IFS-Informed Somatic Trauma Therapy
This certificate program can be attended live online and via the on-demand recordings.
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IFS-INFORMED SOMATIC TRAUMA THERAPY
WHAT IS INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS (IFS)?
Internal Family Systems (IFS), developed by Dr. Richard Schwartz and advanced by leaders like Dr. Frank Anderson, is one of the fastest-growing and most widely respected models for trauma healing today. IFS views the mind as a system of “parts” — protective, wounded, and exiled aspects of self that carry distinct feelings, beliefs, and roles. At the core of every person is the Self — a source of innate compassion, clarity, and wholeness that, when accessed, can guide profound healing.
IFS has been shown to be especially powerful in working with trauma because it:
Respects the wisdom of protective parts instead of overriding them.
Helps clients safely access and heal wounded or exiled parts.
Builds internal trust and coherence, allowing fragmented parts to integrate.
Restores access to Self — the embodied state of presence, safety, and compassion.
WHY THIS PROGRAM IS DIFFERENT
An Integrative Approach Led by Visionaries
You’ll learn directly from leading experts:
Integrated by design: You’ll practice weaving IFS, neuroscience, and somatic work in real time.
A Focus on the Body: This program incorporates somatic practices alongside IFS-informed perspectives, supporting an embodied understanding of trauma beyond cognitive insight alone.
Developmental & attachment focus: Go beyond surface-level strategies to explore preverbal trauma and early attachment wounds.
Live Demos & Application: Watch master clinicians in action, engage in case consults, and practice in community.
“Thriving is our birth right. Healing individual and collective trauma is one of deepest reminders of this birthright.”
ABOUT THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Integrating the Fragmented Parts of the Self & Restoring Safety in the Body
Trauma fragments the self. It disrupts memory networks, hijacks the nervous system, and leaves behind protective parts that work overtime to shield us from pain. While these survival strategies are adaptive, over time they can create cycles of disconnection, hypervigilance, depression, and shame. Healing requires more than managing symptoms — it requires integrating the fragmented parts of the self and restoring safety in the body.
This is the heart of IFS-Informed Somatic Trauma Therapy Program.
This 10-module certificate, with instruction by Dr. Frank Anderson (psychiatrist and author) and guest faculty Dr. Janina Fisher, Dr. Arielle Schwartz, Fran Booth, Kai Cheng Thom, Linda Thai and Dr. Scott Lyons, offers a powerful integration of Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic practices, and neuroscience. Through lectures, live demonstrations, case consultations, and experiential learning, you’ll gain the skills to track fragmentation, work with protective and wounded parts, and restore safety and coherence in the body and mind.
This program is an educational certificate offered by The Embody Lab. It does not confer IFS Institute certification and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the IFS Institute. Internal Family Systems™ and IFS™ are trademarks of the IFS Institute. This program awards a Certificate of Completion issued solely by The Embody Lab for educational purposes and does not grant licensure, professional certification, or any credential issued by the IFS Institute or any other governing body.
WHO IS THIS PROGRAM FOR?
This training is designed for the following:
Therapists & Counselors who want to integrate somatic developmental trauma work into their clinical practice.
Coaches & Wellness Practitioners who support clients through transformation and want to address developmental trauma at its root.
Bodyworkers & Somatic Practitioners looking to expand their capacity to track and repattern preverbal and developmental imprints.
Educators, Social Workers, and Healing Professionals committed to advanced trauma-informed, body-based approaches.