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Free Virtual Live Event
Clinical Applications of Internal Family Systems Therapy:
Step-by-Step Procedures for Healing Traumatic Wounds and Alleviating Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Addiction and More
November 25, 2025 from 2:00 AM – 10:00 AM AEDT
REGISTER NOW — COMPLETELY FREE!
Can't attend live? No problem!
Register above and get 14-days on-demand replay access or upgrade to the recording package for lifetime access.
*Up to 6.25 CPD hours are available for a nominal upgrade fee.
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This event is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.
Alexia Rothman, a caucasian woman with long dark hair smiling warmly

“Lexi Rothman not only knows IFS deeply, she embodies it. She gets my highest recommendation as a therapist or presenter!”
– Richard Schwartz, PhD, Creator of IFS and Founder of the Center for Self-Leadership

This exclusive offer is your chance to integrate the transformative IFS therapy approach into your practice and gain a powerful and effective set of tools to heal clients with a wide range of clinical issues.

After this live training, you will:

  • Understand the key concepts and principles of IFS therapy: Explore the IFS model of parts work, how parts interact with each other, and the importance of creating a safe and compassionate therapeutic environment.
  • Know how to apply IFS in your professional practice: Identify, access and work with your clients' different parts — including protective parts, wounded parts, and the Self, in order to promote healing and integration.
  • Develop skills for self-exploration and self-reflection in yourself and your clients: Utilise IFS techniques to explore your own internal system and gain insight into your own patterns of behavior and emotions.
  • Work effectively with trauma and other challenging issues: Use IFS informed strategies to work with trauma and other challenging issues, including addiction, eating disorders, and anxiety.

Designed for counsellors, social workers, psychologists, addiction counsellors, marriage and family therapists, and other mental health professionals… once you experience this powerful modality, you will want to incorporate it into your practice immediately.

Free Virtual Live Event
Clinical Applications of Internal Family Systems Therapy:
Step-by-Step Procedures for Healing Traumatic Wounds and Alleviating Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Addiction and More
November 25, 2025 from 2:00 AM – 10:00 AM AEDT
REGISTER NOW — COMPLETELY FREE!
Can't attend live? No problem!
Register above and get 14-days on-demand replay access or upgrade to the recording package for lifetime access.
*Up to 6.25 CPD hours are available for a nominal upgrade fee.
Register for FREE above to have immediate access to the CPD and Recording package option.

This event is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.
Here's What Your Colleagues Are Saying About Alexia Rothman:
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"Because of Dr. Rothman's training, I will be able to use IFS more frequently now that I have a better grasp of this protocol.”
— Denette M., Counselor
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"Dr. Rothman was an amazing presenter! One of the best I have seen."
— Emily R., Psychologist
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"This was one of the best CEU courses I've ever taken!”
— Natalie Z., Social Worker
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"Alexia was very knowledgeable, and I learned so much!"
— Jessica P., Counselor
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"An amazing and eye-opening presentation!"
— Joshua L., Counselor
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"Presenter's presence was peaceful and calm and she had an extensive knowledge of subject. I appreciated the training."
— MaryAnn M., Social Worker

Meet Your Trainer

Alexia Rothman

Alexia (Lexi) D. Rothman, PhD, is a certified IFS therapist and consultant in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Rothman has been in private practice since 2004. She has received extensive training in Internal Family Systems Therapy from IFS developer Dr. Richard Schwartz and has assisted in multiple Level 1 and IFS trainings around the country, as well as serving as a professional consultant for IFS therapists.

She is a United States Presidential Scholar who graduated summa cum laude from Emory University as a Robert W. Woodruff Scholar. Dr. Rothman received her PhD in clinical psychology from UCLA, where she was an Edwin W. Pauley Fellow and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. She has held adjunct faculty positions at Emory University and Agnes Scott College.

