Introduction to IFS

For Therapists & Helping Professionals

A 3-Day Immersive IFS Experience in the Heart of New Mexico

Discover the Foundations of Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy

This course is designed for mental health therapists and helping professionals eager to explore the transformative potential of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapeutic model.

​​Whether you're new to IFS or looking to deepen your practice, this course offers a rich opportunity to enhance your professional toolkit while cultivating your own personal growth. Through a blend of engaging teachings and hands-on experiential practices, participants will:

Build a Strong Conceptual Framework: Understand the core principles of IFS and how they apply to your work with clients.

Deepen Self-Awareness: Explore your own internal family system to move beyond intellectual understanding into a somatic, embodied experience of IFS.

​​Develop Key IFS Skills: Practice guiding others in identifying and connecting with their parts while fostering Self-to-part relationships.

Course Details

Dates: Thursday, October 23, 2025 to Saturday, October 25, 2025 

​Location: Ghost Ranch, NM
​​(for directions click here)

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Deepen Your IFS Practice

This course provides mental health therapists and other helping professionals with the opportunity to explore some of the deeper concepts of the Internal Family Systems therapeutic model and the opportunity to become more familiar and comfortable with some of the basic concepts of IFS through experiential practice. 

This course provides a balance of didactic and experiential learning to support both an intellectual and somatic knowing and understanding of IFS.

This course is intended for therapists and practitioners that already have a basic understanding of IFS and are looking to deepen their skills and gain knowledge of more nuanced IFS techniques and concepts.

Introduction to IFS

For Therapists & Helping Professionals

A 3-Day Immersive IFS Experience in the Heart of New Mexico

Course Details

Dates: Thursday, October 23, 2025 to Saturday, October 25, 2025 

​Location: Ghost Ranch, NM
​​(for directions click here)

Can't make this one?

Discover the Foundations of Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy

This course is designed for mental health therapists and helping professionals eager to explore the transformative potential of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapeutic model.

​​Whether you're new to IFS or looking to deepen your practice, this course offers a rich opportunity to enhance your professional toolkit while cultivating your own personal growth. Through a blend of engaging teachings and hands-on experiential practices, participants will:

Build a Strong Conceptual Framework: Understand the core principles of IFS and how they apply to your work with clients.

Deepen Self-Awareness: Explore your own internal family system to move beyond intellectual understanding into a somatic, embodied experience of IFS.

​​Develop Key IFS Skills: Practice guiding others in identifying and connecting with their parts while fostering Self-to-part relationships.

What to Expect

  • The course runs Thursday, October 23rd from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Friday, October 24th from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm, and Saturday,  October 25th from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm 
  • ​Cost is $1775 for the 3 days at Ghost Ranch​. Payment plans available at check out.
  • ​You can bring a guest for an extra $165 which includes room, board and meals for the duration of the stay. 
  • ​Includes 2 nights in single private room and​ bathroom, 7 meals, and snacks during course.​
  • ​IFS workbook and other materials are provided to help guide you.
  • ​​18 CEU's From NM therapy and counseling board.
  • ​Free access to Inner World Collective Premium where we offer practice groups, consultation, mini courses, and much more. Valued at $300.
  • Course will be limited to 20 participants due to the experiential nature of this course.

What to Expect

  • The course runs Thursday, October 23rd from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, Friday, October 24th from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm, and Saturday, October 25th from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm 
  • ​Cost is $1775 for the 3 days at Ghost Ranch​.
  • Payment plans available at check out.
  • ​You can bring a guest for an extra $165 which includes room, board and meals for the duration of the stay. 
  • ​Includes 2 nights in single private room and​ bathroom, 7 meals and snacks during course.​
  • ​IFS workbook and other materials are provided to help guide you.
  • ​​18 CEU's From NM therapy and counseling board.
  • ​Free access to Inner World Collective Premium where we offer practice groups, consultation, mini courses, and much more valued at $300
  • Course will be limited to 20 participants due to the experiential nature of this course.

Course Objectives

This course provides the opportunity for helping professionals to gain a conceptual framework of IFS through didactic and experiential teachings and learnings. Participants will gain familiarity with their own internal family to help integrate this model beyond the intellect to a somatic knowing and understanding. There will also be opportunity to guide other participants in becoming familiar with their parts and beginning to build Self to part relationships to practice some of the key skills of IFS. Our goal is that by the end of this course you will be able to:

  • Cite the main therapeutic goal of IFS therapy 
  • ​Describe the basic assumptions of IFS in regard to the non-pathological multiplicity of the mind and concept of "Self"
  • ​Explain the concept of unblending, differentiating sub-personalities from the "Self" as a to speak for our parts as opposed to from, reactive affective states or "parts" 
  • ​Name 3 categories of sub-personalities that are present in therapy 
  • ​Cite the IFS concept of Self and experience it's role in our inner system to become Self-led
  • ​Identify and describe the qualities of Self 8 Cs & 5 Ps (curiosity, compassion, confidence, courage, clarity, creativity, connectedness, calmness, patience, playfulness, perspective, persistence, presence)
  • ​Use techniques to provide a direct experience of Self and parts in the system.
  • ​Explain how changes in the internal system will affect changes in the external system of an individual, family, or group.

What Participants Are Saying

"Trevor has a dynamic, enthusiastic personality that balances out Lorri's chillness perfectly! He is knowledgable and provides excellent suggestions for protocol enhancement."

"Lorri held a sacred space for learning with passion, grace, dignity, and experience. She presented relevant examples of her work that aided in the learning process."

"It was fantastic and I highly recommend it to others!"

"I will highly recommend this course to those in my field. I am much more convinced it is worth the time, money, and effort to continue with more training, due to the profound effect this experience has had on me, personally."

