Internal Family Systems: Eating Disorders
Richard Schwartz, Ph.D.

When:    Saturday, January 14, 2012
Time:     9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M
Where:  Seacliff Inn
                  7500 Old Dominion Court
                 Aptos, CA Read the rest of this entry »

You have probably been reading the articles and stories I have been sending out over the last six months on various patterns, capacities, and dimensions in the Pattern System. Now I will be offering a six-week class that will cover the major interpersonal dimensions.

The Pattern System is a systematic way of understanding your personality in a way that can lead directly to psychological healing and personal growth. It also helps you to understand other people-why they respond as they do, what makes them tick. It gives you a much more detailed understanding of yourself than other personality systems. Read the rest of this entry »

“I learned more than I can express about myself, the human experience, healing and resilience of the soul.”

~ IFS Graduate

Level 1 Curriculum and Format

As a Level 1 participant you will have the opportunity to learn about IFS theory and technique, gaining both the conceptual understanding and practical skills you need to effectively use it with individuals, couples, children, families and groups.  You will also benefit from the myriad opportunities IFS offers for personal development.

IFS trainings feature lectures, discussions, demonstrations, experiential exercises and small group supervision and practice sessions. This Level 1 training meets for six weekends over a 10 month period.  Upon successful completion of the training, participants receive Certificates of Completion and become eligible to pursue IFS Certification. Read the rest of this entry »

SBGI: Transformational Journeys through Your Psyche and Body: Internal Family Systems Therapy and Somatic Resourcing

At Esalen Institute in Big Sur June 26-July 1, 2011
Jay Earley, Bonnie Weiss, JoAnna Chartrand-Benz

Our psychological issues show up as a multitude of conflicting inner voices and tensions in our bodies. In this workshop, we will work with Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) to explore our subpersonalities, befriend them, and heal them. We will integrate this with Somatic Resourcing to transform those bodily patterns that are inhibiting our full embodiment. This combined process allows you to bring love to all aspects of yourself and heal your mind and body, leading to aliveness and fluid living. Read the rest of this entry »

Saturday and Sunday
January 15-16, 2011
10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
CIIS Main building
1453 Mission
$250/$220 members
Click to Register

Day 1:  An Introduction to the Internal Family Systems Model – This workshop will introduce the principles and methods of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model.  IFS is a way to understand and work with individuals, couples and families that helps people quickly find and differentiate their Self– a core of valuable leadership qualities– and harmonize their internal family of sub-personalities or ” parts.”  IFS synthesizes two paradigms:  systems thinking and the multiplicity of the mind– and brings concepts and methods from many schools of family therapy to the world of sub personalities. Read the rest of this entry »