IFS is Grief Work: Healing Unattended Losses
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.
Exiles become burdened when the response needed to distressing events is not available. This is one definition of trauma. Healing this loss, often profound, includes grieving. This workshop will explore the application of the IFS model to grieve these unattended losses.
About this workshop:
Jory Agate
Recording
5 hours in total
2-day workshop
Experiential activities:
Pre-recorded demo session
Guided meditations
Small group sharing
“Grief is an integral aspect of our human experience.”
During IFS Therapy is Grief Work workshop by Jory Agate we will:
Explore the application of the IFS model to grieve these unattended losses.
Discover how to identify and work with protectors that avoid, rush, minimize, distract, etc. from the grief.
Discuss allowing exiles to stay with grief to deepen healing and integration.
Processing grief can be feared
Throughout our lives, we experience loss, pain, and trauma, and often these experiences are linked with not feeling emotionally supported. Our systems long to process and integrate grief. However, processing grief can be feared:
Will I be lost in it? Will the feeling be overwhelming?
Internal and external systems may offer avoidance, minimization, or distraction. We hear:
- “Get over it”
- “Don’t dwell on it”
- “Look on the bright side” etc.
As clinicians, we risk colluding with these parts or parts that want to move quickly through or avoid the pain. This workshop offers techniques to gently guide your clients through the grief process, fostering genuine healing without rushing or bypassing the depth of their experience.
IFS is Grief Work: Healing Unattended Losses
A 2-day online workshop with Jory Agate, an IFS Lead Trainer
IFS is Grief Work: Healing Unattended Losses
A 2-day online workshop with Jory Agate, an IFS Lead Trainer
Expand your capacity and skills to hold space for your clients and personal parts carrying grief.
When you sign up for the 2-day workshop, “IFS Therapy is Grief Work“, you’ll receive:
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Unlimited access to workshop recordings: Revisit the content anytime, allowing you to absorb the material at your own pace without time constraints.
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Comprehensive training materials: Receive ready-to-print resources that offer valuable tools and references for your practice.
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6 IFS CEs available to be applied for IFS certification for those who have completed Level 1 training.
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Certificate of Completion: Acknowledges your commitment to professional growth and enhances your therapeutic skills.
IFS Therapy and grief work
In this didactic and experiential workshop, we will explore the application of IFS with both acute grief (from a traumatic loss) and the unprocessed grief that all exiles carry from traumatic experiences and lack of attunement.
Strategies for identifying and working with protectors that avoid or rush or distract will be discussed. Careful application of the healing steps protocol allows exiles to stay with the grief, fostering healing.
You will leave this workshop with additional capacity and skills to be with clients and personal parts holding grief.
Meet the teacher
Jory Agate
Jory Agate, LMHC, MDiv., MA, IFS Certified, is an Internal Family Systems therapist, trainer, and consultant with a private practice in Cambridge, MA.
Jory is committed to creating a collaborative clinical space that honors the cultural uniqueness of her clients. She specializes in treating trauma without pathologizing individuals for the creative ways they may have learned to cope. Jory had previous careers as a Unitarian Universalist minister and Sign Language interpreter/Deaf educator in the US and abroad. She works in English and ASL with hearing and Deaf individuals, families, couples, clergy, staff teams, and parents of individuals with major mental illness. Jory is a trainer/presenter for the IFS Institute, PESI, the Unitarian Universalist Association, and the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI).
In addition to her private practice, she provides training and consultation in IFS therapy, cultural agility, sexuality education, leadership development, and group dynamics. The mother of two young adults, one hearing and one Deaf, she lives with her wife and their pandemic puppy in Cambridge, MA.
Satisfaction Guarantee
If you’re not completely satisfied with your purchase, just let us know within 48 hours. We’ll offer a full refund—no questions asked.
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.
How it works
The workshop was held live in November 2024.
The whole process has been structured so you can go through it at any time, at your own pace. Explore almost 5 hours of video material – it’s important that you find the right space to immerse yourself in this process.
The recording contains didactics, so you will be able to do personal work in your own time.
Remember that you get unlimited access to the workshop recordings, which means you will be able to view them in a year or even in a few years.
Getting certified?
With this workshop there are 6 IFS CEs available to be applied for IFS certification for those who have completed IFS Level 1 training.
Experiential activities
This workshop emphasizes hands-on learning through experiential activities designed to deepen your understanding of Grief Work. These activities foster personal connection and collaborative learning, enabling you to actively engage in practice. Here’s what you can look forward to:
Guided meditations
Small group sharing
