Mariel Pastor is an IFS therapist, consultant, and Lead Trainer based in Portland, Oregon who began her IFS journey back in 1998 with Richard Schwartz.  She is the principal author of the manual used in Level 1 trainings, and also co-founder of the IFS Telehealth Collective, a multi-state group practice that brings IFS therapy online to clients while supporting the clinicians who serve them.  Mariel is thrilled to bring IFS to actors, writers and directors in a coaching and masterclass program called Character Mapping, where she helps storytellers build their characters, and find themselves.  

Paul Ginter, Ed.D. is a co-founder of the IFS Telehealth Collective and the Center for Psychotherapy and Wellness in Kalamazoo, MI.  As a practicing psychologist, Paul primarily draws from the Internal Family Systems Model in his work with a wide variety of clients and in his supervision/ consultation with therapists. In addition to his private practice, has served as a Lead Trainer for the Institute for Internal Family Systems for over 20 years, leading trainings in 15 different countries. Paul has also been an adjunct faculty member of the WMU Holistic Healthcare program, and served as the Organizational Learning Officer at the Fetzer Institute. 

Cece Sykes is a consultant and senior trainer with the Internal Family Systems Institutewhere she specializes in trauma and addiction and educates therapists around the world on how to apply the IFS model to addictive processes. Cece's new book IFS Therapy for Addictions was just released. Additionally, she is exploring how psychotherapy affects the therapist’s life. 

Toni Herbine-Blank has been an IFS trainer since 2004 and has been instrumental in designing programs and writing curricula for IFS trainings. Toni is the developer of Intimacy from the Inside Out, an IFS-based couples therapy program in which she trains therapists and offers retreats around the world. 

Welcome to IFS Masters, an Internal Family Systems podcast aimed at IFS Psychotherapists and Practitioners. I’m Dr. Alexia Rothman.  I’m a clinical psychologist based in Atlanta, GA with 25 years of clinical experience. I’m also an IFS speaker, trainer and consultant, and co-host of the IFS-informed podcast miniseries, Explorations in Psychotherapy.

Welcome, Everyone. I am Anibal Henriques and I’m a Portuguese Psychologist and Psychotherapist living in Lisbon, Portugal. I have decades of clinical experience, and decades of teaching and training Psychologists to become Psychotherapists.  I am also an IFS Trainer and co-Host and creator of the IFS Talks podcast. 

Our purpose with this podcast is to offer a new discussion format – 2 hosts and 2 guests per episode – around topics that will help deepen and expand our understanding of the IFS model and its applications in treatment.

We believe that this format, which involves two guests with  expertise on each episode’s topic sharing and discussing their perspectives – both similarities and differences - will allow for a deep exploration of topics that we hope will provide significant value for your IFS work.

We hope that these discussions will foster the learning and skills of those applying the IFS model, both personally and professionally, in a variety of clinical settings and social contexts. 

Our intention for this Podcast is to release one to two episodes each month. We hope you can subscribe and find the time to listen to the coming episodes.

Thanks for your time, and Looking forward to the first season with you all.