Loss leaves your client’s inner world in disarray. Overwhelmed and fragmented, some parts shut down entirely. Others try to protect them by avoiding the pain. Still others carry the raw hurt – desperately needing to be seen, heard, and held with compassion. But the inner conflict between these parts can leave clients stuck, unable to fully experience, express, or process their grief. That’s why if you work with grieving clients you need to be using Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy. Because IFS offers a compassionate, structured approach to help clients connect with their inner parts, restore internal balance, and safely navigate the grieving process. In this one-day training, you’ll join nationally recognized grief and loss expert and Certified IFS Therapist Lara Krawchuck, MSW, LCSW, MPH. She’ll show you step by step how to apply the IFS model to any type of loss – including traumatic losses, living losses, attachment injuries, and more. You’ll learn: This program will give you practical, hands-on IFS tools to help clients process grief safely, resolve internal conflicts, and move toward meaningful healing. Don’t wait – register now to transform the way you work with grief. This product is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.
This self-study program consists of 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary by country and local regulatory bodies. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from the activity and contact your local regulatory organization to determine specific eligibility and requirements.
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - IFS Therapy for Grief and Loss (4.8 MB) | 75 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - IFS Therapy for Grief and Loss - French (4.8 MB) | 75 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - IFS Therapy for Grief and Loss - Italian (4.8 MB) | 75 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - IFS Therapy for Grief and Loss - German (4.8 MB) | 75 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - IFS Therapy for Grief and Loss - Spanish (4.8 MB) | 75 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Lara Krawchuk, MSW, LCSW, MPH, is an internationally recognized grief and trauma expert, certified IFS therapist, and IFS consultant. She specializes in supporting individuals and families navigating death, dying, bereavement, ambiguous loss, attachment injuries, trauma, and professional compassion fatigue.
Lara brings more than two decades of experience helping people heal from grief and “living losses” with warmth, creativity, and evidence-based care. She integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy into her practice and is passionate about training and mentoring other therapists to use the model.
Lara has been an adjunct lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy & Practice for over 20 years, teaching advanced clinical social work practice, IFS-informed social work and loss across a lifecycle.
She authored chapters for both volumes of Techniques of Grief Therapy edited by Robert A. Neimeyer and serves as practicum faculty with the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Lara Krawchuk is the Co-Founder and CE Director of Healing Perspectives and the Founder and President of Healing Concepts. She has employment relationships with the University of Pennsylvania and West Chester University. She receives speaking honoraria from the Portland Institute for Loss & Transition and PESI, Inc., and a consulting fee from the University of Pennsylvania Health System. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Lara Krawchuk has no relevant non-financial relationships.
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This product is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.
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