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PLAY, PRESENCE, AND PARTS:
USING IFS WITH CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS WITH SENIOR LEAD IFS TRAINER
PAMELA KRAUSE
Workshop Description
Play, Presence, and Parts: Using IFS with Children & Adolescents -
A 2-Day Experiential Workshop, May 1 & 2, 2026 with Senior Lead IFS Trainer, Pamela Krause, LCSW.
This 2-Day Experiential workshop is all about working with Children and Adolescents through an IFS Lens.
The workshop is designed for IFS Level 1 Trained therapists, and practitioners, who wish to deepen their understanding of how Internal Family Systems (IFS) can be applied when working with children and adolescents.
Children and young people often express their inner worlds differently from adults — through behaviour, play, withdrawal, resistance, or emotional reactivity.
This workshop offers a grounded and compassionate framework for meeting them where they are, while remaining firmly rooted in the core principles of the IFS model.
Participants will explore how to adapt both In-Sight and Direct Access approaches for younger populations, while strengthening their embodied sense of Self to support safety, attunement, and clarity in therapeutic work.
The workshop weaves together didactic teaching, experiential learning, guided reflection, meditations, and large and small-group exploration to support both conceptual understanding and practical application.
Who This Workshop Is For:
This workshop is designed for:
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IFS Level 1 Trained Therapists and Practitioners who currently work with, or hope to work with children and adolescents.
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Because the work includes deep internal and experiential processes, prior formal IFS training is essential.
This IFS workshop is pending approval for 12 IFS-CE credits, which may be applied toward IFS certification or recertification
What to expect …..
Learning Objectives....
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
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Deepen their embodied understanding of the IFS model when working with children and adolescents
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Understand how core IFS principles translate developmentally across age groups
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Differentiate between In-Sight and Direct Access, and identify when each approach is most appropriate
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Apply developmentally appropriate IFS interventions
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Recognise and work effectively with protector strategies commonly seen in children and teens
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Navigate complex relational dynamics between practitioner, child, and caregiver
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Understand the impact of power, authority, and consent in child-focused work
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Work skillfully with polarizations, including:
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Practitioner and client
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Practitioner and parent/caregiver
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Parent and child
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Clarify the distinct roles of therapist and parent/guardian
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Explore what it truly means that all parts are welcome
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Strengthen the capacity to remain Self-led in emotionally charged or complex situations
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Cultivate the courage, steadiness, and presence of Self when supporting young clients.
Experiential Learning
Throughout this 2-day workshop, participants will engage in:
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Guided internal reflections
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Paired and small-group experiential exercises
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Embodied practices to deepen connection to Self-energy
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Clinical examples and applied discussion
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Opportunities to explore personal responses that arise when working with children, adolescents, and families.
This IFS workshop is pending approval for 12 IFS-CE credits, which may be applied toward IFS certification or recertification
A little about Pamela....
Pamela Krause, LCSW, a Senior Lead Trainer of the Internal Family Systems, is known for her engaging and creative presentations, and lively, compassionate approach to therapy and teaching. In 2021 she stepped away from leading Level 1 trainings but continues to lead Level 2 & Level 3 trainings as well as co-leading advanced leadership training programs for future Lead Trainers for the IFS Institute.
Her expertise in IFS includes: using Direct Access, understanding the difference between Self-energy and Self-like parts, and adapting the IFS model for use in younger children.
Pamela has developed several online training programs including: the IFS Online Circle which she developed with Toni Herbine-Blank; and an IFS Continuity Program addressing the use of IFS with Children and Adolescents.
Her publications include:
Gomez, Ana. EMDR Therapy and Adjunct Approaches with Children. New York: Springer Publishing Company, 2013.
Sweezy, Martha and Ellen Ziskind, Internal Family Systems Therapy: New Dimensions. New York: Routledge, 2013.
Sweezy, Martha and Ellen Ziskind, Innovations and Elaborations in Internal Family Systems Therapy. New York: Routledge, 2017.
Redfern, Emma. Internal Family Systems Therapy: Supervision and Consultation. New York: Routledge, 2022.
Workshop particulars
Applications are now open for this 2-day online workshop in May 2026
This workshop will be delivered over two days as follows:
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Friday, May 1st, 2026 - 10am to 5pm, ET, USA
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2026 - 10am to 5pm, ET, USA
This online workshop is limited to 45 participants and as the work will include deep internal and experiential processes, all participants must be IFS Level 1 Trained. An application form will be available to you once you register your interest and your place on the workshop will only be confirmed once a $500 non-refundable and non-transferable deposit/participation fee is received. We require a minimum of 24 applicants for this workshop to proceed. If we do not get the required numbers for the workshop to proceed, we will refund all fees paid to Souliology for the workshop cost only. Thank you.
IMPORTANT: Please read our FAQS page on this website. The FAQS page provides general information which you may find useful. If after reading it you have any further questions, please feel free to email us at contact@souliology.com.
PLAY, PRESENCE, AND PARTS: USING IFS WITH CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS
2-Day Online Workshop Schedule – This is a broad outline of what the schedule will look like but please note it is subject to change at the workshop leaders discretion.
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Friday, May 1st, 2026 - 10am - 5pm ET, USA
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2026 - 10am - 5pm ET, USA
Friday - May 1st
Saturday - May 2nd
10am – 1pm
1pm - 2pm
2pm - 5pm
10am – 1pm
1pm - 2pm
2pm - 5pm
Morning Session
Lunch
Afternoon Session
Morning Session
Lunch
Afternoon Session
Your Investment:
Total Online Workshop Cost: - $500 (USD) participation fee per participant which is strictly non-refundable and non-transferable.
Applications are now open for this online workshop with Pamela Krause who is an expert in her field.
If you are interested in participating, please register your interest. You will then be directed automatically to a registration form for completion. Only applicants who complete a full registration form will be considered for this workshop. Once your registration is approved we will advise you formally by sending you an acceptance email and it is only at this point that we will request a non-refundable and non-transferable payment of $500 to secure your place on this workshop
This IFS workshop is pending approval for 12 IFS-CE credits, which may be applied toward IFS certification or recertification
IMPORTANT: Please read our FAQS page on this website for further guidelines and information about our policies and the arrangements we have in place in the unlikely event the workshop leader is not in a position to attend. The FAQS page also provides further general information which you may find useful. If after reading the FAQS page you have any further queries, please feel free to email us at contact@souliology.com.