Skip to main content
nat's test headline - pesi cms
Digital Seminar
Exploring the Heart of IFS Therapy

Exploring the Heart of IFS Therapy

Standard - $129.99 $68.89 Anniversary Sale 2026 - 47% off!

Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a compassionate, nonpathologizing, evidence-based approach to helping clients change entrenched patterns of thinking and behavior, and heal deep, traumatic wounding. IFS honors the natural multiplicity of the mind through parts work. It takes into account the various contexts and systems within which we’re embedded that shape our psyches. This workshop invites participants to honor and befriend their own protective parts as they explore fundamental principles and assumptions of IFS theory. You’ll learn to:  

  • Understand your clients' symptoms through a non-pathologizing lens 
  • Introduce clients to core components of the psyche, including parts, burdens, and the Self 
  • Shift clients from the “story” to guided internal parts work 
  • Help clients develop trusting, connected relationships with their protective parts 

This product is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.

Here's What You'll Learn


Internal Family Systems (IFS) 

  • Comprehensive, compassionate, non-pathologizing treatment approach 

  • Paradigm-shifting perspective on “psychopathology” 

  • Teach clients to access inner wisdom and self-compassion to heal traumatic wounds 

Evolution of the Model 

  • Development of the IFS model by Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D. 

  • Limitations of the research and potential risks 

Composition of the Psyche 

  • Concept of multiplicity 

  • Components of the psyche: 

Protective Parts 

  • Transition from the “story” to guided internal parts work 

  • Access a state of compassion and curiosity essential for healing 

  • Learn the history and benevolent intention behind the symptom(s) 

  • Establish a trusting and appreciative relationship with proactive and reactive protectors 

  • Understand the factors constraining parts in their extreme roles 

  • Gain permission to proceed to healing 

Bringing IFS Concepts to Life 

  • Experiential exercise: identify and befriend a protective part through the steps of the IFS protocol 

Everything You're Getting


  • 2 hours of video content
  • Up to 2.0 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

We Recommend


This Item

Exploring the Heart of IFS Therapy
Will be added to the cart.
Exploring the Heart of IFS Therapy
Digital Seminar
$68.89
$129.99

Meet Your Experts


Alexia Rothman, PhD

Toggle speaker biography

Dr. Alexia Rothman is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Atlanta, GA, since 2004. She is a lead trainer for the IFS Institute, a Certified Internal Family Systems therapist, an international speaker and educator on the IFS model, and an IFSI-approved professional consultant. Dr. Rothman offers workshops and retreats on the IFS model throughout the U.S. and internationally. She co-hosts the IFS-based podcasts IFS Talks and Conversas IFS and has published a book chapter on the integration of IFS and Polyvagal Theory.
Dr. Rothman is a United States Presidential Scholar who graduated summa cum laude from Emory University as a Robert W. Woodruff Scholar. She received her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where she was an Edwin W. Pauley Fellow and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. She has held adjunct faculty positions at Emory University and Agnes Scott College.
To learn more about her, you can visit her website at dralexiarothman.com  

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Alexia Rothman maintains a private practice. She is co-host of the podcasts Conversas IFS and Explorations in Psychotherapy. She is a paid trainer with the IFS Institute, and she receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. Dr. Rothman receives compensation as a consultant. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Alexia Rothman is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Georgia Psychological Association.

100% Demo Guarantee

Register for this intensive training course without risk. If you're not completely satisfied, give us a call at 800-844-8260. We're that confident you'll find this learning experience to be all that's promised and more than you expected.

PESI Mobile App


Access CE trainings on your phone or tablet through our free mobile app. Choose video or audio-only versions of online courses from the world's best instructors, and complete your CE requirements anywhere, anytime, at your own pace.


Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.

For a more detailed outline that includes times or durations of time, if needed, please contact cepesi@pesi.com.

Questions?

Visit our FAQ page at www.pesi.com/faq or contact us at www.pesi.com/info

Please Note

This product is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.


Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
NOS096471
Duration:
2 hours
Copyright:
Mar 21, 2025
Closed Captions:
Available
Format:
Audio and Video

ADA Needs


We would be happy to accommodate your ADA needs; please call our Customer Service Department for more information at 1-800-844-8260.

Some text some message..
Back to Top