Your Instructors

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Trevor Bird

Executive IFS coach, IFSC

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Lorri Ballard 

MA, LPCC, EMDR Certified Therapist, IFS Certified Therapist, IFS-Approved Clinical Consultant

Your Instructors

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Trevor Bird

Executive IFS coach, IFSC

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Lorri Ballard 

MA, LPCC, EMDR Certified Therapist, IFS Certified Therapist, IFS-Approved Clinical Consultant

FAQ'S

Please Note:

This course is intended to support clinicians and coaches who cannot participate in an IFS level 1 training due to some constraint such as cost, waitlist through IFSI, time commitment or another barrier. This course is not intended to replace the need for an IFS institute level 1 training.

Can I bring a non-workshop participant to Ghost Ranch, (Freind, partner, family member?)


If you want to bring a partner, friend, spouse etc... many of the rooms can accommodate that and there is no extra charge for that, however there is an extra charge for meals is a flat rate of $165 that we will add to your cost of $1775 if a person accompanies you for additional meals. Please let us know if you will be doing this as we need to let Ghost Ranch know how many will be attending meals and add this to your cost.

Is there a payment plan?

Yes! you can choose a monthly payment plan at check out for 1, 2, 3 or 4 months.

Can I earn CEU's for the course if I'm not a NM clinician?

For clinicians residing outside of NM, please check with your respective boards to see if CEU's issued through the NM counselling & Therapy boards are accepted

Can I say I am IFS informed after taking this course?

Yes, you will be IFS-informed after completion of this course.

Cancelation policy 

Anything less than 2 weeks there are no refunds. You can use the tuition for a future cohort or training.
Cancellations can be made up to 60 days in advance and will be refunded, minus $400 deposit. 

Booking extra nights at Ghost Ranch (READ ALL)

If you are wanting to come to Ghost Ranch before the morning that the training begins or stay some time after it ends, that’s great! It’s a wonderful place to explore! Beyond the two nights we have book for you, you will need to contact the Ghost Ranch front desk at 505.685.4333 to make those arrangements, it would be also wise to talk with them about any meals you want to have out there on those extra days, so you can include those in your stay. You already have 7 meals booked in when you pay your registration fee. PLEASE check with us around the name of the room we have booked you in BEFORE calling the GR Front Desk to book extra nights so that you can possibly stay in the same room and not have to move!!

Getting to Ghost Ranch

If you are coming to Ghost Ranch from out of state you can fly in to either the Albuquerque Airport or the Santa Fe Airport. Albuquerque airport will be a more economical choice. We recommend that you rent a car in either Albuquerque or Santa Fe, as that will be the easiest way for you to get to Ghost Ranch. Both the Santa Fe and Albuquerque airports have rental car access.

Ghost Ranch is located on Highway 84. The address is: 280 Private Drive 1708, Abiquiu, NM, 87510-2001. This address or “Ghost Ranch, NM” can be put into Google Maps and it will take you right there. It is an hour and a half from Santa Fe, NM and two hours and a half from the Albuquerque, NM Sunport Airport.

Interested in other offerings?

Have questions?

team@innerworldcollective.com

FAQ'S

Please Note:

This course is intended to support clinicians and coaches who cannot participate in an IFS level 1 training due to some constraint such as cost, waitlist through IFSI, time commitment or another barrier. This course is not intended to replace the need for an IFS institute level 1 training.

Can I bring a non-workshop participant to Ghost Ranch, (Freind, partner, family member?)


If you want to bring a partner, friend, spouse etc... many of the rooms can accommodate that and there is no extra charge for that, however there is an extra charge for meals is a flat rate of $165 that we will add to your cost of $1775 if a person accompanies you for additional meals. Please let us know if you will be doing this as we need to let Ghost Ranch know how many will be attending meals and add this to your cost.

Is there a payment plan?

Yes! you can choose a monthly payment plan at check out for 1, 2, 3 or 4 months.

Can I earn CEU's for the course if I'm not a NM clinician?

For clinicians residing outside of NM, please check with your respective boards to see if CEU's issued through the NM counselling & Therapy boards are accepted

Can I say I am IFS informed after taking this course?

Yes, you will be IFS-informed after completion of this course.

Cancelation policy 

Anything less than 2 weeks there are no refunds. You can use the tuition for a future cohort or training.
Cancellations can be made up to 60 days in advance and will be refunded, minus $400 deposit. 

Booking extra nights at Ghost Ranch (READ ALL)

If you are wanting to come to Ghost Ranch before the morning that the training begins or stay some time after it ends, that’s great! It’s a wonderful place to explore! Beyond the two nights we have book for you, you will need to contact the Ghost Ranch front desk at 505.685.4333 to make those arrangements, it would be also wise to talk with them about any meals you want to have out there on those extra days, so you can include those in your stay. You already have 7 meals booked in when you pay your registration fee. PLEASE check with us around the name of the room we have booked you in BEFORE calling the GR Front Desk to book extra nights so that you can possibly stay in the same room and not have to move!!

Getting to Ghost Ranch

If you are coming to Ghost Ranch from out of state you can fly in to either the Albuquerque Airport or the Santa Fe Airport. Albuquerque airport will be a more economical choice. We recommend that you rent a car in either Albuquerque or Santa Fe, as that will be the easiest way for you to get to Ghost Ranch. Both the Santa Fe and Albuquerque airports have rental car access.

Ghost Ranch is located on Highway 84. The address is: 280 Private Drive 1708, Abiquiu, NM, 87510-2001. This address or “Ghost Ranch, NM” can be put into Google Maps and it will take you right there. It is an hour and a half from Santa Fe, NM and two hours and a half from the Albuquerque, NM Sunport Airport.

Interested in other offerings?

Have questions?

team@innerworldcollective.com

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