CRM Therapist in Riverside, CA & throughout CA
The Comprehensive Resource Model (CRM)
Find Calm. Feel Grounded. Move Forward.
Your Space to Just BE
Step into a session designed around you. Share what’s on your mind—no judgment, no rush.
Tap Into Your Strengths
Learn simple tools and body-based techniques to feel steady, present, and in control.
Release What Holds You Back
Gently explore difficult thoughts or memories and ease the emotional weight with guided support.
Leave Empowered
Walk away feeling calmer, clearer, and ready to handle life with your inner strength at your side.
CRM is all about you—healing, understanding, and moving forward with compassion.
What is CRM?
The Comprehensive Resource Model (CRM) is a neurobiologically‑based approach rooted in attachment for healing trauma that was developed by Lisa Schwarz, M.Ed. It’s designed to help people clear deep emotional wounds so they can feel more grounded, present, and connected to their authentic selves, without becoming overwhelmed or re‑traumatized. CRM draws on the brain‑body connection and teaches ways to feel safe in the body while gently processing distressing experiences. It’s used for a wide range of challenges including complex trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, and more. The model emphasizes calm stability and presence as the foundation for lasting healing.
Learn more at https://www.comprehensiveresourcemodel.com/
What does CRM Processing session look like?
Here’s what you can typically expect during a session:
Warm Welcome: We’ll begin by checking in on how you’re feeling and discussing any topics or concerns you want to focus on during our time together.
Slow and Calm Your Nervous System: CRM focuses on your inner strengths and what helps you feel steady. We’ll use techniques you’ll learn, like breathing exercises and your “sacred place”, to soothe your nervous system. Then I’ll guide you through a simple body exercise, noticing and connecting seven spots that feel solid, centered, present, and grounded, to ground you in the moment and get you into your body.
Exploring Challenges: Then we’ll gently explore the distress by calling on the youngest part of you that knows about these thoughts, feelings, memories or body sensations. We call that little one in so that adult you can connect with the them through guided attunement.
Processing: Using specific techniques, we’ll work together to process these challenges. This involves visualizations, focusing on sensations in your body, or guiding you through emotional experiences by allowing “adult” you to show up and support the little one who has carried the pain alone for so long: to show up for the little one the way they wished someone had in the past. The idea is to help you release the emotional charge associated with difficult memories, making them less overwhelming.
Integration: We’ll finish the session by noticing and integrating what you’ve experienced.
Closing: Finally, we’ll take a moment to reflect on the session and set intentions for any follow-up work. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask any questions or share any lingering thoughts.
Overall, a CRM session is a collaborative and nurturing experience focused on healing and empowerment, helping you navigate your emotions in a compassionate way.
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