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IFS Basic Course

Watch this Video on IFS Basics from Bonnie Weiss:

 

In this six week, real-time online course you will learn how to use Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) to resolve psychological issues and enhance your self-confidence and well-being. 

 

ABOUT THIS COURSE

This course facilitates your ability to access Self (that core aspect of you that can heal your parts) and work with protectors (parts that defend us from pain and danger). It is the most basic course on IFS.

You will learn how to use IFS to work on yourself and do peer counseling with others. Therapists and coaches also take the class to learn about IFS, though it is not professional training in IFS. 

For IFS Basic courses with professional CEUs, contact Bonnie directly.

The text for the course is Jay’s book, Self-Therapy. Each meeting is recorded.

Upcoming IFS Basic Courses 

IFS Basic Course 34 - April 2025 with Bonnie Weiss LCSW

Dates and Times: 6 Tuesdays starting December 3, 1:30pm-3:30pm Pacific Time

April 1, 8,15, 29; May 6, 13

Click here to sign up for the IFS Basic 34 - April 2025 Course.

Course Logistics

  • There are two requirements for participation in the IFS Basic Course - 1) that you complete a Safety Questionnaire, and 2) sign a disclaimer. These two documents will be part of your registration process. 
  • These IFS Basic classes are limited to 20 or 24 participants.
  • Classes will meet weekly, online, on Zoom, for 2 hours; Classes will meet weekly, online, on Zoom, for 2 hours; see course descriptions for details on each one.
  • Tuition for the IFS Basic Course is $450.00 ($400.00 if paid more than a week in advance).
  • All course materials, including videos of each session, will be available to registered students on a dedicated IFS Basic homepage.
  • The course is experiential, including group discussion and exercises, as well as sessions with volunteers from the class demonstrating IFS methods. 
  • Between classes, learners will meet in pairs to practice assigned homework and the IFS processes taught in class. 

Meetings

  1. Introduction to IFS and accessing a part
  2. Separating from a protector
  3. Getting into Self
  4. Getting to know a protector
  5. Developing a trusting relationship with a protector
  6. Working with other parts that arise

What People Are Saying About the Basic IFS course:

Linda McLyman

M.S., Leadership Consultant

I have taken tons of teleclasses and Jay’s was organized really well. Some classes are healing, but you don’t take it with you. Jay’s had both deep transformation and learning that made it easy to keep going afterward. It was an excellent course, I really loved it.

 

Peg

Artist

"I learned a great deal from watching Bonnie do the demos. The class felt very safe with her acceptance combined with her clarity and expertise."

 

B.B. 

LSCW

"I want to thank you for this introduction to IFS. I am awed by your commitment to this model and the spiritual way you relate to it and impart it to us. I am grateful for this opportunity to have learned from you."

   

Alice Rich

Music Therapist 

"As a music therapist, I particularly enjoyed the inclusion of music in the opening meditations and the rich discussions that have ensued in the group. It has truly been an enriching experience and I look forward to continuing work with you."