EMDR, Parts Work, and Expressive Arts Therapy Blog

Practical, thought-provoking tools for EMDR therapists working with complex trauma, dissociation, and neurodivergence

Am I Doing EMDR Right? From EMDR Basic Training and Beyond.

A Systemic Consent Perspective on Confidence, Flexibility, and Attuned Practice by Sam Bergstein, LISW-S (OH), LCSW (CA), REAT, | EMDRIA-Approved Consultant | The Guided Studio If you have ever sat across from a client mid-session and quietly wondered, “am I doing this right?” you are in good company. That question surfaces for nearly every EMDR therapist at some point, and it tends to arrive most loudly in the moments that matter most: when a client dissociates, when a prote

Sam Bergstein (she/her)

Mar 139 min read

What Is the Parts Mapping Tool? A Free Resource for EMDR and Parts Work* Therapists

*See my post "Why I Use the Term 'Parts Work' Instead of 'IFS' in My Tools and Consultation" for more on this here: https://www.theguidedstudio.com/post/why-i-use-parts-work-instead-of-ifs-in-my-tools-and-consultation By Sam Bergstein, LISW-S (OH), LCSW (CA), REAT | EMDRIA-Approved Consultant | The Guided Studio If you have been doing parts work for a while, you probably know the feeling of trying to track a client's internal system in your head while also staying present, as

Samantha Bergstein

Mar 233 min read

Your Parts Are in the Room Too: Working with Your Inner World as an EMDR Therapist and Preventing Therapist Burnout

By Sam Bergstein, LISW-S (OH), LCSW (CA), REAT | EMDRIA-Approved Consultant | The Guided Studio There is a dimension of EMDR training that rarely gets enough airtime: what happens inside the therapist. We spend considerable time learning what to do when a client dissociates, when a protective part steps in, when processing stalls or floods. We learn the phases, the bilateral stimulation protocols, the language. What we talk about far less is what happens in the therapis

Sam Bergstein (she/her)

Mar 166 min read

Why I Use the Term "Parts Work" Instead of "IFS" in My Tools and Consultation

Language, lineage, and liberation in parts work. By Sam Bergstein, LISW-S (OH), LCSW (CA), REAT | EMDRIA-Approved Consultant | The Guided Studio When I’m talking with clients in consultation or related to my products and content I create, I am often asked a variation of the same question: "Is this an IFS tool?" or "When you say ‘parts work,’ do you mean IFS?" The short answer is no. While I have immense respect for the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model and have benefited gr

Sam Bergstein (she/her)

Mar 137 min read

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EMDR, Parts Work, and Expressive Arts Therapy Blog

Practical, thought-provoking tools for EMDR therapists working with complex trauma, dissociation, and neurodivergence

Am I Doing EMDR Right? From EMDR Basic Training and Beyond.

What Is the Parts Mapping Tool? A Free Resource for EMDR and Parts Work* Therapists

Your Parts Are in the Room Too: Working with Your Inner World as an EMDR Therapist and Preventing Therapist Burnout

Why I Use the Term "Parts Work" Instead of "IFS" in My Tools and Consultation

Unlock EMDR Success with the Upgraded Complete EMDR and Parts Work Toolkit

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