Nancy Wonder, Ph.D. is a Licensed Psychologist practicing in Tallahassee, Florida where she offers Internal Family Systems therapy and consultation.Dr. Wonder obtained her Ph.D. from Florida State University in Counseling Psychology and remained as a field instructor for FSU for many years teaching and training doctoral students. In 2003 she began to be fascinated by the Internal Family Systems model and later became involved in the IFS applied couple model of Intimacy From the Inside Out (IFIO).This fascination has led Nancy to establish a full-time practice that revolves around individual and couples counseling using the IFS and IFIO models.Nancy loves to teach other therapists about the two powerful, life changing models of IFS and IFIO. Dr. Wonder has published two chapters regarding use of Internal Family Systems with a case involving pornography addiction:(Wonder, N.M. (2012) “Treating Pornography Addiction with IFS” in Internal Family Systems: New Dimensions. Eds. M. Sweezy & E. Ziskind, Routledge; NY, NY. And another on IFS and supervision:Internal Family Systems Therapy: Supervision and Consultation, Edited by Emma Redfern Making the UnconsciousConscious in IFS Consultation of Sexual Abuse, Sexual Offending, and Sexual Compulsivity Cases. She has taught for the Institute of Internal Family Systems, PESI, and Intimacy From the inside Out with a total of 15 years-experience teaching IFS and IFIO. She also is a senior lead trainer for Intimacy From the Inside Out.Dr. Wonder teaches throughout the United States and in Europe. Her students describe her as warm, real, and an excellent clinician. She also developed an IFS Continuity Program for treating sexual addiction and sexual victimization through the use of IFS. Dr. Winikates and Dr. Wonder created a webinar for loneliness that they offered through the Internal Family Systems Institute early in the pandemic. In her leisurely time she enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter, and 3 grandchildren.
Crystal Jones, LCSW is a Certified IFS Therapist and Assistant Trainer. She feels extremely grateful to have experienced and witnessed the healing benefits of the IFS model in her own life and in the lives of her clients. She has 18 years of clinical experience and owns a private group practice, Life Source Counseling Center, Inc., in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Crystal is known for her compassion and heart-led approach to her work. She is passionate about creating safe spaces for BIPOC women to feel connected, seen, heard, and valued as they do their healing work individually and collectively. She also enjoys providing IFS clinical consultation to therapists and practitioners learning the model and pursuing certification. In her leisure time, Crystal enjoys traveling, being with her family and friends, reading, enjoying nature, and caring for her plant collection. She truly looks forward to sharing in the healing journeys of all inspired by this model.
Terrence Realis an internationally recognized family therapist, speaker, and author. He founded the Relational Life Institute, offering workshops for couples, individuals, and parents along with a professional training program for clinicians to learn his Relational Life Therapy methodology. He is the bestselling author ofI Don't Want to Talk About It,How Can I Get Through to You?, andThe New Rules of Marriage. His bookUS:Getting Past You and Me to Build a More Loving Relationshipwill be published by Goop Press June 7, 2022.
Mariel Pastor is a Lead Trainer based in Portland, Oregon who began her IFS journey back in 1998 with Richard Schwartz. Shetrainsacross the United States and internationally and is a co-founder of the IFS Telehealth Collective,a multi-state group practice of licensed and trained IFS therapists. Mariel recently wrote and edited the new Level 1 trainingmanual, and has created advancedworkshopsdesigned around the Unburdened Internal Systemmandala. Prior to becoming a psychotherapist she worked in the entertainment industry inHollywood. Her love of working with artists has inspired her most recent project calledCharacterMapping - a psychological toolbox for actors writers, and directors to build deeper characters and to find them selves. In her private practice she works primarily withindividualadults and provides consultation for other therapists. Mariel is with Paul Guinter coordinator forIFS Telehealth Collective.
Chris Burris, LPC, LMFT is a Senior Lead Trainer for the IFS Institute. He has been an IFS Therapist since 1999 and is trained as a Marriage and Family Therapist. He uses mind/body approaches of therapy in alleviating traumatic stress, depression, and anxiety disorders. He works extensively with individuals and groups. Since 1990 he has been very active with Men’s, Couples, Self Leadership Groups and Rites of Passage Programs. As the former Director of Counseling at The North Carolina School of the Arts, Chris has considerable experience with performance enhancement with Athletes, Artists, Actors, Filmmakers, Musicians, Writers, and Dancers. He is currently in Private Practice in Asheville, NC. In addition to being a psychotherapist, Chris has trained in many nature based models with Animus Valley institute, School of Lost Borders, The Foundation for Shamanic Studies, and The Center for Conscious Eldering.
