CPD Events – Page 3 – Australia Resource Therapy Institute

July 4, 2025

From Bali With Gratitude: A Global Celebration of Resource Therapy

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Resource Therapy Clinical Training & International Conference – A Huge Success

The Australia Resource Therapy Institute (ARTI) has just returned from a transformative month in Bali, Indonesia, where we hosted two landmark events:

Completion of the Hybrid Clinical Resource Therapy Training for mental health professionals
The first-ever Resource Therapy International World Conference

Held in the lush surrounds of Ubud, these events brought together a passionate community of clinicians and educators from across the globe to deepen skills, share research, and celebrate the evolution of parts-based healing. We met Ernst from Zurich, great to see you, Richard from Hong Kong, our new Indonesian friends William, Robin, Flora and crew. Old Aussie friends and finally meeting Alkha, our RTI Executive delegate.

Why Resource Therapy Is Gaining Global Momentum

In a world increasingly turning to parts-based therapy for lasting trauma recovery, Resource Therapy is standing out as a leading modality that is both powerful and practical.

Developed by Professor Gordon Emmerson, PhD, Resource Therapy:

Accesses parts directly, not symbolically or imaginatively
Offers 15 targeted clinical actions for real behavioural and emotional change
It is brief, strengths-based, trauma-informed, and DSM-5 aligned
Supports work with dissociation, betrayal trauma, grief, anxiety, neurodiversity, chronic pain, and more
Can be integrated with EMDR, CBT, somatic therapies, and clinical supervision models

Whether you are a psychologist, trauma therapist, counsellor, hypnotherapist, EMDR practitioner, or coach, Resource Therapy gives you clear tools to work at the root cause.

Highlights From Bali 2025

Our time in Bali was rich in learning, connection, and clinical depth. Highlights included:

🔄 Live demonstrations of RT Actions with complex trauma/ DID clients
🧠 Insightful presentations on dissociation, betrayal, couples work, chronic pain, cultural diversity, ADHD, OPIs, Depression, Memory Reconsolidation, and RT for business coaching
🚢 Interactive group work using the ship metaphor and parts mapping
🌏 Attendees from Australia, Indonesia, Germany, the UK, Canada, and beyond
✨ Community bonding, shared meals, and even a few monkeys on the line!

Our conference theme, ‘Happy Parts, Healthy Self: Our Resources’, came to life through experiential workshops, advanced supervision, and the warmth of our global RT community.

Group photo of Resource Therapy International speakers and guest Bali World Conference 2025 Ubud with Gordon Emmerson and President of RTI Philipa Thornton — Group photo of Resource Therapy International speakers and guests, Bali World Conference 2025, Ubud, with Gordon Emmerson

Become Part of the Next Generation of Resource Therapists

If you are ready to take your clinical skills to the next level, our next Clinical Resource Therapy Program begins on 31 August 2025.

This fully online, internationally endorsed training is led by:

Philipa Thornton – President of Resource Therapy International
Chris Paulin – Consultant Psychologist with over 40 years of experience

Join us and you will:

✔️ Learn how to identify, access, and heal wounded Resource States
✔️ Work confidently with trauma, anxiety, grief, betrayal, and dissociation
✔️ Receive supervision and support from Australia’s leading RT educators
✔️ Gain a Certificate endorsed by Resource Therapy International

Spots are limited – Learn more here

June 4, 2025

The Trauma Training You Didn’t Know You Needed (But Won’t Forget)

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Live in Sydney | 8–9 November 2025 | CPD-Approved In-Person Workshop

Imagine feeling calm, confident, and equipped the next time a client’s trauma story overwhelms the room.
Imagine knowing how to hold space, without burning out.
Imagine doing it live, in the room, with a therapist who has walked the walk for over 30 years.

This November, Maureen McEvoy, one of Canada’s most beloved Imago Relationships trauma educators, is coming to Sydney for a powerful two-day training:

🧠 Healing Trauma, Restoring Connection
📍 Crows Nest Community Centre, Sydney
🗓️ 8–9 November 2025

Hosted by the Australian Resource Therapy Institute, this rare in-person event is your opportunity to go beyond theory, and experience what it truly means to integrate trauma-informed care into your practice.

This Workshop Is For You If…

You want to feel more confident working with disorganised attachment
You’re curious about how to integrate parts work, ego state therapy, art therapy, and somatic tools
You don’t specialise in couples work, but you know relationships are always in the room
You’ve felt overwhelmed by trauma disclosures, and want real tools to respond
You’re tired of online training and ready for face-to-face learning that sticks

This isn’t just for couples therapists. It’s for anyone who works with humans. Therapists, psychologists, doctors, psychiatrists, counsellors, social workers, coaches – all are welcome.

