Step Two

IFS-Informed EMDR 2-Day

13 hour live experiential workshop

This is an advanced level course for Mental Health Professionals with EMDR Basic Training,

and IFS Level One Training or Syzygy Step One completion.

Pre-requisite: IFS Institute Level One (preferred) or Syzygy Institute Step One (Intro to IFS)

Alternative Time Zone Offerings

US Eastern *

US Pacific **

Europe/London***

Shabbat-friendly schedule^

In-person workshops are listed in local time of venue.

upcoming STEP TWO schedule - REGISTER

***8/1 & 2, 2024 (Thursday & Friday) - Step Two: IFS-Informed EMDR 2-day with Beau Laviolette / Online / 1100-1830 (LONDON Time) EMDR Europe CPD!

*9/9 & 10, 2024 (Monday & Tuesday) - Step Two: IFS-Informed EMDR 2-day with Crystal Whitlow / Online / 9:00am - 4:30pm (US Eastern Time) SOLD OUT!

**10/10 & 11, 2024 (Thursday & Friday) - Step Two: IFS-Informed EMDR 2-day with Michelle Richardson / Online / 8:30am - 4:00pm (US PACIFIC Time) SOLD OUT!

*11/15 & 16, 2024 (Friday & Saturday) - In-Person / Cincinnati, OH - Step Two: IFS-Informed EMDR 2-day with Crystal Whitlow IN PERSON in Cincinnati, Ohio / 9:00am - 5:00pm (US Eastern Time) Venue information at link above SOLD OUT!

*11/21 & 22, 2024 (Thursday & Friday) - Step Two: IFS-Informed EMDR 2-day with Crystal Whitlow / Online / 9:00am - 4:30pm (US Eastern Time) SOLD OUT!

*1/16 & 17, 2025 (Thursday & Friday) - Step Two: IFS-Informed EMDR with Beau Laviolette / Online /  9:00am - 4:30pm (US Eastern Time)

*2/27 & 28, 2025 (Thursday & Friday) - Step Two: IFS-Informed EMDR with Michelle Richardson & Elizabeth Venart / Online / 9:00am - 4:30pm (US Eastern Time)

***3/20 & 21, 2025 (Thursday & Friday) - Step Two: IFS-Informed EMDR with Beau Laviolette & Nancy Simons / Online / 1100-1830 (LONDON Time) EMDR Europe CPD's not available for this his course

**4/10 & 4/11/25 (Thursday & Friday) - Step Two: IFS-Informed EMDR with Beau Laviolette / Online / 8:30am - 4:00pm (US PACIFIC Time)

Course Description

A two-full-day didactic & experiential workshop offering a specific view of ego-states, in the context of EMDR therapy through an IFS lens, regarding their ubiquitous appearance, defenses, & relational phenomena. A conceptual bridge is formed between the two models, yielding additional language to enrich therapist-client communication about the client’s internal process, and much more.

Understand the importance of Self-Presence and the co-presence or activation of a Target Part in relationship to the Self. Cultivate and maintain Functional Dual Attention in the Assessment & Desensitization Phases using measurement scales (beyond SUD & VOC) relating to Self-Energy, state-binding affect & protective intention.

Alignment with Memory Reconsolidation research ala Coherence Therapy for additional precision in targeting underlying implicit memories, to increase the accuracy of identifying and elaborating appropriate positive and negative cognitions in the Assessment Phase.

These methods will be demonstrated live with participant volunteers, and significant supervised practice time is planned for participants to learn by doing.

After completing this workshop, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify one advantageous aspect of the IFS concept of Self that is not explicitly included in EMDR’s Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) system.

  2. Explain the relationship between Functional Dual Attention and Self-Presence.

  3. Describe the concept of energy as it applies to Protective Parts and how this can be measured and processed within EMDR.

  4. Describe the concept of energy as it applies to qualities of Self and how these can be measured and installed as a resource within EMDR.

