Psychology Career Advice – Australia Resource Therapy Institute

🗓 Save the Dates: 2025 Supervision Sessions

Join our warm, peer-based Resource Therapy groups and keep your parts work sharp and supported.

Real talk, real support — stay connected, learn your parts

Working with parts can be powerful… and sometimes, a little confusing.
Supervision is where it all starts to make sense — in a safe, supportive space with other like-minded therapists who speak the same parts language.

This is where you get to ask:

“Was that a Vaded in Fear or Conflicted State?”
“Did I connect with the Right Part?”
“Why did that protector shut everything down?”

Stay Resourced, Stay Inspired: Your Safe Space for Growth

If you’ve completed your Resource Therapy training — or are currently in the thick of it — you already know that supervision is where learning comes alive. It’s the space to pause, reflect, and strengthen your clinical confidence, with the support of peers who truly get it.

Our Parts Therapy Supervision Groups are warm, peer-based spaces where your questions, challenges, and client stories are welcomed. Whether you’re just starting out or have been practicing for years, this is your invitation to stay connected, supported, and inspired.

Whether you’re feeling unsure or just want to sharpen your skills, these groups are for you.

🌱 What to expect

✔️ A kind, peer-based group — all welcome
✔️ Real-time clinical support for your Resource Therapy cases
✔️ A relaxed space to ask questions or simply listen
✔️ Deepened understanding of parts, Vaded states & protector patterns
✔️ Encouragement to practice the RT Actions with confidence

Supervision isn’t about being perfect — it’s about staying connected, reflective, and supported in your journey.

🧠 Learning in every session

Spot when the presenting part isn’t the one needing help
Understand how protector parts show up and soften
Apply the right RT Action at the right time
Clarify your own therapist parts and responses
Build confidence in mapping the client’s inner system

🗓 Supervision Dates for 2025

All sessions are held via Zoom
Mondays | 3.30–5.00 PM (AEST)
Fridays | 9.00–10.30 AM (AEST)

🗓 May 12 – Friday
🗓 May 16 – Monday
🗓 July 18 – Friday
🗓 July 21 – Monday
🗓 August 22 – Friday
🗓 August 25 – Monday
🗓 September 19 – Friday
🗓 September 22 – Monday
🗓 October 17 – Friday
🗓 October 20 – Monday
🗓 November 14 – Friday
🗓 November 24 – Monday
🗓 December 5 – (TBC)
🗓 December 8 – (TBC)

We’d love to see you there!

Disclaimer – despite my best intentions, sometimes life happens and we have to change dates occasionally.

At the Australian Resource Therapy Institute, our Parts Therapy Supervision Groups are designed to nourish your skills and spirit. These peer-based online sessions are welcoming, non-judgmental, and filled with wisdom. It’s supervision the way it should be: warm, friendly, encouraging, practical, and never dull.

We invite you to join us in 2025 for ongoing connection and support. There’s no pressure to attend every session — just come when you can. Bring a case, a question, or simply come to listen and recharge.

📨 How to join

Just email philipathornton@gmail.com and let us know your preferred group.
No need to confirm each time — just show up when it suits.

💬 What other parts therapists say

“I always walk away learning something new about parts — and myself.”
“These sessions help me feel less alone with the tricky stuff.”
“Supervision is where I started to really get how to apply RT in session.”

Come with a case, a question, or your curious therapist part.
You’re always welcome.

I was honoured to be invited to the University of Western Sydney (UWS) Careers Expo this week.

As an alumni of UWS, Karin Fehlmann of Employer Liaison Coordinator Careers, Office of Employ-ability and Graduate Success found me on LinkedIn. Heads up it’s another great network to belong to.

Panel members included psychologists from the NSW Department of Education, Juvenile Justice, the Australia Psychological Society, Learning Links and the College of Professional Psychology.

As part of the Employability Panel we were asked questions by students. Here’s some of my advice for those early in their counselling career.

What advice would you give to students with regard to career planning and career options that you wish you would have known when you started off ?

Gain business, administration and presentation skills. Do a course in running a business. Be familiar with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, know how to type and be Social Media savvy.

I did a Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment, this proved very useful and launched me into a training contract. Early on I learnt to touch type and have never looked back.

· What skills did you gain when you first started that assisted you to transition into the roles you have now?

I had people come up to me after the panel and say how much it meant to them to hear how my call centre experience when I first arrived in Australia. Customer service skills and problem solving abilities in the workplace, in your life are transferable skills. They are attractive to employers as they demonstrate you are well rounded.

· What are key skills required that can be developed?

Perseverance, adaptability and a yes mindset are key. Working as an intern in Relationships Australia I had field experience from the ground up. Invaluable for running a business organization and my psychology practice.

social media networking is a key part of of career planning for psychology graduates

· How important has networking been to your career? Any tips?

Networking and have mentors is vital. I am the Randwick Mental Health Professionals Network Coordinator. The MHPN is a fabulous and free place to gain professional development points and meet others in your local area. Other psychologists are a great referral source. I like to have a mental health referrals for all over Australia. I get phone calls around the country, so I love to share my networks.

My other advice for early career therapists is to identify gaps and fill them. Aged Care, Employment Services, your local Council wherever other people may love your idea to run a mindfulness meditation group. Offer to give a presentation at an interagency. Belong to your professional body and associations. Join your Social Media groups – LinkedIn – please connect with me. Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube,Facebook join ours here: Resource Therapy Group on Facebook

Of course the classic advice still holds true. Volunteer for an organization – Lifeline, meals on wheels or training event. This gives you real world experience. I started out Youth line Wellington. It was a great opportunity and challenging.

At the Resource Therapy Institute we have had volunteers on our training workshops in the past. They get thousands of dollars of free training and benefit from networking with other health carers.

What’s your experience and suggestions you would offer an early graduate ?

Love to hear your thoughts and reflections. Please use the comment box, scroll down to the bottom. Thanks Philipa

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