Thursday and Friday, September 25th and 26th 2025 Understanding and Treating Trauma with Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Program Content:
Two Day Workshop. During Day One, we will explore the varieties of trauma through the lens of IFS and basic tenets from Somatic Experiencing® and Attachment Theory.
We will conceptualize trauma’s imprint and the creation of parts. Day Two will focus on preparation for deep work and treatment using IFS. Included will be a discussion of our therapist parts that may be activated. An experiential exercise and demonstrations will be utilized to advance your learning.
Prerequisite: This workshop assumes an introductory or working knowledge of IFS
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: Forest Hill Counseling -- 7224 Park Road, Charlotte, NC (in the large house on your left)
Date: Thursday and Friday, September 25-26, 2025
Registration required by November 7th – space is limited to keep the workshop as a group style, participatory training. Refunds only available up to one week prior to the event.
Time: 9-3:30 pm each day; one hour lunch on your own
Registration: Register online to reserve your spot. Full refunds available up to one week prior to the workshop.
Cost: $450; early bird rate $400 by midnight, September 12, 2025
Learning Objectives:
1. Facilitator will provide teaching on the varieties of trauma and the impact on a person’s body, mind and relationships; specific and complex trauma will be explored, learning
how traumas are often connected to one another within our clients.
2. This workshop will explore the conceptualization of trauma through the lens of IFS as a foundation. Aspects of Somatic Experiencing ® and Attachment Theory will be included
to deepen our understanding.
3. Participants will learn about trauma treatment utilizing IFS.
4. A two-part experiential exercise will be used to explore participants’ stories and to teach this as an intervention for clients.
Contact Hours: 10 Hours
Contact: 704-334-0524 or 704-293-8163 (Carol's cell for day of the 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 certified Level III 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 at various venues. Carol has training in Somatic Experiencing® through the Intermediate Level, psychodrama and experiential methods that may be included as an adjunct with IFS.
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.
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Bareiter Counseling Center has been approved by NBCC as an approved continuing education provider, ACEP No. 7172. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.
Bareiter Counseling Center is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.