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.
First I am a person, then a therapist. I use humour, candour, and softness in my approach to therapy. I bring many skills and training to my work but I also have knowledge gained from my lived experience as a neurodivergent individual who has experienced complex trauma.
The primary lens I bring to my work is informed by Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing and Anti-Oppressive Practice. Do you find you cognitively understand your experiences but can’t seem to find a way to change the pattern from playing out? In therapy, I value not only psychoeducation but also the embodiment of this wisdom.
My skillset shines when working with folks looking to heal relational trauma, people pleasing and folks who identify as or are curious if they are neurodivergent. If anything I've shared resonates with you, please reach out to set up a phone or video consultation.