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Explorations in Psychotherapy

by Aníbal Henriques & Alexia Rothman, PhD

Explorations in Psychotherapy is an Internal Family Systems informed audio podcast introducing authors whose work may be of great value and interest to the psychotherapy field and to all communities and practitioners in the helping professions who may benefit from a better understanding and integration of emerging perspectives.

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Episodes

  1. The Q&A Session with Martha Sweezy

    This episode is a recording of an open Q&A session with Martha Sweezy. All questions were submitted by participants and focused primarily on Martha’s area of expertise: shame and guilt. We hope you enjoy Martha’s wisdom.

  2. The Nature and Healing of Exiles, with Cece Sykes

    Today we are welcoming back Cece Sykes. Cece is a senior trainer at the Internal Family Systems Institute with over thirty-five years of clinical experience specializing in recovery from trauma and addiction. Her chapter on addictive processes appears in IFS: Innovations & Elaborations. She is a...

  3. Self-led motherhood: supporting mothers around the world

    In this episode, we welcome Ana Morante, Ann-Katrin Bockmann, and Mary Petro to discuss the topic of Self-led motherhood. They will be sharing several important projects that integrate IFS principles and techniques to help support mothers around the world, including those at various stages of…

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  4. IFS for Complex Trauma and Dissociation, with Joanne Twombly

    Today we will be speaking with Joanne about the second edition of her book, Trauma and Dissociation Informed Internal Family Systems: How to Successfully Treat Complex PTSD and Dissociative Disorders, and asking Joanne some follow-up questions to the interview we did with her two years ago, in...

  5. IFS and Autism with Sarah Bergenfield - Part 2

    Our guest today is Sarah Bergenfield, a Somatic Psychologist, and a Level 3-trained and Certified IFS practitioner, specializing in autism. Sarah holds a master’s degree in embodiment studies and wrote her thesis on autism as an embodied condition that impacts the brain, body, and mind. Sarah is…

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  6. IFS and Autism with Sarah Bergenfield - Part 1

    Our guest today is Sarah Bergenfield, a Somatic Psychologist, and a Level 3-trained and Certified IFS practitioner, specializing in autism. Sarah holds a master’s degree in embodiment studies and wrote her thesis on autism as an embodied condition that impacts the brain, body, and mind. Sarah is…

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  7. The Nature of The Self, with Dick Schwartz

    Among the topics we address are the Dual Nature of Self, Self’s “Agenda,” IFS as a Constraint-Release Model, Self as the Agent of Healing, the wisdom of Self, Self’s Development, Trauma and Self, Self and the Body, Restoring Trust in Self, and Self and Vulnerability.

  8. IFS-informed OCD treatment with Melissa Mose

    In this episode, we discuss understanding OCD through an IFS lens. We explore particular challenges in treating OCD that arise from the interplay of the neurological and psychological factors that underly the condition. We also discuss how IFS integrates effective elements of other empirically...

  9. Exiles and the Healing process with Einat Bronstein

    In this episode, we explore the nature and healing of exiles. We discuss finding and connecting with exiles, approaches to dealing with protectors’ fears of overwhelm, the healing and integration process, and more. Einat is a psychotherapist with over 30 years of clinical experience with...

  10. Finding Your Own Way as an IFS Therapist with Paul Neustadt

    Today on Explorations in Psychotherapy, we are welcoming IFS Lead Trainer, Paul Neustadt. Paul is a clinical social worker who has worked in community mental health and the counseling program of a working class state university, and he has been the director of a community based counseling and...

