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In this video, Rachel Walker explains the integration of attachment theory, structural dissociation, parts work, and EMDR. Rachel presented at the 2019 EMDRIA conference and has been training EMDR clinicians on how to treat complex trauma with EMDR and parts work. We explored this topic with Mariah Rooney, who explained how to use Internal Family Systems (IFS) to help heal trauma and dissociation. At the end of this video, Rachel shows in a live demo how to do parts mapping to help clients understand their parts and bring compassion to their most vulnerable ego-states.
Topics Discussed in this Video:
0:00 - Introduction
02:27 - Why we need Parts Work Integration with EMDR Therapy
04:27 - The Adaptive Information Processing system and attachment theory
10:07 - Structural Dissociation
16:50 - Psychosis and Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) explained as dysregulation disorders
21:39 - Parts Mapping explained
23:28 - Parts Mapping demo
Rachel Walker is a Licensed trauma-informed psychotherapist and EMDRIA Approved (EMDR) Consultant with a full-time private practice in Oakland, CA. Rachel is passionate about integrative approaches to treating trauma and provides professional training and consultation in this approach. She is the creator of 'At The Crossroads of Trauma Therapy', a 5-day intensive training designed to help therapists master integrative approaches to treating trauma. She's also the author of the books, Trauma Recovery Guidebook for Therapists and Trauma Recovery Handbook for Survivors (available in English and Spanish) as well as the founder of TraumaRecoveryStore.com, an online resource for mental health professionals and survivors. Where trauma is concerned, Rachel understands how well an integrative approach can affect symptoms across a wide spectrum of trauma-related suffering. Through this way of working, many more people are being helped, which is enormously heartening!
Resources:
More videos with EMDR experts - emdartnscience.com/vlog
Join the EMDR Learning Community - emdr-learning.com
The Trauma Recovery Store - traumarecoverystore.com/
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Rachel Walker - Therapy, Trainings, and Consultations - rachelwalkermft.com/