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I use a counselling approach called Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST), which can more simply be referred to as “parts work”. Developed by Dr. Janina Fisher, TIST uses elements of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, which addresses the effects of trauma on the nervous system and body, and Internal Family Systems, which views symptoms and stress responses as "parts" of us - not all of us. 

 

Trauma Informed Stabilization Treatment, or "parts work," is built on neuroscience research, and very effectively helps people to more deeply understand their emotional responses as adaptations to the world around us. Even the responses that we come to therapy to get rid of, like our tendencies to avoid conflict or to distrust others, have likely served a purpose in helping us to navigate our environments at some point along the way. With parts work, we can learn to bring these automatic responses into alignment with what's really going on in the moment, and to resonate more with who we are and how we want to interact with the world around us. This is a trauma-informed counselling approach that most of my clients find useful, whether they've experience traumatic events or are noticing distressing thoughts and emotions.

 

Understanding internal conflicts from a parts perspective helps us to see our reactions more clearly while staying connected to a wise, observing self. It also fosters a sense of self-leadership, in which we can be more attuned and even compassionate toward all parts of ourselves, while gaining a greater sense of choice in how we respond. Often, this opens up new ways of doing things that we hadn’t thought of before, and shows us that we have more options than we realized. 

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Please note: I am a Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment Certified Therapist. This means that I have studied with Dr. Janina Fisher and had clinical supervision around the use of this model over several years, and have now completed the advanced certification training. 

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