About This Training

What if Self is bigger than we've been taught?

What if the Internal Family System’s ( IFS’s) concept of Self is ancestral, relational, embodied, and political? In short, it is all of these things.

Locating Self is an experiential and didactic continuing education training that expands the Internal Family Systems (IFS) concept of Self through ancestral memory, intersectional identity, and liberatory practice — while honoring and building on the foundational IFS framework you already know.

This training made its debut at the IFS Institute Annual Conference 2025 to a full room of participants. It is now available as a standalone continuing education training for licensed mental health professionals who already have foundational IFS exposure and want to deepen that work through a liberatory lens.

Participants will explore how race, queerness, gender, spirituality, systemic oppression, and cultural inheritance shape access to Self-energy — in both clinicians and the clients they serve.

This Training Integrates:

• Internal Family Systems (IFS) Theory

• Intersectionality & Social Location Frameworks

• Ancestral & Embodied Healing Perspectives

• Liberatory & Anti-Oppressive Clinical Application

In This Training, You Will:

✓ Explore the IFS concept of Self and consider how identity, culture, ancestry, and social location shape access to Self-energy.

✓ Examine how systemic oppression, historical trauma, and collective burdens influence protective parts and Self-leadership.

✓ Reflect on the ways personal and collective histories shape healing, belonging, and our relationship to Self.

✓ Deepen your understanding of how an intersectional and liberatory lens can expand and enrich IFS-informed practice.

✓ Experience practices that support locating embodied Self-energy in yourself and the people you serve.

✓ Identify pathways toward greater self-understanding, compassion, connection, and wholeness.

How the Day Is Structured

This 3.0-hour virtual training blends didactic and experiential learning to support both intellectual understanding and embodied integration.

• Grounded didactic content

• Guided embodiment practice

• Reflective writing

• Small group dialogue

• Clinical application

Participation in experiential activities is encouraged but not required. This training is educational in nature and does not constitute therapy or clinical supervision.

What Clinicians Are Saying About Tasha’s Other Trainings

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"This is the best IFS training I have attended."

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"I did not want it to end. I left with more questions in the best possible way — and a framework to actually hold them."

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"I have sat in a lot of clinical trainings. This is the first time I felt seen as a whole person, not just a practitioner."

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"Tasha is a gifted presenter. She holds the room in a way that is rare. I felt safe enough to go somewhere I had not been willing to go before."

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"I have been asking my organization to bring this training to us. This work belongs in every IFS-informed space."

Registration & Access

Cost: $140

Register Here: https://form.jotform.com/tashahunterlcsw/locating-self-registration-form

This training will be recorded. Registered participants will receive access to the recording once it is available, with viewing access for 30 days following delivery. Access to the live training and recording is limited to registered participants only.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

• Define the Internal Family Systems (IFS) concept of Self and describe its core qualities.

• Analyze how intersectional identity and social location impact access to Self-energy.

• Identify ways systemic oppression and historical trauma influence protective parts and Self-leadership.

• Apply at least two experiential practices that support clients in locating embodied Self-energy.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is this training for?

Licensed mental health clinicians, counselors, social workers, psychologists, and graduate-level trainees who want to integrate IFS with intersectional and liberatory frameworks. Attendees should have a foundational understanding of Internal Family Systems and Parts work.

Do I need prior IFS training?

Foundational knowledge of IFS and parts work is highly recommended but not required. Core Self concepts will be reviewed minimally during the training.

Is this training experiential?

Yes. While clinically grounded, this training includes guided reflective and embodied exercises. Participation in experiential activities is encouraged but not required.

Does this training include political content?

This training addresses systemic oppression, identity, and historical trauma as they relate to clinical practice. It remains clinically grounded and evidence-informed throughout.

How do I receive my CE certificate?

To receive NBCC credit, participants must complete the course evaluation, which will be emailed immediately following the training. Certificates of completion will be issued within 14 calendar days and sent to the email address provided during registration.

Is this therapy or supervision?

No. This training is educational in nature and does not constitute therapy or clinical supervision. Participation does not establish a therapeutic or supervisory relationship with the presenter.

Ready to Locate Your Self?

Join us for a training that honors the fullness of who you are — and the clients you serve.

Register Here!

Questions? Email tashahunterlcsw@gmail.com