IFS / Parts work Training for professionals
Take Your IFS / Parts Work to the Next Level
Who This Is For
This educational cohort is for therapists & allied practitioners who want to improve their delivery of parts work to their clients. Only cursory knowledge of IFS / parts work is expected. These groups are ideal for relative beginners who are already seeing success with parts language in client sessions and want to take their skills to the next level.
Covered topics will include:
- Understanding parts theory
- Identifying learning how to work with managers, firefighters, and exiles
- Exploring why it’s better to focus on “Self-Energy” instead of “Self”
- Helping clients unblend and build relationships with their parts, even the ones that make their lives difficult
- Unblending from our own parts during challenging client sessions
- Direct Access (working with parts that won’t or can’t unblend)
- Tips based on years of experience from working with clients
Who This Is NOT For
- Those who only want a basic introduction to parts work. This is training is for people who want an in-depth introduction. My training is “beginner + plus,” where I offer the fundaments along with theoretical understanding and professional tips based on real-life experience. This is more than a simple introduction.
- Those who have not read about nor exposed themselves to IFS / parts work yet. (Note: Recommended reading is offered.) I assume you’re curious about this work and have already begun to act on that curiosity. While there is zero expectation of you being an expert (you’re here to learn after all), terms like “manager,” “firefighter,” “exile,” “blending,” “unblending” should not be totally new.
- Those who want to learn without participating. This is a didactic and experiential class. You won’t just learn about parts work; you’ll be doing it. Everyone will have the chance to both offer and receive.
- Those who are focused on this for themselves instead of clients. Our two-week interval assumes you’ll slowly introduce this into your client work as you feel comfortable. Learn, test your new skills in the real-world, and come back with comments & questions.
Note: This training is not affiliated with the IFSI and is not intended as a replacement for IFSI Level 1 training. Instead, it focuses on the basics as I wish they were taught to me along with what I learned from the field. This training has a special focuses on the relational & mindful aspect of the work which is often under-emphasized. Please contact me for more details if necessary.
My Training Philosophy
I am only interested in teaching things that can be immediately used in practice.
Everything in this training will have have real-life application. For example, most IFS / parts work trainings start with meditation. But since most of us don’t start client sessions with meditation, we won’t do this. Instead, we’ll begin our sessions with a grounding exercise that exactly matches what you’ll do with clients – allowing us to personally benefit and learn simultaneously.
My goal is to help you build a foundation that will make you successful in this work as soon as possible.
I have done my best to condense years of training and experience into a curriculum that focuses on the most useful foundational techniques I use daily with clients – thus saving you the years of trial and error I had to go through.
We will go beyond book learning to discuss real-life scenarios, common challenges, and learn how to navigate situations that can stump even experienced practitioners.
What You'll Experience
Online Didactic Teaching
Everyone who signs up for this course gains FREE access to my online course IFS / Parts Work for Professionals. While we’ll have time for Q&A, this increases efficiency & frees us to spend class doing real-life work.
In-class Experiential Learning
There will be periodic opportunities to conduct live IFS sessions with fellow participants while I supervise and offer input. All experiential sessions will be followed by a group debrief so everyone can process and learn together.
Case Consultation Opportunities
Participants will have periodic opportunities to bring case consultations to the group for collective input and processing. Turn theory into action by taking your learning immediately into your work.
Explore Your Own Parts
Learn the basics on how to identify and work with your own parts, especially the parts of you that come up while in session with clients. Work with your system so you can remain grounded & secure.
All Participants Gain FREE Access to My 4+ Hour Online Didactic Course
$199 value. In order to maximize in-class experiential learning, I created a online course to cover the primary didactic learning. You’ll keep lifetime access and can complete the course at your own pace.
Note: Course is still under completion (60% done). It will be finished & fully posted by February 13.
You’ll learn:
- In-depth assessment of each step of relationship building with parts
- Detailed analysis of how I have learned to do this work over the years, along with the language I use right now in my work with clients
- In-depth guidance using real-life scenarios on how to navigate challenging client situations like extreme self-criticism, extreme polarization, various forms of self-soothing, avoidance, and more
NOTE: Please access the course information page with the password “partswork”
Logistics & Cost
We will meet for six 90-minute sessions on Fridays from 12:00 – 1:30pm Eastern via Zoom on the following dates:
February 13 & 27
March 13 & 27
April 10
May 1
This will be a closed group. Individuals cannot join after the start date.
Price: $975 USD
Interested?
- Contact me via the form below.
- I’ll reach out and we’ll schedule a quick 20-minute call to meet & answer any questions. I’ll also ask you what you’re looking for out of the course and if there’s anything specific you’re curious about.
- Assuming everything is good, I’ll send the payment info so you can officially register! However, if this training doesn’t seem like the best fit for you for any reason, I’ll do my best to point you in a good direction.
Let's Get In Touch
"But what about the healing steps?"
While the healing steps (aka “unburdenings”) are a vital part of IFS and parts work, they go beyond the scope of this learning cohort. Our aim is to help individuals master fundamental skills, skills which must be solid before attempting healing work. I hope to provide group training on unburdenings in the future. However, individuals are welcome to contact me regarding private training in this area.
My IFS Background
While I use multiple modalities with clients, IFS has become my tool of choice since completing my Level 1 in 2021.
I’m certified Level 3 trained in IFS which is the highest degree of official training possible. During the time of my training both therapists and practitioners received the exact same training. My lead trainers in respective order were Paul Ginter, Pam Krause, and Dick Schwartz. I’ve done significant additional training, especially around shame, working with difficult protectors, legacy & ancestral work, somatic work, and spiritual burdens. My caseload has historically focused on working with men (20s – 60s) who feel chronically “not enough” regardless of external success, those who struggle with high shame and self-criticism, individuals with recent immigration history (especially from East Asia, Europe, and the Middle East), and individuals with legacy / ancestral / inter-generational wounding. I also specialize in working with Unattached Burdens aka “critters.”
I am the only IFS practitioner I am aware of who focuses solely on working with men around shame & relational trauma. I have worked with men in this capacity for over a decade.
I have been an IFS client for the same amount of time as I’ve been a practitioner and can speak to both its efficacy and limitations from a personal and professional standpoint. If you have any further questions about myself or this work please don’t hesitate to ask.
IFS Specific Training
Level 1 w/ Paul Ginter & Marina Hassanali
Level 2 w/ Pam Krause & Galit Arad-Trutner
Level 3 w/ Richard Schwartz
Unattached Burdens & Guides w/ Bob Falconer
Embracing Legacy Burdens w/ Osnat Arbel
Daily Parts Meditation Practice w/ Michelle Glass
Working with Highly Conflictual Couples w/ Mary Kruger
Negotiating with Challenging Protectors w/ Chris Burris
Somatic IFS w/ Susan McConnell
Trauma & Medical Syndromes w/ Lissa Rankin & Richard Schwartz
Working with Legacy & Cultural Burdens w/ Ann Sinko
Befriending Difficult Protectors w/ Mike Elkin
Polarizations: Resolving Inner & Outer Conflicts w/ Ann Sinko
IFS Texts That Inform My Work
Internal Family Systems (2nd Ed.) by R. Schwartz & M. Sweezy
Internal Family Systems Therapy for Shame and Guilt by M. Sweezy
IFS Therapy for Addictions by C. Sykes, M. Sweezy, & R. Schwartz
IFS Skills Training Manual by F. Anderson, M. Sweezy & R. Schwartz
Transcending Trauma by F. Anderson
Somatic IFS by S. McConnell
No Bad Parts by R. Schwartz