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The Ultimate IFS Therapy Crash Course: Over 12 Must-Have Techniques for Trauma, Anxiety, Grief and More

This intensive training packs an entire IFS therapy toolkit into one immersive, hands-on experience

IFS therapy is the breakthrough approach that goes beyond surface-level symptom management and temporary fixes…

…giving you powerful tools to turn the inner conflicts, disconnection, and self-criticism you see in almost every single client into inner acceptance, self-love, and internal harmony.

Therapists everywhere are saying it's unlike any other approach they've tried — making therapy simpler, more approachable, and more sustainable from the very first session.

And clients? They're saying IFS therapy has completely transformed their lives, relationships, and how they feel about themselves.

Now, for the first time, you can learn these transformative techniques with Dr. Daphne Fatter — a trauma expert who trained directly under Dr. Bessel van der Kolk at the Trauma Center.

You'll rapidly master the core concepts of IFS therapy and get step-by-step instruction on skillfully applying hand-selected IFS techniques you can use to:

Foster sessions that feel collaborative, fluid, and more authentic
Expertly work with anxious parts in the IFS framework to reduce their intensity
Provide clients a sense of inner stability through the grieving process
Release your clients from the grip of trauma, blame, and self-loathing… and much more!

Whether you're new to IFS or looking to deepen your practice, this training will enhance your treatment with practical, powerful techniques you can use to achieve transformative outcomes with clients right away.

Purchase now!

This product is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.

Program Information

Objectives

Analyze the fundamental principles of Internal Family Systems (IFS).
Evaluate the characteristics of Self and its role in the internal system of the client.
Examine the impact that the three types of parts have on the client's internal system.
Interpret clinical symptoms through the lens of IFS.
Apply the principles of IFS to working with anxious parts to reduce their impact on clients' daily lives.
Implement self-leadership techniques to provide a sense of inner stability and support for grieving clients.
Utilize the 6 F's protocol (Find, Focus, Flesh out, Feel toward, beFriend, Fear) to facilitate communication between clients and their protective parts.
Apply IFS techniques to help clients release the charge from traumatic memories stored in the body.
Integrate IFS principles with EMDR and Self Tapping for Attachment Readiness and Repair (STARR®).
Analyze how intergenerational trauma, legacy burdens, and collective trauma manifest in clients' internal systems.
Assess personal countertransference reactions and therapist parts that emerge during IFS work.
Examine common therapist missteps in IFS when working with trauma, grief, and anxiety presentations.

Outline

Internal Family Systems Therapy: Heal Wounded Parts, Transform Protective Parts, and Deepen Connection with Self

Foundational principles and goals of IFS
Understand different parts of your clients' internal system
Parts Led Systems vs Self-Led Systems
IFS, Cultural Identities, and Intersectionality
The 8 C's of Self-energy and how to recognize Self in session
Applying an IFS lens to Case Conceptualization
Case Examples

Steps of IFS Therapy and How to Get Started

The IFS approach to assessment and treatment planning
Experiential exercise: Identifying your own therapist parts
Develop a relationship with clients' core self and develop self-leadership skills
Facilitating communication and collaboration between parts
Guided Experiential Exercises to help clients identify and connect with different parts

Working with Protector parts of the client

Integrating IFS into your first session: video demonstration
Parts Mapping: live demonstration and dyad practice
The 6 F's of IFS - a step-by-step protocol for getting to know parts
Addressing common protectors, such as avoidance, dissociation, and numbing
Live demonstration and debrief

Working with Wound Parts

How to identify that traumatic memory is activated
Work with exiles to help clients process and heal from traumatic experiences
Memory Reconsolidation: Why IFS is Effective
How to integrate IFS therapy experiences into clients' daily lives
Video demonstration of unburdening with debrief
Dyad practice: Clinical signs a client is ready for unburdening using case examples

IFS Therapy for Trauma, PTSD and Complex Trauma

How IFS differs in emotion regulation strategies from other approaches
Common therapist missteps in IFS
Address trauma-related fears and concerns by working with protective parts
Developing self-leadership in clients to increase their resilience and coping skills
IFS techniques to help clients release emotional and physical trauma stored in the body
Navigating polarizations in the client's system
Working with dissociation using IFS interventions
Working with Substance Abuse with IFS interventions
Case Examples
Extended case example: Working with suicidality through an IFS lens
How does IFS address Intergenerational, collective and ancestral trauma
Working with Marginalized Populations

