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⏰ Last chance to register for our September Masterclass! Minimizing Uncertainty: An IFS Approach to Helping Autistic Clients Friday, September 26, 2025 2–5 pm ET | 100% Online With Sarah Bergenfield This 3-hour experiential workshop is designed for therapists, coaches, and anyone working with (or alongside) autistic individuals. Drawing from Internal Family Systems (IFS), Predictive Processing, and neurodiversity-affirming principles, participants will learn to understand autistic experience through the lens of uncertainty management. Key Takeaways: 🟢 A foundational understanding of predictive processing and autism 🟢 Tools for identifying and working with autistic protectors and exiles 🟢 Language and insight to distinguish neurological traits from parts-based responses 🟢 A framework to increase safety, attunement, and reduce pathologizing 🎙️ About the host: Sarah Bergenfield is an autistic writer, educator, and Certified Level 3 IFS Practitioner. She bridges lived experience with neuroscience to reveal not what’s broken, but what’s working—often in beautifully complex ways.   🎟️ Register now at: https://lnkd.in/gPHaDyhU Join us on September 26 to deepen your skills and bring greater clarity and compassion to your work!

🗣️ Calling all IFS practitioners & enthusiasts! Join us for an intimate, interactive look at IFS in practice. Every IFS session is layered with choices, timing, and the therapist’s own internal process. 🧭 In this live two-hour event, Michelle Glass - Certified Level 3 IFS Practitioner, author of Daily Parts Meditation Practice®, and long-time student of Dick Schwartz - will guide us through a pre-recorded client session she’s chosen for its depth and complexity. 🔍✨ Together, we’ll slow down the session, pause at key moments, and explore: 👉 What informed the therapist’s pacing and presence 👉 How they tracked both client and parts within themselves 👉 The decisions that shaped healing and attunement Michelle brings two decades of IFS practice to this exploration, offering us a unique opportunity to learn through her presence and perspective. 🩵 Register now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/enCuEErr 🗓 Wednesday, Sept 17, 2025 🕛 12 - 2 PM EDT on Zoom 🎟️ $55 CAD → your registration supports our scholarship fund, helping others access IFS learning #IFS #TherapistCommunity #TraumaInformed #TherapyTraining #InternalFamilySystems #PartsWork #IFSDemo #TherapyDemo

On 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭. 𝟐𝟔, join 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 for a 𝟑-𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 exploring how IFS can support autistic clients with greater 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: www.ifsca.ca

𝗔𝘀 𝗜𝗙𝗦 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, it’s common to feel “stuck” when a client isn’t ready for insight. One approach that can help is 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 — a technique that allows you to meet clients exactly where they are. Our faculty at 𝗜𝗙𝗦𝗖𝗔 share how Scaffolding can: ✦ Build safety and trust when parts feel overwhelmed ✦ Offer structure and containment so sessions don’t stall ✦ Create conditions for deeper healing at the right pace This teaching is part of 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿, our advanced training program for IFS practitioners. If you’re ready to expand your skills and gain confidence in working with complex trauma and challenging cases, this program is for you. ▶ Watch a clip: https://lnkd.in/eJn7q4UJ 👉 Learn more + register: https://lnkd.in/e8YrzJ7R #IFS #TherapyTraining #InternalFamilySystems #TraumaInformed

🌞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 — 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 Stepping Deeper is a 16-week advanced IFS program for practitioners ready to move beyond the basics into deeper confidence, skill, and Self-led presence. In this program, you’ll: • Work skillfully with trauma, exile burdens, and dissociation • Strengthen Self presence so clients feel safe enough to turn inward • Navigate nuance with clarity — from direct access to scaffolding to preverbal experience • Expand your impact with confidence and care 📅 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟖 🌍 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐊/𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞-𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬. If you’ve completed an introductory IFS training (e.g., Stepping Stones, IFSI Level 1, Thinking Heart, Adler Institute) and are ready to go further, this course was designed for you. 👉 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: https://lnkd.in/enyfwz9y

