APPLIED IFS – Online Demos Second Series, 4 x 2 hour sessions
June 3 @ 6:00 pm - June 12 @ 8:00 pm
AUD $349
Continue to immerse yourself in the Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) model of psychotherapy through demonstrations with commentary with Simon d’Orsogna.
ALSO SEE THE INTRODUCTION TO IFS WORKSHOP – THIS OR SIMILAR MUST BE UNDERTAKEN PRIOR TO ANY APPLIED DEMOS WORKSHOP. BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF IFS IS A PREREQUISITE TO ENROLMENT.
ALL SESSION TIMES | 6:00pm – 8:00pm AEDT (Melbourne/Sydney time)
TICKETING OPTIONS
– Applied Demos Series 2 (4 x 120 min = 8 hours) – $330 (plus EB ticketing fee ~ approx. $19)
– Applied Demos Series 2 & 3 (8 x 120 min = 16 hours) combined ticket with a deposit paid here of $330 (plus EB ticketing fee ~ approx. $19) and an invoice for the balance of $265 to follow, covering your ticket for the Applied Demos 2 and 3 running in 2025.
Save 10% by purchasing the remaining two demo series here for a total of $595.
Applied Demos Series 2 Session 1 – (IFS as Brief Therapy, one client over 4 sessions, presenting with anxiety & burnout)
Dates:
Session 1 – Tuesday 3rd June 2025 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Session 2 – Tuesday 10th June 2025 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Session 3 – Tuesday 17th June 2025 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Session 4 – Tuesday 24th June 2025 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Applied Demos Series 3 Dates (see more here):
Session 1 – Wednesday 24th September 2025 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Session 2 – Wednesday 1st October 2025 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Session 3 – Wednesday 8th October 2025 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Session 4 – Wednesday 15th October 2025 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm
* The option to purchase tickets for these series individually is still available, however the discount will not apply for individual purchases.
**Upon payment and acceptance into the course, instructions on links to Zoom will be sent out to participants. Links will be sent in the day ahead of each session.
ABOUT THE APPLIED DEMOS SERIES
The focus in this series is on seeing the IFS approach, model and techniques in practical application. Participants in the APPLIED IFS – Online Demos will deepen the basics of the IFS approach through examples, commentary, and reflection.
In this series of recorded video demonstrations and discussion, a small study group will build on their existing knowledge from the IFS Introduction and offer discussion and further learning with 4 demonstrations of recorded client sessions showing working with one client in a Brief Therapy format.
Commence with either Series I (4 individual sessions), Series II (one client over 4 sessions) or Series III (4 single sessions) in the Applied IFS Demo workshops series. All use IFS as the lens or central spine of the work, offering practical modelling and application through an experiential orientation.
Clinical trainer and IFS therapist Simon d’Orsogna will offer these Applied IFS Demos Online, in group sessions via the ZOOM platform (8 hours in each series).
The size of these 4 session workshops is limited to 18. These sessions will NOT be recorded. A certificate of attendance will be emailed to those who attend all sessions, in accordance with accreditation association requirements.
Early registration is encouraged as previous post workshops have sold out in the last series.
Upon payment and acceptance into the course, instructions on links to Zoom will be sent to participants via the email address used at registration.
Links will be sent in the day ahead of each session.
See above for a bundled offer of the series with a 10% discount.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
Suitable to professionals (therapists, psychologists, counsellors, expressive and therapeutic arts practitioners, and social workers) who have completed at least the Introductory Workshop Series or similar (minimum 6 hours prior learning).
Participation is for those who have completed an IFS Introduction workshop, and those working as therapists and counsellors, mental health clinicians, or students in accredited graduate training programs. Practitioners working experientially and holistically will find this approach broadens and makes more focused their existing work through using the steps of IFS’s ‘Self & Parts’ model, applied practically.
Basic knowledge of the model, steps and language is assumed and will not be covered here.
* Note – these workshops qualify for equivalent hours of specialised training that may be counted towards Continuing Professional Development according to requirements set down by your accrediting body. Registered health professionals have a responsibility to ensure that they continue to maintain, enhance and extend their knowledge and skills throughout their working lives.
See Guidelines on continuing professional development (CPD) from the Australian Psychological Society and Guidelines on continuing professional development (CPD) set down by the Psychology Registration Board of Australia.
The Australian Psychological Society advise that APS Members may accrue Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours by participating in activities that they determine to be relevant to their specific professional approaches, and professional development goals. CPD activities do not need to be endorsed by the APS. A certificate of attendance will be available to participants who attend all sessions.
