I am a Certified IFS therapist, and IFS Institute approved IFS Clinical Consultant, utilizing IFS in my practice since 1995. I am also an Ontological Coach coaching intense personal growth courses based in the Ontology of Language (Fernado Flores) for Iowa City Learning Foundation since 2010. For my personal IFS story, see the next page.
Currently I am available to work on Zoom with IFS therapists, practitioners and trainees wanting to develop their IFS skills and Self-Leadership. Having a professional version of Zoom allows me to do encrypted sessions, which you can choose to record for your own use if you find that valuable. Some people report that seeing their own work allows them to connect more deeply with their exiles, and the majority of clients do not record sessions. Personally I do not prefer to work on the phone as I utilize a lot of visual cues when working with a client.
The form the work takes varies from session to session, with my clients sometimes consulting on their clients and sometimes deepening their understanding of their own systems and the triggers that their clients can set off within them. As this work is education/consultation/mentoring, most of my clients can deduct it on their taxes.
I have worked with consult groups of between 2 and 6 people, including consult by each person, and/or supervised triad work. Clients in the consult groups report finding the chance to hear from others and see them work very helpful.
My purpose in life is to nurture and inspire others to Self Trust and Self Leadership through my friendly curiosity and open hearted listening.
Joanna Lawson 