Videos
- Search on You Tube for IFS videos galore–teaching, demos, workshops, etc.
- IFS Founder, Dr. Richard Schwartz, giving an 8 minute IFS overview
- IFS Intros: Dr. Tori Olds “What is IFS Therapy?”. MIchael Paterski, “Our Minds are Multiple“. Kenny Davis, “IFS Intro“. Rosenbaum Therapy, “What is IFS?”
- Derek Scott’s various IFS videos and training opportunities on his website IFSCA.
- IFS Demo session with Derek Scott and Tammy Sollenberger
- This powerful, 6-minute video by Jill Adler, the Chairwoman of Egon Zehnder, a major leadership advisory and management consulting firm. We are excited to see an IFS application of Self-leadership in the European corporate sector! https://www.egonzehnder.com/what-we-do/leadership-solutions/insights/self-needs-to-be-in-the-lead
Online Opportunities
- IFS Institute homepage for Events, Therapists, Bookstore, Trainings and Workshops
- The Foundation for Self Leadership’s vision is to facilitate access to mental and emotional healing and well-being by promoting research and advocacy around IFS as both a model and a paradigm.
- Parts & Self Online Magazine for resources and news about IFS in the world. Check it!
- IFS Facebook Groups
- IFS Institute Facebook page for ongoing videos, resources and webinars
- IFS Readings and Links
- IFS Community Group
- IFS Los Angeles offers online workshops, community, etc.
- Parts Work Practice groups 2x/week for Clients and New IFS Therapists. Free. Contact: billtierneycoaching@gmail.com
- IFS Guide for IFS Teaching, Demos, Practice IG: @IFSGuide
- Apps to map and track your parts: Sentur and Parts Work Meditations
- ** very helpful variety of IFS Resources, Bibliography, etc.
- Parts Mapping Worksheet & Exercise: MentallyFitPro.com
- IFS Therapy Comics/Graphic Illustrations by the magnificent Mardou. Her visual storytelling is amazing!
Trainings
- Published IFS Research can be found here on the IFS Institute website.
- The Internal Family System (IFS) homepage is filled with an overview of IFS, research, workshops, retreats, training, therapist support, and information as well as books and DVDs you won’t want to miss.
- IFSCA’s 16 week/48H Stepping Stone Course with Derek Scott is a great Introduction to the Model, with opportunities to practice, especially if you’re anxiously waiting to get into a Level 1 training.
- ThinkingHeart’s 16 Week IFS Intensive Course (online and in person) with Dr. David Stern (based off of the Stepping Stones framework) also offers an experiential and comprehensive 48 hour IFS training to healers.
- IFS Los Angeles offers online workshops, community, etc.
- Life Architect offers online IFS trainings. https://lifearchitect.com/
- IFS Informed EMDR with Bruce Hersey, LCSW and Michelle Richardson, LCSW
- Intimacy from the Inside Out© IFS Couples Therapy includes a variety of training, workshops, and resources
- IFS Counselling Association of Canada with Derek Scott provides excellent training, videos, and additional resources. IFSCA.
- Jay Earley and Bonnie Weiss offer IFS telegroups for therapists and clients.
- Dr. Kristen Neff offers training and resources for Mindful Self Compassion.
- PESI and the Family Therapy Networker often sponsor IFS trainings.
Articles
- Click here to read Dr. Schwartz’s article “The Larger Self,” his inspiring first-hand account of how he developed and uses the IFS Model and the extraordinary, transformative effect it had on him and his clients.
- Facebook Group IFS Readings and LInks
- “How IFS Could Save Your Life Right Now”, written by dynamic physician, NY Times best-selling author, teacher and healer, Dr. Lissa Rankin. Lissa incorporates IFS into her skilled, heartfelt teaching, healing and writing workshops. She often collaborates with Dick Schwartz, IFS Founder and other IFS therapists. Click here to read.
- Working with Borderline clients can be difficult, here is a great resource to find success through these challenges.
- Here’s an article celebrating black therapists in the Family Therapy Networker by Deran Young, LCSW, Founder of Black Therapists Rock and IFS Ambassador.
- Psychologist, Dr. Ryan Howes’ interview with Dr. Richard Schwartz (IFS Founder). https://www.self.com/story/moments-of-joy-in-pandemic
Podcasts
- Listen to Dick Schwartz’ Overview of IFS with Guided Meditations, Greater than the Sum of Our Parts from Sounds True. Highly Recommended!! Dick’s latest book, “No Bad Parts” pulled from this material and is his most spiritual application of IFS in a book yet.
- It’s always a treat to hear the insatiably curious, friendly and engaging IFS Therapist, Tammy Sollenberger, host The One Inside podcast. I shared my Brain Injury story for the first time publicly October 16, 2020, on my 50th birthday! The first half wasn’t what I prepared to discuss, but I’m learning in an interview I just have to trust the process and release control–imperfections, vulnerabilities and all. We hope you’ll take a listen.
- Hear another informative, IFS podcast, IFS Talks.
