Would you like to not only get to know the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model, but also experience it firsthand? Our compact event combines a practical theoretical introduction, a live demonstration, and in-depth self-experience exercises into one cohesive day.

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Introduction

In the introductory part, you will learn the foundations of IFS in a practical and well-grounded way. Alongside a clear theoretical overview, you will have first opportunities to gain your own initial experience working with inner parts. Key content areas:

• Development of the IFS model

• Core assumptions and view of human nature in IFS therapy

• The three main categories of parts: Managers, Firefighters, and Exiles

• The central role of the "Self" as an inner healing presence

• Goals in IFS therapy

• Benefits and applications in psychotherapeutic practice

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Demo Session

We then deepen your understanding through a live demonstration of an IFS session, complemented by expert input and space for questions. This makes the attitude and approach of IFS immediately tangible and easy to follow.

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Self-Experience

In the third part, an in-depth segment invites you not only to learn about central elements of the IFS model, but to experience them directly yourself. Through mindfully guided self-experience exercises, you will gain a vivid insight into working with inner parts: How do they become noticeable or visible? What messages and functions lie behind them? And how can this give rise to surprisingly profound impulses for change?

Through a simple, gentle opening exercise, we open the door to your inner world step by step. We then creatively explore your personal inner landscape through "Parts Mapping" – a visual approach to your own inner system. Please have paper ready (at least A4 size) along with pens or pencils of your choice, such as graphite pencils, colored pencils, pastel crayons, or other materials you enjoy working with.

To close, we turn to parts that may be activated especially in a therapeutic context. You will have the opportunity to get to know them better, understand their dynamics more clearly, and develop a new, multi-layered view of your own inner world.

After each exercise, there will be space to reflect on and discuss the experiences together and to ask open questions. This creates the opportunity to collectively make sense of what was experienced, learn about different approaches, and deepen your understanding of your own inner dynamics.

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Target Audience

This event is aimed primarily at psychotherapists, clinically qualified physicians with psychotherapeutic training, and licensed psychological practitioners (Heilpraktiker:innen für Psychotherapie) who want to get to know IFS, deepen their understanding, or explore their inner landscape with curiosity, creativity, and a fresh perspective.