IFS for Anxiety: Working with Anxious Parts to Reduce Their Intensity

How IFS shifts a client's relationship with anxiety and reduces symptoms
Identify "worrier" or "perfectionist" parts that activate in response to anxiety triggers
Facilitate communication with anxious parts to understand their motivations
Unburden exiled parts and release blocked or stuck anxiety-related emotions
Practice self-compassion and self-care to reduce anxiety over time
Case Examples
Dyad practice exercise: Working with anxious parts in clinical vignettes

An Internal Family Systems Approach to Grief: Providing Stability and Support for Clients Navigating the Grieving Process

The latest grief research and DSM-5-TR Prolonged Grief Disorder Criteria
Self-leadership to provide a sense of inner stability through the grieving process
Exiles in grief and how they can be accessed and worked with in IFS therapy
Integration of Art, Writing, Ritual & Cultural Practices with IFS
Using IFS to identify and process secondary losses
Working with acute loss, ambiguous grief, prolonged grief disorder
Intergenerational Trauma: Legacy Burdens
Case examples

Integrating IFS with EMDR and Other Modalities

Key integration points between IFS and EMDR
Introduction to STARR (Self Tapping for Attachment Readiness and Repair)
When to use IFS vs. EMDR vs. integrated approach
Brief overview: IFS integration with ACT, CBT, Somatic approaches
Case examples demonstrating integration

Additional Considerations in IFS

Using IFS in Groups
IFS & Therapeutic Relationship
IFS & Countertransference, Vicarious Trauma, & Burnout
Therapist Self-Disclosure
Medications in IFS
Exploration of countertransference - recognizing therapist parts in session
Limitations of the research & what we still don't know
Potential risks and contraindications
When IFS may not be the right fit: client considerations

Target Audience

Counselors
Social Workers
Psychiatrists
Addiction Counselors
Marriage and Family Therapists
Therapists
Physicians
Nurses
Other Professionals Who Work within the Mental Health Fields

Copyright : 06/11/2026

Integrating Internal Family Systems (IFS) with Other Trauma Therapy Models

This one-hour training explores how Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy can be integrated with other trauma-informed modalities to enhance healing. Led by Dr. Frank Anderson, the session provides a deep dive into the nature of trauma, the structure of the internal system, and how various therapeutic approaches – such as EMDR, AEDP, EFT, SE, and PVT – can complement IFS therapy.

This event is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.

Program Information

Objectives

Describe the core principles of IFS therapy and how parts function within the internal system.
Identify appropriate complementary modalities for different trauma symptoms and integrate them within the IFS framework.
Apply the IFS therapy unburdening process and incorporate corrective experiences to support trauma healing.

Outline

Understanding Trauma

Definitions and dimensions of trauma
Types: acute, chronic, relational, transgenerational, institutional, cultural

IFS Therapy Fundamentals

Systems thinking and multiplicity of the mind
Parts: protectors, exiles, Self-energy

Mapping the Internal System

Identifying extreme, daily life, and wounded parts
Mapping trauma across individual, relational, and societal levels

Integrating Modalities

EMDR, CBT, DBT for cognitive distortions
AEDP, EFT for emotional and attachment healing
SE, SP for somatic processing
PVT and neurofeedback for nervous system regulation

IFS as a Primary Modality

Using IFS therapy as a framework for integration
Permission-based interventions
Embodiment and corrective experiences

Healing and Unburdening

Memory reconsolidation
Witnessing, retrieval, unloading, and integration

Target Audience

Counselors
Social Workers
Psychologists
Psychiatrists
Addiction Counselors
Nurses
Marriage and Family Therapists
Other Mental Health Professionals

Copyright : 02/19/2026

Integrating IFS and Polyvagal Theory

Our autonomic nervous systems and our protective parts share a common goal: to keep us safe. In this workshop led by expert Dr. Alexia Rothman, you’ll explore how Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy and Polyvagal theory can work together to help clients and therapists stay anchored in embodied safety as therapeutic work deepens. You’ll get:

IFS therapy techniques to partner with clients’ protectors around safety and regulation
Strategies for anchoring clients in states of regulation as vulnerable material emerges
Co-regulation and healing practices using your own embodied Self-presence
Guided reflection and video demonstrations of polyvagal-informed IFS therapy

This event is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.

