Integrating IFS and the Polyvagal Theory
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Webinar Highlights
You will learn:
- What is happening on a biological level when our clients are emotionally dysregulated or stuck in adaptive survival states, such as fight, flight, freeze, or numb.
- How an understanding of Polyvagal Theory can help therapists and practitioners implement IFS more safely and effectively.
This 1-hour webinar was live on December 20, 2022. After you sign up, we will send you an e-mail confirmation and then up to a few days an e-mail with the link to the recording
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Meet the guest
Alexia Rothman
Dr. Alexia Rothman is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Atlanta, GA, since 2004. She is a Certified Internal Family Systems therapist, an international speaker and educator on the IFS model, and an IFSI-approved professional consultant. Dr. Rothman has received extensive training in IFS, primarily from Dr. Richard Schwartz.
She has served on staff for multiple Level 1, 2, and 3 experiential IFS trainings, and she offers workshops on the IFS model throughout the U.S. and internationally. She co-hosted the IFS-informed podcast miniseries, Explorations in Psychotherapy, and co-hosts the IFS podcast, IFS Masters.
Dr. Rothman is a United States Presidential Scholar who graduated summa cum laude from Emory University as a Robert W. Woodruff Scholar. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where she was an Edwin W. Pauley Fellow and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. She has held adjunct faculty positions at Emory University and Agnes Scott College.
Read what Richard C. Schwartz says about Alexia
Lexi Rothman not only knows IFS deeply, she embodies it. She gets my highest recommendation as a therapist or presenter!
Richard C. Schwartz, PhD, Founder of Internal Family Systems (IFS) Model of Therapy
Meet the host
Michael Pasterski
Michael is a Certified IFS Practitioner from Poland. He is the founder and CEO of Life Architect, IFS Poland and the Foundation for Conscious Education.
He is the author of "Insight. Road to Mental Maturity" - a book about the skill of looking into our inner worlds. Over the past 10 years, he published more than 400 articles on his Polish blog Michalpasterski.pl, which attracts the attention of more than one million readers a year. You can find an English version of this blog on Pasterski.com.
He leads retreats in Bali and Thailand with a program based on his book. He has a vision for an alternative school that will initiate a shift in the education system and is making the first steps toward this dream.
After work, he loves being a father of a 2-year old Aurelia, enjoys travelling (mainly to south-east Asia) and is an advanced meditator.