Restoring the Self: Using IFS to Transform Trauma and Loss

Trauma leaves deep imprints on the mind, body, and spirit, often creating lasting emotional wounds that shape our thoughts, behaviors, and relationships. Traditional healing methods can sometimes feel incomplete, addressing symptoms without fully resolving the underlying pain. Internal Family Systems (IFS) offers a transformative path to healing by working directly with the inner parts that hold trauma, fear, and loss, allowing individuals to reconnect with their true self.

This 90-minute live masterclass, led by Dr. Frank Anderson, will explore how IFS helps trauma survivors heal at the deepest level. By learning to recognize and integrate fragmented parts of the self, participants will gain tools to release the burdens of the past and move toward wholeness. Whether you’re a mental health professional, a trauma survivor, or someone supporting a loved one in their healing journey, this training will provide valuable insights and practical strategies for lasting transformation.

Healing is not just about managing trauma—it’s about reclaiming inner harmony and rediscovering the self. This event will offer guidance on navigating the complexities of trauma using IFS, giving you the knowledge and confidence to facilitate healing in yourself or others.

Why Attend “Restoring the Self: Using IFS to Transform Trauma and Loss”

Many trauma survivors feel stuck, as if they are reliving the same emotional struggles repeatedly. This cycle often occurs because unresolved parts of the self continue to hold painful memories and limiting beliefs. Internal Family Systems provides a groundbreaking approach that goes beyond traditional therapy by helping individuals understand, heal, and integrate these parts, leading to a profound shift in emotional and mental well-being.

By attending this masterclass, you will gain a deeper understanding of why trauma is so difficult to heal—and how IFS provides a compassionate and structured way to address it. You will learn how to move beyond mere coping strategies and begin a journey of self-discovery that allows for true transformation. This is an opportunity to break free from old patterns, release emotional burdens, and experience a new level of inner peace.

What You’ll Learn

In this training, Dr. Frank Anderson will guide you through the foundational principles of Internal Family Systems and how they apply to trauma healing. You will gain a new perspective on emotional pain, learning how different inner parts—formed as protective mechanisms—can be gently transformed to support healing and integration.

Healing is not about eliminating painful parts of ourselves but about learning to embrace and integrate them. IFS provides a framework for deep self-exploration that helps individuals connect with their core self, allowing for healing at the source of trauma. By applying IFS techniques, you can support yourself or others in achieving emotional balance, self-acceptance, and lasting relief from past wounds.

Through this training, you’ll understand how past experiences shape inner narratives and how IFS can help reframe these stories in a way that empowers growth and transformation. Whether you’re new to IFS or looking to deepen your practice, this event will provide practical, applicable insights that can be used both personally and professionally.

Here’s what you’ll take away from this event:

• The Science of IFS: Learn why this method is so effective for trauma healing.
• Understanding Parts Work: How different inner parts interact and influence behavior.
• Healing from the Inside Out: Using IFS to address deep wounds and emotional pain.
• Practical Techniques for Integration: Simple strategies to help clients or yourself move beyond trauma.
• Real-World Applications: How to implement IFS in personal healing or professional practice.

This is more than a training—it’s an opportunity to step into a new way of healing that empowers lasting transformation. Don’t miss this chance to learn from one of the leading experts in the field of trauma recovery.

About Your Hosts

Dr. Frank Anderson is a renowned psychiatrist, trauma expert, and IFS trainer with over three decades of experience integrating neuroscience, psychotherapy, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy. A former instructor at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Anderson has dedicated his career to making trauma therapy more effective, accessible, and actionable for clinicians.

• Lead Trainer for Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy
• Author of Transcending Trauma: Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems
• International Speaker & Educator on Trauma Healing
• Featured in 60 Minutes, The New York Times, NPR, and Psychotherapy Networker
• His work combines cutting-edge brain-based psychotherapy with a deep, compassionate understanding of trauma healing, making complex mental health issues more accessible for both therapists and clients.

Diane Poole Heller PhD, is an internationally recognized speaker, author, and teaching expert in the field of adult attachment theory and trauma resolution.

Her signature approach—DARe (Dynamic Attachment Re-patterning experience)—provides therapists and individuals with relevant skills and practical exercises that facilitate healing from attachment and trauma wounds.

Her work with adult attachment has forged a path for adults with childhood attachment injuries to develop Secure Attachment Skills (SAS) that lead to more connected and fulfilling adult relationships.

She has authored several books, including the widely acclaimed The Power of Attachment: How to Create Deep and Lasting Intimate Relationships. Her expertise in trauma healing has supported survivors, helpers, and families affected by events such as 9/11, Columbine, and other school shootings.

Through various training programs, books, lectures and her own work as a clinical therapist, Dr. Heller has helped a countless number of people in their healing journey towards experiencing greater intimacy, wholeness and more fulfilling relationships.

She believes that when we heal ourselves first, we heal our families, our communities and the world as a whole.

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