proudly presents
Introduction to Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO):
Bringing Internal Family Systems (IFS) into Couple Therapy
January 14-15, 2027; 10am – 4:30pm EST (both days)
Live, interactive webinar on Zoom
Facilitator: Judi Zoldan, LICSW
IFS CEs: 10 credits (pending)
NBCC / ASWB: 10 CE hours
Live workshop limited to 50 participants.
All participants will receive access to the workshop recording for 60 days.
What happens when we bring Internal Family Systems (IFS) into the therapy room
with two people instead of one?
This two-day introductory workshop offers an experiential introduction to Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO), the IFS model for couple therapy, developed by Toni Herbine-Blank. Building on the foundations of IFS, participants will learn how internal secure attachment creates the conditions for relational secure attachment, and how working with protective parts transforms conflict into opportunities for connection.
Through teaching, demonstrations, experiential exercises, and discussion, participants will learn to recognize common couple interaction patterns, help partners unblend from reactive protectors, facilitate Self-led communication, and support greater safety, regulation, and intimacy in the therapy room. The workshop also introduces the role of therapist presence, cultural context, and neurobiology in helping couples move from polarization toward connection.
Designed as an introduction, this workshop is appropriate for therapists who are familiar with IFS and would like to begin integrating IFIO into their work with couples. IFIO principles can also enrich individual therapy by deepening therapists’ understanding of relational patterns and the parts activated in intimate relationships. Clinical examples will include both neurotypical and mixed-neurotype couples, illustrating how IFIO principles can be flexibly adapted across diverse relationships.
Level of Content: Intermediate
Intended Audience: Master’s level social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, and other healing professionals trained in the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model. This workshop is designed for clinicians who have completed IFS Level 1 training, as well as IFS-informed clinicians with substantial experience applying IFS in their clinical work. Participants should be familiar with core IFS concepts and practices.
Prior experience working with couples is not required. The workshop is appropriate for therapists who would like to begin integrating IFIO into their work with couples, as well as those interested in applying IFIO principles to their individual clinical work.
Course Interaction: Didactic teaching will introduce core IFS and IFIO concepts and clinical interventions. Case examples, video, and live demonstrations will illustrate their application in couple therapy. Guided experiential exercises will give participants an opportunity to experience key IFIO practices, followed by small-group reflection and discussion. Large-group discussion will support integration of the material, clinical application, and questions. Participants are encouraged to ask questions, share insights, and engage in instructor-led dialogue throughout the training.
Workshop Learning Objectives:
- Describe the core concepts of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO) and explain their application to couple therapy.
- Apply an IFIO framework to map repetitive conflict cycles within intimate relationships.
- Apply foundational IFIO interventions to support regulation, differentiation, and connection.
- Demonstrate an introductory Courageous Communication process within an IFIO framework.
- Analyze how attachment, neurobiology, culture, and therapist presence influence the application of IFIO in clinical work with couples
- Describe the central role of the therapeutic alliance in helping couples build safety and access Self in session.
- Identify basic techniques for facilitating unblending from protective parts.
Program Content and Timeline
Day 1
Thursday, January 14, 2027; 10am – 4:30pm EST
10:00am – 11:30am: The IFIO Foundation
- Participants will be introduced to the foundational principles of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO), with attention to Self, parts, differentiation, and unblending in couple therapy. An experiential exercise and small group reflection will support participants in applying these foundational concepts to clinical work with couples.
11:30am – 11:45am: 15-minute Break
11:45pm – 1:00pm: Understanding the Couple’s Dance
- This section introduces an IFIO approach to recognizing and mapping repetitive patterns of conflict between partners. Participants will explore how protective reactions, underlying hopes and fears, and vulnerability contribute to the couple’s relational dance.
1:00pm – 2:00pm: 60-minute Meal Break
2:00pm – 3:15pm: From Reactivity to Possibility
- Participants will deepen their skills in tracking relational patterns and explore how IFIO interventions can help create movement from protective reactivity toward greater awareness and connection. A video demonstration and guided discussion will illustrat
3:15pm – 3:30pm: 15-minute Break
3:30pm – 4:30pm: Integration
- The final section of Day 1 will integrate the practices of unblending and tracking, helping participants connect individual internal processes with the larger relational system. Time will be provided for questions, discussion, reflection, and consolidation of learning.
Day 2
Friday, January 15, 2027; 10:00am – 4:30pm EST
10:00am – 11:30am: From Protection to Connection
- Day 2 begins by exploring how IFIO supports partners in moving from protective responses toward vulnerability and connection. Participants will consider the influence of culture, context, and difference within intimate relationships and will be introduced to Courageous Communication™ as a structured relational process.
11:30am – 11:45am: 15-minute Break
11:45am – 1:00pm: Facilitating Courageous Communication
- Participants will explore the therapist’s role in facilitating Courageous Communication, including supporting both the speaker and listener as partners communicate from greater Self-leadership. Experiential practice and reflection groups will provide opportunities to apply and integrate the process.
