About| EMDR and Other Techniques

Integrative psychology brings together key emerging knowledge from neuroscience and ancient wisdoms within a solid basis of traditional and contemporary psychotherapy. For example, Porges polyvagal theory informs our use of ancient healing methods. To heal trauma, it is necessary to guide people gently out of dorsal vagal shutdown (dissociation, helplessness), and through sympathetic arousal (fight/flight). To do that safely, we need to activate and strengthen the ventral vagal nervous system. That system is the basis of connection, attachment and relationship, with other people, with self, and with the divine. There are many ways to do this; among them are ancient wisdoms of tribal community. For example, we know now that the heartbeat plays a role in human attachment, and it is available to us in bilateral stimulation in EMDR and in the drum, the heartbeat of the people. It is the first sound we hear as infants.

We are practitioners, as well as educators and speakers, conducting workshops and lectures on these topics with a particular emphasis on EMDR. Our Institute honors many traditions within psychology, including adaptive information processing theory, neurobiology and somatic therapies, ego state psychology and psychodynamics, humanistic and cognitive behavioral traditions, spiritual direction, energy methods, and more. Our principals have a wealth of experience including, for mental health: an emphasis on trauma from simple to complex anxiety and depression most other general practice work all of our principals are engaged in spiritual practice and in varying ways, spiritual direction. We also engage in consulting and teaching roles including: executive coaching & performance enhancement corporate, agency, and tribal consulting local, national and international teaching and trainings. Notice: The principals of BIIP are independent practitioners in private practice. There is no collaboration on cases without specific consent and arrangements. Sandra is a licensed clinical psychologist. Tim's practice is limited to spiritual direction and not psychotherapy.

We're About Integrating EMDR & Other Leading Edge Psychological Methods With Ancient Wisdom