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"Difficult protectors as our heroes"
Learn about working with the difficult protectors from Mike Elkin
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Webinar Highlights
You will:
- learn why „difficult” protectors are so difficult to work with,
- learn why for our internal system these protectors should be seen more like heroes than obstacles,
- hear about Mike’s strategies for working with fierce protectors.
This webinar was broadcasted live on the 29th of January 2022 and it was one hour long. After signing up, you will receive an e-mail with the link to the recording with no time limit.
Meet the teacher
Michael Elkin
Michael Elkin, LMFT is a IFS Senior Lead Trainer who has been teaching the model since 1997.
He has over 45 years of clinical experience, and his early career was focused on treating mandated clients in drug and alcohol treatment agencies where he got extensive experience working with chronic addiction and violent and sexual perpetrators. In order to learn to be effective with these challenges, he got training in family, strategic and hypnotic therapies.
He is an author of the book: Families Under the Influence.
Mike has been married for 54 years; 30 years in his practice marriage which produced 2 sons, and his 24 year marriage to storyteller, Judith Black. This has contributed to his deep interest in intimacy and relationships. He has been nationally ranked as a billiard player.
Read what others have to say about Mike
Mike Elkin is a wonderful teacher. He is earnest and genuine, while also being brilliant and insightful. He is a master at distilling complex psychological realities into clear and concise ideas that capture the essence of what matters. He is also fun! I am confident your students will enjoy learning from and with him.
Anne Hallward MD, a psychiatrist who hosts the radio show "Safe Space Radio".
She had done plenary presentations at the IFS Conference, MA Association of Social Workers,
the New England Society for the Treatment of Trauma and Dissociation (NESTTD) and TED.
Mike Elkin is a passionate and brilliant teacher who brings so much distilled skill. In particular he brings a warm humor that makes the experience all the richer as the nuggets keep coming. People who sit in his presence will likely find themselves (as I have) coming back to unique “clicks” that will continue long after the time together has ended. I have worked with Mike for many years and have lots of direct experience with this.
Rina Dubin, Ph.D., an IFS lead Trainer She has assisted me three times, and co lead three Level One trainings with me