We invite you to explore the therapeutic process from the perspective of a protector part: to hear its voice, better understand the logic behind its protective strategy, and discover what may lie beneath its resistance to unblending, taking a break, or trusting the Self.

Together, we will explore:

• the protective strategies that manager parts using extreme strategies may employ;

• what may underlie their resistance and mistrust;

• how therapists can build safe, collaborative relationships with these manager parts;

• what may make it difficult to establish contact and work with a manager part;

• how therapists can remain connected to Self-energy when a client’s part takes a very strong position;

• how to create conditions for the gradual softening of extreme strategies without pressure or struggle.

Our guest: Matthias Hartmann

Matthias Hartmann is a certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) practitioner with Level 3 training and a CTI Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC, ACC) credential.

In his professional work, Matthias focuses on supporting people through periods of professional and personal transition. His particular interests include the Self, authenticity, and the possibility of living in alignment with one’s own values and inner experience.

Matthias is actively involved in the IFS professional community. Through the IFS Ukraine Relief Initiative, he has provided volunteer support to Ukrainian therapists. He also assists senior IFS trainers in delivering official IFS trainings and supports new IFS practitioners and therapists through professional peer support.

Visit Matthias’s website: https://www.embodhi.one/

Help us make this seminar as relevant to your clinical practice as possible. We invite you to share a case you are currently finding challenging in your IFS work.