About.

The Embodied Reprocessing framework was developed by a clinical team led by Systemic Family Psychotherapist Dzmitry Karpuk  (Complex Trauma Therapy Network & Complex Trauma Institute (CTI) Karpuk & Dawson, 2012), with contributions from the academic team led by Professor Tom Stoneham (University of York; Karpuk, Stoneham, & Davies, 2016; 2019). It originally aimed at advancing the therapeutic understanding and treatment of trauma-related sleep disturbances.​

Dreams without Dreaming Project

The Dreams without Dreaming project explores the therapeutic application of the Cultural–Social Model of dreams using the Embodied Reprocessing™. (You can find out more in this Imperfect Cognitions interview with Dr Louise Moody and Prof Tom Stoneham.) The aim of the project is to advance the therapeutic understanding and treatment of sleep disturbances using the Cultural–Social Model of dreams. Researchers at the University o York led by Tom Stoneham are working with specialist trauma therapists to conduct original research, contribute to CPD workshops, and support the development of a national training programme for practitioners. See our Training & Events page for details of forthcoming meetings.  

Embodied Reprocessing™ ​ and Trauma

The Embodied Reprocessing™ applies to both normal dreams and nightmares, but was developed as a set of interventions for working with trauma in response to a limited choice of trauma recovery therapies. Accordingly, our focus is often on nightmares. The Method is specifically designed to address the high drop-out rate related to re-traumatisation during trauma-focused therapies. It uses a range of systemic, experiential, and embodied tools that facilitate re-evaluation of problem-saturated narratives, while minimising the risk of re-traumatisation. A distinctive element of Embodied Reprocessing™ is that therapists support clients to avoid focusing on  feelings and emotions at the time of nightmare reprocessing.

Our Team.

Prof Tom Stoneham
Principal Investigator

Tom is a Professor of Philosophy and former Head of Department at the University of York, where he is currently the Dean of the York Graduate Research School. He specialises in perception, memory, and dreaming; the metaphysics of nothingness and time; and early modern British Philosophy.

Dzmitry Karpuk
​​​​Co-Investigator

Dzmitry is a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist (AFT & UKCP Accred.). With over 35 years experience, he specialises in providing trauma-recovery psychotherapy for children, adults, couples, families, and groups and has significant experience delivering trauma-related training to professionals, nationally and internationally.

Dr Louise Moody
Researcher

Louise​ was a Research Associate (2017-2018) on the Dreams without Dreaming project.  Her research was concerned with the metaphysics of dreams and misleading experiences, for example, hallucinations and illusions, more generally. She worked on the potential therapeutic benefits of the Cultural–Social Model of dreams.

Dr Robert A Davies
​Researcher

Robert is a Research Associate on the Dreams without Dreaming project. His research focuses on memory, knowledge of our own minds, and connections between them. He is currently interested in the apparently distinctive features of trauma memories and related psychological phenomena, and how they fit with contemporary views on memory. ​