Russell Siler Jones, ThD, LCMHCS,is a psychotherapist in Asheville, NC, Director of CareNet/Wake Forest Baptist Health’s Residency in Psychotherapy and Spirituality, and Developer of ACPE’s Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapy Program. He is author ofSpirit in Session: Working with Your Client’s Spirituality (and Your Own) in Psychotherapy. You can find more about RSJ here at Russell's website: https://russellsilerjones.com
Victoria is an IFS and IFIO therapist working in private practice in London. She is passionate about applying the IFS model to working with sex and sexuality and is currently delivering workshops and designing resources to support other practitioners in this area of work. Victoria previously worked in public health. She completed a master's degree in health promotion and worked as a Senior Health Improvement Specialist, specialising first in young people's sexual health and then in HIV prevention in men who have sex with men. Victoria then trained in psychotherapy and completed a master's programme in psychodynamic and person-centred modalities. She gained Accreditation with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and Advanced Accreditation as a Gender, Sexuality and Relationship Diversities Therapist with Pink Therapy.Before moving into private practice, Victoria coordinated a specialist counselling service in a central London clinic working with clients around out of control sexual behaviours, understanding and asserting sexual needs, coming to terms with sexual health diagnosis, exploring sexual identity and difficulties having sex. You can find out more about the work Victoria does on her websitewww.victoriajanepsychotherapy.netand details of her next workshop athttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sex-and-sexuality-using-an-ifs-framework-tickets-299028842317 More resources from Victoria's work here athttps://www.victoriajanepsychotherapy.net/ifs-sexuality-workshops-resources
Yoav Bartov was born and raised in Israel. A BA and MA in Social work from Tel-Aviv university,Yoav trained in couples and Family therapist (3 year program from Tel Aviv university), worked for the public sector in welfare department with children at risk and multi-problem families, running the special staff dealingwith abuse and neglect of minors for a few years. Yoav started his IFS journey in 2014, completingLevel 1, 2 and 3. He isbeing a PA and Lead PA in different IFS trainings around the world forthe last 5 years. A certified IFS therapist and supervisor,Yoav hasa private practice where heconsults individuals andcouples, and also offers supervision to therapists. Yoav is married and hastwo sons.
Liz Martins is an experienced therapist, an IFS Institute Lead Trainer, Certified IFS Therapist and Approved IFS Clinical Supervisor/Consultant. She has a private practice in the UK and offers therapy and individual /group supervision online and in person. Prior to becoming a therapist, Liz had a career in social work with children and families, including in leadership and external consultancy roles. She is a qualified supervisor with extensive experience as an individual/group supervisor in a range of settings. Liz has a particular interest in supporting supervisors to integrate IFS into their practice and has contributed a chapter for a book on IFS supervision and consultation, due to be published next year. Emma Redfern is a Certified IFS Therapist and Approved IFS Clinical Supervisor/Consultant, as well as an experienced PA. Working in private practice in the UK, she is a senior BACP-accredited supervisor and psychotherapist and an EMDR therapist. Emma has had a number of articles published in professional journals and she has edited a multi-author book on IFS and Supervision and Consultation, due to be published by Routledge in July 2022. Note: The seven-eyed model was developed by Peter Hawkins and Robin Shohet, with Judy Ryde and Joan Shohet (née Wilmot), of the Centre for Supervision and Team Development (CSTD), Bath and London, UK. Here Emma and Liz contacts: eredfern96@gmail.com lizmartins2@gmail.com https://www.emmaredfern.co.uk
Today on IFS Talks we’re so happy to be welcoming back Cece Sykes. Cece has over 40 years of clinical experience, specializing in recovery from trauma and addictive processes. She is currently a Senior Lead Trainer of IFS) and Cece has also developed a workshop as part of an ongoing worldwide project to explore the personal narratives of therapists and the impact on their work. Today we’re having a conversation with Cece about how to Create Order out of the Chaos of Addictive Process: how to use IFS to find the patternsin addictive issues or any intense or polarized system. Basically, how to stay in charge without losing our hearts, or our minds.