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Transcending Trauma: Understanding and Healing Trauma Through IFS and Neuroscience

The IFS Model

Frank Anderson, MD
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Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Define and differentiate between protective and exile parts in the IFS model.

  • Describe how IFS principles can be integrated with other trauma-focused modalities.

Description

This module introduces the Internal Family Systems framework, exploring its objectives and the different types of parts, including protective parts—both preventive and reactive—and the injured, burden-bearing parts known as exiles. Participants will learn how a party system operates and how IFS can be integrated with other modalities such as AEDP, EMDR, and Somatic Experiencing. Practical exercises guide participants in connecting with their own preventive parts and locating them within the body.

Target Audience

  • Addiction Professional
  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker

Presenters

Frank Anderson, MD
Frank Anderson, MD, is a world-renowned trauma expert, Harvard-trained psychiatrist and global speaker. He is the co-author of the IFS Skills Training Manual (2017), acclaimed best-selling author of Transcending Trauma (2021) and newly released memoir, To Be Loved: A Story of Truth, Trauma and Transformation (2024). Dr Anderson has a long affiliation with Bessel van der Kolk and is on the board at the Trauma Research Foundation. A former Lead Trainer with the IFS Institute, Dr. Anderson is also a member of the Clinical Advisory Board with Unyte Health. He is passionate about teaching brain-based psychotherapy and integrating current neuroscience knowledge with cutting edge models of therapy. Dr. Anderson believes that traumatic events can have a lasting effect on the health and well-being of individuals and that addressing these events will help lead people down a path of love, connection and unity. He is the director and cofounder of the Trauma Institute (traumainstitute.com) and Trauma-Informed Media (trauma-informedmedia.com), organizations that provide educational resources and promote trauma awareness. As a result of his early childhood experiences and personal journey transformation, he is dedicated to bringing more trauma healing to the world. He resides in Los Angeles with his husband and two sons. Follow him at FrankAndersonMD.com and on Instagram at frank_andersonmd.

Financially Sponsored By

  • QUANTUM WAY