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The Comprehensive Resource Model (CRM) at Alchemy Collective is an innovative and powerful therapeutic approach designed to heal the deepest levels of trauma and emotional wounding. Developed by Lisa Schwarz, CRM offers a unique framework that allows you to safely access, process, and integrate traumatic memories that may have previously been inaccessible through other therapeutic approaches.

What distinguishes CRM is its emphasis on creating layers of internal resources before and during trauma processing. These resources—ranging from breath work and somatic awareness to spiritual connection and attachment neurobiology—create a protective cushion that allows you to access and heal profound wounds without becoming overwhelmed or re-traumatized.

Our CRM practitioners at Alchemy Collective are specially trained to guide you through this transformative process, helping you access your innate healing capacity even for the most challenging traumatic experiences.

Core Components of CRM

Layered Resourcing: CRM employs multiple, simultaneous resources to create a foundation of safety and support before and during trauma processing. These resources include breath work, attachment resources, energy resources, spiritual resources, and somatic awareness.

Embodied Awareness: Through careful attention to bodily sensations and emotions, CRM helps you reconnect with and heal dissociated or fragmented aspects of yourself.

Neurobiological Framework: CRM integrates current understanding of neurobiology, trauma, and attachment to support the brain's natural healing processes.

Ego State Work: CRM recognizes that trauma can cause fragmentation of the self. The approach works with different parts or "ego states" to promote healing and integration.

Attachment Focus: The model emphasizes repairing early attachment wounds through the therapeutic relationship and specific attachment resources.

Who Can Benefit from CRM

CRM is particularly effective for individuals experiencing:

• Complex Trauma and PTSD - Including developmental trauma and attachment disruptions

• Dissociative Disorders - Including DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) and OSDD

• Treatment-Resistant Conditions - For those who haven't found relief through other approaches

• Preverbal and In-Utero Trauma - Early experiences that are difficult to access through talk therapy

• Intergenerational and Collective Trauma - Patterns carried across generations

• Spiritual Disconnection - Feeling separated from one's spiritual essence or higher power

• Identity Fragmentation - Experiencing disconnection from parts of oneself

• Emotional Numbing or Overwhelm - Difficulties experiencing or regulating emotions

The Alchemy Collective Difference

At Alchemy Collective, our approach to CRM therapy is:

Deeply Respectful: We honor your inner wisdom and the protective purpose of your symptoms and defense mechanisms.

Holistic and Integrative: We recognize the interconnection of mind, body, emotions, and spirit in the healing process.

Paced for Safety: We ensure each step of the process is manageable, preventing overwhelm or re-traumatization.

Comprehensive: We address not only symptoms but the root causes of distress, working at the deepest levels of traumatic experience.

Supportive of Transformation: Beyond symptom reduction, we aim for profound shifts in how you experience yourself and the world.