Parks Inner Child Therapy, (PICT), is a unique form of rapid cognitive therapy.

It is the creation of Penny Parks, who was herself sexually abused as a child, by several family members and she developed this unique therapy from her own experience of ‘self-recovery. Penny is the author of two books:- ‘Rescuing The Inner Child’, (a popular self-help book), and ‘The Counsellors Guide to Parks Inner Child Therapy’.

In PICT it is the ‘Inner Child’ that has to be reached, imaginatively and creatively; ‘parenting’ done again by the Today Adult, so that the mistaken/faulty beliefs are re-imprinted into healthy positive enabling beliefs. PICT connects what we can know logically in our heads to our hearts in the form of positive self-beliefs.

The focus of Parks Inner Child Therapy is to empower clients by assisting them to resolve past issues that have left them with limiting feelings and behaviours. PICT contains effective, powerful methods, to quickly bring about change. PICT was designed to help adult victims of childhood abuse but the methods work just as effectively for anyone with relationship, behavioural and emotional problems.

The most significant feature of PICT is that it can bring about change compassionately because there is little or no need to disclose the details of traumatic events. With PICT no specific techniques are required to recover repressed traumatic memories, which often only retraumatises clients, is time consuming, and may in some cases be harmful. PICT addresses the effects of the trauma, whether the trauma is in conscious memory or not, rather than focusing on the detail of an event. It therefore allows the option for clients to retain their privacy, dignity and to work comfortably to bring about beneficial changes in their lives.

PICT produces measurable results and contains thorough, quick and effective techniques that can lead to lasting change.

A further development of this compassionate approach is PICT Quick Change Therapy. The advantage of this format is that a number of consultations can be held on a single day. This usually consists of a little over four hours consultation per day for any number of days, and can be on any days of the week. Days can be grouped together or alternatively some clients choose a series of weekends. A growing number of Parks Inner Child Therapists work very effectively in this way.