Certified TIR Trainer, TIRF, TIRT, LSRF
- Location: South Brisbane, Brisbane Australia
- Phone: 8330944508
- Email: sluitersc@gmail.com
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Contact the trainer to learn about upcoming workshop datesAn Interview with Susan Sluiter
Q: How long have you been a TIR trainer?
A: Since 2018.
A: Since 2018.
Q: What inspired you to become a TIR trainer?
A: My passion for this technique inspired me to become a TIR trainer. I would like to see TIR recognized as a psychotherapy tool and not only as a trauma therapy tool. Memory reconsolidation is in my experience an effective treatment for most psychiatric symptomotology, psychological issues, and related unwanted mental health states and conditions as most of our difficulties have experiential roots. I decided to become a TIR trainer to encourage other practicing therapists to appreciate memory reconsolidation as a psychotherapy tool above and beyond using it as a trauma therapy technique only.
A: My passion for this technique inspired me to become a TIR trainer. I would like to see TIR recognized as a psychotherapy tool and not only as a trauma therapy tool. Memory reconsolidation is in my experience an effective treatment for most psychiatric symptomotology, psychological issues, and related unwanted mental health states and conditions as most of our difficulties have experiential roots. I decided to become a TIR trainer to encourage other practicing therapists to appreciate memory reconsolidation as a psychotherapy tool above and beyond using it as a trauma therapy technique only.
Q: What do you find rewarding about it?
A: I love teaching TIR as I find it incredibly rewarding to share my journey and therapy experiences and share how this brings a new way of viewing psychotherapy as a whole to other therapists. Understanding the effects of memory reconsolidation in psychotherapy resulted in a major paradigm shift for me. I find it rewarding to share this with other practicing therapists.
A: I love teaching TIR as I find it incredibly rewarding to share my journey and therapy experiences and share how this brings a new way of viewing psychotherapy as a whole to other therapists. Understanding the effects of memory reconsolidation in psychotherapy resulted in a major paradigm shift for me. I find it rewarding to share this with other practicing therapists.
Q: Are you willing to travel to deliver training, if so under what conditions?
A: I love teaching TIR as I find it incredibly rewarding to share my journey and therapy experiences and share how this brings a new way of viewing psychotherapy as a whole to other therapists. Understanding the effects of memory reconsolidation in psychotherapy resulted in a major paradigm shift for me. I find it rewarding to share this with other practicing therapists.
A: I love teaching TIR as I find it incredibly rewarding to share my journey and therapy experiences and share how this brings a new way of viewing psychotherapy as a whole to other therapists. Understanding the effects of memory reconsolidation in psychotherapy resulted in a major paradigm shift for me. I find it rewarding to share this with other practicing therapists.
Q: Do you have a private practice?
A: No, I practice as a Clinical Psychologist at a private practice in Brisbane, Queensland Australia. I am also registered as a Clinical Psychologist in South Africa.
A: No, I practice as a Clinical Psychologist at a private practice in Brisbane, Queensland Australia. I am also registered as a Clinical Psychologist in South Africa.
Q: Besides TIR, what other things are you interested in?
A: Although I use memory reconsolidation techniques such as TIR as my primary psychotherapy technique, I am interested in the utilization of general psychotherapy tools to holistically treat client’s difficulties.
A: Although I use memory reconsolidation techniques such as TIR as my primary psychotherapy technique, I am interested in the utilization of general psychotherapy tools to holistically treat client’s difficulties.
Q: Describe your professional background.
A: I was trained as a Clinical Psychologist at the University of Johannesburg. I have more or less 24 years of experience in psychotherapy. I endeavoured to train myself in different therapy tools after my Masters Degree in an attempt to find the best technique out there. Learning TIR and its principles resulted in a major paradigm shift for me in psychotherapy. People often come to therapy asking for hypnosis (I am registered as a clinical hypnotherapist) or CBT or anger management training; having specific ideas of which therapy should be helpful for different problems. Even though these techniques are, according to evidence based results, very helpful and has their place in psychotherapy, I always explain the power of emotional memories to clients and how these are in most cases behind psychiatric symptoms and issues and how when the dynamics of negative emotional memories are changed by using memory reconsolidation techniques such as TIR, issues and symptoms clear up spontaneously. It is one of the joys of my job to hear people say things like; “I should have done this a long time ago”, “It feels like a mountain is lifted off my shoulders”. “ I have seen five different psychologists and you are the first one who has truly helped me”, “ This is completely different than any therapy I have experienced and I cannot tell you how good I feel”. I call it Amygdala spring cleaning. We should all do it.
A: I was trained as a Clinical Psychologist at the University of Johannesburg. I have more or less 24 years of experience in psychotherapy. I endeavoured to train myself in different therapy tools after my Masters Degree in an attempt to find the best technique out there. Learning TIR and its principles resulted in a major paradigm shift for me in psychotherapy. People often come to therapy asking for hypnosis (I am registered as a clinical hypnotherapist) or CBT or anger management training; having specific ideas of which therapy should be helpful for different problems. Even though these techniques are, according to evidence based results, very helpful and has their place in psychotherapy, I always explain the power of emotional memories to clients and how these are in most cases behind psychiatric symptoms and issues and how when the dynamics of negative emotional memories are changed by using memory reconsolidation techniques such as TIR, issues and symptoms clear up spontaneously. It is one of the joys of my job to hear people say things like; “I should have done this a long time ago”, “It feels like a mountain is lifted off my shoulders”. “ I have seen five different psychologists and you are the first one who has truly helped me”, “ This is completely different than any therapy I have experienced and I cannot tell you how good I feel”. I call it Amygdala spring cleaning. We should all do it.
