Joanne H. Twombly, MSW, LICSW (Pronouns: she/her/hers) is a psychotherapist in private practice in Arlington, MA. She has over thirty years of experience working with C-PTSD and dissociative disorders and provides trainings and consultation.  

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Besides her book, Trauma and Dissociation Informed Internal Family Systems, she has written on EMDR and Dissociative Disorders, on EMDR and Internal Family Systems, and on working with perpetrator introjects. Her commitment to helping her clients heal and to providing quality training has resulted in her becoming an EMDR Consultant and a Trauma and Recovery Humanitarian Assistance Program Facilitator, Internal Family Systems Certified, and an American Society for Clinical Hypnosis Consultant.

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Applications are currently open for this retreat in Portugal from May 12th - May 16th, 2025. 

Susan McConnell’s amazing Somatic IFS retreat is a retreat not to be missed.

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Somatic IFS is a branch of IFS that blends the principles of somatic therapy - like movement, touch, sensation and breathwork – with the traditional tools of IFS. Somatic IFS explores the embodiment of the internal family with the goal of restoring the client’s SELF to leadership and allowing parts that express through the body to come into relationship and alignment with the client’s SELF.

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The retreat will take place near the charming town of Chester, Connecticut - merely a 12 mile drive away from Long Island Sound.

This retreat will allow you to discover your own parts who need reparenting through deep, exquisite attunement, and you will learn how to offer the same level of attunement to your own children and build stronger relationships with them. You will learn to give your parts the attention and love they have always needed. Then, we will apply these skills toward doing the same with your children, whether they are young, teens, or on their own, or even estranged. 

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Applications are currently open for this retreat in Chester, Connecticut, USA from 6th - 10th of October, 2025

In this creative, experiential 5-day retreat, you are invited to gently tend to parts deeply impacted by the death of someone dear to you. Whether your loss occurred recently, long ago or some time in between; you are warmly welcome here.

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Applications are currently open for this retreat in Chester, Connecticut, USA from 6th - 10th of October, 2025

Melissa Mose, LMFT, a level 3 trained and certified IFS clinician and the President of OCD SoCal, has developed an integrative method to treat OCD and related disorders within a compassionate and non-patholigizing IFS Framework.  ​

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We are thrilled to invite her to lead this 4-day online workshop where you will learn an IFS informed approach to the assessment and treatment of obsession and compulsive (OC) systems.

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This workshop will be delivered online over two weekends - October 18/19 and October 25/26, 2025.

During this retreat, you will have the opportunity to join other therapists and counsellors to explore these important questions. Enjoy time for sharing, reflection, journaling, visualization exercises and laughter. We’ve found that rediscovering our story often reveals hidden strengths; sharing our sorrows and triumphs can become a roadmap to unexpected healing.

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Applications are currently open for this retreat in Avon, Connecticut from October 1st - 3rd, 2025.  

​This 54-hour Step 2 Somatic IFS Online Training will build on your immersion into the practices of Somatic IFS that you experienced in the Somatic IFS Step 1 program.  Each weekly session of this clinical training will focus on the integration and application of the somatic practices of awareness, breath, resonance, movement, and touch with the IFS Model of psychotherapy.  

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This Step 2 Training Program will run online from November, 2025 - January 2026

Toni Herbine-Blank MS RN is a senior trainer for The Centre for Self Leadership. Her expertise is in the use of IFS with couples and has developed trainings and retreats presenting these nationally and internationally. She is an experienced group leader with a reputation for being compassionate and empowering . . .

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The retreat will take place over 5 days starting on Sunday evening, December 28th, 2025 when we meet for dinner, and concluding Friday morning January 2nd, 2026 after our morning session. 

This 6-Day Residential Retreat will help you expand your experience and understanding of parts work to include a rich and deep resonance with energy and spirituality. Kay has taken the things that have enriched, inspired and enlivened her along this path and included them in this retreat. 

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The retreat will take place over 6 days in Portugal from March 1st - 6th, 2026. 

On this retreat, you will be invited to explore your internal system with the practices of Somatic IFS. Through guided exercises, journaling, live demonstrations and small group interactions you will listen to your parts through sensations, movement and touch. Your experience of the Embodied Self can transform your personal and professional life. 

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The retreat will take place in Costa Rica from February 7th to 14th, 2026.

This four-day online workshop for IFS-Level 1 Trained therapists and practitioners is a rare opportunity to demystify Direct Access and explore it's many applications with Pamela Krause, an expert on this topic.

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This workshop will take place over two weekends: January 16–17 and January 30–31, 2026.

Working with clients who suffer from complex PTSD can often feel like being on a roller coaster. The extreme reactions, multiple comorbidities, difficulty with boundary issues and volatility in relationships make these clients challenging even for the most skilled therapists. Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy has a unique way of addressing and overcoming the complexities of relational trauma. 

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Applications are now open for this retreat in Costa Rica from January 4 - 9, 2026.