This workshop introduces and applies the fundamentals of Internal Family Systems (IFS) within psychedelic medicine work, offering IFS-informed preparation, guidance, and integration, as well as training and support for facilitators.
Over more than twenty years of research on MDMA and psilocybin, investigators have found that a majority (70–80%) of participants spontaneously identify distinct “parts” of themselves arising during psychedelic experiences. Facilitators in clinical and ceremonial settings report similar observations when guiding clients.
In addition to our parts, each of us possesses a core Self with the innate capacity to meet experience with calm, compassion, curiosity, creativity, connectedness, confidence, courage, and clarity. IFS recognizes that, regardless of the trauma a person has endured, this inner healing intelligence remains present and accessible.
IFS is an evidence-based therapeutic model that offers an inherently healing process for both practitioners and participants, along with a shared language that deepens our understanding of ourselves and one another.
This class will meet from 9am – 4pm, with an hour break for lunch.
Instructor Nancy Morgan, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist in California and a licensed professional counselor in Oregon and Colorado. She provides Introduction to IFS training for therapists and educators, and Introduction to Psychedelics training and consultation for IFS-trained therapists and practitioners interested in learning about psychedelic-assisted therapies and research. Nancy is an Assistant Trainer for the IFS Institute, a Certified IFS Therapist, and an Approved IFS Clinical Consultant. She received her Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research from the California Institute of Integral Studies, her Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy certification through the Ketamine Training Center, her Psychedelic-Assisted Facilitation license from the State of Oregon, and her Natural Medicine Facilitation license from the State of Colorado. She has a private consultation and training practice based in Ashland, Oregon. www.theguideinside.com