  5. Identify at least one way that IFS language can used in obtaining a NC, PC or VOC.

  6. Compile an IFS-Informed Assessment Phase target.

  7. Discuss shifting targets from exile to protector, using IFS-Informed scales in Desensitization Phase.

  8. Recite at least 3 IFS Interweaves in Desensitization Phase.

  9. Identify a third type of processing (beside resources and desensitization) with bilateral stimulation named after a stage of Coherence Therapy.

  10. Discuss obtaining precise negative cognitions in the Assessment Phase using Coherence Therapy concepts.

  11. Describe your relationship with your parts-as-therapist based on the IFS model.

  12. Explain what is meant by ‘the biggest part in the room.’

  13. Explain the difference between a conventional EMDR Assessment Phase and the modified Assessment Phase used in Discovery.

Pre-requisite:

Please see our FAQ at the bottom of the page for pre-requisite questions.

After reading FAQ about prerequisites, if you have taken IFS workshops that you think may qualify, you have the option of submitting a request for consideration.

This requires completing a form and submitting documentation about the workshop(s) you are proposing. Prerequisite Request

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Accommodations for the Differently Abled

This workshop is held in a facility and/or delivered in a manner that is in compliance with the Americans Disabilities Act. Please contact hello@syzygyinstitute.com if special accommodation is required.

Cancelation and Refund Policy

Refunds and transfers are permitted up until 30 days prior to the start date of the event. An administrative fee of $75 will be applied. No refunds will be issued for cancellations that occur within 30 days of the event date. Transfer requests received within 30 days of the event date can only be accomplished if your roster spot can be filled from a waiting list (if there is one), and if there is an open roster spot in a currently scheduled workshop to place you in. There will be an administrative fee of $150 for this service as it requires significant effort and time constraints on our part.

Grievance Policy

All grievances must be in writing to hello@syzygyinstitute.com, and will be replied to within 5 - 10 business days.

Questions or Concerns

Please contact hello@syzygyinstitute.com, or call 814.944.3852 with any questions or concerns regarding the workshop.

*The content of this course is evidence-based.

*There is no known commercial support nor conflict of interest for this program or presenters.

 Are you ready to take healing to the next level with IFS-Informed EMDR?

Chances are, you are not just a healer but also a seeker, always learning and adding more methods to your psychotherapy repertoire.

We welcome your learning parts! Join us, full with curiosity about how to bring IFS and EMDR together for a safer and more effective process for your clients.

EMDR Therapists with an experiential background knowledge of IFS will love the integration of these two therapeutic models and the emergence of Self-Energy that can occur when they are woven together!

Learn how beautifully IFS and EMDR complete each other in this supportive and clinically advanced workshop; IFS-Informed EMDR 2-day …Step Two in the Syzygy Institute three-step, advanced training model.

 

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“EMDR therapists who understand the network of relationships among clients’ parts and know how to work respectfully and sensitively with these inner ecosystems will have greater success and fewer complications when using EMDR”

Twombly, J. H., & Schwartz, R. C. (2008). 

Twombly, J. H., & Schwartz, R. C. (2008). The integration of internal family systems model and EMDR. In C. Forgash & M. Copeley (Eds.), Healing the heart of trauma and dissociation with EMDR and ego state therapy (pp. 295–311). New York, NY: Springer publishing.

In this workshop, therapists will learn how to effectively navigate the challenges that arise in EMDR Therapy by using effective IFS interweaves integrated into the eight phases of EMDR.

The esssential EMDR concept of Dual Attention will receive an IFS upgrade, with an emphasis on the importance and necessity of Self-Energy in relationship to activation of the burdened target Part.

 

Bruce Hersey’s IFS-Informed EMDR model includes elements of memory reconsolidation research from Coherence Therapy for additional precision in targeting implicit memories and increasing accuracy of identifying and elaborating on positive and negative cognitions in the Assessment Phase. Click here for complete detailed information on this course.

You’re ready for Step Two of the Syzygy Institute if you are:

 
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…an EMDR Therapist that has completed EMDR basic training or beyond, and…

 
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…you’ve completed IFS Level One (or higher) Training from IFS-Institute, or Syzygy’s Step One - (Intro to IFS for EMDR Therapists).

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We believe in and fully support the practice of learning by doing.

