October 2019
IFS Introduction – 19th & 20th October 2019 in Melbourne
In these workshops you will immerse yourself in the Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) model of psychotherapy. Simon d'Orsogna MA will offer an Introductory IFS workshop (Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th of October 2019 - 9am-430pm each day) ahead of further intermediate workshops and CSL official level certification trainings in 2020-21. Participants in the Introductory Workshop will learn the basics of the IFS approach from the ground up. Suitable to professionals (therapists, psychologists, counsellors, certified coaches, expressive and therapeutic arts practitioners, and social…
Find out more »PCE2019 Mini Conference – 26th to 27th October 2019, Melbourne
The World Association for Person Centered and Experiential Psychotherapy & Counseling is pleased to announce a mini conference in Melbourne, 2019. THEME: EMOTIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PERSON CENTRED Amongst some amazing speakers, IFSA's Simon D'Orsogna will be running a live demonstration/workshop of experiential techniques to greet, connect and amplify the client's emotions (Day 2). For further information and to register click here
Find out more »November 2019
Level 2 IFS Training (2nd Cohort) – November 2019 and February 2020
In this official CSL Level 2 training you will extend yourself in the Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) model of psychotherapy. Israel-based Senior Trainer Einat Bronstein LCSW MSW and US-based Mary Kruger LMFT will offer the Centre for Self-Leadership's Level Two training over the course of two 5-day weeks: November 3rd-7th. 2019 non-residential in central Melbourne (Einat) and February 10-14th, 2020 residential/live-in to the north of Sydney (Mary). Participants must have completed Level 1 to enrol here. Week…
Find out more »IFS Parenting and Legacies Workshop
In this workshop participants will explore the depth and complexity of Parenting and Family - foundational human experiences – including the many forms these concepts show up in our lives. We will examine one of the most powerful yet somewhat hidden influences on us, the various Legacy Burdens that are shaping our lives as a result of Family and Parenting. These unconscious patternings are contracts that bind us to early imaginings and hopes, or family expectations and social requirements. We all experience…
Find out more »February 2020
IFS Direct Access + Gifts of Burdens – 28th February to 1st March 2020, Melbourne
In this three-day didactic & experiential Internal Family System workshop we will learn key skills for working with the vulnerable as well as protective aspects of our self-caring systems for healing and growth. On the first two days US-based IFS trainer Paul Neustadt will teach how-to work with entrenched or difficult parts using the powerful Direct Access technique, and the final day will address the unseen and under-appreciated gifts of Exiles. Direct Access: an essential skill of IFS (first 2 days) With all those clients who don't seem ready or…
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IFS Direct Access + Gifts of Burdens – 7th to 9th March 2020, Sydney
In this three-day didactic & experiential Internal Family System workshop we will learn key skills for working with the vulnerable as well as protective aspects of our self-caring systems for healing and growth. On the first two days US-based IFS trainer Paul Neustadt will teach how-to work with entrenched or difficult parts using the powerful Direct Access technique, and the final day will address the unseen and under-appreciated gifts of Exiles. Direct Access: an essential skill of IFS (first 2 days) With all those clients who don't seem ready or…
Find out more »May 2020
The Rhythm of Regulation – Polyvagal Theory with Deb Dana
In this inaugural Australian workshop series participants will learn the basics of Polyvagal Theory, and through experiential practices bring the power of co-regulation directly into their clinical work. Each week covers the same material in 30 hours. A followup 3 day Deepening workshop will be offered to those who have completed either week here, proposed currently for August 2020 and 2021. A Polyvagal Theory guided approach to therapy begins with helping clients map their autonomic profiles and track their moment to moment…
Find out more »August 2020
Grief & IFS 2 day Workshop – 7th August 2020 to 9th August 2020, Sydney
This two-day didactic & experiential workshop offers an invitation to become aware of how the Internal Family System model maps onto loss. Unlike other “issues” that our clients may present that may not be part of our experience, the universality of grief means that we will, inevitably, have parts triggered when our clients present with their responses to loss. Or we may be recently bereaved and still needing to work. In this workshop we become more familiar with our…
Find out more »Grief & IFS 2 day Workshop – 14th August 2020 to 16th August 2020, Melbourne
This two-day didactic & experiential workshop offers an invitation to become aware of how the Internal Family System model maps onto loss. Unlike other “issues” that our clients may present that may not be part of our experience, the universality of grief means that we will, inevitably, have parts triggered when our clients present with their responses to loss. Or we may be recently bereaved and still needing to work. In this workshop we become more familiar with our…
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