Our Mission
Expanding Perspectives and Community Around Parts Work
IFS-LA is organization that provides evolving education for IFS therapists, practitioners, and enthusiasts, as well as online workshops for anyone interested in growing Self awareness and understanding more about their inner system of parts.
In addition, IFS-LA fosters community among IFS therapists and practitioners across the greater Los Angeles area and the world by offering free bi-monthly meetings, case consultation, and unique trainings from global IFS experts.
*If you are looking for an IFS therapist in the LA area, you can search the official IFS Institute directory HERE. If you are an IFS practitioner looking to post about an event or look for a resource, please add yourself to the West Coast List Serve HERE.
In addition, IFS-LA fosters community among IFS therapists and practitioners across the greater Los Angeles area and the world by offering free bi-monthly meetings, case consultation, and unique trainings from global IFS experts.
*If you are looking for an IFS therapist in the LA area, you can search the official IFS Institute directory HERE. If you are an IFS practitioner looking to post about an event or look for a resource, please add yourself to the West Coast List Serve HERE.
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may 21, 9-10:30am pt. Zoom.
RECENT Events
HALF DAY MEDITATION RETREAT. July 24th, 2021 9-1pm PT
Are you ready to deepen your IFS experience by evolving your meditation practice? Two visionaries in the IFS field, Michelle Glass and Adrienne Glasser, will lead us through a half-day meditation retreat that will engage both traditional meditation practices, guided somatic IFS meditations created by Adrienne, and the Daily Parts Meditation Practice™ created by Michelle. Together we will experience first-hand how meditation is an essential tool for developing a more restorative and consistent self to part relationship. Join us Saturday, July 24th 2021, from 9-1pm PDT (12-4 EDT) on Zoom as we explore, replenish, and truly heal. This event will be recorded and available for playback up to 2 weeks post workshop. 
WARRIORS OF COMPASSION: Embodying Self Leadership
in a Polarized World. May 8th, 2021 10-1pm PDT We live in challenging times. Political and religious divides are increasingly polarizing us around competing ideologies; the abuse of power, the legitimization of social othering, and the denigration of injustice are rampant; and social and relational tensions are rising to frighteningly violent proportions. To be sure, parts are activated all around. IFS invites us to tend to our parts and embody Self-leadership in the midst of these challenging contexts. What does this actually look like? This workshop explores how we might honor our parts while extending courageous and compassionate action toward those who embody positions and behaviors offensive to us; and it offers an orienting compass to guide a social activism rooted in Self-leadership. This workshop is didactic with opportunities for self-reflection, application, and contemplative practice. It will be recorded and available for viewing up to two weeks after the event. Watch a sneak preview |
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Direct Access: Learn An Essential IFS Skill March 27th, 2021, 10:00am-1:00pm PDT Become comfortable using Direct Access, which will increase your competence and effectiveness as an IFS therapy practitioner. In this 3-hour workshop we will review the protocol, view video examples, and practice both explicit and implicit Direct Access. Participants will leave with more confidence using this essential IFS skill. Open to IFS Practitioners Receive 3 hours IFS Certification credits No CEUs available Learn more. |
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Self-Led Eating and Well-being During Stressful Times: Use IFS to Heal Burdens Related to Food and the Body.
January 23rd, 2021, 12:30-3:30pm PST We’re a culture preoccupied with dieting and wellness, devoted to maintaining unrealistic ideals of how we should look and function. Our confusion and shame about our weight, size, and health are rooted in cultural burdens that can make us lose touch with our innate wisdom about what our bodies need. This has been particularly evident during the pandemic, where messages about food and bodies have often been extreme or conflicting. Learn more. |
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Transforming Legacy Burdens into Legacy Gifts with Deran Young, LCSW
November 6th, 2020, 12-2pm PST Two hour live online workshop with IFS Spokesperson & CEO of Black Therapists Rock, Deran Young, on racism and the legacy burdens we carry around it. Learn more. |
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Healing from White Supremacy with Sydnee Corriders, LMSW and Suzy Fauria, LMSW
October 2, 2020, 9:00-11am PST, ZOOM During this workshop we investigated, explored, and worked to heal from the various impacts of white supremacy and the various ways it shows up in all of our lives. Learn more. |
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Our Voices, Our Selves with Naaz Hosseini, MA, LP
March 6th, 2020 IFSLA sponsored a fabulous 2 hour workshop led by veteran therapist and voice empowerment coach, Naaz Hosseini. who led a playful, somatic workshop where we experimented with attuning with the various voices within ourselves and others and developing a keen sense of Self vs. Parts in the context of sound and movement. This workshop was perfect for creatives, performers, healers, therapists, and seekers. Naaz is a powerful teacher and world-wide presenter. In addition, she's a Gestalt Therapy Instructor and multi-disciplinary performer who's appeared world-wide at venues including Carnegie Hall and The Kennedy Center. Naaz has combined her extensive experience and training as a psychotherapist, performer, and educator to create PowerfulPresence: coaching to empower voices personally and professionally. naazhosseini.com |
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