1:00pm – 2:00pm: 60-minute Meal Break
2:00pm – 3:15pm: From Communication to Relational Healing
- This section moves beyond communication skills to explore deeper relational healing within IFIO. Participants will examine shame and attunement, intra-psychic work conducted in the presence of a partner, and ways the therapeutic relationship can support greater connection and healing between partners.
3:15pm – 3:30pm: 15-minute Break
3:30pm – 4:30pm: Bringing IFIO Together
- The workshop concludes by bringing together the foundational concepts and interventions explored across both days. A video demonstration will support participants in observing how IFIO processes are integrated in clinical practice, followed by processing, discussion, and opportunities to consolidate learning.
Facilitator
Judi Zoldan, LICSW (she/her) is a Certified IFS Therapist and Senior Lead Trainer in Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO). With more than three decades of clinical experience, Judi specializes in helping couples develop greater emotional safety, Self-leadership, and secure attachment. She integrates psychodynamic understanding, trauma-informed practice, body-based approaches, and particular expertise in working with mixed-neurotype couples. Judi teaches internationally and is known for her warmth, clinical clarity, and engaging experiential style.
Continuing Education (CE) Credit Information
Course Completion Requirements
To earn CE credit, participants must attend the entire course live and have their camera turned on, so attendance can be verified. Additionally, participants must complete an online course evaluation. Certificates of completion will be emailed after online course evaluation is completed via Flexiquiz.
CE Credits Available
Participants will receive 10 hours of continuing education (CE) credit upon completing this program. Carefully look at the approvals/acceptances that have been secured for the training for which you are registering.
This workshop qualifies for 10 continuing education clock hours as required by many national, state, and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Many states do not require specific approvals; several states require specific approvals; many accept national organization approvals or providers from other states. Save this workshop advertisement and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific requirements.
By registering for this course, you agree to check in to and be knowledgeable about the continuing education approvals that are required for members of your profession in your state. You may contact Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center with any questions PRIOR to the workshop.
IFS CEs: 10 Clock Hours (pending application)
This live, synchronous workshop has a pending application for 10 IFS Continuing Education (CE) by the IFS Institute. Once approved, these credits apply only for IFSI Level 1+ Trained individuals who are established Certification Candidates or pursuing IFS Recertification.
NBCC: 10 CEs
Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7522. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
ASWB ACE: 10 CEs
Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center, #2113, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 07/23/2025 – 07/23/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 10 clinical continuing education credits.
New York does not accept ASWB ACE provider or course/conference approval.
What states accept ASWB ACE clock hours? LINK
CE Broker Registrations (click to expand)
Please note: Only the states below use CE Broker to record/track CEs. This is not a full list of states that will accept/recognize this workshop as an eligible source to meet CE requirements.
Arizona: Accepted by & Registered with the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners.
Arizona: Accepted by & Registered with the Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners.
Florida: Accepted by & Registered with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling.
Georgia: Accepted by & Registered with the Georgia Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage & Family Therapists.
Kansas: Accepted by & Registered with the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board for Marriage and Family Therapists, Professional Counselors,Social workers, Masters Level Psychologists, and Psychologists.
Michigan: Accepted by & Registered with the Michigan Board of Social Work.
Mississippi: Accepted by & Registered with the Mississippi State Board of Examiners for Licensed Professional Counselors.
New Hampshire: Accepted by & Registered with the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice.
New Hampshire: Accepted by & Registered with the New Hampshire Board of Psychologists.
North Dakota: Accepted by & Registered with the North Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners.
Ohio: Accepted by & Registered with the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board.
South Carolina: Accepted by & Registered with the South Carolina Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors and Therapists.
South Carolina: Accepted by & Registered with the South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners.
Tennessee: Accepted by & Registered with the Tennessee Board for Licensed Professional Counselors, Licensed Marital and Family Therapists and Licensed Clinical Pastoral Therapists.
Tennessee: Accepted by & Registered with the Tennessee Board of Social Workers.
Texas: Accepted by & Registered with the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.
Texas: Accepted by & Registered with the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors.
Texas: Accepted by & Registered with the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists.
Texas: Accepted by & Registered with the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners.
West Virginia: Accepted by & Registered with the West Virginia Board of Social Work
West Virginia: Accepted by & Registered with the West Virginia Board of Examiners in Counseling.
Registration Information
Live Participant Registration Fee: $375 USD
Includes 10 CEs and access to the recording for 60 days
Recording-Only Purchase (No CEs): $200 USD
The recording-only option provides on-demand access to the lecture content only and does not include live participation or CE credit. Handouts, presentation slides, and bibliography will be included as part of purchase.
Registration Deadline: Please register by 5:00 PM, January 13, 2027, Eastern Time.
Compassionate Access Adjustments
At Multiplicity of the Mind, we value accessibility and community care. We offer Compassionate Access Adjustments for clinicians who may need financial flexibility to attend. These fee adjustments reflect our belief that everyone deserves opportunities for learning and connection, regardless of financial circumstances.
