Discover the IFS approach to Transcending Trauma
Get access to the recordings of this online IFS 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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Frank Anderson
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3-week series
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9 hours of video
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Recording
experiential activities:
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Pre-recorded demo session
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Personal Practice (journalling)
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Guided meditations
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Q&A sessions
See what Frank has to say about the series:
Transcending Trauma
Working with clients who suffer from complex PTSD can often feel like being on a roller coaster. The extreme reactions, multiple comorbidities, difficulty with boundary issues and volatility in relationships make these clients challenging even for the most skilled therapists.
During the “Transcending Trauma” workshop series we will dive deep into ideas Frank Anderson described in his newest book “Transcending Trauma”, which explores a unique, compassionate, and evidence-based approach to resolving complex and dissociative trauma.
Addressing trauma in
IFS therapy
Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy has a unique way of addressing and overcoming the complexities of relational trauma.
It deals with the cognitive by addressing and unloading distorted thoughts and beliefs, it incorporates the body as it supports the movement and discharge of physical sensations, and it facilitates the release of painful feelings (such as unworthiness, loneliness, and unlovability) by healing the wounds that parts of us carry.
Practical knowledge
During "Transcending Trauma" workshop series you will:
- Learn how to incorporate IFS with other models of treatment,
- Gain awareness how to address protective parts in a trauma-specific manner,
- Discover the various forms of healing associated with complex PTSD and dissociation,
- Incorporate neuroscience knowledge as it relates to the IFS model.
Discover a unique approach to resolving trauma
A series of 3 IFS online workshops with Frank Anderson (9 hours in total)
Learn an IFS way of addressing trauma
By signing up for "Transcending Trauma"
workshop series you get:
- All-time access to the recordings of 3 workshops - no time limits,
- Training materials ready for printing,
- Certificate of Completion,
- 9 IFS CEs available to be applied for IFS certification for those who have completed Level 1 training.
Workshop 1: Healing trauma with IFS
During this workshop we will:
- Explore the different types of trauma and examine the ways IFS is different from traditional phase-oriented treatment.
- Demonstrate how to incorporate IFS with other models of treatment and address protective parts in a trauma-specific manner so your clients can unlock access to the wounds they protect.
- Discover the differences between empathy and compassion as it relates to Self-energy.
- Learn essential strategies to effectively gain permission from protective parts to access hidden vulnerability.
Workshop 2: The challenges of healing
During this workshop we will:
- Discover the unique way IFS approaches early attachment wounding.
- Delve into common adaptations of relational trauma such as neglect, vulnerability, shame and substance-use.
- Review the range of traumatic wounds and discover the various forms of healing associated with complex PTSD and dissociation.
Workshop 3: The neuroscience of trauma
During this workshop we will:
- Incorporate neuroscience knowledge as it relates to the IFS model and review the neurobiology of PTSD and dissociation.
- Investigate how neuroscience can inform therapeutic decisions with extreme symptoms and will discover the unique ways in which IFS addresses attachment trauma.
- Review common roadblocks to healing and discuss ways to successfully overcome them so your clients can effectively release the pain they carry.
Meet the trainer
Frank Anderson MD
Frank Anderson, MD, completed his residency and was a clinical instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is both a psychiatrist and psychotherapist. He specializes in the treatment of trauma and dissociation and is passionate about teaching brain-based psychotherapy and integrating current neuroscience knowledge with the IFS model of therapy.
Dr. Anderson is a Lead Trainer at the IFS Institute with Richard Schwartz and maintains a long affiliation with, and trains for, Bessel van der Kolk’s Trauma Center. He serves as an advisor to the International Association of Trauma Professionals (IATP) and was the former chair and director of the Foundation for Self Leadership.
His most recent book, entitled “Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems” was released on May 19, 2021.
See what others say about Frank
I admire Frank’s vulnerability as he lets us in on his personal journey of healing and learning, which brings the book to life. Frank has brought so much to the exploding IFS movement, and this book is a crucial contribution that brings clarity and light to the often dark, confusing journey that is the treatment of complex PTSD. This book offers the first comprehensive map to working with complex PTSD from an IFS perspective and, therefore, is invaluable.
Richard C. Schwartz, PhD, Founder of Internal Family Systems (IFS) Model of Therapy
For me, and most of my close colleagues, Internal Family Systems therapy is the fundamental psychotherapeutic approach that we use to help most of our adult patients who deal with the legacy of trauma. It is therefore a gift to all of us that Frank Anderson has written such a lucid, engaging, and comprehensive book that can help us navigate the complicated journey of resolving relational trauma. With the help of exquisite personal anecdotes, Anderson explains the deeper origins of apparently irrational and self-destructive behaviors that people have developed to deal with overwhelming realities. Most of all, he describes how to guide people in reclaiming “self-leadership” and taking back ownership of their lives. This is a wonderful book that should be read by anyone who wants to lay down the burdens of past trauma and those who seek to accompany them on this journey.
Bessel A. van der Kolk, MD, Author of New York Times bestselling The Body Keeps the Score
With his deeply compassionate attitude, Frank Anderson masterfully combines his years of clinical wisdom with the insights of neuroscience to create a definitive work on the treatment of complex trauma with IFS. This is a book that can and should be read by all therapists who work with trauma.
Janina Fisher, PhD, Author of Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma
In Transcending Trauma, Frank Anderson offers a methodical, clear, and highly instructive pathway to healing complex trauma through IFS, an astute therapeutic approach that is logically presented and generously illustrated with case examples and enriched by personal insights.
Gabor Maté, MD, Author of When the Body Says No: Exploring the Stress-Disease Connection
Completion of IFS Level 1 Training is not required
At the same time, you need to know the fundamentals of IFS as no basic didactics about the model will be offered.
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 will aid you in this process.
How it works
The workshop was held live in March 2022.
The whole process has been structured so that you can go through it at any time, at your own pace. Explore almost 9 hours of video material - it's important that you find the right space to immerse yourself in this process.
The recording contains didactics, meditations, a demo session, and practice instructions so you will be able to do personal work in your own time. Please note that the practice group sessions and the group sharings were not recorded.
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 9 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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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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Q&A sessions
Each of the workshops will have space for questions from the audience. If you buy a recording of the workshop, you will have access to the recording of the Q&A session that took place live during the workshop.
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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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Pre-recorded demo sessions
Teachers show videos of sessions that they have recorded in the past. The sessions are related to the topic of the workshops.
Opinions about this workshop
Discover a unique approach to resolving trauma
A series of 3 IFS online workshops with Frank Anderson (9 hours in total)
Learn an IFS way of addressing trauma
By signing up for "Transcending Trauma"
workshop series you get:
- All-time access to the workshop recordings – no time limits,
- Training materials ready for printing,
- Certificate of Completion,
- 9 IFS CEs available to be applied for IFS certification for those who have completed Level 1 training.