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IFS and Protector Parts: Richard Schwartz on Why (and How) to Work with Your Client’s Defenses

After trauma, a lot of the challenges clients face come from how they protect themselves from the pain.
So how do we work with those defenses?
Well, Internal Family Systems (IFS) can provide a particularly effective framework. In fact, it’s designed to help those defensive parts, or “protectors,” become our allies in therapy.
This is especially important when a client’s defenses are extreme.
That’s why we’ve partnered with Richard Schwartz, PhD, the founder of IFS, to bring you . . .
— New Short Course —
An IFS Approach to Protector Parts
In this workshop, Richard Schwartz, PhD will share how you can skillfully defuse your client’s defenses and turn their protector parts into allies in the healing process.
Here’s some of what he’ll get into:
- How to identify and understand the protective function of your client’s defenses
- Strategies to build trust and rapport with your client’s “protector parts”
- How to help clients turn defensive reactions into healthy behaviors
- How to safely work with the trauma beneath a client’s defenses
- How to shift the shame and self-blame clients carry about their defenses
The live workshop will take place on Wednesday, June 25 from 12-3pm ET.
You’ll have the opportunity to ask Richard your questions during the Q&A portions of the workshop.
In addition, your registration includes the video recording and transcript of the presentation (and both are yours to keep forever).
Register Here for $197 $97
and get access to the live, interactive session with Richard Schwartz, PhD, a recording and transcript of the presentation afterward
3 CE/CME Credits or Clock Hours are available for purchase at checkout.
Click HERE to get information about CE/CME credits and clock hours as well as speaker disclosures
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Course Instructor

Richard Schwartz, PhD
IFS is a non-pathologizing, transformative model of therapy that has been adopted by many psychotherapists, and was hailed by Bessel van der Kolk as “the treatment method that all clinicians should know to treat clients effectively.”
Dr. Schwartz developed the IFS model in response to clients’ descriptions of various parts within themselves. He found that when the parts felt safe and were allowed to relax, clients would feel more confident, open, and compassionate.
Dr. Schwartz is a featured speaker for national professional organizations. He has published five books and over fifty articles about IFS.
Here's What You'll Get:
Everything is yours to keep forever in your professional library
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Access to the live, interactive session with Richard Schwartz, PhD |
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The opportunity to ask Dr. Schwartz your questions during the live session |
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A downloadable recording of the program to watch whenever it’s convenient for you |
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A professionally formatted transcript of the program |
Register Here for $197 $97
and get access to the live, interactive session with Richard Schwartz, PhD, a recording and transcript of the presentation afterward
3 CE/CME Credits or Clock Hours are available for purchase at checkout.
Click HERE to get information about CE/CME credits and clock hours as well as speaker disclosures
You Are Protected By
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We invite you to register for this training program without any risk. Unless you are completely satisfied, we will refund your money. Just let us know within 30 days from the date of registration. We are that confident that you will find this information to be more than you expected.
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- We put in a table of contents to make it easy for you to find the exact part of the webinar you need
- Having the concepts already written allows you to take notes on how you’re going to use the ideas rather than transcribing the ideas
- Some people simply learn better by reading than by listening or watching
- You will be able to print out and share techniques presented in the session with your patients

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We invite you to register for this training program without any risk. Unless you are completely satisfied, we will refund your money. Just let us know within 30 days from the date of registration. We are that confident that you will find this information to be more than you expected.
Register Here for $197 $97
and get access to the live, interactive session with Richard Schwartz, PhD, a recording and transcript of the presentation afterward
3 CE/CME Credits or Clock Hours are available for purchase at checkout.
Click HERE to get information about CE/CME credits and clock hours as well as speaker disclosures