It's just the two of us this time. Bridger and Jen return to the model that sits underneath nearly everything we talk about on this podcast: Somatic Integration and Processing (SIP), Beyond Healing Institute's case conceptualization approach.
Seven years and more than a thousand trained therapists in, we look at where SIP started, what has changed, and why it matters most at the stuck points in EMDR. We cover its three spheres (relationship, body, and memory) and the intersubjective space where they meet between therapist and client. Then we zoom in on one of the hardest stuck points: the SUD drops from a 9 to a 2, the client keeps answering your questions, and the activation is gone. We talk about why that moment usually doesn't call for another protocol or tool, and why the relationship itself can become the disconfirming experience.
Stick around after we close for the full audio of the "What Is SIP?" case walkthrough, a composite case involving complex trauma, religious rigidity, and neurodivergence.
In this episode
The three spheres of SIP and why intersubjectivity matters so much
How SIP has evolved as a living model over seven years
Why a falling SUD with vanishing activation may not be progress
Before, during, and after: seeing trauma, and in-session enactments, as patterns and not single moments
Early attachment trauma and why the therapist can feel like the threat
The "what do I do?" question, and why it works best after you zoom out
Shared language for clients, colleagues, and ourselves
Resources
Watch the "What Is SIP?" video and download the free companion worksheet: connectbeyondhealing.com/sip
SIP alumni can retake the training for free
Upcoming trainings and workshops (calendar.connectbeyondhealing.com)
SIP: When the Target Won't Move, our first training for Australia and New Zealand (8:30 PM to 1:30 AM Central)
Enactment Focused EMDR: Nov 11, 12:30 to 4:30 PM Central
AI in the Therapy Room: Dec 2, 9 AM to 1 PM Central
EMDR and the Therapeutic Relationship: Dec 9, 12:30 to 4:30 PM Central
EMDR and Grief: Jan 6, 12:30 to 4:30 PM Central
Free workshops and longer CE workshops ($95) can be filtered on the course calendar.
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