This program was developed by Stephen Jacobs, a registered psychologist in Australia and trained EMDR therapist based in Sydney. He sees clients both in person and via telehealth — practice details at www.emdrtherapy.com.au.

The program draws on years of clinical work and synthesises concepts from:

• EMDR Therapy (Shapiro)
• Polyvagal Theory (Porges)
• Schema Therapy (Young)
• Coherence Therapy and Memory Reconsolidation (Ecker)
• Hypnotherapy

The program is also shaped by Eastern philosophy — particularly mindfulness, and the recognition that suffering often comes not from experience itself, but from resisting it — or from refusing to accept what cannot be changed.