If a reduced fee would make participation possible for you, please email us at info@multiplicityofthemind.com and let us know what amount of financial assistance or discount would make the workshop accessible for you. While we’re unable to offer full scholarships at this time, we do our best to accommodate requests whenever possible. We’re also happy to arrange split payments via invoice if that would make registration more manageable.
Cancellation and Refund Policy for Live Training Participation
Full refund, minus $25 administration fee, until December 15, 2026. After that date, there are no refunds for cancellation. Cancellation and refund requests shall be submitted in writing to info@multiplicityofthemind.com.
Recording purchases are final. Because this is a live training recording (not a studio production), minor audio or video imperfections may occur (for example, syncing quirks). By purchasing, you acknowledge this and agree that purchases are non-refundable based on production quality.In the very rare exception of a true technical issue that prevents access altogether, a refund will be provided.
Workshop Video Recording
This workshop will be recorded and available for viewing for 60 days after the workshop concludes. At Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center, we recognize the value of recording workshop. Therefore, we have established the following policy regarding workshop recordings. Please review the recording policy HERE. Please note that only live participation will be eligible for CEs.
Code of Conduct
By registering for and attending this workshop, you agree to adhere to our Code of Conduct for Workshops. Your participation signifies your commitment to fostering a respectful and inclusive learning environment for all attendees.
Disability Related Accommodations and Services (click to expand)
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center will make reasonable adjustments or modifications to practices, policies and procedures, and to provide auxiliary aids and services for our training participants with disabilities. It is the responsibility of participants who seek disability-related accommodations and services to submit their requests in a timely manner prior to the training, notwithstanding emergencies or unexpected events that require services. Participants may request services during the registration process. Some services may require further written medical verification that supports the medical reason for the request (e.g., a supporting letter from their medical provider). To start this process, participants can complete the Request for Reasonable Accommodation Form and email it info@multiplicityofthemind.com.
Systems Requirements (click to expand)
Participants must have a stable internet connection and must use their own computer (not a cell phone) during the training. The computer must have a working camera and meet Zoom system requirements. To view more information on Supported Operating Systems, tablet devices, web browsers, processor/RAM, and bandwidth requirements click HERE.
Complaints and Grievances (click to expand)
The goal at Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center is to provide an effective learning experience for all participants. Prior to a scheduled workshop, if you have a problem with registration-related issues, e.g., issues with the registration form, payment, website, promotional materials, emails, you are expected to email Katie Wine-Appleton (info@multiplicityofthemind.com), as soon as possible.
During a training event, the trainer responsible for conducting the training has Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center’s authority to address any concerns that arise during the actual training. Every effort will be made to address the concerns during the training to include changing practice partners, addressing staff issues, etc. If the trainer is unable to address the participant’s concerns, the complaints and grievances shall be presented in writing to Katie Wine-Appleton, LPCC-S, Founder, Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center.
During and after the workshop completion, complaints and grievances regarding course content, promotional or educational materials, facilitator’s behaviors, workshop site, facilities, technological resources, or any other course-related issues, shall be presented in writing to Katie Wine-Appleton, LPCC-S, Founder, Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center. Licensed Social Workers: Should social workers have a specific grievance, these grievances will be addressed by Helen Hill, LISW-S, the social work consultant for Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center.
Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center’s approach in resolving grievances is always from the perspective of what is in the fairest way to resolve the matter. All complaints and grievances are reviewed within 5 working days. Formal grievances are required to be written and emailed to info@multiplicityofthemind.com and will be responded to within 10 business days.
There are no known conflicts of interests for this workshop.
Contact Information for Questions and Assistance
Please contact Katie Wine-Appleton, Owner/CE Director for Multiplicity of the Mind Learning Center, with questions, concerns, etc. She can be reached at info@multiplicityofthemind.com
Join us in a neurodivergent-affirming learning environment that reflects the very principles we’re teaching. Being on screen all day can be a lot—movement is encouraged, and you’re welcome to engage in ways that work best for you.
You’re invited to show up as you are. You don’t have to mask here.
Can’t sit still in a chair? Move, stretch, or spin around—we’re okay with that. Need to walk on a treadmill? Go for it. Prefer to lie on the floor and listen? That works too (just keep your video on 😊). If you learn best by asking questions, you’re encouraged to jump in at any point—we get it. If speaking up isn’t your thing, you’re always welcome to use the chat or send a private message.
Stim, move, and engage in ways that support your nervous system. All parts of you are welcome here!
Disclaimer: Please note that this workshop, “Introduction to IFIO: Bringing Internal Family Systems into Couple Therapy” is independently organized by Katie Wine-Appleton, LPCC-S, a Certified IFS Therapist and facilitated by Judi Zoldan, LICSW, a Certified IFS Therapist. This workshop is not affiliated with the IFS Institute and is not a substitute for a Level 1 IFS training provided by the IFS Institute.