Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a psychotherapeutic model that views people as an inner system of protective and wounded parts, guided by the Self.
The model assumes that the mind is naturally multiple and that this multiplicity is healthy: inner parts may be forced into extreme roles by life experiences, but are inherently endowed with valuable qualities.
IFS supports contact with the compassionate, undamaged Self and provides a framework for understanding and transforming inner processes from that perspective, with the aim of achieving greater inner harmony.
IFS Netherlands
Official IFS® training organizer for the Netherlands and Belgium
Training and community
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IFS Netherlands
Training
IFS Nederland organizes Level 1 and later also Level 2 and 3 trainings in the Netherlands in cooperation with the IFS Institute.
Quality
IFS Netherlands safeguards the quality of IFS practice in the Netherlands and Flanders through collaboration with the IFS Institute.
IFS Nederland is working to promote recognition of IFS as a therapeutic model within Dutch mental healthcare.
Community
IFS Nederland supports a community of IFS professionals and people interested in IFS, and maintains links with the international IFS network.
IFS Nederland acts as the point of contact and representative for the IFS Institute
Information
IFS Nederland promotes the IFS model and vision and makes them visible.
IFS Nederland promotes the dissemination of the IFS model through initiatives focused on awareness, deepening understanding and application.
What does IFS Nederland do?
IFS Nederland’s mission is to promote inner harmony, psychological growth and self-leadership by disseminating and embedding the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model in the Netherlands and Dutch-speaking Belgium. One of its key priorities is to position IFS within both mainstream, publicly funded mental healthcare (such as mental health psychologists, psychiatrists and clinical psychologists) and complementary care settings (such as psychosocial therapy and body-oriented approaches).
IFS Nederland supports the development of a diverse IFS community in the Netherlands and Dutch-speaking Belgium, facilitates trainings and contributes to public awareness of trauma, parts work and inner resilience. Making IFS accessible to a broad audience is central to this work, while aligning with the ethics, integrity, core values and vision of the IFS Institute.
IFS is an evidence-based psychotherapeutic model for treating mental health issues. IFS is also a way of living that contributes positively to the prevention of mental health issues.
