Live Webcast

2-Day Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy, Polyvagal Theory & Developmental Neuroscience in the Treatment of Trauma

Speaker:: Alexia Rothman, PhD
Duration:: Two Full Days
Language:: Presented in EN and FR
Product Code:: LWC151046
Brochure Code:: PLW96771
Media Type:: Live Webcast

Dates

Event Dates

Mon, Feb 22, 2027 - 11:00am to Tue, Feb 23, 2027 - 07:00pm EST Schedule at a glance

$599.99 - Standard

Your trauma clients aren’t stuck. Their nervous systems are.

And until you know how to work with both the parts and nervous system at the same time, the most wounded parts of your clients will stay out of reach.

You’ve felt it in session. A client who shuts down the moment you get close to something real. A protector that won’t budge. A dissociative response that pulls them away just as the work is getting somewhere. You’re trained and well-skilled, plus you care deeply about your clients. Yet, progress isn’t happening.

The missing piece is understanding how the autonomic nervous system and developmental wounding shapes every moment of parts work, including what it allows, what it blocks, and what it takes to create the conditions where genuine transformation can finally occur.

In this immersive 2-day intensive with internationally renowned IFS therapy and Polyvagal Theory expert Alexia Rothman, PhD, you will learn how to:

Apply the full IFS therapy protocol from the 6 F’s through unblending, witnessing, retrieval, and unburdening, so every phase of healing is grounded and safe
Read your client’s nervous system in real time so you know exactly when to move forward and when to slow down
Finally reach the clients who have felt unreachable due to hyperarousal, high-protector vigilance, and dissociation
Understand how early developmental experiences shape the implicit relational templates driving your client’s parts
Connect with preverbal and nonverbal parts through sensation, imagery, and the kind of attunement that goes beyond words
Develop your own grounded, Self-led presence so you can stay steady and co-regulate with clients in the most intense moments

Each day is built around live demonstrations, experiential practice, guided meditations, video examples, Q&A, and group sharing. Instead of just learning, you will do and feel it.

Reserve your place today and don’t forget to save $100 when you use promo code Lexi-IFS100. Register now!

This event is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.

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Dr. Alexia Rothman is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Atlanta, GA, since 2004. She is a lead trainer for the IFS Institute, a Certified Internal Family Systems therapist, an international speaker and educator on the IFS model, and an IFSI-approved professional consultant. Dr. Rothman offers workshops and retreats on the IFS model throughout the U.S. and internationally. She co-hosts the IFS-based podcasts IFS Talks and Conversas IFS and has published a book chapter on the integration of IFS and Polyvagal Theory.

Dr. Rothman is a United States Presidential Scholar who graduated summa cum laude from Emory University as a Robert W. Woodruff Scholar. She received her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles (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.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Alexia Rothman maintains a private practice. She is co-host of the podcasts Conversas IFS and Explorations in Psychotherapy. She is a paid trainer with the IFS Institute, and she receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. Dr. Rothman receives compensation as a consultant. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Alexia Rothman is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Georgia Psychological Association.

Program Information

Access Period for Live Webcast

You will have access for 90 days after the program for review. For live CE credit, you must watch the live webcast in its entirety at its scheduled time and complete the CE quiz and evaluation within one week. Please note that this requirement may vary by credit type. Please see detailed credit information for specific requirements for each credit type.

Webcast Schedule

Please note: 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.

Please Note

This product is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.

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Describe the core principles of IFS therapy as a non-pathologizing framework for understanding the impact of trauma and attachment wounding and facilitating inner-system healing.
Explain how developmental neuroscience shapes implicit relational templates and the development of parts within the IFS model.
Explain the integration of IFS therapy and Polyvagal Theory and how an understanding of the functioning of the autonomic nervous system can support the safety and effectiveness of IFS therapy.
Differentiate autonomic states associated with embodied safety versus survival and protection responses using a Polyvagal-informed lens.
Apply an understanding of autonomic nervous system responses to the pacing of parts work.
Demonstrate therapist unblending practices that support Self-led presence, therapist-client co-regulation, and the management of countertransference.
Demonstrate use of the fundamental IFS therapy protocol (6 F's) to facilitate unblending, anchor clients in embodied safety, and increase access to Self energy.
Utilize experiential interventions including guided imagery, somatic tracking, compassionate witnessing, and Self-to-part dialogue.
Apply Polyvagal-informed interventions to support regulation and titrated access to wounded and vulnerable parts.
Adapt IFS therapy interventions for dissociative processes and systems organized around high protector vigilance.
Differentiate phases of the IFS therapy healing process, including witnessing, redo, retrieval, and unburdening.
Describe the healing process with verbal as well as preverbal or nonverbal parts.
Evaluate clinical considerations, risks, and limitations of applying IFS therapy.

IFS Therapy as a Non-Pathologizing Framework for Trauma Healing

Core principles and assumptions of IFS therapy
Organization of the internal system: protection, vulnerability, burdens, Self
IFS therapy as a systemic and relational model
Self as the primary agent of healing

Limitations, Risks, and Clinical Discernment

Current state of the IFS therapy research base
Clinical considerations in depth-oriented IFS therapy work
Risks and limitations of IFS therapy treatment

Developmental Neuroscience, Polyvagal Theory, and the Internal System

Implicit relational templates and developmental shaping
Integration of IFS therapy and Polyvagal Theory
Autonomic states: embodied safety vs survival
Neuroception, hyperarousal, and dissociative responses through an IFS therapy & Polyvagal Theory lens
Applying Polyvagal principles to pacing in parts work
Co-regulation and the Self-led presence of the IFS therapist

The 6 F’s and Nervous-System-Informed Unblending

Unblending as a path to access embodied safety
Somatic tracking during parts work
The IFS protocol for unblending and forming Self-to-part relationships (6 F’s)
Live demonstration of the 6 F’s
Polyvagal-informed regulation during parts work

Working with Dissociation, Protector Vigilance and Resistance

Understanding and working with protector vigilance, resistance, and hyperarousal
Understanding and working with hypoarousal and dissociative processes

Healing from Wounding and Traumatic Experience

Polyvagal-informed, IFS therapy-based approach to healing from trauma and attachment wounding
Phases of the IFS therapy healing process: Witnessing, Redo, Retrieval, Unburdening
Working with overwhelm during the healing process
Attuned, nervous-system-informed pacing during depth work
Titrated process with wounded and vulnerable parts

Healing with Preverbal and Nonverbal Parts

Developmental trauma and preverbal encoding
Working with sensation, imagery, and nonverbal communication
Facilitating access, connection, and witnessing of preverbal and nonverbal parts
Fostering attuned co-regulation between clients and their wounded parts

Experiential Exercises and Q&A