Overview

Resource Therapy International World Conference 2025 – Bali

Theme: Happy Parts, Healthy Self: Our Resources

Date: 22–25 June 2025

Location: Sens Hotel, Ubud, Bali

Hosted by: Resource Therapy International

Event Description

Psychologists and mental health professionals are invited to attend the Resource Therapy International World Conference 2025, held in the tranquil surrounds of Ubud, Bali. This global event brings together clinicians, researchers, and trainers who are passionate about advancing therapeutic work with parts of the personality.

The theme Happy Parts, Healthy Self: Our Resources focuses on integrating internal parts to support lasting healing, emotional well-being, and therapeutic transformation. Whether you are experienced in Resource Therapy or exploring it for the first time, this conference offers an accessible and enriching professional development experience.

Participants will engage in three days of clinical workshops, live presentations, and experiential learning sessions from 22–25 June. These will explore the use of Resource Therapy in treating trauma, dissociation, neurodivergence, depression, relationship distress, and cultural resilience. The program is designed to provide immediately applicable tools and insight into working effectively with parts of the self to resolve internal conflict and promote psychological integration.

Highlights Include Presentations From:

·      Professor Gordon Emmerson, founder of Resource Therapy – offering a Pre-Conference Workshop on Self-Administered Resource Therapy Techniques for You and Your Clients (22 June, 9am–5pm).

·      Mel Canning, trauma psychologist – Working with Dissociative Identity Disorder using the RT framework.

·      Tracy Lynch, EMDR consultant and Wiradjuri woman – Resourcing Across the Timeline: First Nations Learnings on Complex Resilience.

·      Gina McClement, psychotherapist – ADHD and Neurodivergence through a Resource Therapy Lens.

·      Chris Paulin, consultant psychologist – Memory Reconsolidation Mapping for Trauma Recovery.

·      Philipa Thornton, psychologist and relationship therapist – Infidelity, Shame, and Reconnection: RT for Affair Recovery.

Additional Program Features Include:

·      Welcome Meet & Greet Party (evening of 22 June)

·      Banquet Dinner Celebration (evening of 24 June)

·      Morning and afternoon tea, plus lunch daily

This conference is open to all psychologists, counsellors, social workers, therapists, and mental health professionals. No prior training in Resource Therapy is required. The event is suitable for those seeking continuing professional development in trauma-informed, parts-based, and integrative psychotherapies

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

By attending the Resource Therapy International World Conference 2025, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the theoretical foundations of Resource Therapy as an advanced parts-based model derived from Ego State Therapy, and its clinical relevance to treating internal conflict and psychological distress.
2. Identify and differentiate internal personality parts (Resource States) within the Resource Therapy framework and articulate how these relate to presenting problems in clients with trauma, dissociation, mood disorders, relational issues, and neurodivergence.
3. Apply practical Resource Therapy interventions to support client healing, including techniques for trauma resolution, shame reduction, memory reconsolidation, and strengthening the internal self through part integration.
4. Demonstrate culturally sensitive therapeutic engagement by learning from First Nations-informed approaches to complex trauma, resilience, and intergenerational healing, as presented by Indigenous clinicians.
5. Assess the suitability of Resource Therapy interventions for clients presenting with ADHD, dissociative identity disorder, infidelity, and depressive symptoms using real-world case examples and clinician insights.
6. Reflect on personal therapeutic style and practitioner well-being, using self-administered Resource Therapy techniques to increase personal insight, emotional regulation, and professional resilience.

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