Suffering from repeated relational violations or complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can often feel like being on a roller coaster. In addition to anxiety and depression, we often struggle with overwhelming emotions, extreme reactivity, difficulty setting limits, and volatility in their relationships.

The Internal Family Systems (IFS) model of therapy has a unique way of addressing and overcoming the complexities of repeated relational trauma. It deals with the cognitive by addressing and unloading distorted thoughts and beliefs, it incorporates the body as it supports the movement and discharge of physical sensations, and it facilitates the release of painful feelings (such as unworthiness, loneliness, and unlovability) by healing the wounds that parts of us carry.

This workshop with help you:

• Explore the range of overwhelming life experiences you can experience and examine how IFS is different from traditional forms of treatment.
• Discover the importance empathy and compassion as it relates to Self-energy, (our inherent wisdom or healing capacity).
• Learn how to safely and effectively access the pain and vulnerability within.
• Discover the impact of early attachment wounding on adult intimate relationships.
• Delve into common adaptations of relational trauma such as neglect, shame, disordered eating, and substance-use and suicidal ideation.
• Discover the core components of healing complex PTSD.
• Review the neurobiology of PTSD and dissociation and incorporate neuroscience knowledge into decision making as it relates to permanently releasing the trauma that no longer serves you.

The workshop will include lecture, video, live demonstrations and personal exercises to enhance your learning.