Program Information

Objectives

Explain how IFS concepts and techniques align with the principles of Polyvagal Theory.
Recognize how protective parts in the internal system can be associated with shifts in autonomic state.
Learn to interpret resistance in therapy through an IFS and polyvagal lens.
Apply polyvagal-informed IFS interventions that support nervous system regulation and a felt sense of safety in the therapeutic relationship.
Partner with protectors to support regulation, trust, and flow in the therapeutic process.
Integrate awareness of your own nervous system states to maintain Self-presence and co-regulation during sessions, allowing your client to experience being safely witnessed.

Outline

Aligning IFS therapy concepts and practices with Polyvagal Theory
Polyvagal-informed IFS interventions for nervous system regulation

Target Audience

Counselors
Social Workers
Psychologists
Psychiatrists
Addiction Counselors
Nurses
Marriage and Family Therapists
Other Mental Health Professionals

Copyright : 02/19/2026

Integrating IFS and EMDR

EMDR and IFS are two of today’s most popular evidence-based treatment methods for trauma …

But if you’re running into roadblocks with your clients, just one method might not be enough.

That’s why EMDR and Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist Daphne Fatter, Ph.D. put together this groundbreaking session that shows you how easy it can be to combine the similar principles of EMDR and IFS and how to combine techniques from both of them to more effectively treat trauma and help your clients heal.

Dr. Fatter will give you:

Strategies for identifying clinical signs to combine these powerful approaches
The latest, most up-to-date research on integration techniques
Practical case examples and case conceptualizations

And so much more! This is your opportunity to be on the cutting edge of trauma therapy and utilize existing tools to increase your treatment success with clients!

This event is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.

This course is not affiliated with EMDRIA and does not qualify toward EMDRIA credits or training.

Program Information

Objectives

Identify 3 clinical indicators that warrant consideration of using a multi-modal approach in complex trauma treatment.
Describe intersecting theoretical overlap between the foundational principles of both EMDR and IFS therapies.
Explain the role of memory reconsolidation in both EMDR and IFS therapies.
Apply case conceptualization that integrates both EMDR and IFS therapies.

Outline

Clinical signs that an integrative approach is appropriate
Shared theoretical overlap between EMDR and IFS
The Role of Memory Reconsolidation
Current Scholarship and Research on Integrating EMDR and IFS
Benefits, Risks, and Limitations of Integration
How to Create Case Conceptualization that Integrates EMDR and IFS
Case Examples

Target Audience

Counselors
Social Workers
Psychologists
Psychiatrists
Addiction Counselors
Nurses
Marriage and Family Therapists
Other Mental Health Professionals

Copyright : 02/19/2026

IFS and Polarization

Clients who have conflicted parts can be complicated to work with …

…every time it feels like you’re making progress with one part, another throws up a roadblock or a dead end.

You need top-notch, effective strategies for tracking and working with multiple parts, ones that can help relax extreme positions and rigidity to restore balance.

That’s why lead IFS trainer Elizabeth Taeubert, LCSW, RN, MS created this session! She uses her extensive experience to give you core skills for working with multiple parts so you can feel confident in your treatment methods and build client trust that their inner system always makes sense, no matter how ‘at war’ the parts seem to be!

You’ll get:

Strategies for identifying types of polarizations
Tools like the “6 F’s” for working with polarized parts
Step-by-step guidance for getting permission to work with each part
And much more!
This is your chance to set yourself apart when it comes to using IFS to treat your clients and gain tools a lot of clinicians lack!

This event is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.

Program Information

Objectives

Define a polarization in IFS therapy terms.
Identify three functions of a polarization.
Identify 2 techniques that facilitate the client’s Self as a mediator between polarized parts or groups of parts.

