Description
Integrating IFS with financial therapy is a groundbreaking way to uncover the emotional and psychological roots behind financial behaviors. Financial therapy addresses the underlying factors influencing financial choices, from stress and avoidance to compulsive spending. In this demonstration, we’ll explore how a Certified IFS Practitioner and Certified Financial Therapist (CFT™) helps a participant identify and understand parts of their own Internal Financial System™—such as an “inner critic” or “wounded part of themselves”—that may impact their financial choices.
In this session, attendees will observe a live IFS Informed Financial Therapy demonstration, giving insight into how these internal dynamics play out in real-time. This is a unique opportunity to Belong within a supportive space, Learn by observing the process firsthand, and Become more aware of how psychological insights can influence financial well-being. After the demonstration, we’ll have time for an extended debrief and Q&A to discuss the process and explore its applications in financial therapy.
Learning Objectives
1. Understand the foundational principles of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy and its relevance to financial therapy, focusing on how the model conceptualizes the mind as an Internal Financial System™ with distinct parts that influence behavior.
2. Observe a live demonstration of IFS Informed Financial Therapy and identify specific internal parts—such as the “inner critic” or a “wounded part of themselves”—that may drive a person’s financial decisions.
3. Recognize the therapeutic process involved in harmonizing parts of the Internal Financial System™ to support clients in making more informed, balanced financial choices.
4. Explore practical applications of IFS Informed Financial Therapy techniques that financial therapists can use to address emotional and psychological barriers to healthy financial behaviors in their own practice.