Richard Schwartz – Step by Step Guide to Internal Family Systems Therapy: IFS Therapy for Deep Healing
Week after week, you’ve been working with a client trapped in fear, despair, and hopelessness. Therapy is going nowhere. You leave each session feeling drained and helpless. All your standard tools—empathic connection, insight, mindful awareness—simply don’t go deep enough. A different kind of healing is required. But what?
World-renowned psychotherapist Richard Schwartz, PhD, found himself asking the same question. That’s why he developed the revolutionary Internal Family Systems (IFS) model of therapy. Crafted from Dr. Schwartz’s 30+ years of working with clients, the IFS model is an evidence-based approach that enables therapists to awaken the capacity for deep self-healing within even the most troubled client.
At the heart of the scientifically validated IFS process are simple but powerful tools that offer clients a direct and immediate experience of their most deeply troubling conflicts—which is why it has been adopted by thousands of respected senior practitioners around the world.
As renowned trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk puts it, “For me, discovering Internal Family Systems therapy was a breakthrough.”
In this special Master Class presented by Richard Schwartz and Psychotherapy Networker, you get the chance to see the IFS model in action and determine how it will enhance your own work. You’ll observe a dramatic and moving clinical session between IFS-originator Richard Schwartz and Jody, a woman who’s been haunted by early childhood trauma her whole life. Watch as Dr. Schwartz guides Jody step-by-step through a journey that enables her to fully embrace her capacity for personal transformation.
Don’t miss this opportunity to master the IFS model and lead your clients to breakthrough healing!
What’s Included:
Learn the IFS model, from initial introduction to positive resolution, through a lively conversation with its creator so you can offer your clients a new way to identify with their Self and help them maximize their internal leadership qualities to gain control over traumatic experiences.
Watch Dr. Schwartz at work in a clinical session with a client who’s been paralyzed by lifelong fear and anxiety
Gain insight as Dr. Schwartz shares the thinking behind his clinical decisions at critical points in the session through a lively interview with fellow therapist and Networker editor Rich Simon.
Listen to Dr. Schwartz answer questions on how to best apply the IFS approach to your practice in the Q&A recording.
- Session 1: Introduction to Internal Family Systems (IFS) Thearpy
Learn how IFS therapy can maximize clients’ potential for self-healing and self-compassion. A key to accomplishing this is recognizing the difference between inner parts and Self and elevating the Self to an effective leadership position. - Session 2: From Emotion to Integration: Clinical Demonstration and Commentary I
Watch Dr. Schwartz in-session as he implements his IFS approach with his client Jody who’s been stuck for years and has lost hope. This session combines clinical video with lively commentary. - Session 3: From Emotion to Integration: Clinical Demonstration and Commentary II
The clinical video and commentary continue in this session, concluding with a dramatic client transformation as Jody moves from chronic fear and anxiety to healing and joy. - Session 4: Richard Schwartz Answers Your Questions about IFS Therapy
Listen to the Q&A call recording with Richard Schwartz and Rich Simon. This session answers attendees’ specific questions about how the IFS model can be integrated into clinical practice.
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