- The UnBurdened Leader, hosted by IFS Therapist and Coach, Rebecca Ching, LMFT
- Molly Kellogg, CEDRD-S, LCSW helps us understand how she uses Internal Family Systems (IFS) as her primary treatment model as a nutrition therapist in this podcast interview. Molly is the author of Counseling Tips for Nutrition Therapists: Practice Workbook series and a nationally recognized trainer on health behavior change based in Philadelphia, PA
- Dick Schwartz was a guest on the GOOP podcast (Gwyneth Paltrow’s company) discussing The Mini Minds Inside of us. Listen to his informative interview here, which covers lots of good stuff! “We don’t fight with resistance–we honor it.”
- On the Be Here Now Network, Dr. Richard Schwartz speaks with Francesca on her ReRooted podcast and discusses legacy burdens, implicit racism, privilege, social activism, and healing the planet. Click here to listen.
- Richard C. Schwartz speaks about how psychedelic-assisted therapy can help to harmonize the mind’s discrete subpersonalities on The Psychedelic Therapy Podcast.
- System Speak.
Books
- IFS Therapist, Natalie Gutiérriz, LMFT, The Pain We Carry: Healing from Complex PTSD for People of Color
- White Women: Everything you Know about Your Own Racism and How to do Better —
- Dick’s latest book, “No Bad Parts” is his most spiritual application of IFS to date.
- See the IFS Institute’s Store for numerous IFS resources, videos, books, games, supplies.
- Psychiatrist, Teacher, Therapist Dr. Frank Anderson’s, “Transcending Trauma”, Healing Complex PTSD with IFS.
- Michelle Glass, Certified IFS practitioner and author of Daily Parts Meditation Practice©
- IFS Trained, Susan Pollak’s “Self-Compassion for Parents” provides a loving way to parent and nurture your children by first caring for yourself.
- Dr. Chris Germer’s book “Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program” helps to guide professionals through conducting self-compassionate programs.
- Lissa Rankin’s (MD) Revised Edition of NY Times Bestseller, Mind Over Medicine is worth checking out. She refers to Self as our Inner Pilot Light.
- Breath by journalist, James Nestor. Wow. Most of us are breathing too quickly and shallowly. Slowing down our breath can bring significant improvements in physical, mental, and spiritual health.
- Tom Holmes’ useful Intro to IFS illustrated the “Parts Work” book and a corresponding deck of Parts Cards. He offers workshops around the world integrating spirituality and psychotherapy and has a new book coming out Fall 2022!
- Susan McConnell’s brilliant, Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy: Awareness, Breath, Resonance, Movement and Touch in Practice.
Clinicians/Coaches:
- http://www.ifspoc.com/ Directory of IFS Practitioners/Therapists of color. Contact Kim at Kim@kimtsui.com
- Intimacy from the Inside Out© IFS Couples Therapy for Certified IFS couples therapists, retreats, workshops, trainings.
- IFS Informed Attachment-Based Trauma Recovery with IFS/MSC trained Deirdre Fay. Read more here.
- IFS-Informed Injury Recovery Coaching for injured athletes with Heidi Armstrong at Injured Athlete’s Toolbox.
- Approved IFS Consultant Directory for Certification Hours
Diversity & Racial Justice
- IFS Therapist, Natalie Gutiérriz, LMFT, The Pain We Carry: Healing from Complex PTSD for People of Color
- White Fragility- Robin DiAngelo
- How To Be An Anti-Racist & Stamped From The Beginning- Ibram Kendi
- On the Be Here Now Network, Dr. Richard Schwartz speaks with Francesca on her ReRooted podcast and discusses legacy burdens, implicit racism, privilege, social activism, and healing the planet. Click here to listen.
- Ta-Nehisi Coates’ reading of his 2015 memoir to his son, Between the World and Me is especially moving.
- My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Hearts and Bodies, by a body-oriented therapist, Resmaa Menakem MSW LICSW SEP.
- Black Therapists Rock online FB group founded by IFS’s amazing Ambassador, Deran Young, LCSW.
- Join IFSLA for numerous IFS Trainings.
- Visit MeandWhiteSupremacy.com, Layla F. Saad’s website and NY Times bestseller, which was initially downloaded by 100K people in 6 months in 2018.
Supportive Sources:
Beloved writer, cancer survivor, all around amazing human, Suleika Jaouad, NY Times Bestselling Author of “Between Two Kingdoms” and her Isolation Journal Community.
HeatherHoustonMusic.com for chants, soulful music, online singing opportunities. Heather is a gifted songwriter, song leader and choral director. Singing with her and her community during long hours at the computer has been a lifeline for me the past few years!
Supportive Online Community for Highly Sensitive Therapists (HSPs)
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Laura’s Blog the first three years following her bike accident and TBI can be found on CaringBridge.org (search lauraschmidt) here.
How to Be Sick, by Toni Bernhard became like a Bible to Laura in her long recovery road. She has recommended this book more than any other–for those suffering from chronic illness, injury or their caregivers.
https://www.theconcussioncommunity.com/ infinitely helpful online community! Check it out.