Outline

Functions of a polarization

Definition: An adversarial relationship between parts
Provide balance
Protect exiles
Provide a distraction from something going on inside

Identifying a polarization

Therapy seems stuck
Ambivalence
Parts alternate being in control

Types of Polarizations

Manage/exile
Manager/Manager
Manager/Firefighter

Steps in working with polarized part

Name the polarization
Unblend both parts
Get permission to work with each part
5 f’s
Switch parts
Point out that each part wants something good for the client
Check to see how they feel towards each other now
Ask permission to work with the exile they protect

Target Audience

Counselors
Social Workers
Psychologists
Psychiatrists
Addiction Counselors
Nurses
Marriage and Family Therapists
Other Mental Health Professionals

Copyright : 02/19/2026

IFS Techniques for Infidelity

The discovery of betrayal leaves couples trapped, stuck with feelings of rage, shame and grief that block the process of healing …

And standard approaches often overlook the depth of trauma and inner complexity of each partner’s response.

That’s why sought after speaker and course developer Wayne Baker, LPC, used his over two decades of experience with infidelity recovery and betrayal trauma to develop this powerful workshop. Using an IFS approach grounded in the five pillars of healing, Wayne focuses on the three areas where most couples encounter difficulties on their healing journey: disclosure, empathy, and grief – and where you can have the most impact!

You’ll walk away with:

Strateiges for guiding disclosure without re-traumatization
Tools to cultivate self-led empathy and compassion
Ways to support authentic grieving of client’s losses
Case vignettes and more!

This is your chance to get tools that will help your clients move beyond devastation toward repair and new possibilities!

This event is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.

Program Information

Objectives

Identify the five pillars of betrayal trauma recovery.
Choose IFS therapy interventions to support safe, paced disclosure and reduce re-traumatization in therapy sessions.
Utilize strategies for nurturing Self-led empathy and compassion between partners as a bridge across the rupture of betrayal.

Outline

Introduction

Infidelity is one of the most destabilizing experiences couples bring to therapy
Why IFS therapy is uniquely suited: it honors multiplicity, heals shame, and creates space for Self-to-Self connection
Recovery involves not only stopping the behavior and surviving but also thriving, regardless of whether the relationship continues
Creates conditions for healing and authentic choice

The Landscape of Infidelity

Clinical presentations: anger, hypervigilance, intrusive imagery, shame, minimization
The Language of Infidelity
Terms: cheater, betrayed, wayward, unfaithful, hurt, involved partner, narcissist; implicit judgments, identity traps
Clinical best practice: name behaviors, not identities
What terms does the couple prefer
Cultural & heteronormative assumptions
Early research assumes heterosexual monogamy
Infidelity in LGBTQ+ couples and poly structures: betrayal = secrecy/violation of agreements more than sex
Takeaway: words matter - they can entrench shame and rage, or they can create repair openings

The 5 Pillars of Betrayal Trauma Recovery

Pillar 1: Disclosure/Discovery
- The shock of discovery and the importance of pacing disclosure
- An unfaithful partner understands and presents a full picture
- Parts most often activated: shock, rage, shame
- IFS therapy helps unblend from protectors, support compassionate witnessing of exiles, and create Self-led communication in disclosure sessions
Pillar 2: Empathy & Compassion
- Both are necessary and very different
- Empathy as the bridge between protectors and exiles
- Compassion from the unfaithful partner often determines the trajectory of healing
- Self-to-Self interactions; moving from “parts at war” to “Self-led witnessing”
- Therapist role: regulate, slow down, model compassion, and prevent premature forgiveness scripts
Pillar 3: Grieving
- Grieving both what was lost (trust, innocence, identity) and what was never present
- The betrayed partner: often blocked from grieving by anger protectors
- The unfaithful partner: grief around their own behavior, shame, fear, lost connection
- IFS therapy interventions: accessing exiles, facilitating unburdening rituals, and supporting mourning in Self-energy
Pillar 4: Forgiveness
- Reframed as releasing burdens, not excusing behavior
- Timing matters, it cannot be rushed
Pillar 5: Co-Creation of a New Relationship
- Not about going “back” but about building something new, Self-led, and more authentic

Clinical Applications & Interventions

Case vignette (Maria & David) for a deep dive into disclosure and empathy
Short examples (gay couple, lesbian couple, poly agreement) to show cultural breadth
Key tools therapists can use
Mapping protectors/exiles for both partners
Slowing disclosure to prevent retraumatization
Naming the impact of language in session
Facilitating Self-led grief work

