EMDR & Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy: Integration Techniques to Resolve Inner Conflicts for Enhanced Trauma Processing

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Daphne Fatter, PhD Related seminars and products

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Daphne Fatter, PhD, is a licensed psychologist, clinical consultant, author, and international speaker specializing in integrative trauma-informed therapies. She is the author of Integrating Internal Family Systems Interventions into EMDR Therapy and is widely recognized for her expertise in blending parts work with evidence-based trauma modalities. Dr. Fatter is EMDR certified, an EMDRIA approved consultant, and has over twenty years of experience providing trauma treatment. As a certified ancestral healing practitioner, she also supports clients and clinicians in addressing intergenerational and historical trauma. Dr. Fatter earned her Master of Arts in transpersonal counseling psychology from Naropa University and her doctorate in counseling psychology from Pennsylvania State University. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical psychology at The Trauma Center under the direct supervision of Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, MD. She previously served as the military sexual trauma coordinator at the Fort Worth VA Outpatient Clinic and has extensive experience providing training to mental health providers serving the military. Her published works span the areas of Internal Family Systems therapy, EMDR, countertransference, mindfulness, and ancestral healing.

Grounded in the understanding that traumatic stress is multilayered – relational, developmental, biological, cultural, systemic, collective, historical, and spiritual – Dr. Fatter brings a neuroscience-based, compassionate, humble, and skills-based approach to professional education. She offers engaging workshops, webinars, and trainings on a range of trauma-related topics, including PTSD, complex trauma, complicated grief, and divorce recovery. Dr. Fatter is based in Dallas Texas where she balances her clinical practice with parenting her three children. Learn more at www.daphnefatterphd.com.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Daphne Fatter maintains a private practice. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Daphne Fatter is a member of the American Psychological Association, the EMDR International Association, and the Texas Psychological Association.

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Objectives

1. Identify the key concepts and intersecting theoretical principles of both the EMDR and IFS models.
2. Explain the role of EMDR and IFS in processing and resolving traumatic memories.
3. Assess and identify appropriate clients for an integrated EMDR and IFS approach.
4. Use EMDR and IFS techniques to help clients identify and resolve inner conflicts that may be hindering their healing process.
5. Develop a treatment plan that incorporates trauma targets identified by the client and/or therapist and utilise EMDR and IFS techniques to effectively process these targets.
6. Guide clients through the EMDR and IFS process to promote a greater understanding of how their past experiences have influenced their current beliefs and behaviors.
7. Demonstrate how to teach and guide clients in using self-tapping as a form of self-regulation and coping skill both during and outside of therapy sessions.

Outline

EMDR and IFS: Shared Principles and Why Memory Consolidation is Key

• EMDR & IFS: Shared Principles & the Differing Lenses of Trauma
• Why the Memory Reconsolidation Process is Important to Both Models
• Risks & Limitations of EMDR and IFS as Single-Model Approaches
• Determining Factors to Integrate EMDR & IFS
• Appropriate Client Candidates for Integrating EMDR & IFS

Setting Up Effective IFS-Informed EMDR

• Benefits & Risk of Integrating IFS into EMDR’s 8 Phase Protocol
• Applying an IFS Paradigm Shift into EMDR
• Phase 1: History Taking, Treatment Planning, & Consent for Treatment Plan
• Phase 2: Preparation & Resource Development
• Introducing Self-Tapping for Attachment Readiness and Repair

Inviting Self Presence into EMDR: Enhanced Assessment and More Comprehensive Trauma Processing

• Finding Targets for Trauma Processing: EMDR vs IFS methods
• Internal Relational Repair for Healthier Relationships with Themselves and Others
• Phase 3: Assessment – Using IFS to Help Identify Targets
• Phase 4: Desensitization – IFS Techniques for More Comprehensive Traumatic Material Processing

Practical IFS-Informed Interventions to Support Integration

• Phase 5: Installing Positive Qualities – Using IFS to Counterbalance Negative Beliefs or Emotions
• Phase 6: Body Scan & Future Template – IFS for Enhancing Sense of Safety and Trust in their Bodies
• Phase 7: Closure – How Understanding Parts Helps Clients Reflect on Progress
• Phase 8: Reevaluation

Integrating EMDR into the IFS Steps

• Benefits & Risk of Integrating EMDR into the IFS Steps
• How to Integrate Bilateral Stimulation into Steps of the IFS Model
• The 2 Choice Points Within the IFS Steps to Integrate EMDR

Target Audience

• Counsellors
• Social Workers
• Psychologists
• Addiction Counsellors
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Physicians
• Other Professionals Who Work within the Mental Health Fields