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Therapist tools, resources + inspiration for increasing trauma-informed competence.
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The Mind-Body Connection
Dr Chelsea's blog post about the nervous system and mind-body connection.
Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory
An excellent resource for clinicians about the polyvagal system and how top therapists are using it in their work.
IFS Tools and Practices
This is a helpful tool for clinicians wanting to integrate more IFS into treatment.
A Thought Provoking Book about Trauma in the Body
This book goes into depth on how trauma shows up in our bodies, even years or generations later.
All About IFS
Learn about the magic of IFS therapy from it's createor Dr Rachard Schwartz.
Somatic Mindfulness Meditation
This 5-minute meditation is great for use in sessions or use it for your own menatl health break.
Affirmation Meditation
Check out this 5 minute meditation utilizing affirmations.
IFS in Action
Dr Richard Schwarts explains how he uses IFS to mange his own parts to be a better therapist.
IFS Couple's Manual
This is a great manual for integrating IFS into couple's therapy with your clients.
Decolonizing Therapy
This is a great book about understanding how therapy has been impacted by colonization and how to integrate culturally affirming, anti-oppressive, and healing-centered approaches that honor diverse identities and lived experiences.
Emotionally Focused Therapy
Learn about emotionally focused therapy for individuals. This is an excellent modality to add to your trauma training.
An Exploration of How Toxic Culture Impacts Health
Gabor Mate combines decades of research to discuss how Western medicine struggles to treat the whole person and ignores how today’s culture stresses the body, burdens the immune system, and undermines emotional balance.
No Bad Parts, Compassion for all Parts
Richard Schwartz, the creator of IFS, writes about accepting and connecting to all parts.
Completing the Stress Cycle
Emily Negoski discusses the stress cycle and how to utilize somatic work to complete it.
The Gift of Therapy
Irvin Yalom created this essential guidebook that illustrates how therapists and clients can grow in the therapeutic relationship.
Dreamwork
This book describes many different theories to apply dreamwork to your trauma practice. You can choose what theories best fit.
Great EMDR Resource!
This book has lots of practical tools and exercises to integrate into your EMDR practice. It describes highly effective methodologies for a wide variety of clinical presentations. It also describes how to integrate specific EMDR-related interventions with other psychotherapeutic treatments.
Resourcing in Trauma Work
This is an amazing book about resourcing and includes over 65 examples of resources to develop and utilize in trauma work. These resources can be integrated into many different modalities.
Trauma Informed Mindfulness
Learn the five key principles for trauma-sensitive mindfulness. This book covers the role of attention, arousal, relationship, dissociation, and social context within trauma-informed practice, and provides modifications to support survivors’ safety and stability.
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
Pat Ogden's trauma therapy modality in text. This book is a practical guide to the language of the body, focusing first on developing personal resources, particularly somatic ones; second on utilizing a bottom-up, somatic approach to memory; and third on exploring the impact of attachment.
Somatic Tools
The go-to resource for mental health therapists who want to incorporate somatic techniques into their daily practice. Highly-effective for clients dealing with trauma and stress disorders, somatic psychotherapy is the future of healing the entire person-body and mind.
Combining Somatic Therapy with IFS
This book merges the elements of somatic therapy, such as movement, touch, and breathwork, with the established principles of Internal Family Systems.
Further Reading and RESOURCES in our BLOG
Our blog focuses on education, skills, and practices to help you on your journey toward healing.
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