Hi my passion is for sharing the power of parts therapy. In particular the amazing Resource Therapy. Being a psychologist, mentor, and supervisor I love to encourage others in the field of therapy.
I am super excited to announce our first ever Doing Day for the Resource Therapy Institute Australia. We are holding this chance to practice your RT skills immediately after the May Foundation training. This is a terrific bonus. Just after you have gained the head knowledge of RT you get to use your learning straight away with more practice.
We know for the research the first 24 -48 hours are critical and repetition reinforces learning and ability.
Have you ever felt kind of burned out after a training workshop ? You signed on totally enthused , only to feel lost confused and possibly less skilled at the end of the training?
I sure have. I went to my first Resource Therapy training days and came out with a head full of vaded states and a vague idea of how Resource Therapy works. I felt the fear and did it anyway. We know in today’s therapy world you need to gain competency quickly to help your clients benefit from your valuable learning and make it your own.
Research tells us a mentor and coach can fast track our competency. We hear you and want to give you the opportunity to be coached and mentored in a supportive, safe and fun learning environment.
This workshop is your opportunity to give RT a go, take it for a test drive, polish your skills and reinforce your learning experience.
The Resource Therapy Action of Bridging with clients is a supremely useful tool. However Bridging can be an area of challenge for many of us. This DOING Dauy of Supervision Consultation and practice will be a a game changer for you. With fun, easy practice sessions in the day and you will get to use your RT learning. This is a DOING day, so please show up if you are willing to have fun, be real and play with learning Resource Therapy.
Of course this special practice day is open to all trained Resource Therapists. Naturally you will need to have completed an introductory two workshop (Foundation Training) to know what we are talking about. We encourage those who did the course got fired up and perhaps ti’s been a while since you used it. Or maybe you have seen RT work but feel you would benefit and gain from further practice and polishing. Come and have fun, gain further skills and competency in a safe, supportive and nurturing environment.
http://resourcetherapy.com.au/registration/
1 day hands on workshop 21 March 10- 4 pm Investment $250 including GST
Easy parking and public transport near the Bondi Junction Venue.
Email me Philipathornton@gmail.com
Love to have you join us Please call us on 0434 559 011
Our Resource States are like a flock who work together
Welcome to the new year, 2019. It promises to be another exciting year for Resource Therapy’s progress. We will be doing our usual Bali trip to support Gordon and Anna’s training in gorgeous Ubud. Mt Agung stay calm please!
Beautiful Bali Jungle
We are off the United Kingdom, so will be in London and England for August 2019. Happy to meet up with you and have a chat. Please email us. Love to catch up with the European family
We will be giving some educational talks on Resource Therapy, so get on the mailing list.
Yvette and I will be popping in an abstract for the 70th Anniversary Australian Hypnotherapists Association World Conference 2019 Brisbane.
Hope to see you there!
And we will have new Resource Therapy training dates soon for you. All the best and thank you for your interest in Resource Therapy.
Resource therapy is especially useful for those of you running a private practice or planning to get yourself out there. Let me give you the 7 benefits of using Resource Therapy with your clientele. Of course there are many more than I have listed here!
And here they are in no particular order:
1 Resourcing our Clients
Would you believe a major benefit, is it’s name – Resource Therapy. Professor Gordon Emmerson really did us a massive favour by calling this amazing modality Resource Therapy ( RT).
When I completed the EMDR training my trainer encouraged me to attend a ‘parts’ therapy workshop with Gordon Emmerson PhD. This was where I first learnt Ego State Therapy. Gordon has a long association with Ego State and was teaching this model. I can’t tell you how painful it was having to deal with client reactions to the name ‘Ego State Therapy’ and the lengthy explanation that had to follow. Not ideal for clients with low self esteem, to say the least.
When clients hear the name Resource Therapy you see the gleam of possibility and hopefulness and often they lean in with interest and curiosity.
2 Resource Therapy is Practical and Logical.
Clients love the name Resource Therapy and get the simple and logical explanation quickly. RT makes sense.
When you introduce Resource Therapy to clients, you often see a mixture of relief and curiosity. Parts therapy contains an innate logic with clients quickly comprehending their different parts. I say right now I am in my therapist part but there is another part that loves kicking back and watching the television show Vikings on SBS. I do have a humorous personality part too.
I used to see a similar reaction when I was using Narrative Therapy and had externalising the problem conversations. Suddenly my clients issues were not all encompassing. There was hope. When I give a brief explanation of RT I see the same impact and a sense of relief flow over my client’s face and their body appears to relax. It’s such a refreshing, simple and yet logical concept.
