Melissa’s 2,400+ hours of IFS training
Core IFS & Couples Training
1,002 hrs2 Level 1
- 108 hr — Chicago, IL — Richard Schwartz & Susan McConnell — August 2004
- 108 hr — New Buffalo, MI — Kay Gardner, Paul Ginter & Richard Schwartz — December 2005
3 Level 2
- 54 hr — New Buffalo, MI — Gardner, McConnell, Sykes, Schwartz — Oct 2006–Apr 2007
- 54 hr — New Buffalo, MI — Gardner, McConnell, Elkin, Sykes — March 2008
- 72 hr — Chicago, IL — Gardner, Sykes, Herbine-Blank, McConnell — June–Dec 2009
5 Couples Trainings
- 64 hr — “Intimacy from the Inside Out” — Watertown, MA — Toni Herbine-Blank — 2009
- 72 hr — “Intimacy from the Inside Out” — Chicago, IL — Toni Herbine-Blank — 2011
- 28 hr — “Intimacy from the Inside Out” Advanced — Watertown, MA — Toni Herbine-Blank — Jan 2013
- 24 hr — IFS Couples Therapy Workshop — Kripalu, MA — Toni Herbine-Blank — Nov–Dec 2015
- 28 hr — “Intimacy from the Inside Out” Post-Advanced — Albuquerque, NM — Toni Herbine-Blank — Dec 2017
13 Level 3 with Richard Schwartz (390 hrs)
- Oak Park, IL — June 11–25, 2007
- Oak Park, IL — October 29–November 2, 2007
- Oak Park, IL — October 13–17, 2008
- Burlingame, CA — December 9–13, 2009
- Seattle, WA — August 12–16, 2011
- White Plains, NY — November 12–16, 2012
- Cape Cod, MA — July 22–26, 2013
- Techny, IL — March 4–8, 2014
- Berkeley, CA — December 5–9, 2014
- Delray Beach, FL — February 16–20, 2015
- Washington, DC — November 15–19, 2015
- Boulder, CO — April 12–16, 2016
- Delray Beach, FL — December 14–18, 2016
Advanced Training with Richard Schwartz
962 hrs8 “Wisdom of the Body” — 7-day workshops — Maya Tulum, Mexico
Richard Schwartz & Barbara Cargill
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
11 “The ‘I’ in the Storm” — 26 hour workshops — Esalen, Big Sur, CA
Richard Schwartz
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
4 “Self-Compassion” — 26 hour workshops — Esalen, Big Sur, CA
- 2014 — Richard Schwartz & Toni Herbine-Blank
- 2015, 2016, 2017 — Richard Schwartz
9 “Embodying Healing Wisdom” — 26 hour workshops — Kripalu, MA
- 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 — Schwartz & Herbine-Blank
- 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 — Schwartz & Sarah Stewart
Additional Workshops
- 12 hr — “Embodying Self in Daily Life” — Chicago — Schwartz, Libman, Neve — July 2003
- 10 hr — Couples Workshop — Cenacle, Chicago — Richard Schwartz — 2004
- 15 hr — IFS Cape Cod Institute — Richard Schwartz — 2005
- 6 hr — “Two Masters, Two Methods, One Couple” — Schwartz & Real — June 29, 2012
- 14 hr — “Legacy & Cultural Burdens” — Continuity Program — Sinko & Schwartz — Fall 2023
- 14 hr — “IFS with Children & Adolescents” — Continuity Program — Jimenez-Pride & Schwartz — Summer 2024
- 14 hr — “Values & Beliefs in the Therapy Room” — Continuity Program — Bronstein & Schwartz — Winter 2024
Further Training with Senior Trainers
170 hrs- 25 hr — IFS Women’s Retreat — Rex Ranch — Herbine-Blank & McConnell — 2006
- 30 hr — Somatic IFS — Costa Rica — Susan McConnell — Feb 6–13, 2010
- 12 hr — IFS and Addictions — Indiana — Cece Sykes — Feb 26–27, 2010
- 12 hr — Advanced Techniques in IFS — Portland, OR — Michi Rose — March 2015
- 6 hr — Legacy Burdens — Evanston, IL — Kay Gardner — April 17, 2015
- 10 hr — New Psychotherapy Techniques — Chicago — Michi Rose — April 9–10, 2016
- 12 hr — Sacred Theatre for Couples — Chicago — Kay Gardner — May 20–21, 2017
- 15 hr — IFS Treatment for Sexual Abuse — Online — May–Sept 2019
- 15 hr — Using IFS to Heal Relationships with Food and the Body — Online — Sept–Dec 2019
- 15 hr — Harvesting Resources from the Unburdened System — Online — Muriel Pastor & Richard Schwartz — 2021
- 12 hr — Befriending Difficult Protectors — Online — Mike Elkin — Feb 7, 2022
- 6 hr — “Shamanism & Psychotherapy” — Online — Ann Sinko & Robert Falconer — June 1, 2026
IFS Conferences | IFS Program Assistant
267 hrs12 IFS Conferences (155 hrs)
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016
3 Five-day Level 1 Trainings as Program Assistant (112 hrs)
- 76 hr — Durango, CO — Toni Herbine-Blank & Nancy Wonder — 2012
- 36 hr — Cannon Beach, OR — Paul Ginter & Nancy Wonder — 2013
Authentic Movement
1,000+ hrs- IFS-based Authentic Movement with Susan Cahill (2004–ongoing)
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