Integrating Parts Work into Therapy with Mariah Rooney

Developmental trauma results in a breadth of deleterious effects for children and adults, however, a trauma survivor of any age also embodies and demonstrates great resilience in how they adapt and cope. In order to endure the pain of trauma and neglect, an individual can develop “parts” that can hold traumatic/somatic memory, associated affect, cognitive understanding, and self-appraisal. These parts are more or less split-off or fragmented parts of self that can present both great challenges and immense opportunities in therapy. During this workshop, we will explore creative ways of integrating parts work into therapy with clients of all ages, including how parts work can be interwoven with other models/interventions, as well as be used to understand and address clinical impasses and other therapeutic challenges and barriers. We will focus on working with youth, adults, couples, and families.

During this workshop, we will explore creative ways of integrating parts work into therapy with clients of all ages, including how parts work can be interwoven with other models/interventions, as well as be used to understand and address clinical impasses and other therapeutic challenges and barriers.