuck in patterns of pain, anxiety, abandonment, confusion, rage, or acting out of control offers rapid results. It’s like a keyboard shortcut tapping into the root of the problem and allowing for memory reconsolidation and inner healing.

Join us in 2024 to discover the power of parts therapy in this amazing modality online or in Bali! Hurry spaces filling fast.