Program Content:
This full day workshop will explore the theory and tenets of Internal Family Systems (IFS) conceptualized within a biblical worldview. The training will include a discussion of the self and the IFS concept of the multiplicity of the mind. Participants will learn and practice the process of IFS therapy. We will look at the meaning of healing, both from the perspective of IFS and that within a biblical perspective.
Facilitator: Carol J. Hollandsworth, LCMHCS, LMFT, AAMFT-S, Certified L3 IFS Therapist (She is an AAMFT approved supervisor and LCMHC supervisor in North Carolina)
Location: Virtual
Date: Friday, May 1st , 2026
Time: 9-5pm, EST; one hour lunch + breaks throughout the day
Registration: Register online to reserve your spot. Full refunds available up to one week prior to the workshop.
Cost: $239.00
Learning Objectives:
1. The facilitator will provide teaching on the theory, tenets and goals of Internal Family Systems Therapy. Participants will explore how IFS might fit within a biblical worldview.
2. Experiential exercises, demonstration and practice will be utilized to explore the implementation of IFS therapy.
3. Participants will be able to begin to apply IFS in work with clients as they continue to learn and grow in the model. They will be equipped to work in both a Christian or secular context.
Techniques:
group style format, didactic teaching and experiential exercises
Contact Hours: 5.5 hours
Contact: 704.334.0524 or 704.293.8163 (Carol’s cell for day of event) or carol@bareitercc.com
About:
Internal family systems, or IFS, is a type of therapy that believes people are made up of several parts or sub-personalities. It draws from structural, strategic, narrative, and Bowenian types of family therapy. The theory, according to the founder of IFS, Dr. Richard Schwartz, is that people have several parts living within them that have both healthy and unhealthy roles. The assumption is all parts belong and in their non-extreme roles, have something positive for the individual. One goal of IFS therapy is to discover the core Self and become Self-led, which can bring harmony and balance to and with these parts in one’s internal family system.
About the Facilitator:
Carol is a Level III certified IFS therapist and consultant; she has been practicing and studying the model since 2007. It is her passion to encourage growth of the Self of the therapist, help participants work with their therapist parts and deepen knowledge and application of IFS with clients. She has been a Program Assistant with IFS Level I training and presented on IFS in various venues. In addition, Carol has training in psychodrama and experiential methods of therapy that may be included as an adjunct with IFS therapy. Throughout her IFS learning journey, she has been studying and applying the integration of a biblical worldview as she uses IFS in her work with clients and supervisees.
Internal Family Systems is an evidence-based model of therapy that is non-pathologizing and empowers the client to become Self-led and (for those of faith), Spirit-led. So often we are hijacked by aspects of ourselves in an attempt to protect or numb us from pain. This model helps clients get to the root wounded parts and help them heal.
Dual Relationships and Confidentiality:
This workshop will include self-reflection and sharing to your comfort level, for the safety of all participants, it will be important to prevent (if possible) dual relationships of those in attendance – for example if you know that a client will be present, perhaps choose the alternate workshop. Since the training will include sharing to the comfort level of the students, you agree to keep confidential any and all personal sharing that takes place during the workshop.
Policy for registering complaints or disputes:
Please bring to my attention any complaint or dispute you may have about the registration process, workshop, materials or facility. I will then, as required, report the complaint to NBCC within 60 days of your notifying me.
