IFS Therapy: Therapeutic Relationship & Power of Presence
Get access to the recordings of this online workshop series (no time limits).
We distinguish 3 Levels of knowledge and experience in IFS therapy:
- Beginner:
You don’t know what IFS therapy is or you are on 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 you 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 do dive deeper into the model.
IFS CEs are available to be applied for IFS certification for those who have completed IFS Level 1 training.
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Paul Neustadt
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4-week series
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10 hours in total
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Recording
experiential activities:
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Personal practice
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Guided meditations
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Q&A sessions
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Short demo sessions
The therapeutic relationship in IFS Therapy
During this workshop with Paul Neustadt, we will explore how you can use the therapeutic relationship to facilitate the client’s healing from a part’s perspective.
We will dive deeply into all the essential building blocks constituting the quality of therapeutic relationships, from presence and attunement to the role of the therapist system, common obstacles and challenges, spiritual empowerment, and specific, context-sensitive strategies and solutions.
Creating a safe space
You will learn how to work with the client’s parts that induct the therapist into recreating the original wounding relationship and the very patterns they are struggling to change. You will discover how to use Direct Access to address the client’s unconscious attachment issues and help the client’s parts feel safe enough to relax.
Each session will have a short live demo, sharing in small groups, experiential exercises, questions and answers, opportunities to practice skills, and brief guided meditations.
Harness the Healing Power of Therapeutic Relationships
A series of 4 IFS online workshops with Paul Neustadt
Master presence, attunement, and deep listening for transformative client connections
By signing up for "IFS Therapy: Therapeutic Relationship & Power of Presence" workshop series you get:
- All-time access to the workshop recordings – no time limits,
- Training materials prepared by Paul (Working with your own parts triggered by your clients, Getting to Know Your Therapist Parts, Self Led Feedback with clients, Practice Guidelines: Explicit Direct Access with a Protector, and more),
- Certificate of Completion,
- 12 IFS CEs available to be applied for IFS certification for those who have completed Level 1 training.
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Workshop 1: The Power of Presence and Attunement
- How the quality of our presence and attunement impacts the energy field we create with our clients.
- How to use implicit direct access to create a safe container with attunement, deep active listening, and affirmation.
- How to be aware of our own inner experience and our degree of presence while we are listening to our clients.
- How to work with our parts that interfere with our ability to be present; parts that are attached to an outcome; that feel a need for the client to change, etc.
- The importance of slowing down and pausing during a session to deepen connection to the client and yourself.
- The importance of developing practices that support you in accessing presence.
Workshop 2: The Role Our Parts Play in Therapy
During this workshop, You will learn:
- How to transform parts triggered by our clients to access their wisdom about us and our clients.
- How clients with severe attachment trauma may need to experience healing with their therapist first before they can access their own Self Energy.
- How to work with the client’s parts and our parts when we get inducted into a destructive pattern from the client’s past.
- How to help a client use our relationship with them to work on their relational issues.
- How to let go of energy we have taken on from our clients.
Workshop 3: Ruptures, Boundaries, Speaking for Our Parts
During this workshop, You will learn:
- The value as well as the challenges of being authentic, transparent, and human as an IFS therapist.
- When and how to speak for our parts with our clients.
- The value of modeling how we also have parts and how we notice them and take time to listen to them.
- To be aware of your own parts around setting boundaries and having your own needs as a therapist.
- How to repair ruptures that occur.
- How to deal with power dynamics with your client when a protective part disempowers you and is in control.
Workshop 4: Expanding the Field of Self Energy
During this workshop, You will learn about:
- Using explicit direct access with parts that are disowned or need to have their own voice.
- Being a mentor and sharing life wisdom with clients.
- How we can help clients see themselves in the larger context of collective, cultural, and intergenerational trauma.
- Accessing guidance: Spirit Guides and the client’s soul.
- Expanding the field of Self Energy by bringing in Caring Beings, Guides, the Spirits of Loved Ones and creating Healing Circles.
- How to bring inner parts work out into the world and help clients apply their inner work to practical situations.
