1st Edition
IFS-Informed EMDR Creative and Collaborative Approaches
IFS-Informed EMDR makes the case that the integration of these two influential therapy models creates something greater than the sum of its parts. It’s a book that can be used as a resource for therapeutic educational and training programs and as a supplement for people already familiar with at least one of these models.
Each chapter offers wisdom and practical guidance that will benefit anyone interested in learning the theoretical framework and practical applications of uniting EMDR and IFS for trauma healing.
Part 1: Basics of EMDR and IFS: Two Transformative Healing Modalities
1. Laying an EMDR Foundation
David Polidi
2. Introducing Internal Family Systems Therapy
Zandra Bamford
3. Steps of the IFS Journey
Zandra Bamford
4. Integration and the Quest Towards an Ultimate Model
David Polidi
Part 2: Structured and Systematic Models that Combine EMDR with IFS and Parts Work
5. Overview of IFS-Informed EMDR: Energy, Discovery, and Harmonious Integration
Annabel McGoldrick
6. Syzygy: Alignment of EMDR, IFS, and Memory Reconsolidation
Bruce Hersey
7. Phase 2.5 Discovery: Working with Blended Protectors
Michelle Richardson
8. Integrating Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST) into EMDR and Parts Work
Janina Fisher
Part 3: Conceptual Frameworks that Enhance IFS-Informed EMDR
9. A Window and a Mirror: Somatic Integration and Processing for Case Conceptualization
Bridger Falkenstien
10. Revolutionizing Therapy: IFS, EMDR, and the Anti-Racist Psychotherapy Perspective
David Archer and Michelli Simpson
11. Exploring Structural Dissociation Through the Lens of EMDR and IFS
Athena Phillips
12. Active Imagination: Jungian Underpinnings in the Joining of Art Therapy, IFS, and EMDR
Peggy Kolodny
13. Spiritually Anchored IFS-Informed EMDR: Deepening the Healing
Laura Kosak
Part 4: IFS-Informed EMDR in Practice
14. Mapping Complex PTSD and Attachment with EMDR and IFS
Patricia Bianca Torres
15. Healing Pain with EMDR and IFS
Tina Elleman Taylor
16. Military Veterans and Nature Retreats with IFS and EMDR
Beau Laviolette
17. Highly Sensitive People and the Healing Presence of Self: IFS–EMDR Integration in Practice
Elizabeth Venart
18. An Integrated Approach to Healing: How Blending Warrior Goddess Empowerment with IFS and EMDR Facilitates Deep Healing for Women
Bethany Barta
Part 5: Treasured Strategies and Tools for IFS-Informed EMDR
19. Integrating Knipe’s EMDR Toolbox Skills to Enrich Your IFS Practice
Crystal Whitlow
20. The Fire Drill Technique: Sorting Through Countertransference with IFS
Joanne H. Twombly
21. The Role of Therapists’ Parts in Helping or Hindering Clients’ Healing: Contrasting EMDR Psychotherapy with an IFS Therapy Perspective
Annabel McGoldrick
22. A Circle of Self-Energy for Memory Reprocessing
Claire van den Bosch
23.The Vessel Imagery: Reimagining the Container as a Resource to Support the Transformational Healing of IFS-Informed EMDR
Nancy Simons
24. The Equid-Nexus® Model: Using IFS-Informed EMDR with Equine Engagement to Heal Relational Trauma
Jenn Pagone
Biography
David Polidi, LSCW, MEd, is the host of the Empowered Through Compassion podcast and has a private practice in Massachusetts with his wife Heather. He has been trained in the Syzygy Model of IFS-Informed EMDR (Level 3) and has been a guide for Syzygy trainings. He has also been trained in IFS (Level 2), has gone through the advanced training of IFIO (Intimacy from the Inside Out), and is an EMDR consultant in training through EMDRIA.
“I’m excited by this book because the way the many authors combine EMDR with IFS addresses [my concerns about EMDR being a protocol rather than a therapy] nicely and suggests ways that the combination can benefit IFS therapists as well—e.g., when they get stuck or want to access more Self.”
Richard Schwartz, PhD, founder of the Internal Family Systems model, and author of No Bad Parts
“Several years ago, Richard Schwartz and Francine Shapiro each gave us paradigm-shifting approaches for helping people with desperate and complicated sources of dysfunction and unhappiness. This book shows clearly how these two powerful approaches are not only highly compatible, but in fact, can each add depth to the effectiveness of the other. I recommend it both for the new and experienced EMDR or IFS therapist.”
Jim Knipe, PhD, author of EMDR Toolbox: Theory and Treatment of Complex PTSD and Dissociation
“An innovative and integrative guide for any EMDR therapist seeking to incorporate IFS therapy into the eight phases of treatment. Featuring insights from an array of talented thought leaders, this book is packed with practical interventions and invaluable knowledge. A must-read for clinicians looking to deepen their practice.”
Rebecca Kase, LCSW, RYT, author of Polyvagal-Informed EMDR: A Neuro-Informed Approach to Healing
