Learning about the Relational Intelligence model has considerably deepened my work with clients. As a Level 3 certified IFS therapist, taking the IR training was a natural fit. IR allows us to deepen the relational connection with clients and offer them co-regulation when they desperately need it. IR also allows clients to go deeper into their system and explore blockages in the nervous system (which, according to IR, goes further than working on body parts). Many trauma survivors need co-regulation and relational security before they can begin inner work. Rotary emphasizes this point and gives tools to achieve it. Rotary also has its own protocol for working on parts, which is a real gift to offer clients. Rotary is a fantastic model for healing trauma, and being able to move from IFS to Rotary has been very helpful for many of my clients.
