IFS Clinician Practice Cohort · Fall 2026
IFS & The Body
A Somatic Lens for Clinicians Trained in Internal Family Systems
Reserve Your Spot →"This integration emerged from the gaps I witnessed in my own clinical work — IFS gave me the map of who; SE gave me the map of where and how. Neither felt complete without the other."
— Shae Ivie-Williams, LPC, SEPAbout This Cohort
Where IFS meets
the body it was always pointing toward
This cohort centers the somatic and parts-based experiences of Global Majority clients — with particular attention to anti-Black racism, intergenerational racial trauma, and the ways protective parts form in response to systemic harm. Because IFS without the body is only half the map.
— The Healing Spot · IFS & The Body CohortYou trained in IFS. You know the language of managers, firefighters, and exiles. You know how to ask parts for space, how to hold a witnessing presence with Self. And yet — you may have noticed that something is missing when the body stays out of the room.
This cohort is designed specifically for IFS-trained clinicians who want to deepen their work by integrating core Somatic Experiencing concepts: SIBAM, pendulation, titration, the felt sense, slowness, and self-touch — woven directly into the IFS session structure you already know.
Over eight biweekly sessions, we will practice, witness, and integrate. Each session combines didactic deepening, structured dyad practice, and population-specific exploration focused on Global Majority clients — a population whose bodies carry histories that most trauma models were not built to hold.
What to Expect
Experiential. Grounded. Clinical.
Somatic Deepening
Each session builds on a core SE concept — SIBAM, pendulation, titration, the felt sense — applied directly within the IFS framework you already use.
Structured Practice
Rotating dyad and triad practice with real clinical prompts. You will leave each session with language and techniques ready for your next client.
Population Exploration
Dedicated time each session for culturally informed application — centering Global Majority clients, racial trauma, neurodivergent presentations, and LGBTQIA2+ experiences.
Between-Session Integration
Structured somatic practice prompts and SIBAM tracking exercises to apply with clients between sessions — keeping the thread alive in the 2-week gap.
Self-of-Therapist Work
Your own parts show up in the room. We hold space for that — tracking your body as a clinical instrument and the role your nervous system plays in co-regulation.
12 CE Hours
This cohort is being submitted to NBCC for 12 CE hours — 1.5 per session. CE approval is pending and will be confirmed before the cohort begins.
Each 90-Minute Session
A rhythm you can count on
Somatic Opening
Body check-in, settling practice, tracking the room together
Concept Deepening
One SE-IFS concept per session, built sequentially
Skills Practice
Dyad and triad work with rotating roles — clinician, client, observer
Group Debrief
Somatic reflection, parts that showed up, integration
Population Exploration
Culturally responsive application for Global Majority clients
Session Dates
Fall 2026 Cohort Schedule
8-Session Curriculum
Building integration, session by session
Each session deepens both an SE-IFS clinical concept and a population lens, building cumulatively across the four months.
Sept 4
Orienting: Somatic Signatures of Parts
Who are we working with? Positionality, the therapist's body, and mapping parts somatically. Population thread: identity, presence, and the body in the room.
Sept 18
SIBAM Tracking in Session
Using Levine's 5-channel model within IFS. Population thread: neurodivergent clients — interoception differences and masking as a protective part.
Oct 2
Pendulation & Titration
Oscillating between resource and activation within parts work. Population thread: racial trauma, hypervigilance as adaptive protector — Global Majority clients.
Oct 16
The Felt Sense & Slowness
Gendlin's framework applied to exile contact. Population thread: body sovereignty, medical mistrust, and pace with Black and Brown clients.
Nov 6
Self-Touch & Self-of-Therapist
Consent-based somatic interventions and the clinician's body as instrument. Population thread: LGBTQIA2+ clients — gender dysphoria and body shame as exile burden.
Nov 20
Trauma Vortex & Somatic Unburdening
Where IFS unburdening and SE impulse completion converge. Population thread: minority stress and firefighter strategies in LGBTQIA2+ clients.
Dec 4
Impulse Completion & Integration
Completing the biological response within the IFS container. Population thread: sensory processing and stimming as nervous system regulation in neurodivergent clients.
Dec 18
Full Integration & Closing
Synthesis practice across all SE-IFS concepts. Population thread: intersectionality — holding complexity across all three populations simultaneously.
Investment
Community-tiered pricing
This cohort uses a community care pricing model with three tiers. Choose the tier that honestly reflects your current financial capacity. All tiers receive the same full experience — including CE credit, all materials, and between-session resources.
Early bird pricing ends August 15, 2026. After August 15, standard rates apply. Monthly payment plans are 3 equal installments with no additional fees. Buy now, pay later options via Klarna and Affirm are also available at checkout through Square. If none of these options work for your situation, reach out — we will do our best to find a path.
Your Facilitator
Shae Ivie-Williams
LPC, SEP · Licensed in GA, FL, CA, SC · Founder, The Healing Spot Therapy + Wellness
Shae is a licensed somatic trauma therapist whose clinical work sits at the intersection of IFS, Somatic Experiencing, and EMDR. For over a decade she has worked with individuals navigating complex trauma, racial harm, identity-based wounding, and the nervous system dysregulation that lives in bodies carrying more than one kind of burden.
This cohort grew out of Shae's own clinical experience of finding that IFS and SE, practiced separately, each left something essential on the table. The integration she teaches here is not theoretical — it is what she does in session, every week, with the populations she has spent her career serving.
She is a frequent speaker and educator at conferences and universities, including the IFS Institute Annual Conference, PolicyLink Equity Summit, NABSW, and Mills College at Northeastern University.
Common Questions
Before you register
Do I need to be IFS certified to join this cohort?
You do not need to be certified, but you should have completed at least IFS Level 1 training or equivalent. This cohort builds on IFS fluency — we will not be teaching IFS basics. Familiarity with the parts model, Self-energy, and the 6 F's is assumed.
Do I need a background in Somatic Experiencing?
No prior SE training is required. All SE concepts will be introduced and taught within the cohort. That said, some prior exposure to somatic approaches — any modality — will enrich your experience.
Who is this cohort for, in terms of the populations focus?
This cohort is for any licensed clinician who works with or wants to work more effectively with Global Majority clients — including Black and African American, Indigenous, Latine, Asian, Middle Eastern, and Pacific Islander clients — as well as neurodivergent individuals and LGBTQIA2+ people. You do not need to identify with these communities to participate.
Will sessions be recorded?
Yes. Each session will be recorded and available to registered participants for 30 days following the session. Because this is an experiential group, live attendance is strongly encouraged — recordings capture the didactic content but not the full relational field.
How do I receive my CE certificate?
This cohort is being submitted to NBCC for approval of 12 CE hours. Pending approval, certificates will be issued upon completion of all 8 sessions. A brief post-cohort evaluation will be required. We will confirm CE approval status before the cohort begins.
What if I need a payment plan?
All three tiers include a 3-month payment plan with no additional fees — one payment per month for three months. Buy now, pay later is also available via Klarna and Affirm at checkout. If you need a different arrangement, reach out before registering.
The body has been in the room
all along.
Reserve your spot in the Fall 2026 cohort. Space is intentionally limited to 8–10 clinicians to protect the depth of the container.
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