I'm trained as a Marriage and Family Therapist. I became a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, in 2000. I've dedicated my professional life to working with individuals, couples and families on understanding what keeps them stuck and then removing the barriers. This process is collaborative and requires a give and take. I am also dedicated to building the community of helping professionals. I supervise students and professionals and am always excited to meet with other therapists and students to hear about their work and to share my experiences. This community is essential to the longevity of our work.
During my training at the Family Institute at Northwestern (TFI), I started parts therapy for myself. It was an amazing and transformative experience! I was able to connect with parts of myself that often felt out of control as a young adult. Not only connect with them but love them and transform them.
After graduating from TFI in 1998, I started the Certified training in IFS with Dick Schwartz. This training took place over two years in person and culminated with a certification. I continued to practice IFS as a clinical staff member at The Family Institute from 2001 until 2011. I presented on IFS techniques and ideas during my time there and developed a workshop for couples that relied on IFS ideas.
In 2011 I left TFI and I started to work with my favorite IFS supervisor, Susan McConnel. Susan and her partner Beth O’Neil asked me to be a trainer with them at a training at the Chicago VA in 2014. Susan remained my supervisor for 3 years. IFS has always felt natural to me. It’s provided a way for me to understand the mind and help people look at themselves in a handy and profound way. I am excited to share these concepts with you as you work to explore your beliefs about the mind and how to help our clients make deep changes.
This workshop will pull from some of Dick Schwartz recent and older books. The objective is to introduce you to the concepts and prepare you for the next workshop, which will be didactic and include case consultation.
Chicago Center for Relationship Counseling's Continuing Education (CE) Sponsorship is approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR). Credits are applicable to LMFT (Sponsor License # 168.000227) and LCPC (Sponsor License # 197.000295) in Illinois. If you have a different licensure or are licensed outside of Illinois please check with your licensure body before purchasing and attending our workshops. IDFPR's Marriage and Family Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor Requirements: It is the responsibility of the sponsor to provide each participant in an approved program with a certificate of participation or attendance for each successfully completed course or program. The sponsor shall maintain participation or attendance records and course materials containing all of the above information for not less than five years. The sponsor shall be responsible for assuring that no renewal applicant shall receive CE credit for time not actually spent attending the program. All programs given by approved sponsors shall be open to all Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and not be limited to members of a single organization or group. All courses or programs offered online whether “live” or asynchronous must include an objective examination before credit is awarded to ensure continued active participation in the program. (Source: Marriage and Family Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor Application via https://idfpr.illinois.gov)
Chicago Center for Relationship Counseling's Continuing Education (CE) Sponsorship is approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR). Credits are applicable to LMFT (Sponsor License # 168.000227) and LCPC (Sponsor License # 197.000295) in Illinois. If you have a different licensure or are licensed outside of Illinois please check with your licensure body before purchasing and attending our workshops. IDFPR Professional Counselor (LPC and LCPC) Continuing Education Sponsor Requirements: Sponsor means a person, firm, association, corporation, or any other group which plans to coordinate and present continuing education courses or programs. The sponsor shall maintain participation or attendance records and course materials containing all of the above information for not less than five years. The sponsor shall be responsible for assuring that no renewal applicant shall receive CE credit for time not actually spent attending the program. All programs given by approved sponsors shall be open to all Licensed Professional Counselors and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors and not be limited to members of a single organization or group. All courses or programs offered online whether “live” or asynchronous must include an objective examination before credit is awarded to ensure continued active participation in the program. Approved Licensed Professional Counselor CE Sponsors will have a 9 digit license number starting with 197. The license will be visible in IDFPR’s online license verification. (Source: Professional Counselor Continuing Education Sponsor Application via https://idfpr.illinois.gov)
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