Every IFS practitioner remembers what it felt like to complete their first training. 🤯 The excitement of discovering the model, the breakthroughs with clients, the sense of possibility... But soon, the work begins to call for more. Clients bring forward deeper trauma, dissociative parts, preverbal wounds... Sessions feel tender, more layered and more complex. That’s why we created Stepping Deeper: a 16-week advanced program designed to help you: 🔸 Feel steady in complexity. >>> Learn to meet trauma, exile burdens, and dissociation with clarity and calm. 🔸 Bring more Self to every session. >>> Strengthen your presence so your clients feel safe enough to turn inward. 🔸 Navigate nuance with confidence. >>> Develop a map for when to use direct access, how to use scaffolding, and how to stay attuned to preverbal experience. 🔸 Expand your impact. >>> Leave with the skill and assurance to hold your clients’ most vulnerable inner worlds with precision and care. 🗓️ Registration closes Sept. 8th! ⏰ Now offering both North American and UK/Europe-friendly cohorts 💡 If you’re ready to take your IFS practice to the next level, this program was designed for you. Learn more at www.steppingdeeper.com #IFSCA #IFSCanada #IFSPractitioner #PartsWork #Compassion #InternalFamilySystems #IFSTherapy #LearnIFS #TraumaHealing #GroupLearning #IFSCommunity

𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗜𝗙𝗦 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 Stepping Deeper is a 16-week live online course for graduates of Stepping Stones or IFSI Level 1, designed to help you deepen your skills, expand your understanding, and connect with a supportive community of IFS professionals. 𝗖𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Cohort 1 – 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝟭𝟱 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟵 · Mondays · 11 am–2 pm EST · with Gustavo Mello Cohort 2 – 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝟭𝟳 𝘁𝗼 𝗝𝗮𝗻 𝟭𝟰 · Wednesdays · 3 am–6 am EST (EU/AU friendly) · with Melissa Galbraith Cohort 3 – 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝟮𝟯 𝘁𝗼 𝗝𝗮𝗻 𝟭𝟯 · Tuesdays · 12 pm–3 pm EST · with Robyn Dickson 📅 Registration closes: September 8, 2025 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://lnkd.in/enyfwz9y

🌿 New Masterclass at IFSCA: Using IFS to Support Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents Have you or your clients experienced the lasting impact of emotionally immature parenting? On August 29th, join Dr. Lauren Bartholomew and Dr. Ellen Sharp for a live, 3-hour online masterclass exploring how IFS can support adult children of emotionally immature parents. Together we’ll explore: - Parts commonly seen in clients with emotionally immature caregivers; - How to create space for grief and therapeutic retelling; - The role of Self in reparenting. This is a powerful, trauma-informed session rooted in compassion, clarity, and practical tools you can bring into your work right away. 🎟 Register: https://lnkd.in/gy7isV2T #IFS #InternalFamilySystems #TraumaTherapy #TherapistTraining #PartsWork #SelfLeadership #Reparenting #EmotionalHealing

Deepening Your IFS Work with Financial Parts - With Rick Kahler, creator of Internal Financial Systems™ Money is one of the most emotionally charged—and professionally neglected—topics in therapy. Scarcity, shame, and over-responsibility around finances often remain unspoken in clinical spaces. Yet in today’s world of economic pressure and uncertainty, our financial parts are more activated than ever—and so are our clients'. This is a rare opportunity to explore these parts with the compassionate lens of IFS, supported by Rick Kahler’s expertise. Join us to: ✔️ Understand and tend to your own money parts ✔️ Help clients navigate financial stuckness and overwhelm ✔️ Bridge IFS theory with real-world financial healing Limited to 25 participants. 🔗 Register now: ifsca.ca

Join us for our Weekly IFS Q&A Sessions – Live on Zoom! Every Monday at 5 PM EST/EDT, Gustavo and Mel, our training directors, host a live Q&A to answer questions, share insights, and offer practical guidance on applying the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model. These sessions are free and open to the community—whether you’re an IFS practitioner, therapist, coach, or simply curious to learn more. Bring your questions, share your reflections, or just listen in. We’d love to have you with us. 🗓️ Mondays at 5 PM EST/EDT 📍 Live on Youtube: https://lnkd.in/eWEXrEFs #IFS #InternalFamilySystems #IFSCommunity #TherapistLife #MentalHealthProfessionals #CoachingProfessionals #IFS#ProfessionalDevelopment #LiveQandA