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Here's What You'll Learn for Free

Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Comprehensive, compassionate, non-pathologising treatment approach
  • Paradigm-shifting perspective on “psychopathology”
  • Easily integrated into other therapeutic modalities
  • Teach clients to access inner wisdom and self-compassion to permanently heal traumatic wounds
Evolution of the Model
  • Development of the IFS model by Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D.
  • IFS as an empirically validated treatment: Summary of research support
Composition of the Psyche
  • Concept of multiplicity: “We are all multiple personalities.”
  • Components of the psyche:
    • Wounded, vulnerable, parts
    • Protective parts: proactive and reactive
    • Burdens: Negative beliefs about oneself
    • The Self: compassionate inner leader and internal source of wisdom and healing energy
  • Guide clients to access their own inner wisdom and healing potential
  • IFS-specific techniques for in-the-moment emotion regulation, helpful even with panic, flashbacks, and dissociation
The IFS Model
  • Assumptions of the model
  • Goals of IFS therapy
  • Flow of the IFS model over the course of treatment
  • Flow of an individual IFS session
Case Conceptualisation in IFS
  • Diversity and cultural sensitivity
  • How IFS understands personality disorders, dissociative identity disorder, and addiction

IFS Step-by-Step

Step 1: Using Meditative Processes to Identify and Connect with a Target Part

  • Differentiate the person from the symptom
  • Access a state of compassion and curiosity essential for healing
  • Establish a relationship with the target part
  • Learn the history and benevolent intention behind the symptom
Step 2: Working with Protective Parts
  • Facilitate internal attachment work
  • Learn and address the fears/concerns of protective parts
  • Establish a trusting and appreciative relationship with proactive and reactive protectors
  • Gain permission to proceed to healing
Step 3: Healing the Traumatic Wound
  • Develop a compassionate, connected relationship with the wounded part
  • Witness the pain rather than re-experience it: Learn to be “with”, not “in”, to avoid re-traumatisation
  • Retrieve the wounded part from “trauma time”
  • Release/unburden thoughts, feelings, and beliefs
  • Integrate change into the system and use maintenance and troubleshooting strategies
Bringing IFS Concepts to Life
  • Experiential exercise
  • Video demonstration of IFS therapy with a real client
  • Step-by-step commentary to solidify understanding of techniques illustrated in the video session

Objectives

  1. Determine the origins and development of the Internal Family Systems Model, including empirical support for the model and the current status of research using IFS to treat posttraumatic stress disorder.
  2. Prepare an in-depth overview of IFS theory, basic principles, assumptions of the model and its treatment implications.
  3. Propose the three major components of the psyche as outlined by IFS (parts, burdens, and the self) including the characteristics of and assumptions regarding each component as they relate to clinical practice.
  4. Evaluate the goals of IFS therapy and case conceptualisation through an IFS lens.
  5. Demonstrate IFS procedures and techniques that can be implemented immediately in clinical and personal work, including the steps for facilitating the development of self-Part relationships.
  6. Practice the steps of healing and unburdening wounded parts of the system in session.
Free Virtual Live Event
Clinical Applications of Internal Family Systems Therapy:
Step-by-Step Procedures for Healing Traumatic Wounds and Alleviating Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Addiction and More
November 25, 2025 from 2:00 AM – 10:00 AM AEDT
REGISTER NOW — COMPLETELY FREE!
Can't attend live? No problem!
Register above and get 14-days on-demand replay access or upgrade to the recording package for lifetime access.
*Up to 6.25 CPD hours are available for a nominal upgrade fee.
Register for FREE above to have immediate access to the CPD and Recording package option.

This event is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.
Frequently Asked Questions
PESI offers several free training courses every year on the most current and effective approaches in therapy. It's our way of giving back to our community of clinicians who are doing such important work in the world.
This event is free to attend, however, if you would like to earn CPD hours, be sure to click the "Add CPD" tab in your portal after registering. Enter your credit card information and complete the upgrade to become eligible to earn CPD for attending this event. It's that easy!

Yes! This training is designed for:

  • Counsellors
  • Social Workers
  • Psychiatrists
  • Addiction Counsellors
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Therapists
  • Physicians
  • Chaplains/Clergy
  • Nurses
  • Other Mental Health Professionals
If you would like to be a part of this event but you are unable to attend live, you can sign up for free and receive 14 days of access to the event recordings to watch on your own, or purchase the self-study version of the training to complete whenever is most convenient for you and earn up to 6.25 CPD hours!
Yes, you will have the opportunity to ask questions and interact with Dr. Rothman live during the training. This ensures you get the most out of this educational experience.
There is no obligation or commitment required when registering for the free training. It's an opportunity for you to learn and explore IFS therapy strategies at no cost.
Monday, November 25 from 2:00 AM to 10:00 AM AEDT

There will be a 70-minute lunch and two 15-minute breaks: one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion. A more detailed schedule is available upon request.

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This product is not affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify toward IFS Institute credits or IFS Institute certification.

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