Parts and Memory Therapy (PMT)
A Faster Path to Permanent Healing — Not Just Coping
What Is Parts and Memory Therapy?
Parts and Memory Therapy (PMT) is an evidence-informed modality that works with different ego-states — or "Parts" — of the psyche to access the specific memories that drive our emotional reactions in the present.
Many of the emotional patterns we develop through life once served a purpose. A child who learns to stay quiet to avoid consequences is adapting to survive. A combat veteran who ducks at a loud bang is responding to real danger. But when those same responses follow us into contexts where they no longer fit, they stop being protective and start causing harm.
PMT works directly with those foundational memories — resetting the emotional learning attached to early experiences and eliminating the problematic reactions at their source.
How PMT Is Different
Most therapeutic approaches focus on managing or coping with emotional symptoms — incremental change over time. Parts and Memory Therapy goes further. By healing the root cause of emotional reactions rather than the symptoms, PMT creates permanent, transformational change — often in a significantly shorter timeframe than traditional talk therapy.
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PMT Explained by Dr. Noricks — Originator of the Approach
Watch Dr. Noricks explain the foundational concepts behind Parts and Memory Therapy:
Experience PMT: Find Your Happy Part
Follow along with this guided exercise to have a mini experience of Parts and Memory Therapy. In this video, Patrick guides you to connect with a "Stuck-in-Memory" Part — a part of yourself anchored in a happy memory — and then introduces you to the larger "Freestanding" Happy Part that holds all your positive memories.
PMT in Action: Working with Test Anxiety
Watch a live demonstration of Parts and Memory Therapy with Sierra, addressing test anxiety:
Interviews & Conversations About PMT
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