Somatic IFS
Tools for Integrating Body-Based Practices into the IFS Model
- Speaker:
- Marcella Cox, LMFT, CEDS-C
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 05 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
-
Feb 20, 2026
- Product Code:
- POS150604
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Many clients show up to therapy feeling disconnected from their bodies, while others are overwhelmed by sensations. From an IFS perspective, parts are not only found in the body but also hold the score from past traumatic experiences. Protectors use the body to keep overwhelming experiences out of awareness by tightening, numbing, distracting, or disconnecting, while exiles use their body to tell their stories and may communicate their burdens through fatigue, collapse, or physical pain.
Somatic IFS invites the body into every step of the IFS model, with embodied Self energy fostering deeper connection to parts and healing of burdens held in the body. By integrating five embodiment practices into the IFS model – somatic awareness, conscious breathing, radical resonance, mindful movement, and attuned touch – therapists gain practical tools to help clients relate to protectors and exiles through the body, restoring safety, connection, and flow from the inside out.
Participants will leave this experiential workshop with skills to access their own embodied Self energy, enhance therapeutic presence, and support clients in restoring safety, trust, and connection form the inside out.
In this experiential workshop, you’ll:
- Understand why including the body is essential in healing
- Recognize how protectors and exiles use the body
- Learn the five Somatic IFS therapy practices that support deep connection to parts and safe unburdening
- Access your embodied Self energy to improve safety, trust and connection in your clinical work
This event is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.
Credit
Handouts/Brochure
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - IFS Therapy (3.2 MB) | 30 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Somatic IFS: Tools for Integrating Body-Based Practices into the IFS Model (117.4 KB) | 26 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - IFS Therapy - French (3.2 MB) | 30 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Somatic IFS: Tools for Integrating Body-Based Practices into the IFS Model - French (117.4 KB) | 26 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - IFS Therapy - Italian (3.2 MB) | 30 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Somatic IFS: Tools for Integrating Body-Based Practices into the IFS Model - Italian (117.4 KB) | 26 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - IFS Therapy - German (3.2 MB) | 30 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Somatic IFS: Tools for Integrating Body-Based Practices into the IFS Model - German (117.4 KB) | 26 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - IFS Therapy - Spanish (3.2 MB) | 30 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Somatic IFS: Tools for Integrating Body-Based Practices into the IFS Model - Spanish (117.4 KB) | 26 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Marcella Cox, LMFT, CEDS-C Related seminars and products
Kindful Body
Marcella Cox, LMFT, CEDS-C, is a therapist, author, and speaker who has dedicated her career to treating eating disorders, disordered eating, body shame, and trauma. She is a Level 3 trained IFS therapist and on the teaching staff of Susan McConnell, developer of Somatic IFS, an approach that blends the IFS model of therapy with embodiment practices. Marcella trains and supports clinicians in utilizing IFS and Somatic IFS through professional consultation, workshops, trainings and retreats. She is committed to creating a safe, inclusive, and empowering learning environment where participants can explore the transformative potential of Somatic Parts Work. Her certifications as a body trust specialist, Safe and Sound protocol provider, mindful self-compassion teacher, as well as her studies of Somatic Experiencing inform her work. She recently contributed the chapter on IFS and disordered eating in Altogether Us: Integrating the IFS Model with Key Modalities, Communities, and Trends (Pivotal Press, 2023). Marcella is also founder of Kindful Body, providing online therapy and nutrition counseling for eating and body issues in California.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Marcella Cox maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with IFS Consultation Collective and Kindful Body. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Marcella Cox is a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and the International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals.”
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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.
Objectives
- Examine why including the body is essential in trauma healing, drawing on current research linking embodiment, nervous system regulation, and therapeutic effectiveness (Röhricht et al., 2021; van de Kamp et al., 2023).
- Identify how protector parts and exiles manifest in the body (Hodgdon et al., 2022; Kuhfuß et al., 2021).
- Choose two somatic interventions to support safe unburdening of trauma-related somatic patterns (van de Kamp et al., 2023).
Outline
Why Bring the Body into IFS Therapy?
- Explore why the body is key to healing
- Recognize how parts manifest in the body
- Understand trauma as both an embodied and relational experience
- Explore how burdens (personal, cultural, intergenerational) disrupt embodiment
- Discover the body as the source of healing Self energy
How to Bring the Body into IFS Therapy with Somatic IFS Model
- Define Somatic IFS therapy core assumptions
- Explore key benefits and clinical relevance of Somatic IFS therapy
- Learn the five Somatic IFS therapy practices
- Discover how to integrate body-based practices into the flow of the IFS model
Accessing Your Embodied Self Energy
- Learn why “Embodied” Self?
- Discover qualities of Embodied Self
- Understand how embodied Self energy enhances therapeutic presence, safety, and relational trust
- Explore the 8 Cs of embodied Self energy with somatic IFS therapy experiential exercise
Target Audience
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Psychologists
- Psychiatrists
- Addiction Counselors
- Nurses
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Other Mental Health Professionals
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