Workshops

Join this webinar to explore the essence and purpose of unblending in IFS. We’ll look at whether we unblend a part or a part unblends from us…

This workshop series explores how to effectively combine Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy with other therapeutic approaches to enhance client outcomes. Guided by renowned trainers Fran Booth, Mike Elkin, Jenna Riemersma, Daphne Fatter, and Rosa Bramble Caballero.

Are you curious about integrating Internal Family Systems (IFS) with other therapeutic approaches but unsure where to begin? This foundational workshop provides essential principles for thoughtful, effective integration that honors your clients, your level of training, and the integrity of the integrated models.

In this workshop, you will learn what EMDR is and how the phases of EMDR align with the IFS steps. The commonalities and differences of IFS and EMDR will be discussed. The benefits of integrating these two modalities, including the current research, risks, and limitations of integration will be explored.

The most fundamental IFS techniques are derived from hypnosis, which helps clients utilize their imagination to alter their responses. This workshop will enable participants to be more aware of hypnotic phenomena so that they can employ them more consciously and effectively.

This workshop offers practical ways to bring together Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP) to help clients heal from trauma and restore a sense of wholeness. IFS provides a clear map for understanding a client’s inner parts and accessing the Self, our natural state of calm, curiosity, and compassion.

“Find it in the body” is a core component of the IFS therapeutic process. This workshop explores how somatic practices can be seamlessly integrated into the Internal Family Systems (IFS) protocol. Participants will learn to recognize and welcome the somatic expressions of parts, naturally incorporating the body into a collaborative, ongoing healing process.

Discover the revolutionary three-word shorthand that’s transforming how therapists practice IFS—even with clients who’ve never heard of parts work before. The Move Toward Method: Notice, Know, Need

Discover why integrating other models with IFS can be valuable, or even essential, in practice.

During this 3-month training program, you will understand the core ideas of somatic therapy and learn effective somatic tools that are easy to integrate into your trauma therapy work.

Unblending is a vital skill for cultivating a clear, self-to-part relationship, creating space for healing, and fostering systemic change. This workshop with Rina Dubin will deepen understanding of direct access—both implicit and explicit—to facilitate unblending.

Self-like parts are the most creative and functional parts we often identify with as our best selves. This workshop with Paul Neustadt explores how these parts, while seemingly embodying our strengths, may carry hidden burdens and a disconnection from true Self energy.

Examine beings, energies, or presences in the psyche that are neither parts nor Self, and are not rooted in our own personal lifetime.

Shamanism and modern psychotherapy have more in common that one might think. Shamans practice the most ancient form of healing we know. Psychotherapists around the world are now discovering ways to learn from their treatments. During this workshop we will discover how we can implement shamanic practices into our therapeutic work with clients.
This workshop will be led by an IFS Teacher Robert Falconer, who specializes in working with Unattached Burdens and psychedelic experiences, and an IFS Lead Trainer Ann Sinko, who has 20 years of clinical experience and is licensed marriage and family therapist in Connecticut.

The backbone of this course will be a detailed pragmatic outline of how we can deal with Unattached burdens when we encounter them in clients or in our selves. Our emphasis will be practical but we will also explore historical precedents and cross-cultural contexts for this work.

Bringing your energy back home to the body and discover Parts and Guides as Energetic Beings.

Rethink what it really means to be “in Self”—and whether it’s always the right goal. Receive practical insights and guidance to overcome common stuck points in your IFS practice—both with clients and within yourself.

Unburdening is a transformative process in IFS, offering exiles the chance to release the burdens of painful experiences. In this workshop, Einat Avni Bronstein, MSW, an IFS Senior Lead Trainer, will guide you in refining your understanding of this crucial step.

Through focused exploration, you’ll gain deeper insight into the intricacies of unburdening and its role in fostering healing and transformation. This workshop invites you to expand your perspective on this vital process, enhancing your ability to support others on their journey.

This workshop series dives deep into understanding and working with extreme protectors in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy.

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.

We will discuss how to identify and work with protectors that avoid, rush, minimize, distract, etc. from the grief. We will discuss allowing exiles to stay with grief to deepen healing and integration.

In our culture, criticizing addiction is welcome. It’s often believed that this is the only way to control the behaviour of people who are addicted. IFS offers a paradigm shift – a perspective in which we can unlock the healing potential by being compassionate to those who are stuck in their addiction. During this workshop series you will learn how to use compassion to effectively resolve addictive and compulsive practices.
Cece Sykes is a Senior Lead Trainer and she has over thirty years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples and families, specializing in work with the effects of trauma and addiction.

Many of us has caretaking and therapist parts that are very much similar to Self. Often, these are the parts that motivated us to become therapists and practitioners. But when we support people, such Self-like parts can hinder the progress of therapy. This workshops series will help you to discriminate between helping, caretaking, therapist parts and the Self, and show you strategies to unblend them.
Pamela Krause is an IFS Senior Lead Trainer at IFS Institute and is trained in Hakomi therapy. She has a private practice working with adults, adolescents, and children.

One of the biggest challenges for IFS therapists and practitioners are protectors, who are difficult to befriend. These are the parts that doubt the existence of Self, cut us off from our inner experience, are not willing to share their positive intent or have any other extreme strategy that bring stuckness to the process. During this IFS workshop series you will learn new ways to befriend these difficult protectors.

Mike Elkin is an IFS senior Lead trainer who has been involved with the model since 1995. He has been a popular presenter, conducting scores of trainings and workshops throughout the US and Europe and has taught level one trainings in Boston every year since 2003.

What is the true nature of our exiles? How to differentiate them from their burdens and identify their natural qualities and gifts? In this series we will take a deep dive into working with exiles with the focus on the unburdening process. You will also learn how to integrate the unburdened exile’s gifts into your everyday life.
Paul Neustadt is a senior IFS Co-Lead Trainer and AAMFT approved supervisor. In his private practice, he specializes in couples’ therapy, parent coaching, and IFS consultation.

“Addictions and Eating Disorders” with Mary Kruger is a 5-day intensive IFS Level 2 Training approved by IFS Institute, in the online format.

Thanks to a highly experiential program and priceless support of experienced Program Assistants, you will deepen and broaden your knowledge and skills of IFS therapy. This training includes many opportunities for your own self-exploration and you will have the chance to experience your own parts in the safe environment.

This 5-day intensive Level 3 training is a unique, immersive training designed for advanced IFS practitioners ready to deepen their inner work and professional application of the model.

An official 16-day IFS Level 1 training. Start a new path in your professional development. As a participant in this training, you will understand the conceptual basis of the IFS model, learn how to apply IFS techniques in your individual work with the client, make use of the IFS model and the possibilities it gives in self-therapy.

An official 16-day IFS Level 1 training. Start a new path in your professional development. As a participant in this training, you will understand the conceptual basis of the IFS model, learn how to apply IFS techniques in your individual work with the client, make use of the IFS model and the possibilities it gives in self-therapy.