Integration & Clinical Takeaways

Recovery requires safe disclosure, Self-led empathy, and space for grief
Language is a clinical intervention
The therapist’s Self-energy regulates the room
The five pillars serve as a flexible, not liner, roadmap

Q&A

Space for attendees to reflect on their own language use, struggles in disclosure sessions, and practical integration of IFS therapy

Target Audience

Counselors
Social Workers
Psychologists
Psychiatrists
Addiction Counselors
Nurses
Marriage and Family Therapists
Other Mental Health Professionals

Copyright : 02/19/2026

Tending the Roots: Healing Intergenerational Wounds in Communities of Color Through IFS

When it comes to trauma treatment, often overlooked is the impact our own internalized legacies of colonialism and racial conditioning have on the therapeutic relationship, along with how systemic oppression and racial trauma manifest in people of color. That’s why Natalie Gutiérrez, LMFT put together this session to give you:

Strategies for building Self-to-Part relationships that honor cultural identity
IFS therapy-informed approaches that promote safety, trust and cultural humility
Integration techniques that combine IFS therapy with decolonial and community-based healing

This event is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.

Program Information

Objectives

Identify the unique way colonialism, systemic oppression, and racial trauma manifest in the internal systems of people of color.
Recognize how intergenerational trauma is transmitted through family systems, culture, and collective memory.
Describe strategies for building Self-to-Part relationships that honor cultural identity, ancestral resilience, and spiritual wisdom

Outline

Racial Trauma and Internal Systems

How colonialism, systemic oppression, and racial trauma manifest within the internal systems of people of color
The role of collective memory and historical context

Intergenerational Trauma and Cultural Transmission

How trauma is transmitted through family systems and culture
Intergenerational transmission - Ancestral resilience and survival

Honoring Cultural Identity in Self to Part Relationships

Strategies for building Self to Part relationships
Cultural identity, ancestral resilience, and spiritual wisdom within parts work
Culturally responsive IFS informed approaches to build safety and trust

Therapist Cultural Humility and Internal Reflection

Internalized legacies of colonialism and racial conditioning
The impact of internal dynamics on the therapeutic relationship

Integrating IFS With Decolonial and Community Based Healing

Integrating IFS concepts with decolonial healing perspectives
The role of community based healing practices
Collective healing and liberation alongside individual therapeutic work

Target Audience

Counselors
Social Workers
Psychologists
Psychiatrists
Addiction Counselors
Nurses
Marriage and Family Therapists
Other Mental Health Professionals

Copyright : 03/12/2026

Complex Trauma & Dissociation

It’s tough to know where to start when it comes to treating traumatized, dissociative clients.

You need a transformative framework that can help unblend traumatized parts and utilize tools like self-energy and compassionate attunement to help clients safety heal from complex trauma.

That’s why international recognized trainer, Stacy Ruse, LPC, E-RYT-500, developed this experiential workshop! She’ll guide you through practical tools and techniques that will leave you feeling empowered to help even your most deeply traumatized clients.

You’ll leave with:

IFS therapy-based strategies for working with dissociation
Tools like self-energy and compassionate attunement for deep, safe healing
Techniques to integrate neuroscience, Polyvagal Theory, and somatic wisdom into your treatment plan
Real-world clinical examples and more!

Don’t miss your opportunity to walk away with tools and strategies you can apply today to support you and your client’s healing journey!

This event is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.

Program Information

Objectives

Understand key trauma-related symptoms, nervous system patterns, and presentations of complex trauma and dissociation.
Integrate IFS therapy principles with somatic tools for stabilization and trauma resolution.
Use Polyvagal and neuroscience-informed strategies through an IFS therapy lens to guide compassionate interventions.

