Episode 146: Inside Therapy Intensives: EMDR, IFS & somatic, nervous-system-based with Yesim Saldivia

Enjoyed this episode? Send me a text with your biggest takeaway!Welcome back for another episode of the Future Template Parent Podcast! In today's episode, I interview Yesim Saldivia (Yish) who is a holistic trauma therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado. She helps adults make sense of patterns like people-pleasing, hyper-independence, and feeling “high-functioning” on the outside but overwhelmed underneath. Her work integrates EMDR, IFS, inner child work, and somatic, nervous-system-based care to support healing that goes beyond insight and into lasting change. She also offers therapy intensives for those ready to move through deeper work in a more focused way.  Warm, real and human-Yesim brings humor and honesty into the room while still making space for the deeper work. She is EMDR Certified, a Consultant-in-Training (soon to be Approved Consultant), offering individual and group EMDR consultation to therapists looking to deepen their skills and confidence. In her spare time she enjoys the outdoors, time with her family and friends, a good book/podcast and reality tv.Topics covered:How Yesim got into EMDR therapy in 2007Transitioning from agency work to private practice for flexibilityThe role of therapy intensives in deep healing workNavigating client permission and resistance in parts workConducting three-hour intensive sessions and their outcomesBringing in IFS elements within EMDR sessions—approaches and challengesExplaining parts work to clients unfamiliar with the languageUnderstanding client readiness and internal conflicts in parts workNavigating the online therapy community and personal brandingBuilding a supportive network of therapist colleagues across the countryFuture plans: expanding intensives, retreats, and balancing work and lifeConnect with Carolyn:Website: www.futuretemplateparent.com Instagram: @futuretemplateparent Connect with Yesim:Instagram: @heal_with_yish Website: www.yesimsaldivia.com