The Weekend University Reintegrating Your Traumatised Parts - Dr Janina Fisher, PhD
Mar 7, 2024
Dr Janina Fisher, licensed clinical psychologist and creator of TIST, blends neuroscience, body-based methods and parts work to heal trauma. She discusses how trauma lives in the body, the limits of single-mind models, why a parts paradigm restores curiosity and control, and how cultivating internal earned secure attachment fosters safety and compassion.
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From New Mother To Trauma Psychologist
- Janina Fisher decided to become a psychologist after struggling as a new mother and realizing other parents likely felt the same.
- She delayed training until her children were older and later specialised in trauma work.
Trauma Lives In The Body
- Van der Kolk's research showed trauma is stored as feelings and body sensations rather than narrative memory.
- This forced therapists to develop ways to "go to the body" beyond traditional talking therapies.
Learning To Work With The Body
- Janina trained in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy after seeing Pat Ogden's videotapes to learn body-based techniques.
- She integrated these techniques with her psychodynamic background rather than replacing it.
