Guided by experienced coaches Achara Tarfa and Yanira Rivera, this 12 week program offers a supportive, courageous space where you can gain confidence and deepen your skillset as an IFS Practitioner. 

 

The IFS Coaching Circle is designed for serious IFS Practitioners seeking connection, support, and growth in a judgment-free zone. It is a collective with the purpose of serving and supporting a growing community of IFS Practitioners, enhancing not only their ability to serve clients but also to build their coaching practice and/or business.

 

Circle members will have the opportunity to partner with two other members, taking turns as both a 'client' and coach for your assigned partners. This reciprocal arrangement allows for mutual support and growth within the IFSCC. Guided by experienced coaches, this 12 week program provides a compassionate, courageous space where you can gain confidence and deepen your skill set as an IFS Practitioner.

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Use this opportunity to:

Embrace the opportunity to build and refine your work process, nurturing a smoother workflow that suits your unique business needs. Simplifying your process can make a significant difference.
 

Cultivate and polish your skills as an IFS Practitioner.

Within this circle, find a safe space to confidentially share your challenges, gaining valuable insights to navigate issues and achieve positive outcomes.

Develop and master the skills required to handle the clients or situations that may pose challenges.

​While the primary focus of the circle is professional development for coaches, this also provides a unique opportunity to confidentially share your challenges and gain insights as a client. Understanding that your coaching assignments will not always be the best fit that you might seek outside of the circle, this is a chance to be coached on what is coming up for you, including learning to exercise your voice and choice while supporting the coach in their professional development.

Learn the art of unblending through witnessing.

As seasoned IFS professionals, you bring a wealth of knowledge. In both coaching and client roles, practice witnessing internal parts with curiosity and compassion and choosing thoughtful responses over reactions. Share such instances with your coach, building a supportive foundation.

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Become a compassionate Self-Advocate.

Speaking up for your needs requires practice. It's a skill that, when honed, transforms conversations, boosts self-confidence, and enriches your overall well-being. Self-Advocacy positively impacts both your personal life and coaching practice.

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Learn alongside your IFS colleagues.
In this community of learners, we are all both students and teachers. Discover your gift and generously share it with others.

In addition to these benefits, you'll also:
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• Build a network of colleagues you can confidently collaborate with and refer clients to when their needs fall outside your scope of practice.

 

• Curate genuine coaching reviews to uplift and promote your business (with the utmost respect for confidentiality and anonymity).

 

• Plus Demonstration Days, Reflection Groups, and IFS Workshops (see below for details)

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DEMONSTRATION DAYS
 

 

Watching IFS demonstrations can provide answers and insights into the workings of the method, helping individuals deepen their understanding, explore their internal experiences, and consider how IFS concepts might apply to their own personal growth or therapeutic practice.

 

Understanding the IFS Process: Observers can learn about the step-by-step process of an IFS session, including how the therapist establishes rapport, identifies and interacts with different parts of the client, and facilitates the healing dialogue between these parts.

 

Clarifying the Concept of "Parts": Individuals might have questions about what these internal "parts" are and how they manifest. Watching demonstrations can illustrate how these parts emerge, express themselves, and interact within the client's internal landscape.

 

Witnessing Self-Leadership Dynamics: Observing an IFS demonstration can clarify the concept of self-leadership and how the therapist guides the client to access their Self, fostering a compassionate, centered, and unburdened state.

 

Emotional Exploration and Healing: People may wonder how IFS helps individuals process and heal emotions. Demonstrations can reveal how the method assists clients in exploring and transforming emotions, fostering self-compassion and integration.

 

Identifying and Addressing Inner Conflicts: Observers can learn how IFS helps clients resolve inner conflicts by understanding and reconciling the tensions between different parts that hold contrasting beliefs, emotions, or desires.

 

Practical Application of IFS Techniques: Individuals might seek to understand how IFS techniques are practically applied in a therapeutic setting. Demonstrations can showcase various IFS interventions, such as dialogues with parts, visualization exercises, and unburdening processes.

 

Promoting Self-Awareness: Observing IFS sessions can help individuals become more aware of their own internal dynamics, recognizing similarities or patterns within themselves and gaining insights into their inner conflicts or emotional struggles.

 

Learning Therapeutic Skills: For therapists or individuals interested in becoming therapists, watching demonstrations can provide guidance on therapeutic skills like active listening, empathy, and creating a safe therapeutic space.

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REFLECTION GROUPS

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The aim of the Reflection Group is to create an intimate setting for IFS Coaching Circle Members to engage in practicing IFS (Internal Family Systems) utilizing parts language. Here, members are encouraged to identify and articulate their parts while fostering a connection with both themselves and others, guided by a trained IFS Practitioner. To facilitate this process, journal prompts will be provided, aiding in identifying parts and structuring the group's interactions.

Below is an example of a reflection exercise:

The Participant Role: Notice parts of yourself that have come up during the Circle, then practice speaking, responding, and listening with IFS concepts.

 

Practice speaking for these parts instead of from these parts:

Example: "I’m frustrated because..." vs. "I have a part that is frustrated by..." or "I’m noticing that I am blended with a frustrated part."

 

Other examples of speaking for parts: "I have parts that are excited, bored, annoyed, intrigued, skeptical..."

Practice responding to others with Self-led feedback

Example: "I disagree with you vs. I have parts that react to that statement, or I am finding myself activated by this conversation."

 

Practice listening from Self-energy.

Use the 8 C’s: Compassion, Curiosity, Creativity, Clarity, Courage, Connected, Confidence, Calmness

Notice when other parts come in (not aligned with 8 C’s) and ask them for space as you listen. (You can practice speaking for these parts once the person is finished).

WORKSHOPS

Internal Family Systems (IFS) workshops typically offer a safe and supportive environment for participants to delve into the IFS model, a therapeutic approach aimed at understanding and harmonizing various parts. Led by experienced facilitators trained in IFS, these workshops guide individuals through exercises, discussions, and experiential activities that help identify, understand, and interact with these different parts of oneself. Participants learn to navigate their internal dynamics, gaining insights into how these parts operate and how they influence emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Through the workshop's practices and techniques, individuals often uncover a deeper sense of self-awareness, emotional healing, and personal growth, increasing Self-energy.

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For those interested in joining the IFSCC, please see the FAQs below for more information to determine if this opportunity is right for you.