Description
Join Dr. Richard Schwartz, Ph.D., the founder of Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Dr. Jeanne Catanzaro, Vice President and co-owner of the Internal Family Systems Institute, for a two-day intensive workshop exploring the power of IFS in trauma treatment. This immersive experience will include live demonstrations, interactive discussions, and Q&A sessions, providing practical tools to integrate IFS into your clinical practice.
The core of this training is Dr. Richard Schwartz’s groundbreaking discovery that healing occurs when parts feel safe and the Self emerges. Join him and Vice President of IFS Institute, Dr. Jeanne Catanzaro.
✔ Live Demonstrations with Dr. Schwartz and Dr. Catanzaro
Experience IFS in action as Dr. Schwartz and Dr. Catanzaro work with participants on stage.
✔ Deepen Understanding of the IFS Model to Treat Trauma
Learn how to create safety for clients and promote healing.
✔ Engaging live Q&A with Dr. Schwartz & Dr. Jeanne Catanzaro
Ask questions and clarify concepts after each demonstration.

Nov 6-7, 2025
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM PT
Two ways to attend:
In-person in Portland, Oregon or Live Online
Venue:
The Ritz-Carlton, 900 SW Washington St, Portland, OR 97205. Book your group rate for IFS Institute with Dr. Richard Schwartz
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Earn up to 12 CE
CE Certificate included when requirements met*
Approved by NBCC, NASW, NASW-NJ, WAMFT, UPA and meets Oregon Counselor and Therapist CE requirements—more associations under review.
Suncrest Counseling, P.C
“Treating Complex Trauma with the Internal Family System”
ACEP No. 7258.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Explain the theory and foundational Internal Family Systems (IFS) concepts.
- Facilitate clients’ connection with their core Self to cultivate internal compassion and leadership.
- Apply IFS strategies to address resistive protective parts and enhance therapeutic effectiveness.
- Utilize IFS interventions to support the client’s Self in repairing attachment injuries.
- Identify the IFS model as an internal attachment framework.
- Describe the relationship between external and internal attachment styles.
- Explain the impact of trauma-related adaptations on Parts and Self.
- Implement IFS techniques to facilitate the healing of traumatized Parts.
- Cultivate self-awareness of the therapist’s internal Parts and their influence in the therapeutic process.
- Recognize client transference and apply IFS principles to maintain a Self-led therapeutic relationship.
- Apply IFS principles to manage therapist countertransference and maintain an unbiased therapeutic stance.
- Design treatment interventions using IFS techniques to promote the healing of wounded Parts





