Notice That IFS-Informed EMDR: Parts, Art, and the Organic Map of Healing
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Oct 23, 2025 
In this insightful discussion, David Polidi, a Massachusetts-based therapist and co-owner of Empowered Through Compassion, Bruce Hersey from the Syzygy Institute, and art therapist Peggy Kolodny delve into the fusion of IFS with EMDR. They explore how EMDR's eight phases can be enhanced through IFS and artistic methods. Bruce discusses viewing trauma targets as parts, while Peggy highlights the power of art in accessing nonverbal memories. Together, they advocate for a compassionate, creative approach to trauma therapy, promising to inspire a new wave of integration.
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Full Circle Teacher‑Student Moment
- David recounts meeting Peggy as a teacher-student loop across trainings, highlighting the field's interconnectedness.
- He used those relationships to gather contributors for the anthology.
SIP: Window And Mirror Case Map
- SIP (Somatic Integration and Processing) frames case conceptualization as both a window into the client and a mirror for therapist development.
- It integrates attachment, somatic psychology, and memory reconsolidation for strategic parts-focused planning.
Art As Active Imagination For Parts
- Peggy Kolodny links Jungian active imagination, art therapy, IFS and EMDR as complementary maps of parts and expression.
- Art externalizes internal parts nonverbally and naturally aligns with IFS processes.
