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Multiple Senior Lead IFS Trainers. Weekly Guidance. Community Support. For clinicians passionate about IFS.

Proudly supporting safe and effective use of Internal Family Systems. Not affiliated with the IFS Institute.

10/13/2025

IFS Consultant Elizabeth Taeubert’s happy place is her garden!
She says cultivating plants isn’t so different from IFS — both are about patience, curiosity, and trusting that what’s meant to bloom will. 🌸

Learn alongside Elizabeth and our team of consultants.
Join us today: ifs-consultation.com

10/10/2025

Protectors often carry the weight of survival — and they need time, trust, and deep listening before they’ll let us move closer to vulnerability.
💡 One consultant reminder: “Protectors aren’t obstacles — they’re guides showing us what the system still needs to feel safe.”
👉 Want a steady place to bring your questions and challenges? Join our weekly consultation group anytime: ifs-consultation.com

10/09/2025

Trainer Consultant Insight: “We might have moments of wanting to tell a client what we see so clearly, but in IFS the hope is to help them access that knowing themselves. That’s when deeper healing happens.” - Paul Ginter
Consistent consultation is key to refining your IFS skills and preventing burnout. We offer groups for both IFS-trained and IFS-informed clinicians. Join our weekly groups today. Link in bio.

10/08/2025

Clinical IFS Support, Every Week
At the IFS Consultation Collective, we know the journey of being an IFS therapist can feel both inspiring and overwhelming. That’s why we created a consultation subscription designed to give you:

✨ Weekly consultation groups led by experienced IFS trainers and consultants
✨ A safe, supportive space to bring your toughest cases
✨ A growing community of therapists committed to Self-led practice

Think of it as a steady rhythm in your week — a place to pause, learn, and recharge. 💙

👉 Ready to join? Your seat is waiting: ifs-consultation.com

10/07/2025

What do you find most challenging about helping clients access Self energy?

10/06/2025

🚗Fun Fact 🚗
Apparently, Mariel Pastor’s parallel parking prowess is the only thing her parts will let her (openly) boast about – a skill perfected at age 18 while driving a giant delivery truck all over Chicago. Pictured here in Pienza, Italy, this little Smart Car was squeezed into much tighter spaces than this. 😅

Just like IFS, it’s about presence, patience, and a steady hand on the wheel.
We love how Mariel brings that same calm focus into her teaching and consultation work.

Want to learn alongside Mariel and our team of consultants? Join us inside: ifs-consultation.com

10/03/2025

Sometimes we wonder: “How do I get more Self energy in the room?”

The answer can be surprisingly simple.

By being fully with one part — with presence, patience, and care — Self energy emerges naturally.

Have you noticed moments when Self appeared just by slowing down and being with?

10/02/2025

Consultant Trainer Insight: “Coping and healing are not the same thing. I don’t begrudge coping—it’s just not the same as healing.” - Mariel Pastor
At the IFS Consultation Collective, we provide a space for clinicians to deepen their practice, moving beyond helping clients just cope to facilitating the profound, lasting healing that the IFS model makes possible. Join a community dedicated to this depth of work. Link in bio.

10/01/2025

🍁 Midweek Inspiration 🍁
With the turning of the leaves comes a gentle reminder from F. Scott Fitzgerald: fall is not an ending, but an invitation to begin again.

Just as nature sheds what it no longer needs, we too can release and renew. 🍂
What’s one thing you’re ready to let go of this season?

09/30/2025

Coming in October: We’ll turn toward the theme of Accessing and Expanding Self Energy—with new insights, discussions, and practices in our weekly consultation groups.

Fill in the blank: one thing that helps me access Self energy before seeing clients is ____.

09/29/2025

September Spotlight: Knowing vs. Doing vs. Being in IFS

In therapy, it’s easy to get caught in one mode:
📚 Knowing the model inside and out
✅ Doing the steps, moving through parts
🌿 Being present and attuned

But what happens when we lean too far in one direction?
➡️ Over-explaining the model can keep clients at a distance.
➡️ Doing too much can crowd out Self energy.
➡️ Even “just being” can sometimes be a part leading.

As Paul Ginter put it, “There’s a difference between talking about IFS and really getting into the work.”

This past month in consultation, we explored how to balance knowing, doing, and being—so we can meet clients with presence, clarity, and flow.

👉 Which mode do you notice yourself leaning toward most often: knowing, doing, or being?

09/25/2025

Trainer Consultant Insight: “One of the challenges in IFS is helping clients go beyond talking about their parts, and into a real relationship with them. That’s where transformation begins.” - Paul Ginter
Join our weekly consultation group that meets you where you are.

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