REFUND POLICY
Due to the limited size of each course, a refund can only be issued if cancellation notification is received 30 days prior to the workshop – less a $75.00 administration fee per person. Existing registrants will be sent the refund, and should return any materials sent. We cannot reimburse any expenses you may have incurred. If you cannot attend, a suitably qualified substitute may attend in your place, assuming you forward all materials or information to them. Courses are pre-paid.
We reserve the right to cancel due to insufficient registrations or other reasons beyond our control at our discretion. Workshop fees will be re-imbursed in full should cancellation be necessary. Eventbrite booking fees are not refunded, in accordance with their policy.
BIO
Simon d’Orsogna is a therapist, clinical trainer/facilitator, and systems-oriented coach based in Melbourne, with individual and organizational clients across Australia and the globe. He provides psychotherapy, process consultancy and adult developmental coaching. He is the founder of the Mind Beyond Institute and IFS Australia, and pioneered in successfully bringing IFS to the Australian and New Zealand region since 2012.
Based in Melbourne, Simon is a certified Kegan-Lahey Immunity to Change coach, process consultant and integrative therapist, and an Associate Instructor with the US Coherence Psychology Institute. Simon facilitates experiential learning workshops in Australia, including through 2016-18 offered a training series introducing Internal Family Systems to Australia, and since 2017 brought the first IFS official trainings from Dr Richard Schwartz’s US-based IFS Institute. He is IFSI’s International Partner in Australia and New Zealand, and is a Level 3 IFS practitioner with training specializations working with couples and working with survivors of trauma. Simon has facilitated and arranged more than 540 days of Internal Family Systems trainings and workshops since 2015. He has organised and led trainings of Coherence Therapy, Dreamwork in Groups, Systemic Family and Group Constellations, Person Centred Experiential Therapies, and Polyvagal informed Clinical Practice in the region. He has presented at the US annual IFS Conference as well as in workshops in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and across Australia and New Zealand.
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TESTIMONIALS
Testimonials from attendees of Simon’s recent Applied IFS Demos workshops in this online format:
Simon’s explanations at crucial points during the demos were perfect. Each time a question popped up for me, he’d stop the video and explain an important step but even more importantly for me, he’d highlight a subtle nuance of IFS therapy, which I would have missed if I’d just read about it or it hadn’t been pointed out. AND to be able to ask individual questions about the demo was so beneficial.
Very inspirational and consolidating!
The format of the course, watching demonstrations with explanations interspersed by an experienced trained therapist, assisted with understanding the IFS process and provided tangible examples/suggestions that can be readily incorporated into your own practice.
I found the online demos so valuable. There is nothing to me like learning like this. It was such a lovely slow pace I was able to connect and process what was being said.
Demos provide more insight and depth to the IFS experience, from both client and therapist perspectives. Very informative and helpful to witness IFS in action. Highly recommended.
I found the demo course to be so valuable and I am very thankful for the opportunity to participate! The visual/experiential format of watching demos was excellent and I felt that my “book learning” was greatly enhanced by seeing the use of IFS concepts in-session. My thanks to those who were willing to be filmed for this learning to take place.
Excellent way of learning the techniques of IFS. Simon has an easy way of explaining the steps in realtime, and presents the application of IFS with such compassion and care.
A very good display of IFS in various contexts . Very informative, well presented and especially well explained and demonstrated. Would highly recommend.
It was very helpful seeing the theory put into practice. The therapist’s approach was very appropriate to each situation and that was an important aspect to witness – that this deep work should not be hurried or even outcome-driven.
It is always good to see a demo. I find that it stays more in the memory, brings my book learning to life.
The dynamic of watching a demonstration and then having the key IFS processes and questions explained really helps with understanding how the skills/techniques can be applied. The four demonstrations illustrated the therapeutic power of a number of key elements including: maintaining a non-judgmental and curious stance; exploring how the client is living the story in their lives; using the clients own language wherever possible; acknowledging, accepting and seeking permission from all parts. In doing so, I also found it encouraged me to be more aware of when I was able to use these techniques and when I slipped into my “need to be the expert” parts. Overall, while I am still learning IFS, I feel my general counselling skills have been enhanced.
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Internal Family Systems (IFS) is the signature work of Dr Richard Schwartz PhD, more at www.IFS-Institute.com
As a clinical treatment IFS is rated effective to improve general functioning and well-being by the US National Registry for Evidence-based Programs and Practices as an evidence-based practice. In addition, it has been rated promising for each of: improving phobia, panic, and generalized anxiety disorders and symptoms; physical health conditions and symptoms; personal resilience/self-concept; and depression and depressive symptoms. For more read here.
Further Internal Family Systems Institute (IFSI) Level 1-2-3 trainings in Australia and NZ are planned to run in 2025 and 2026. This Introductory IFS workshop will be useful preparation for a formal training program as well as ongoing learning.
