Parts Therapy: Demonstration, Practice & Supervised Training

6-Hour Live Online Workshop

Sunday, Oct 11, 2026
12:00 to 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time
Live on Zoom with recording included

 

Learn One of the Most Versatile Techniques in Hypnotherapy by Actually Doing It

When a client comes to see us because they want to change something, there is usually some kind of inner conflict.

Part of them wants to stop smoking, while another part still wants the cigarette.

Part of them wants to go to bed earlier, while another part keeps them awake scrolling, watching television or finding one more thing to do.

Part of them wants to make a change, while another part seems determined to maintain the very behavior they came to change.

 

If there weren't competing motivations, they probably wouldn't need our help.

Parts Therapy gives us a way to have a conversation with that conflict.

 

Rather than simply giving suggestions for the behavior the client consciously wants, Parts Therapy allows us to communicate with the part that has another agenda and find out what is actually going on.

Why does it want to maintain the behavior?

What does it believe it is accomplishing?

What does it need?

What is it concerned will happen if the client changes?

 

Once we understand the reason, we have something we can work with.

That's what makes Parts Therapy such a useful technique. Uncovering what is underneath the symptom and addressing what we uncover can happen within the same session.

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The Challenge With Learning Parts Therapy

Parts Therapy can be difficult to learn from a script or demonstration alone because you don't know what the client is going to say.

I've had Parts Therapy sessions go in all kinds of directions.

 

Sometimes the part believes it is helping the client.

Sometimes its motivation isn't helpful at all.

Sometimes there's one reason for maintaining the behavior. Sometimes there are several.

Sometimes the part is quite willing to negotiate. Sometimes it's stubborn.

Sometimes the client can negotiate directly with the part. Other times, I need to become more involved in that negotiation.

Sometimes the client speaks the responses aloud. Sometimes they prefer to have the conversation internally.

 

You can't prepare a single script that tells you exactly what to say next because what you do next depends on what you discover.

That's why the Parts Therapy process I use operates almost like a flowchart.

If this happens, here's where you can go.

If the client gives you this kind of response, here's what you might do next.

If that doesn't work, here are other directions you can consider.

And that's also why this technique is so valuable to see, discuss and practice with supervision.

 

What We'll Do During the Workshop

We have six hours together so that you can do much more than hear me explain Parts Therapy.

We'll begin by going through the process and the Parts Therapy script I provide.

I'll explain what I'm doing at each stage, what I'm listening for, where the session may branch in different directions, and how I decide what to do when it does.

Then you'll watch me conduct a live Parts Therapy demonstration.

Afterward, we'll talk through what happened. I'll explain what I heard, what information influenced my decisions, why I chose particular directions, and what other options I could have considered.

 

Then it's your turn.

Every participant will have an opportunity to practice Parts Therapy with another participant.

Come prepared with a real goal you'd be comfortable working on in this setting. It doesn't need to be anything particularly heavy. A behavior you'd like to change, a habit, a goal you've been struggling to follow through on, or another situation where part of you seems to want one thing while another part wants something different can give your partner something real to work with.

 

I'll be there while you practice.

If something unexpected comes up and you aren't sure where to go, I'll help you think it through. If you get completely stumped, I can step in and help you continue the session.

That's the point of practicing here.

I'd much rather have you encounter an unexpected response while I'm right there to help you than encounter it for the first time when you're alone with a client.

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New to Hypnosis? You Can Still Participate.

You do not need extensive hypnosis experience to attend this workshop.

Before we meet, you'll receive my Superfleshy Progressive Relaxation induction, the induction I use with most of my own clients.

You'll have an opportunity to look it over ahead of time, and you can use it during your practice session.

You don't have to worry about creating an induction while you're also learning Parts Therapy.

This workshop is about learning, trying, making decisions, asking questions and getting feedback in a supervised environment.

You aren't expected to already know how to do it.

You're coming to learn how.

 

What You'll Receive

Your workshop includes:

• Six hours of live instruction and supervised practice

• My Parts Therapy script and decision-making framework

• My Superfleshy Progressive Relaxation induction for use during practice

• A live Parts Therapy demonstration

• A breakdown and discussion of the demonstration afterward

• Guided instruction for handling different responses and directions

• Hands-on Parts Therapy practice with another participant

• Personal feedback and support during your practice

• Live help from me if you become unsure about what to do next

• The opportunity to experience Parts Therapy from both the practitioner and participant perspective

 

Who Is This Workshop For?

This workshop is appropriate for people who want to add a flexible, interactive technique to their hypnotherapy toolbox, including those who are still relatively new to hypnosis.

It's especially useful if you've read about Parts Therapy or have a script but aren't quite sure how you would handle the session once the client says something you weren't expecting.

Because that's where the real skill comes in.

Learning the structure matters.

Learning how to think when the session leaves the structure matters even more.

 

Live Attendance Is Required

Because this workshop includes live demonstrations, participant practice, personal goals and supervised work, the workshop will not be sold afterward as a recorded training.

I want participants to be able to practice and ask questions without wondering whether their personal work will later become part of a course available for purchase.

If you'd like to learn Parts Therapy with me, attending this live workshop is your opportunity to do it.