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Structural Dissociation Training for Therapists: The Nesting System Method™ for Complex Trauma and Parts Work
For fellow therapists! I’m really excited to share something I’ve been developing with a lot of care and intention. Over time, I’ve been building a comprehensive framework called the Nesting System Method™, designed to support our work with clients experiencing structural dissociation and complex trauma. This approach offers a way to more clearly understand and work with internal systems, especially when parts hold different roles, needs, and levels of activation. It’s ground
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Mar 251 min read


The Nesting System Method
The Nesting System Method™ is an integrative therapeutic approach I developed to support clients with structural dissociation, including dissociative identity disorder (DID), other specified dissociative disorder (OSDD), and complex trauma. Grounded in the principles of EMDR therapy and informed by the Theory of Structural Dissociation, this method uses intentional, continuous slow bilateral stimulation to regulate the nervous system, promote connection with parts holding di
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Aug 6, 20251 min read


What Is Structural Dissociation?
Dissociation is when the brain distorts time or space and can impact anywhere from seconds to minutes up to months or years. Everybody...
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Aug 6, 20251 min read


What Is Trauma?
A traumatic event is an experience that the brain perceives as dangerous or a threat to life. Trauma is held in the body and shows itself...
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Aug 6, 20252 min read
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