Outline

Welcome, orientation, intention setting
Quick overview
- Why IFS therapy is uniquely suited for complex trauma/dissociation
Core principles for complex trauma:
- No Bad Parts
- Unblending as stabilization
- Self-energy as the healing agent
Practical tools & clinical strategies
- How to work safely with protectors and exiles
- Attuning to dissociation & nervous system patterns
- Weave in Polyvagal + somatic wisdom here
Guided practice: Unblending & Accessing Self-energy
Debrief how to use it personally + clinically
Case vignette or “clinical pearls”
Practical applications therapists can take into their next session
Wrap-up & integration of key insights
Q&A

Target Audience

Counselors
Social Workers
Psychologists
Psychiatrists
Addiction Counselors
Nurses
Marriage and Family Therapists
Other Mental Health Professionals

Somatic IFS

Many clients show up to therapy feeling disconnected from their bodies, while others are overwhelmed by sensations. From an IFS perspective, parts are not only found in the body but also hold the score from past traumatic experiences. Protectors use the body to keep overwhelming experiences out of awareness by tightening, numbing, distracting, or disconnecting, while exiles use their body to tell their stories and may communicate their burdens through fatigue, collapse, or physical pain.

Somatic IFS invites the body into every step of the IFS model, with embodied Self energy fostering deeper connection to parts and healing of burdens held in the body. By integrating five embodiment practices into the IFS model – somatic awareness, conscious breathing, radical resonance, mindful movement, and attuned touch – therapists gain practical tools to help clients relate to protectors and exiles through the body, restoring safety, connection, and flow from the inside out.

Participants will leave this experiential workshop with skills to access their own embodied Self energy, enhance therapeutic presence, and support clients in restoring safety, trust, and connection form the inside out.

In this experiential workshop, you’ll:

Understand why including the body is essential in healing
Recognize how protectors and exiles use the body
Learn the five Somatic IFS therapy practices that support deep connection to parts and safe unburdening
Access your embodied Self energy to improve safety, trust and connection in your clinical work

This event is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.

Program Information

Objectives

Examine why including the body is essential in trauma healing, drawing on current research linking embodiment, nervous system regulation, and therapeutic effectiveness (Röhricht et al., 2021; van de Kamp et al., 2023).
Identify how protector parts and exiles manifest in the body (Hodgdon et al., 2022; Kuhfuß et al., 2021).
Choose two somatic interventions to support safe unburdening of trauma-related somatic patterns (van de Kamp et al., 2023).

Outline

Why Bring the Body into IFS Therapy?

Explore why the body is key to healing
Recognize how parts manifest in the body
Understand trauma as both an embodied and relational experience
Explore how burdens (personal, cultural, intergenerational) disrupt embodiment
Discover the body as the source of healing Self energy

How to Bring the Body into IFS Therapy with Somatic IFS Model

Define Somatic IFS therapy core assumptions
Explore key benefits and clinical relevance of Somatic IFS therapy
Learn the five Somatic IFS therapy practices
Discover how to integrate body-based practices into the flow of the IFS model

Accessing Your Embodied Self Energy

Learn why “Embodied” Self?
Discover qualities of Embodied Self
Understand how embodied Self energy enhances therapeutic presence, safety, and relational trust
Explore the 8 Cs of embodied Self energy with somatic IFS therapy experiential exercise

Target Audience

Counselors
Social Workers
Psychologists
Psychiatrists
Addiction Counselors
Nurses
Marriage and Family Therapists
Other Mental Health Professionals

Self-Led Sexuality through IFS Therapy

There are few issues that trigger our parts more than sex.

When you work with clients who struggle with sexual issues, they’re often dealing with shame, guilt, confusion, and a lack of understanding about their own experiences.

Plus, the sensitive nature of sexual topics can make it difficult for clients (and let’s face it, many therapists) to open up and explore these issues in therapy at all.

But sex and sexuality are huge parts of your clients’ lives … and you need to be able to address them in their treatment.

In this session you will gain:

Strategies to address common sexual concerns clients have in therapy
An IFS therapy-based conceptual framework that incorporates insights from the field of sex therapy and more
A better understanding of the internal sexual system and what it means to be sexually Self-Led
Guided meditation tools for finding and unblending parts related to a sexual trailhead

This is your chance to welcome all parts and bring a new lens to this often-exiled but crucially important topic!

This event is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.

Program Information

Objectives

Summarize the primary types of parts in Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy and the roles they may take on in relation to sexuality.
Identify three common protector fears and how they may impact clients’ sexuality.
Identify common challenges therapists face when working with sexuality in therapy and how IFS therapy offers a framework for overcoming them.

