Applying IFS Therapy for Addictive Processes

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Alexia Rothman, PhD Related seminars and products

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Alexia (Lexi) D. Rothman, Ph.D., is a certified IFS therapist and consultant in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Rothman has been in private practice since 2004. She has received extensive training in Internal Family Systems Therapy from IFS developer Dr. Richard Schwartz, and has assisted in multiple Level 1 and 2 IFS trainings around the country, as well as serving as a professional consultant for IFS therapists.

She is a United States Presidential Scholar who graduated summa cum laude from Emory University as a Robert W. Woodruff Scholar. Dr. Rothman received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from UCLA, where she was an Edwin W. Pauley Fellow and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. She has held adjunct faculty positions at Emory University and Agnes Scott College.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Alexia Rothman maintains a private practice. She is co-hosts of the podcasts IFS Masters and Explorations in Psychotherapy. She is a paid trainer with the IFS Institute, and she receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. Dr. Rothman receives compensation as a consultant. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Alexia Rothman is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Georgia Psychological Association, and the National Register of Health Service Psychologists.

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Objectives

1. Conceptualize the cycle of addiction through an IFS lens. 
2. Discuss how to help clients with addictions approach their systems with compassion. 
3. Explain the concept of intrapsychic polarization. 
4. Apply the concept of intrapsychic polarization to understanding addictive processes in clients’ systems. 
5. Apply IFS techniques for working with the polarized protective parts associated with addictive behaviours and processes. 

Outline

• The cycle of addiction through an IFS lens 
• Understanding the function of addictive processes and the role of polarized protector parts 
• How to help clients with addictions approach their systems with compassion 
• Helping clients to access their core, compassionate essence 
• How to stay present with polarized protectors and urges to engage in addictive processes from a centred place 
• The IFS definition of intrapsychic polarization and how it helps us understand addictive processes in clients’ systems 
• How IFS can help clients access healing potential when working with and defusing addiction-related polarizations  
• IFS techniques for working with polarized protective parts associated with addictive behaviours and processes 
• The limitations of the research and potential risks 
• Video Demonstration 

Target Audience

• Psychologists
• Physicians
• Nurses
• Counsellors
• Marriage and Family Therapists
• Addiction Counsellors
• Social Workers