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Inner Relationship Focusing Certification

Become a Certified Focusing Oriented Therapist
with Maureen Gallagher, PhD

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This Program is
Designed for YOU if…

  • You have a one-to-one practice and work inside the world of psychotherapy, coaching, somatic therapy, pastoral care, or similar fields.

  • You have completed at least 18 sessions of IRF training through IRF Parts 1 and 2 with any IRF trainer (previously 1,2,3 and 4), or equivalent programs such as the SAT program with Maureen Gallagher, PhD or the EP Mind-Body Certificate (when taught by Maureen Gallagher, PhD), or have completed Focusing training with any trainer

  • You’re interested in diversified intervention strategies for navigating a client's complex history and present to support unparalleled opportunities for healing and self development.

  • You want strong supportive relationships that emphasize your clients ability to build a trusting relationship with their inner states.

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I find her to be an incredible teacher.

— Larry Iannotti, Ph.D., LCSW

Psychotherapist

What sets this program apart:

  • Hands-On Engagement
    You will be immersed in practical, real-time demonstrations with feedback from peers and instructors, allowing for immediate application and improvement of skills.

  • Comprehensive Support for 2 Years
    Benefit from a blend of individual and group consultations, ensuring a thorough and personalized learning experience, alongside long term relationships with others in the course.

  • Enhanced Therapeutic Techniques
    Develop advanced skills in deepening relationship with states like dissociation, freeze, shutdown, and overwhelm, broadening your therapeutic repertoire.

How we hold the big picture of the role of IRF in things like: supporting a relationship to the felt sense, attachment related issues, meeting personal goals, presenting problems, and making change last will be part of your learning experience.

You will walk away with a full understanding of how to introduce any client to this work, and support them in progressively engaging the therapeutic process using the skillset of inner relationship focusing.

About Your Guide

Your primary teacher, IFI coordinator in training:

Maureen Gallagher, Phd

Licensed Psychologist

What Inner Relationship Focusing has meant to me:

I knew I was searching for something, and I knew that I didn’t know exactly what I was looking for. I found everything I didn’t know I needed within Inner Relationship Focusing — it was like coming home.

After getting to know and trying many psychological theories and practices, spiritual and meditative practices, I quickly and deeply understood that this was my practice.

Why did this practice stand out from all the others?

Inner Relationship Focusing truly, dramatically and quickly changed my relationship to myself, and I’ve watched my clients achieve the similar results over and over again over the course of my decades long career. It’s remarkable what this work makes possible within us.

Within 2 years, you’ll receive:

Live Group Sessions:

  • 30 weekly meetings in Year One & 32 weekly meetings in Year Two

  • 13 Demonstrations with Discussion by Maureen Gallagher, PhD, and occasional guest, Ann Weiser Cornell, PhD

  • 12 Focusing and Untangling Sessions

  • 15 Sessions of Experiential Exercises and Group Case Consultation

Individual Mentorship:

  • 8 Individual Consultations for review and feedback on your recorded sessions

    • 4 sessions with Maureen Gallagher, PhD

    • 4 sessions with a guest mentor

    And you’ll receive a discounted rate on additional private consultation sessions, if wanted.

A Study Package of Course Materials:

  • Manuals, and additional resources in pdf format

  • Anne Weiser Cornell and Barbara McGavin’s book on the Untangling process, an advanced IRF skill (will be delivered to your inbox in pdf format)

  • The Focusing Manual by Ann Weiser Cornell, PhD (PDF files), Focusing in Clinical Practice by Ann Weiser Cornell, PhD and Untangling by Ann Weiser Cornell, PhD and Barbara McGavin sun

Guest Experts Throughout the Program:

  • One class per semester taught by an Expert Guest Lecturer.

  • One Live Demonstration Session with Anne Weiser Cornell

    • One Live Class to kick off Focusing Practice with the study of her latest book, Untangling.

Communal Learning Opportunities:

  • A consistent group of students to share and support you in your learning process.

  • Book club study of Anne Weiser Cornell’s most recent book, Untangling

  • Support in forming partnerships with other program participants – for Focusing, for consultative support, for other kinds of peer support