RT holds the belief that all are Resources or personality parts are there to help us. Sometimes those Resource State need a reassignment in order to deal with new issues. Resource Therapy has clear and precise RT Actions for change.
3 Resource Therapy is Easy to Use and Apply in Session
Resource Therapy has clearly understood and practiced Actions to use with your client. It offers a prescription for your clients problems. The RT Actions give distinct guidelines and steps:
Resource Therapy Actions
Core Actions
1. Diagnosis
2. Vivify Specific
3. Bridging
4. Expression
5. Introject Speak
6. Removal
7. Relief
8. Find Resource
9. Changing Chairs Introject Action
10. Retro State Negotiation
11. Conflicted State Negotiation
12. Imagery Check
Complimentary Actions
13. Resistance Alliancing
14. The Separation Sieve
15. Anchoring
These actions allow you to have a frame of reference for your clients desired goals in coming to see you .
4 Resource Therapy is Client Focused for Empowerment
Rt offers a client centred lens. Although not technically solution focused therapy it does offer empowerment and results for your clients desired outcomes. In service of seeking out our clients goals in therapy RT Action 1 is incredibly powerful.
By diagnosing the client’s presenting concern and not them, we make room for a destination and have a roadmap with directions on how to get there.
I adore RT for it’s ability to label the problem and not the person.
Get to where you need to go in therapy directly with Resource Therapy
RT 1 dials right in with our diagnosis question ” What are You Ready to Change today?” The elegant question conveniently locates the issues need to be targeted and resolved in therapy.
5 Resource Therapy offers Precision work in therapy
As it tunes right into your clients issue you can then work directly with the parts involved for rapid resolution.
Many talking therapies spend a lot of time talking to an intellectual Resource State which usually has knowledge of the clients issue but is not the appropriate part to be working with. It may or may not be aware of the issues and is usually not directly involved. Think of it as talking to a bystander in the crowd rather than the presenter of the talk. This can be frustrating for both client and therapist.
I can’t tell you how may times a client has sat in my office saying I know and understand the problem I have. They are genuine and have and deep insights into their actions and yet nothing changes, they sigh in resignation. I watch as their shoulders drop in despair. I tell them this is not their fault. Intellectually understanding an issue from a rational perspective is useful. It just won’t offer the desired change. Clients usually perk up at this, sensing the inherent truth of this statement.
Hoping to help you in your private practice
I go on to say we will be working directing with the Resource States involved for healing and empowerment and will see what changes for them. Direct targeting of the Resource State allows for rapid change beyond merely talking about the issue and gaining understanding.
6 Resource Therapy Works with the Therapy Hour
Resource Therapy addresses parts who have in the past acted out with negative behaviour or unwanted emotion as we apply the RT Actions. The key theme here if it’s not evident, is that the client must want to change their responses.
This makes it easier work for our clients. RT is particularly useful in dealing with trauma. I have had many clients report after an RT session they feel lighter, like a weight has been lifted. It is inspiring as a therapist to be involved in these shifts, I love my work!
We don’t need to dig for negative beliefs or challenge thoughts with cognitive restructuring. I will occasionally say to my clients, you don’t have a thinking problem. What’s occurring is emotional reactivity and protective behaviours which we will assist to resolve and find inner healing. Client’s really get this, intuitively it connects and makes sense.
7 Resource Therapy offers Rapid Change for Real World Results
RT is therapy that works incredibly quickly with what clients have been struggling with for years. Our clients don’t have unlimited time, money and needn’t be burdened for lengthy periods of psychotherapy. I get there is a case where longer term work is required, it’s not a one size fits all model. In my clinical experience with clients deep seated issues are addressed powerfully and the shifts are immediate – we also check the work in session with RT Action 12.
I believe RT changes our neural pathways in the session. For more information on Resource Therapy and the neuroscience supporting it read here Neuroscience and Resource Therapy connections . There is no homework required, you don’t need to go practice at home.
Enjoy your diversity and uniqueness as a therapist by bringing your own insights
I recommend therapists get in touch with a Clinical Resource Therapist in their area for a session and experience RT for themselves. Here is the link to Resource Therapy International’s Page Find a Resource Therapist in Australia, New Zealand and worldwide. I will own I am Vice President of Resource Therapy International.
You are the best judge of what will work for you and your clients. I do say to my clients I will work with you in ways I have been trained and apply both personally and professionally as it feels authentic to me.
