(HS Anderson 048925 2015) Mastering Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS): A Revolutionary & Transformative Treatment

Course overview

We all know what it is to feel conflicting emotions - "a part of me wants to... and then there's a part of me that doesn't..." as we grapple with our internal self, desires, and behaviors. Think about the family of emotions from Pixar's movie Inside Out - how family of emotions, Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust and Anger all interacted inside Riley Anderson's mind to form her reactions and memories. Now you are thinking along the lines of IFS - Internal Family Systems Therapy. Most modes of psychotherapy believe to have "parts" is pathological. NOT in IFS. In IFS the idea of multiplicity of the mind is normal. Every part has a good intention, and every part has value. All clients have the ability to heal themselves if they listen to their parts. IFS is a very powerful tool for clinicians. Once you see it in action, you'll want to immediately incorporate it into your practice. In developing IFS 30 years ago, creator Richard Schwartz, Ph.D., realized that clients were describing experiences with various parts, many extreme, within themselves. When these parts felt safe and had their concerns addressed, they were less disruptive. In developing IFS, he recognized that, as in systemic family theory, parts take on characteristic roles that help define the inner world of the client. IFS has been heralded as the treatment that all clinicians should know in order to treat clients effectively (van der Kolk 2015). Join IFS and trauma expert Frank Anderson, MD, colleague of Dr. Bessel van der Kolk and Dr. Richard Schwartz, in this transformational training day and learn of all that IFS therapy can do for you and your clients! Like Dr. Anderson, after integrating IFS into your work, you will transform your practice. Clients will leave your office feeling healed, with skills to use outside the therapy room to help them master their emotions. This special days' training will include experiential exercise, meditation and video demonstration. You will leave transformed!