IFS and the parenting journey: From tears to transformation
Frank Anderson
IFS level: Intermediate
We distinguish 3 Levels of knowledge and experience in IFS therapy:
- Beginner:
You don’t know what IFS therapy is or you are at the beginning of your IFS journey and want to know the basics of the model. - Intermediate:
You already know the basics – you’ve done an introductory workshop or course and want to learn more. - Advanced:
You’ve completed a number of IFS workshops and/or an IFS Institute Online Circle and/or a Level 1 training and are ready to dive deeper into the model.
IFS CEs are available to be applied for IFS certification for those who have completed IFS Level 1 training.
About this workshop:
Frank Anderson
1-day workshop


Parenting roller coaster
For all its joys, parenting is often a roller coaster of challenges. Even when parents are at the top of their game, the most routine curveballs — quarreling siblings, a child’s public meltdown, or a phone call from a teacher — can trigger unresolved shame, guilt, anger or disconnection in parents.
But the Internal Family Systems (IFS) approach can help parents more fully:
- Understand and heal their own wounds that their children inevitably evoke,
- Allow the parent to better set healthy, non-controlling limits,
- Create a more nurturing family environment,
Dr. Frank Anderson, as both a seasoned clinician, and a parent who has been at the forefront of developing and adapting IFS for multiple settings, can help you with parenting struggles.
IFS helps parents get to the real root of the issues for them.

What you will get to know
You’ll get help through exploring both attachment and parenting styles, and IFS interventions that I’ll share with you that really work to help heal the underlying parental trigger.

Outline:
Starting the parenting journey
What IFS brings to Parenting
Neuroscience and Development
When Parents Are Not at Their Best
Correct It, Don’t Perpetuate It
Improving the Co-parenting Experience
From Reactive to Responsive
The parent Self
Special Circumstances
Start using IFS interventions in your parenting journey
IFS online workshop with Dr. Frank Anderson MD, a psychiatrist, psychotherapist and the program consultant for the IFS Institute.

Start using IFS interventions in your parenting journey
IFS online workshop with Dr. Frank Anderson MD, a psychiatrist, psychotherapist and the program consultant for the IFS Institute.
Become a Self-led parent and learn how to create a more nurturing family environment using the IFS model.
By signing up for the “IFS and the parenting journey: From tears to transformation” workshop you get:
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Access to the online workshop recording,
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Training materials ready for printing,
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Certificate of Completion,
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All-time access to the workshop recording – no time limits.
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2,5 IFS CEs available to be applied for IFS certification for those who have completed Level 1 training.
Meet the trainer
Frank Anderson
Frank Anderson is a world-renowned trauma expert, Harvard-trained psychiatrist, global speaker, and acclaimed best-selling author of Transcending Trauma. Dr. Anderson has a long affiliation with Bessel van der Kolk at the Trauma Research Foundation and is a lead trainer at the IFS Institute under Richard Schwartz. He is passionate about teaching brain-based psychotherapy and integrating current neuroscience knowledge with cutting-edge models of therapy.
Dr. Anderson believes that traumatic events can have a lasting effect on the health and well-being of individuals and that addressing these events will help lead people down a path of hope, love, and forgiveness.
He is the director and co-founder of the Trauma Institute and Trauma-Informed Media, organizations that provide educational resources and promote trauma awareness. As a result of his early childhood experiences and personal journey transformation, he is dedicated to bringing more compassion, unity, and trauma healing to the world.
He splits his time between Boston and Los Angeles where he lives with his husband and two sons.
To explore Dr. Anderson’s work and discover his latest book To Be Loved – a deeply personal memoir about healing – visit his website at FrankAndersonMD.com and follow him on Instagram at frank_andersonmd.

Satisfaction Guarantee
Up to 48 hours after purchase, if you are not completely satisfied just let us know about it. We will give you a full refund. You are not required to give any reason.
You have nothing to lose!

Completion of IFS Level 1 Training is not required
At the same time, you need to know the fundamentals of IFS, as we don’t offer basic didactics about the model during this workshop.
Make sure that you:
- Have completed a thorough introductory course/workshop about IFS or the IFSI Online Circle,
- Have a desire to embody the IFS Model – deepen the knowledge of your own system, and learn tools that aid you in this process.
Getting certified?
With this series there are 2,5 IFS CEs available to be applied for IFS certification for those who have completed IFS Level 1 training

How it works
This workshop was held live on September 2021. The live workshop lasted 3 hours.
The whole process has been structured so that you can go through it at any time, at your own pace. In total, almost 3 hours of video material – it’s important that you find the right space for yourself to immerse yourself in this process.
Remember that you get unlimited access to the course recording, which means you will be able to view it in a year or even in a few years.
Start using IFS interventions in your parenting journey
IFS online workshop with Dr. Frank Anderson MD, a psychiatrist, psychotherapist and the program consultant for the IFS Institute.

Start using IFS interventions in your parenting journey
IFS online workshop with Dr. Frank Anderson MD, a psychiatrist, psychotherapist and the program consultant for the IFS Institute.
Become a Self-led parent and learn how to create a more nurturing family environment using the IFS model.
By signing up for the “IFS and the parenting journey: From tears to transformation” workshop you get:
-
Access to the online workshop recording,
-
Training materials ready for printing,
-
Certificate of Completion,
-
All-time access to the workshop recording – no time limits.
-
2,5 IFS CEs available to be applied for IFS certification for those who have completed Level 1 training.