You give so much to others.
It's your turn to
Restore Your Self
and let your Helper parts rest
Retreat for IFS Therapists & Practitioners
October 19-22 at Kripalu Center
Stockbridge, MA
Presented by senior IFS Therapist & Consultant
Laura Schmidt, LMFT
Restore Your Self
Slow Down and Attune Within
Do you find yourself working harder in session than your clients?
Are your expectations for your role as a healing professional unsustainable?
Which parts chose this career for you?
Join Laura Schmidt, Senior IFS Therapist, Approved Clinical IFS Consultant, and AAMFT Supervisor, as she guides you with care and skill on an internal exploration to deepen relationships between Self and hard-working parts who want you to be a “good” therapist and help your clients heal.
Supported by the group’s collective Self energy, this nurturing retreat offers a rare opportunity to slow down, attune within and restore the energy and attention so easily given to others. This spacious time is just for YOU - no one else to be responsible for.
Through experientials, somatic and creative practices, live demos, guided meditations, play and personal and small group reflection you will:
Embody compassionate, calm Self energy even with activating clients.
Strengthen relationships between your Self and Self-like parts.
Clarify patterns that hinder setting clear boundaries with clients.
Befriend parts that restrict your Self-care.
Gain insight and practices to prevent burnout and maintain professional vitality.
Help your parts learn to trust that YOU are enough in session!
Return home restored and equipped to embody a Self-led, impactful, and sustainable clinical practice that energizes rather than depletes. Celebrate how nurturing your own system enables both you and your clients to thrive.
Space is limited. Invite a colleague to join you and reserve your spot today.
NOTE: This retreat is for IFS therapists or practitioners with active caseloads, the catalyst for our time together. Given the vulnerability of our content and the sacred space we hold for one another, participants are expected to have completed extensive live, interactive IFS training and personal IFS therapy. Pre-IFS Level 1 participants need to have completed at least a multi-day IFS introduction and be integrating IFS into their caseload. After registration, you’ll be asked to describe your IFS experience in order to confirm your participation. Thank you!
Approved for 12.5 IFS-I CEs for IFS-I Level 1 Certification Candidates or those seeking Recertification.
This retreat is not affiliated with IFS-I.
Laura will be supported by IFS colleague, author, coach Everett Considine (Certified IFS Practitioner). Laura and Everett share 30 years of IFS Certification, experience, insight and clarity between them.
In addition to being a very strong IFS therapist, Laura is able to teach and supervise IFS clearly and thoroughly. I highly recommend her.
Laura is a caring, dynamic teacher and mentor who embodies what she teaches.
Laura’s teaching style is heart-centered, compassionate, and easy to follow. She has beautiful, endearing energy, is so clearly authentic, and is also SO very skilled, knowledgeable, and wise as a therapist, mentor, and human. 10000/10 recommend.
FAQ
Investment starts at $435 per person, plus accommodations.
Kripalu offers:
100 acres of hiking & walking trails
New skills to balance your emotional body
Nutritious, unlimited Kripalu meals are lovingly created from organic, locally-sourced food
Connection with other precious beings
Accessible yoga & meditation
Healing arts & self care time
Refreshing Lake Mahkeenac (a 20 minute walk from Kripalu Center) for seasonal kayaking, paddle boarding, swimming and year-round tranquility.
Accommodations are intentionally simple - designed to help you unplug and feel grounded, whether you're seeking solitude or connection. From private rooms to community-style dorms, there are a variety of options to support your stay.
Registering for any Kripalu on campus experience includes three daily nutritious meals daily yoga and movement classes, access to the Kripalu trails, lake and other amenities: including Healing Arts, the Shop and the Cafe.
Still have questions? Email Laura directly at [email protected]
Meet Your Presenter
Laura Schmidt, LMFT, has devoted 27 years as a marriage and family therapist, specializing in Internal Family Systems (IFS) for 17 of those years.
She has worked alongside, and been individually mentored by IFS founder Dr. Richard Schwartz and leads IFS trainers. A respected clinical consultant, supervisor, and group leader, Laura has mentored hundreds of healing professionals across 37 countries for over a decade.
Laura’s personal journey - from competing as a World Cup road cyclist to healing from a life-changing injury and chronic illness - has given her hard-earned lessons of resilience, patience, and self-compassion. Her ability to befriend discomfort and hardship informs her clinical expertise and heartfelt authenticity.
Laura is passionate about giving others a direct experience of the hope, compassion, and healing IFS offers.
Join her to gently open your heart, deepen your relationship with your parts and cultivate greater ease, confidence and clarity in your work. Lead from your most loving, wise, and calm innate resource - and thrive.
