IFS Exiles Course

In this course you will learn how to use Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) to resolve psychological issues and heal underlying pain from the past.

ABOUT THIS COURSE

This course facilitates your ability to safely work with and heal exiles (wounded inner child parts). You learn how to develop a healing relationship with your exiles and how to unburden the pain and negative beliefs they carry, so they are transformed. This enables you to do a complete IFS session with yourself or a partner.

Therapists and coaches also take the class to learn about IFS, though it is not professional training in IFS.

The course is experiential; it includes practicing IFS in paired homework sessions, group exercises, and demonstration IFS sessions with volunteers in the class.

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

Meetings

1. Getting permission to work with the exile

2. Getting to know the exile in such a way that you are not overwhelmed with its pain or trauma.

3. Witnessing what happened in the past

4. Reparenting and retrieving the exile

5. Unburdening the exile’s pain and negative beliefs

6. Exploring whether the protector is ready to let go of its role

Upcoming IFS Exiles Courses

EXILES - DECEMBER 2024

with Bonnie Weiss

6 Tuesdays starting April 1, 10am-12pm Pacific Time

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

Click here to enroll.

Course Logistics

A prerequisite for the IFS Exiles courses is attendance in one of our IFS Basics courses, or the equivalent. You will be asked to confirm details as part of your registration process.
These IFS Exiles courses are limited to 20 participants.
Classes will meet weekly, online, on Zoom, for 2 hours; see course descriptions for details on each one
Tuition for the IFS Exiles course is $450.00 ($400.00 if paid a week in advance).
All course materials, including videos of each session, will be available to registered students on a dedicated IFS Exiles homepage created for your cohort.
The course is experiential, including group discussion and exercises
Between classes, learners will meet in pairs to practice assigned homework and the IFS processes taught in class.

What People Are Saying About the IFS Exiles course:

Richard

*International Consu**ltan*t

"This experience has upset the apple cart for me, in a very positive way. Everything went up in the air! Prior to the class, I had been trying to deal with things that I didn’t fully understand or have a vocabulary for. The whole process of identifying and naming parts began to shift my perceptions of who I am.

I now realize that there are distinct entities in my consciousness, each with roles and characteristics, all connected in complex ways to each other and to my sense of Self. I am just beginning to explore these entities and their connections, and to understand how powerfully they can influence my thoughts, feelings and actions.

The course helped me get unstuck and feel much more optimistic about the possibilities ahead."

David

NY Businessman

"The IFS courses along with the community that accompanies them are transforming my life. I find myself more curious, more in self, more open, more patient, more understanding of who I am and where I am, and more grounded. I believe this means I am more in Self. I am deeply grateful for what you do and how you do it!"

J.P.

Program Officer, International NGO

"I have a profound appreciation for all you gave me during these classes. You may not be aware of all you have contributed to my learning process and personal growth. Thanks to all your support, I’m building more capacities, and I have also started to introduce IFS into some small groups here in Myanmar."

G.T.

Psychologist, M. A.

"My deep gratitude for this class. Though I am still a beginner at companioning someone through their relationship with Parts, my intuitive connection with patients has powerfully shifted. I am working at deeper levels. My language has changed as has where I enter in with the person. I sense I am coming much more from Self. This is coming about through the practice, your teaching, and demonstrations. I have more confidence and less hesitation when trusting the living Self within each of us."

Rich

"Thanks so much for your Exiles Class. It was rewarding, engaging, and informative in many ways I didn't expect. The people in the class were open, available, accepting, insightful, and warm; so much so that I quickly felt a kinship with them, therapists or not. Your format for the class was wonderful, with check-in, teaching, and a demo all contributing to experiencing the profundity of IFS work. I look forward to your Inner Critic class and will be seeing if I can work with some classmates until the next class."