Addressing Psychosis with Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy

In this course, IFS therapist Stephanie Mitchell introduces a nuanced, safety-first approach to “addressing psychosis” that reframes many presentations as understandable, meaningful, and often dissociative responses shaped by trauma and attachment needs. She outlines why clinicians should prioritise steadiness over fear, resist the urge to correct or negate the client’s lived reality, and instead support careful meaning-making and mentalising over time. <br><br> The training emphasises real-world clinical decision points – when to slow down, how to work without “classic IFS” steps in early phases, and how medications may sometimes support nervous system downregulation while therapeutic safety is built.