IFS Training: Richard Schwartz‘s Internal Family Systems Institute provides training in IFS to practitioners through intensive programs called Level One, Level Two and Level Three. At any point a year or after taking a Level One training a practitioner can apply to become a Certified IFS Therapist with IFS-I by completing further learning, supervision and by having had their work reviewed and accepted by an approved IFS-I certifier. Derek Scott also provides training in IFS and anyone that has completed his Skills and Competencies Course is considered IFS Informed.
IFIO Training: Intimacy from The Inside Out (IFIO) is a form of couples therapy with its roots in IFS. Toni Herbine-Blank and the IFS-I provide a special Level Two (IFIO) that teaches this couples protocol. In addition Toni provides Advanced IFIO trainings.
My name is Melanie Dignam and I am offering virtual psychotherapy. In addition to offering psychotherapy, I have spent the past 20 years providing advocacy and support for young people and their families navigating complex systems such as education, health, criminal justice, family law and child welfare.
I have a Masters Degree in Social Work and a diploma in Gerontology. I am a registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers(OCSWSSW) and the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW).
I practice from a Trauma Informed and Anti-Oppressive foundation using a variety of approaches such as Internal Family Systems, CBT, Narrative Therapy and Mindfulness Based Strategies