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IFS Consultation Collective

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

02/12/2026

Inspiration from Francis Weller’s most recent book In the Absence of the Ordinary: Soul Work for Times of Uncertainty.

When the outer world demands so much of us every day it’s easy for many parts of us to feel overwhelmed and disconnected. Connectedness is at the core of IFS and the mission of the IFS Consultation Collective.

We bring therapists together inside and out, so you can show up wholeheartedly with clients and for all your communities.

02/09/2026

Sometimes the most ethical move is to pause.
This is the kind of learning we practice in consultation.

Join the IFS Consultation Collective today.

02/05/2026

Storyteller parts aren’t truly a problem.

They’re doing something protective—and have a place in the therapy.
In IFS consultation, we learn how to honor them and go deeper.

02/03/2026

Consultation isn’t just about what to do next.

It’s about learning to see clearly what’s already happening.
We’ll help you trust your intuitive wisdom again.

01/31/2026

Sometimes the “dark” isn’t a problem to fix—
it’s a season, or an emotion, to embrace with our presence.

This poem from Wendell Berry set the tone in a recent consultation group, as an invitation to stop forcing clarity… and to start trusting what’s quietly composting underneath.

To Know the Dark
To go in the dark with a light
Is to know the light.
To know the dark, go dark.
Go without sight,
And find that the dark, too,
Blooms and sings,
And is traveled by
Dark feet and dark wings.

01/28/2026

So much of IFS is pacing, collaborating.
Not “getting to the exile.” Not forcing insight.

Build trust first—and the doors will open.
If you’re working with strong protectors (yours or your client’s), these principles change everything.

01/25/2026

In IFS we update parts that are frozen in the past. Mariel Pastor's college student parts weren't stuck at her alma mater, but they definitely were shocked to see Indiana take the trophy in FOOTBALL of all things.

Hoo-Hoo-Hoosiers!

01/24/2026

In the IFS Consultation Collective, we don’t pretend therapists are neutral in the healing process.

Your reactions matter.
Your uncertainty matters.
Your grief, humor, vigilance, and humanity matter.

That’s why our consultation groups make room for:
• the therapist’s inner world
• real-time clinical learning
• honest reflection without shame

Because when you are supported, your clients feel it.
Join us for weekly consultation that’s grounded, relational, and deeply human.

01/21/2026

People are complex and so is the IFS model. Consultation with us supports you and your clients, and all the parts that show up.

Inside the IFS Consultation Collective, you’ll find:
• thoughtful clinical dialogue
• space for real life to show up
• skilled facilitation that holds both structure and authenticity

From wherever you’re joining—your office, your kitchen, your in-between moments—you don’t have to do this work alone.

01/19/2026

Behind the clinical wisdom and grounded presence is a whole family celebrating together. 💛

Here’s Paul Ginter with his family after his daughter’s dance performance—a moment that captures what so much of our work is really about: connection, support, creativity and being present for what matters.

At the IFS Consultation Collective, we honor the whole humans behind the work, because the capacity to hold others with care is shaped in the places where love is lived and practiced every day.

01/16/2026

Some protectors aren’t conflicted.
They’re convinced.

In a recent case presentation, a dissociative part said clearly:
“This is necessary. This is safer.”

What helped it shift wasn’t persuasion — it was relationship.

IFS consultation helps therapists:
• Track when many parts are blended
• Avoid getting polarized with clients
• Learn new ways to phrase IFS interventions

Expert clinical discernment and support is available every week at the IFS Consultation Collective.

01/14/2026

Consultation isn’t about having the “right answer.”

It’s about having a place to slow down, stay curious, and noticing what gets activated in you while you’re attuning to clients.

The IFS Consultation Collective offers therapists a supportive space to:
• Tend to their own parts in the company of trusted peers and advisers
• Think clinically without judgment or demands
• Embody Self energy while tracking complexity

Learn from within while learning from us!
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