Instituto IFS Latinoamérica

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What is the IFS Institute?

We are the only official provider of IFS training in Latin America for 2026. We are dedicated to training therapists in the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model, in collaboration with the IFS Institute in the United States and the IFS Institute in Spain.

Who is Richard C. Schwartz, PhD? He is the creator of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model, a highly effective therapeutic approach that depathologizes multiple personality disorder. His IFS Institute offers training programs for both professionals and the general public. Formerly an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago and later at Northwestern University, he is currently on the faculty of Harvard Medical School. He is the author of several books, including *No Bad Parts*, *Introduction to Internal Family Systems*, and *You Are the One You’ve Been Waiting For*, and is a highly sought-after speaker.

IFS Latin America Training Courses

Level 1

Basic training Learning to use the IFS (Internal Family System) model. The theory and practices that make up the model are taught using a methodology that invites participants to explore their own inner world in a context where respect and compassion are paramount.

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Level 2

Advanced training In-depth study and application of the model for different groups The format of this training is similar to that of the basic training. It includes teaching elements, personal exercises with small and large groups, and practical sessions in small groups. The program is divided into two modules, each of which addresses specific issues (couples therapy, trauma, etc.).

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Level 3

Advanced training includes demonstrations, exercises based on personal experience, and role-playing in both small and large groups. You will benefit so much from the seminar that our goal will not only be to become a psychotherapist (for the patient) but also to become more competent.

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Niveles 1,2, y 3 con IFS Fundador Dick Schwartz

IFS Therapy

IFS is an evidence-based, transformative psychotherapy that helps people heal by accessing their protective, wounded inner parts and bringing them the love they have been missing. According to Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, we all have, deep within ourselves, a non-judgmental center that has the characteristics of calm, trust, compassion, courage, curiosity, connection. , clarity and creativity. This center, which in this therapeutic model we call Self, is what allows us a fluid relationship with our “parts.”

The multiplicity of the mind

IFS starts from the premise of the multiplicity of the mind. That is, we all have “parts”, a kind of sub-personalities that are either protective (Managers / Firefighters) or Exiled, that help us live our lives and give meaning to experiences.

The parts

They are combinations of vulnerable thoughts and feelings, such as feeling unworthy of love, or feeling like a failure, or feeling bad in some way. When the emotions of these Exiled parts rise to the surface, it is painful and difficult, therefore our protective Directive parts work to prevent these emotions from overwhelming us. When the emotions of the Exiles come, and the Directive protective parts are not enough to prevent feeling the pain of the Exiled parts, the other protectors appear, which we call Firefighters. The Firefighters could be addictive parts, eating disorders, anger, or anything that pushes our Exiled parts out of consciousness.

Richard C. Schwartz

Founder of IFS Therapy

He discovered this phenomenon by listening to his clients, who described their inner lives made up of many parts almost like an internal family. He developed Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) as a profound way to understand our inner life and care for the Exiled parts.

We want to create a community

One of our main objectives is to create a community among therapists in Latin America and Spanish-speaking countries in general, who are adopting the IFS methodology as a therapeutic model through our training courses.