What You’ll Learn (And Use Straight Away)

✅ Practical interventions for relational trauma and emotional regulation
✅ Creative techniques using art therapy, body awareness, and parts dialogue
✅ How to build co-regulation and relational safety
✅ A clear, experiential understanding of how your own attachment style shapes your work
✅ A flexible framework you can integrate with Imago, EFT, PACT, and other modalities

This is not a sit-and-watch weekend. This is an engaged, experiential deep dive with one of the best in the field.

“I wish I’d done this years ago.”
– Every therapist who’s trained with Maureen

Who Is Maureen McEvoy?

Maureen is a Certified Advanced Imago Therapist with over three decades of clinical experience. She is known for her grounded presence, gentle humour, and ability to translate complex trauma theory into skills that work in the real world, with real clients.

Her approach is integrative and accessible. You’ll learn how to blend modalities like:

Parts work (including Resource Therapy, Ego State Therapy, and IFS-aligned thinking)
Imago Relationship Therapy
EFT and PACT principles
Somatic and art-based interventions
Attachment-centred frameworks for emotional safety and healing

Whether you’re just starting out or decades into practice, Maureen meets you where you are – and helps you grow from there.

Why You’ll Want to Act Now

🕰️ This is Maureen’s ONLY Sydney workshop in 2025
🎟️ Super Early Bird, ends 30 June – and it’s timed perfectly for your end-of-financial-year CPD claims
📉 Save by registering early
📍 In-person, live, human-centred – no recordings, no replays, no second chances

Details at a Glance

📍 Venue: Crows Nest Community Centre, Sydney
🗓️ Dates: 8–9 November 2025
🕘 Time: 8.30 am – 5.00 pm both days

🎓 CPD certificate provided

💸 Investment:

$895 Super Early Bird (until 30 June – EOFY special!)
$995 Early Bird (1 July – 31 August)
$1100 Standard (from 1 September)
🎓 Includes CPD certificate

Ready To Book?

Spots are limited and already filling.
📩 Email philipathornton@gmail.com to register
📝 Or Click here to download the registration form

Final Thought

As therapists, we often hold everything for everyone else.
This workshop is a chance to reconnect with your purpose, your people, and your presence.

You didn’t know you needed this.
But once you’ve been there, you won’t forget it.

We can’t wait to meet you!

Warmly, Philipa and Chris.

May 7, 2025

Why Resource Therapy Changed My Practice: A Clinician’s Testimonial

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When seasoned trauma therapist Angela O., an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and EMDR practitioner, completed her Clinical Resource Therapy training, she never imagined the profound shift it would bring—not just to her clients but also to herself.

“As a trauma therapist, I have ventured through a myriad of therapeutic approaches—including EMDR, Trauma-Focused CBT, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Schema Therapy. Yet none have been as transformative as Resource Therapy.”

Angela’s words speak to something many of us in the helping professions know too well: even the best-known trauma therapies can fall short when a client’s inner world remains fragmented, their parts unseen or unheard. That is where Resource Therapy steps in.

“Resource Therapy profoundly honours the lived experiences of clients, fostering a sacred space where all facets of their being are not only acknowledged but celebrated.”

In one powerful example, Angela shares how just three sessions of Resource Therapy helped a client find her voice after years of being silenced.

“For the first time in her life, she was able to articulate her needs to the person who had long disempowered her. We uncovered her core needs and dismantled the trauma script that kept her stuck in a cycle of pain.”

Angela now integrates Resource Therapy seamlessly into her trauma work—and often uses it as a stand-alone intervention with elegant, client-led results.

“It beautifully complements other therapeutic modalities, but as a stand-alone approach, it shines. I am a devoted advocate for its benefits.”

She also speaks from the heart about the clinical training experience:

“I cannot express enough gratitude to Philipa and Chris for their generous support, and to Professor Gordon Emmerson, the visionary founder. Their authenticity and vast expertise create an inspiring and powerful learning environment.”

With warmth, professionalism, and deep conviction, Angela offers this endorsement to her peers:

“I wholeheartedly recommend Resource Therapy to any therapist or client eager to connect with those often elusive parts of themselves—those fundamental aspects that shape our identities and the meanings we assign to our lives.”

Ready to discover the power of parts therapy for yourself?
Explore our Clinical Resource Therapy Training Program and join a global community of trauma-informed therapists creating change from the inside out.