Outline

Primary types of parts in Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy
The roles parts take in sexuality
Common protector fears and their impact on clients
IFS framework for common challenges with sexuality in therapy
Risks and limitations

Target Audience

Counselors
Social Workers
Psychologists
Psychiatrists
Addiction Counselors
Nurses
Marriage and Family Therapists
Other Mental Health Professionals

Treating Neurodivergent Trauma

Your neurodivergent clients already come to therapy feeling attacked internally and externally, as if they are the problem to be fixed. You need skills tailored specifically to addressing “neurodivergent trauma” – the complex trauma uniquely faced by neurodivergent individuals. That’s why licensed psychologist Dr. Tasha Oswald (she/her), who is a neurodivergent individual herself, put together this experiential training! You’ll get:

Neuroaffirming practices to help clients unburden and heal from neurodivergent trauma
Techniques for cultivating inner balance
Self-reflection exercises for exploring your own neuronormative biases and privilege
Strategies to help clients deal with “inner critics”
And much more!

This event is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.

Program Information

Objectives

Identify three common inner critics and how they are shaped by neurodivergent trauma.
Choose four strategies for connecting to Self that are tailored to neurodivergent clients.
Integrate an IFS therapy exercise with neuroaffirming skills to work with inner critics.

Outline

Overview of “Neurodivergent Trauma” and Causes
Neurodivergent Trauma Burdens Exiles
The Protective Response of Inner Critics
Why Inner Critics Fuel Internal Conflict in Neurodivergent Clients
Neuroaffirming Strategies to Reconnect to Self
Integrating Neuroaffirming Skills into IFS therapy to Work with Inner Critics

Target Audience

Counselors
Social Workers
Psychologists
Psychiatrists
Addiction Counselors
Nurses
Marriage and Family Therapists
Other Mental Health Professionals

The Healing Power of Play

When it comes to IFS and working with children, often times clinicians have trouble getting standard treatment methods to work. You need integrated, developmentally appropriate interventions that can enhance young client’s self-awareness, emotional regulation, and ability to identify and engage young client’s self-awareness, emotional regulation, and ability to identify and engage with their parts. Join Leslie Petruk, LCMHC-S, NCC, BCC as she gives you the best of what IFS and Play therapy have to offer, all in one package! You’ll leave with:

Specific activities and applications to use with children and adolescents
Tools for translating common comorbidities into parts language
Techniques to broaden treatment options through play therapy

This event is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.

Program Information

Objectives

Investigate Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy concepts, process, and techniques to broaden treatment intervention options working with children in play therapy.
Examine how IFS therapy and play therapy theory and application complement one another.
Utilize parts identification and mapping to begin to understand the IFS therapy process can be applied in the context of play therapy.

Outline

Brief overview of the IFS model and how to apply to working with children and adolescents
Explore the correlation between the tenets of play therapy and IFS therapy
Specific applications/activities to use with children & adolescents

Target Audience

Counselors
Social Workers
Psychologists
Psychiatrists
Addiction Counselors
Nurses
Marriage and Family Therapists
Other Mental Health Professionals

The Inner Work of Grief: IFS Therapy tools for Meeting Parts and Pain with Compassion

When the heart breaks, every part of us feels it. Loss reverberates through the inner system, stirring protectors, pain, and profound vulnerability. Join internationally recognized grief expert Lara Krawchuck in this session and discover how loss activates and destabilizes your clients’ inner parts – and how IFS therapy can restore self-connection so clients can meet their grieving parts with clarity and care. You’ll also learn the IFS U-Turn—a simple tool to help shift clients from external fixing to internally witnessing the parts holding sorrow—as a pathway to deeper healing. Research, risks, and limitations of IFS in grief work will be highlighted to support safe, informed application of these tools.

This product is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.

Program Information

Objectives

Identify why Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy supports healthy grieving.
Determine strategies to safely welcome parts during times of grief.
Examine the role of self-leadership in promoting resilience throughout the grieving process.

Outline

How loss destabilizes the internal system
Role of protector parts in grief
Making space for each grieving part to be acknowledged
Preventing grief exiles
The IFS U-Turn: move from external fixing to internal witnessing of the parts holding sorrow
Case study: using IFS with a grieving parent
Research, risks and limitations

Target Audience

Counselors
Social Workers
Psychologists
Psychiatrists
Nurses
Marriage and Family Therapists
Other Mental Health Professionals