IFS and Polarization
Strategies to Strengthen Confidence and Trust Working with Conflicted Parts
- Speaker:
- Elizabeth Taeubert, LCSW, RN, MS
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 04 Minutes
- Language:
- Presented in EN, handouts in EN and FR
- Copyright:
-
Feb 19, 2026
- Product Code:
- POS150601
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Clients who have conflicted parts can be complicated to work with …
…every time it feels like you’re making progress with one part, another throws up a roadblock or a dead end.
You need top-notch, effective strategies for tracking and working with multiple parts, ones that can help relax extreme positions and rigidity to restore balance.
That’s why lead IFS trainer Elizabeth Taeubert, LCSW, RN, MS created this session! She uses her extensive experience to give you core skills for working with multiple parts so you can feel confident in your treatment methods and build client trust that their inner system always makes sense, no matter how ‘at war’ the parts seem to be!
You’ll get:
- Strategies for identifying types of polarizations
- Tools like the “6 F’s” for working with polarized parts
- Step-by-step guidance for getting permission to work with each part
- And much more!
- This is your chance to set yourself apart when it comes to using IFS to treat your clients and gain tools a lot of clinicians lack!
This event is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.
Credit
Program Information
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Handouts
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - IFS & Polarization (1.6 MB) | 18 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - IFS and Polarization (109.3 KB) | 22 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - IFS & Polarization - French (1.6 MB) | 18 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - IFS and Polarization - French (109.3 KB) | 22 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - IFS & Polarization - Italian (1.6 MB) | 18 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - IFS and Polarization - Italian (109.3 KB) | 22 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - IFS & Polarization - German (1.6 MB) | 18 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - IFS and Polarization - German (109.3 KB) | 22 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - IFS & Polarization - Spanish (1.6 MB) | 18 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - IFS and Polarization - Spanish (109.3 KB) | 22 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Elizabeth Taeubert, LCSW, RN, MS Related seminars and products
Elizabeth Taeubert, LCSW, RN, MS is an IFS therapy expert and former IFS lead trainer with extensive experience working with clients healing from PTSD and complex trauma. She has been teaching the model to therapists for over two decades and also provides individual and group consultation to IFS clinicians. She holds an MSW from George Williams College in Aurora Illinois and an MS from DePaul University in Chicago.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Elizabeth Taeubert maintains a private practice. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from Psychotherapy Networker and PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Elizabeth Taeubert is a member of the National Association fo Social Workers and the Internal Family Systems Associations.
Additional Info
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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.
Objectives
- Define a polarization in IFS therapy terms.
- Identify three functions of a polarization.
- Identify 2 techniques that facilitate the client’s Self as a mediator between polarized parts or groups of parts.
Outline
Functions of a polarization
- Definition: An adversarial relationship between parts
- Provide balance
- Protect exiles
- Provide a distraction from something going on inside
Identifying a polarization
- Therapy seems stuck
- Ambivalence
- Parts alternate being in control
Types of Polarizations
- Manage/exile
- Manager/Manager
- Manager/Firefighter
Steps in working with polarized part
- Name the polarization
- Unblend both parts
- Get permission to work with each part
- 5 f’s
- Switch parts
- Point out that each part wants something good for the client
- Check to see how they feel towards each other now
- Ask permission to work with the exile they protect
Target Audience
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Psychologists
- Psychiatrists
- Addiction Counselors
- Nurses
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Other Mental Health Professionals
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