OVERVIEW
Enhancing Trauma Healing by Viewing the Internal System Through an IFS Lens.
Join David Polidi and learn how to enhance your trauma healing practice in this webinar on “IFS informed EMDR: Creative and Collaborative Approaches” featuring David Polidi. David explores how EMDR therapy can be significantly enhanced when viewing the internal system through an IFS lens. This presentation draws on the experience of collaborating on a book with a lot of authors to discover specific ways to bring IFS knowledge to an EMDR understanding of trauma healing. You will gain practical knowledge on defining what exactly is Self energy, understanding how it is helpful to categorize parts, learning how and why we speak to our parts, and discovering specific techniques to integrate the two models. David believes that everyone holds the power to heal their trauma, and he is honored to accompany people on their healing journeys. Watch now!
Topics Covered:
- David's Journey into IFS and EMDR
- The Integration of IFS and EMDR
- EMDR Phases vs. IFS: Phase 2 Structure
- Bruce Hersey, the Syzygy Institute, and His Model
- Phase Two in EMDR and IFS
- Working with Protectors in Therapy
- Using Bilateral to Increase Self-Energy
- Early Foundations of IFS-Informed EMDR
SPEAKER
David Polidi is the co-owner of Empowered Through Compassion with his wife. They offer IFS informed EMDR therapy and couples therapy in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, as well as consultation (throughout the world). He is the host of the Empowered Through Compassion podcast where he speaks about trauma healing in its varied forms. He lives with his wife, daughter and furry friend Nala (his Golden Retriever). He believes that everyone holds the power to heal their trauma, and he is honored to be able to accompany people on their healing journeys.
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