Trapped within the well-worn patterns of conflict and resistance, couples spend so much time looking at each other as the source of their pain that they often overlook how their own systems contribute to the problem.
In the relentless dance of blame, frustration and distance, they lose sight of their inner landscapes, which are so crucial to understanding and healing their relationship.
That’s why if you work with couples, you need to be using IFS therapy.
The IFS model offers a simple and effective way for clients to understand their inner worlds and access their innermost parts, including the protective and wounded aspects of themselves that can perpetuate cycles of conflict. And when you apply this approach to couples therapy, you can make remarkable changes in the ways couples interact and relate to themselves and one another.
Now in this recording you’ll watch Dr. Mona Barbera, author of the awardwinning book Bring Yourself to Love: How Couples Can Turn Disconnection into Intimacy – based on the Internal Family Systems model.
Dr. Barbera will show you how you can use strategies from IFS therapy to:
Don’t miss this chance to enhance your skills, bring transformative change to your clients, and revitalize your couples therapy practice.
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| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Applying the IFS Model in Couples Therapy (1.6 MB) | 50 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Applying the IFS Model in Couples Therapy - French (1.6 MB) | 50 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Applying the IFS Model in Couples Therapy - Italian (1.6 MB) | 50 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Applying the IFS Model in Couples Therapy - German (1.6 MB) | 50 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Applying the IFS Model in Couples Therapy - Spanish (1.6 MB) | 50 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Mona Barbera, PhD, is a psychologist with over 35 years of experience, specializing in couples therapy and training psychotherapists. Her book for couples, Bring Yourself to Love: How Couples Can Turn Disconnection into Intimacy is the winner of the prestigious 2009 Benjamin Franklin Award in psychology/self-help, the bronze medalist in 2008 IPPY awards in relationships and sexuality, and a finalist in the 2009 Eric Hoffer Awards. Dr. Barbera has written for the academic journals The Journal of Imago Relationship Therapy and The Journal of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, and she has chapters in Imago Relationship Therapy: Perspectives on Theory, by Luquet, Hannah and Hunt and in Altogether US by Jenna Riemersma. She is past chair of the program committee and past board member of the New England Society for the Study and Treatment of Trauma and Dissociative Disorders. Dr. Barbera is an assistant trainer for Internal Family Systems, a system of psychotherapy developed by Dr. Richard Schwartz.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Mona Barbera maintains a private practice and is part owner of Dos Monos Press. She receives royalties as a published author and receives a consulting fee from the Ifs Institute. Mona Barbera receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Mona Barbera is a member of the American Psychological Association and the Rhode Island Psychological Association.
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