  11. The Further Reaches of IFS and Beyond with Bob Falconer

    Today on Explorations in Psychotherapy, we are welcoming IFS practitioner, teacher, and author, Mr. Robert Falconer. Bob has an undergraduate degree in cultural anthropology, with a focus on the history of religions, and a Master’s degree in psychology. Bob has been extensively trained in…

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  12. Trauma and Dissociation Informed IFS with Joanne Twombly

    Joanne H. Twombly, MSW, LICSW (Pronouns: she/her/hers)is a psychotherapist in private practice in Arlington, MA. She has over thirty years of experience working with C-PTSD and dissociative disorders, provides trainings and consultation. She has written on EMDR and Dissociative Disorders, EMDR…

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  13. The Essence of Healing with Art Mones

    Today on Explorations in Psychotherapy, we are so happy to welcome Dr. Arthur Mones. Dr. Mones is a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology with over three decades of experience as a therapist, teacher, and clinical supervisor. He is on the faculty of the Adelphi University Derner Institute Postgraduate...

  14. No Bad Parts: Individual and Collective Healing with Dick Schwartz

    On this episode of Explorations in Psychotherapy, we are speaking with Dr. Richard Schwartz. Dr. Schwartz is the developer of the Internal Family Systems Model of psychotherapy, known as IFS. He has authored many books and over 50 articles on IFS and has trained thousands of therapists and...

  15. Reshaping the Nervous System and Integration with IFS - Deb Dana

    Today on Explorations in Psychotherapy, we are speaking with Deb Dana. Deb is a clinician and consultant who specializes in treating complex traumatic stress. She is a consultant to the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium in the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University. She lectures…

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  16. Meditations and Ceremonies for Healing, with Monique Lang

    Monique Lang, LCSW, author of Healing From Post-Traumatic Stress and coauthor of Journey to Wholeness: Healing From the Trauma of Rape, has more than 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of trauma. A psychotherapist in private practice since 1980, she has been...

  17. The new IFS Couple Therapy (IFIO) Skills Manual - with Martha Sweezy

    Today on Explorations in Psychotherapy, we are joined by Dr. Martha Sweezy. Dr. Sweezy is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, a program consultant and supervisor at Cambridge Health Alliance, and the former assistant director and director of training for the dialectical behavior...

  18. The Development of a Therapist- with Louis Cozolino

    Today on Explorations in Psychotherapy, we are welcoming Dr. Louis Cozolino. Dr. Cozolino has been a writer, professor, and practicing psychologist in Los Angeles since 1986. He is the Series Editor of the Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology, and he has authored numerous books, including...

  19. Experiential Psychotherapies and Memory Reconsolidation with Niall Geoghegan

    Dr. Geoghegan is a Clinical Psychologist and Certified Advanced Practitioner of Coherence Therapy. He collaborated closely with Bruce Ecker on creating the Coherence Psychology Institute’s Training and Certification Program prior to 2015. He was a contributing author to the groundbreaking book...

  20. Healing Ancestral Lineages with Daniel Foor

    Daniel is a teacher and practitioner of practical animism who specializes in ancestral and family healing and in helping folks learn to relate well with the rest of life. His recent ancestors are settler-colonialists to Pennsylvania and Ohio from England, Germany, and Ireland. He is a doctor of...

  21. Compassionate Practices and the Peer Collective with Tim Desmond

    Tim Desmond is a psychotherapist, author, Distinguished Faculty Scholar at Antioch University New England, and student of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. Founder of Peer Collective, and co-founder of Morning Sun Mindfulness Center, he lives in Alstead, NH, and teaches mindfulness and self-compassion...

  22. Multiplicity in Psychotherapy and Beyond, with Robert Falconer

    Today on Explorations in Psychotherapy, we are welcoming IFS counselor, teacher, and author, Mr. Robert Falconer. Robert earned his undergraduate degree in cultural anthropology, with a focus on the history of religions. In the early 1980s, he pursued his Master’s degree in psychology. In his...

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Explorations in Psychotherapy is an Internal Family Systems informed audio podcast introducing authors whose work may be of great value and interest to the psychotherapy field and to all communities and practitioners in the helping professions who may benefit from a better understanding and integration of emerging perspectives.

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Aníbal Henriques & Alexia Rothman, PhD

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