The IFS-Informed EMDR method will be demonstrated live with participant volunteers, and significant supervised practice time in small break out groups with highly trained and qualified team members.

Frequently Asked Questions

 

  • BEYOND EMDR TRAINING, It is necessary that you have an experiential background in IFS Therapy. Our experience has shown that students with minimal IFS experience struggle to integrate the material, especially in practice exercises. If you haven't already begun to use IFS principles in your practice, you will not optimally benefit from our Step Two and Three trainings.

  • YES. We require that anyone being trained to integrate the two models are first fully trained in EMDR, and secondly have a fundamental experiential understanding of IFS.

  • NO. While this is preferred, we recognize that even getting into this training through the IFS-Institute can be a challenging process. The Syzygy STEP ONE-IFS Intro Training is designed to rapidly prepare students experientially for the complex integration practices in STEP TWO.

  • YES, you do. The IFS Online Circle, IFS Continuity Program, PESI IFS courses, or other recorded, non-interactive IFS workshops, although helpful in learning IFS concepts and demonstrating the process, do not include or emphasize live interactive supervised practice in the roles of therapist and client as part of the program. The live, interactive, experiential component is what prepares students to benefit from STEP TWO. Students without this experience experienced significant difficulties assimilating the information and skills in practices before we implemented this requirement. If you still have questions about pre-requisites email CEdirector@syzygyinstitute.com

  • YES, you do. These courses do not include or emphasize live interactive supervised practice in the roles of therapist and client as part of the program. This live, interactive, experiential component is what prepares students to benefit from STEP TWO. Students without this experience experienced significant difficulties assimilating the information and skills in practices before we implemented this requirement. If you still have questions about pre-requisites email CEdirector@syzygyinstitute.com

  • YES, you do. The IFS Online Circle, IFS Continuity Program, PESI IFS courses, or other recorded, non-interactive IFS workshops, although helpful in learning IFS concepts and demonstrating the process, do not include or emphasize live interactive supervised practice in the roles of therapist and client as part of the program. The live, interactive, experiential component is what prepares students to benefit from STEP TWO. Students without this experience experienced significant difficulties assimilating the information and skills in practices before we implemented this requirement. If you still have questions about pre-requisites email CEdirector@syzygyinstitute.com

  • YES, you do. IFS therapy and recorded, non-interactive IFS workshops, although helpful in learning IFS concepts and demonstrating the process, do not include or emphasize live interactive supervised practice in the roles of therapist and client as part of the program. The live, interactive, experiential component is what prepares students to benefit from Step Two. Students without this experience experienced significant difficulties assimilating the information and skills in practices before we implemented this requirement. If you still have questions about pre-requisites email CEdirector@syzygyinstitute.com

  • NO. STEP THREE builds on background and procedures learned experientially in STEP TWO.

  • NO. STEP THREE builds on background and procedures learned experientially in STEP TWO.

  • YES. All SYZYGY courses are approved by EMDRIA for EMDRIA CE for those who have completed basic EMDR training (EC Provider Number: 22005). Please see Continuing Education for more details on other credits available.

    • Identify one advantageous aspect of the IFS concept of Self that is not explicitly included in EMDR’s Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) system.

    • Explain the relationship between Functional Dual Attention and Self-Presence.

    • Describe the concept of energy as it applies to Protective Parts and how this can be measured and processed within EMDR.

    • Describe the concept of energy as it applies to qualities of Self and how these can be measured and installed as a resource within EMDR.

    • Identify at least one way that IFS language can used in obtaining a NC, PC or VOC.

    • Compile an IFS-Informed Assessment Phase target.

    • Practice shifting targets from exile to protector, using IFS-Informed scales in Desensitization Phase.

    • Describe & practice at least 3 IFS Interweaves in Desensitization Phase.

    • Identify a third type of processing (beside resources and desensitization) with bilateral stimulation named after a stage of Coherence Therapy.

    • Describe and practice obtaining precise negative cognitions in the Assessment Phase using Coherence Therapy concepts.

    • Discuss your relationship with your parts-as-therapist based on the IFS model.