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In these workshops you will immerse yourself in the Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) model of psychotherapy to further teach the non-pathological multiplicity of mind. Melbourne-based IFS practitioner Simon d’Orsogna MA will offer a 2-day Enriching IFS Practice Workshops workshop. These are suitable for professionals (therapists, psychologists, counsellors, certified coaches, expressive arts therapists and social workers) as well as those interested in self-development. The 2019 Enriching IFS Workshops will be open to those who have completed an Introductory workshops offered previously, or are well-familiar with the Internal Family…

In this workshop you will immerse yourself in the Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) model of psychotherapy. Individual and family therapist Simon d’Orsogna will offer an Introductory IFS weekend workshop ahead of the further intermediate workshops and upcoming Certification Trainings in 2019. 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 and social workers) as well as those interested in self-development. This two day Introductory workshop…

Internal Family Systems is a non-pathologizing, collaborative and empowering model of therapy which fosters transformation, gently, quickly, and effectively. The IFS Model represents a synthesis of two already-existing paradigms: systems thinking and the multiplicity of the mind with an understanding that symptoms are actually the coping mechanism of our parts trying to protect us from pain. The Centre for Community Welfare Training (CCWT) in Sydney is now offering a 2 day Introduction to IFS. introducing you to the key concepts…

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…

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…

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…