Inner Relationship Focusing
OPEN TRAINING
Begin your journey of self-awareness and self-healing.
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Start Date
April 5th 2023
About the Training
Experience deeper connection with yourself and increase your confidence and clarity with Inner Relationship Focusing. This mind-body process has helped people for decades move forward in areas of their lives that felt mired in inner conflicts. Through a step-by-step approach, IRF teaches you to compassionately connect with your inner feelings and states, even the challenging ones like inner critics and reactive or triggered states. As a form of “parts” work, IRF allows you to create relationships with multiple states of being, bringing relief to areas of inner conflict.
IRF is an effective self-care practice. Our IRF classes are offered online via Zoom, with 6-week modules of 2-hour classes. All classes are recorded and available to access within a day or two. Start your journey towards inner peace and self-awareness with Inner Relationship Focusing.
Benefits of IRF
IRF Part 1
OPEN TRAINING
6 Wednesdays, 2pm – 4pm EST
Part 1 April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3 and 10
600 til 1/1, then $650
IRF Part 2
OPEN TRAINING
6 Wednesdays 2-4 pm EST
May 24, 31, June 7, 14, 21, 28, 2023
$600 til 2/20 then $650
IRF Part 1 & 2
OPEN TRAINING
12 Wednesdays, 2pm – 4pm EST
IRF Part 1 April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3 and 10
IRF Part 2 May 24, 31, June 7, 14, 21, 28
Early Bird Fee $1150 until 2/1/2023, then $1200
Lisa Smith, LCSW, Clinical Social Worker
“Maureen is an amazing teacher. She’s able to break things down into these very small nuggets, and sequence them…she’s able to make the teachings accessible and rich.”
Meet Your Instructor – Maureen Gallagher
Maureen Gallagher, PhD, SEP
Inner Relationship Focusing Trainer
As a licensed psychologist with over 25 years of experience, I have integrated several traditions including Somatic Experiencing, Attachment Theory, and Relational Analysis into my practice. Inner Relationship Focusing has been an important part of my personal and professional journey, providing guidance on how to develop inner relationships and support that aid in healing and integration from difficult experiences.
As a trauma therapist, healer, and educator, I understand the importance of support in preventing and healing from traumatic events. IRF teaches us how to create a reliable relationship with ourselves, which ultimately informs our ability to form secure bonds with others. By combining the practices of IRF with deep somatic awareness and an attachment framework, we travel a deeply supported path towards self-awareness and transformation.
Join me in learning the clear roadmap that IRF provides towards developing inner relationships, becoming the basis for a healthy and compassionate relationship with ourselves and the world around us. Experience true healing and join our community today.
The Origins of IRF
Ann Weiser Cornell and Barbara McGavin are the co-creators of Inner Relationship Focusing, which emphasizes having a gentle, allowing relationship with all parts of one’s self. When all aspects of the self are held in acceptance and awareness and sensed in the body, new insights and shifts can emerge and emotional healing can occur. Ann and Barbara are the co-owners of Focusing Resources Inc., whose mission is to meaningfully contribute to personal, community, and global emotional health.
IRF PART ONE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe bodily felt experiences without labeling them.
- Use phrases “I am sensing” and “something in me” to describe emotional states without judging them.
- Set aside what you assume and sense freshly for what is in the body in the present moment.
- Start with a life issue and get a felt sense of it in the body in the present moment.
- Stay with what is unclear in the body without making meaning of it prematurely.
- Use presence language to come into the present moment.
Shideh Lennon, PhD, Psychologist and SE Faculty Member
“Her style is relatable, her style is generous. She doesn’t hold back with what she knows, she really wants to offer it. Her love for the material, her trust in what she’s teaching is clear…and her love of teaching is clear, which gets me and the people I’ve studied with really excited to learn more.”
IRF PART TWO LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe and discern between the three ways of starting a session; from an issue, a feeling or a body.
- Demonstrate aware reflecting using body states to time interventions.
- Identify the differences between reflections and reminders, and know to add cushions to reminders.
- Utilize reflections to mirror current states and reminders to suggest a next step without insistence.
- Identify how to sense in the body for feelings about feelings.
- Discuss how to encourage clients to differentiate and stay with feelings from feelings about feelings ie, being angry and not wanting to be angry.
- Explain how to support a client to stay with and deepen distant processes, where client has difficulty identifying their feelings and states.
Testimonials from Previous IRF Students
“It brought a lot more vitality to my own work.”
Lisa Smith, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker
“I find her to be an incredible teacher.”
Larry Iannotti, Ph.D., LCSW
Psychotherapist
“Her knowledge is exquisite with the material.”
Shideh Lennon, Ph.D., SEP
Faculty Member, SEI
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IRF Part 1
OPEN TRAINING
6 Wednesdays, 2pm – 4pm EST
Part 1 April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3 and 10
600 til 1/1, then $650
IRF Part 2
OPEN TRAINING
6 Wednesdays 2-4 pm EST
May 24, 31, June 7, 14, 21, 28, 2023
$600 til 2/20 then $650
IRF Part 1 & 2
OPEN TRAINING
12 Wednesdays, 2pm – 4pm EST
IRF Part 1 April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3 and 10
IRF Part 2 May 24, 31, June 7, 14, 21, 28, 2023
Early Bird Fee $1150 until 2/1/2023, then $1200
FAQ’s
Do I need to be a therapist to take this training?
You do not need to be a therapist to take the IRF Open Class. This course is open to anyone who is interested in developing a deeper understanding of their inner world and cultivating a more fulfilling and meaningful life.
Are CE credits provided?
Yes. CE credits are available for purchase from R Cassidy, see https://maureengallagherphd.com/irf1-ce-lan for more information.
Will I have access to materials after the class?
Yes. You will have access to all class materials after class. All classes are recorded.
I’m a therapist. What kind of support is there to bring this into my work?
In Parts 1 through 3, you can ask questions during Q and A about bringing this into your practice. Once you’ve completed Parts 1 through 3, you are eligible to register for Group Case Consultation. Some choose to go on to a Focusing Oriented Therapy Certification Program, a comprehensive 2 year program.
Do you use a learning management system to access the materials?
The class materials are on Ruzuku and you will have access to them for a minimum of 2 years.
Is the class interactive?
The class is interactive, with time for Questions and Practice.
Is there reading outside class involved?
Reading between class is recommended but not required. You are given access to the slides used in class and any articles referenced.
Are there other requirements outside of class?
It is suggested that you practice the course exercises both in and outside of class. You can choose to be assigned a practice partner to practice outside of class, or can opt not to have a practice partner.