Meet the trainer
Paul Neustadt
Paul Neustadt, MSS, LICSW, is a senior IFS Co-Lead Trainer. He also co-leads a monthly seminar for IFS Level 1 training graduates focused on integrating the skills learned in the Level 1 training.
He has led workshops on Self Led Parenting, the Therapeutic Relationship in IFS, Direct Access: An Essential Skill of IFS, IFS and Climate Change, and The Gifts of Our Exiles.
For 17 years Paul was director of a community counselling and prevention program for children, adolescents, and their families. Paul has also worked in a college counselling centre and community mental health centre, and taught couples and family therapy in a family therapy institute and two graduate programs.
In his private practice, Paul now specializes in IFS consultation, both group and individual.
See what others say about Paul
I have known Paul Neustadt for over 12 years. I have been a student of his and on his training staff for at least five programs. Paul is a gifted teacher. His presentations have a clarity and accessibility that is greatly appreciated. Each point builds on the next in a way that is clear and easily understood by the participants. I have seen many, many demonstrations Paul has done, which of course show the model but also bring healing and transformation to the “client” in the demo.
Jim Abrams, Ph.D.
Paul Neustadt, is a wonderful colleague and invaluable resource for the IFS community. I have been lucky enough to collaborate with Paul since early 2020. Paul is a seasoned psychotherapist, inspiring case consultant, and a skilled writer in the field. He specializes in self led parenting, couples therapy, direct access, and more.
I found Paul’s view on “the gifts of our exiles” such a remarkable and refreshing perspective, helping us welcome and appreciate those younger sensitive parts of our systems. I strongly recommend Paul’s workshop.Anibal Henriques, Psychotherapist and Trainer, Creator and Co-host of IFSTalks podcast
and organizer of IFS trainings in Portugal
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 May 2024.
The whole process has been structured so you can go through it at any time, at your own pace. Explore almost 8 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.
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!
Getting certified?
With this series there are 12 IFS CEs available to be applied for
IFS certification for those who have completed IFS Level 1 training.
A detailed description of experiential activities:
Please note that the teacher will respond to the needs of the group and because of that, the chosen activities may change
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Personal practice (ex. journalling)
Personal practice means working on your own, usually with a piece of paper, after hearing the instructions explained by the teacher. These exercises may be various - sometimes you will be invited to communicate with your parts by journalling, sometimes you will do a drawing exercise (like mapping your parts). Other times you will get a more complex set of instructions and 10 or 15 minutes to do a piece of the process on your own.
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Q&A sessions
Each of the workshops will have space for questions from the audience.
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Guided meditations
Guided meditation is an internal practice that you do with closed eyes, following the teacher's voice. The teacher will invite you to sit back, relax, and focus on your inner world. You will meet your parts, talk to them, and often learn things you weren't aware of before. Guided meditation can allow you to do a significant piece of inner work.
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Short demo sessions
These are session demonstrations in which the teacher does a live session with a volunteer. It may be a short, role-played session or a whole, longer session. Sometimes teachers show videos of sessions they recorded in the past.
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Sharing and discussions in small groups (usually triads)
We usually do it after guided meditation and/or after personal practice. We go to breakout rooms and meet in small groups (3 or 4 participants) to share our experiences in a safe space. It is a great opportunity to meet new people and deepen the feeling of connection. This activity is optional - you can stay in the main room.
Opinions about previous workshops with Paul
Harness the Healing Power of Therapeutic Relationships
A series of 4 IFS online workshops with Paul Neustadt
Master presence, attunement, and deep listening for transformative client connections
By signing up for "IFS Therapy: Therapeutic Relationship & Power of Presence" workshop series you get:
- All-time access to the workshop recordings – no time limits,
- Training materials prepared by Paul (Working with your own parts triggered by your clients, Getting to Know Your Therapist Parts, Self Led Feedback with clients, Practice Guidelines: Explicit Direct Access with a Protector, and more),
- Certificate of Completion,
- 12 IFS CEs available to be applied for IFS certification for those who have completed Level 1 training.