Interactive IFS

Group Leader Teaching

In this course, you will be trained in how to lead an Interactive IFS Group using didactic presentations about principles and techniques of group leading. When you are leading a group of this nature, you can receive consultation on your group.

Unlike my other group trainings, this will not also be an Interactive Group, so if you have no experience being in this kind of group, you might want to take one of my regular trainings. However, the next one will not be until Sept.

I have been leading Interactive Groups for 40 years. I am currently revising my book Interactive Group Therapy to incorporate IFS and other advances in my knowledge of group leading since it was originally written. You will receive these chapters as I write them. I have been teaching experiential courses on IFS for 20 years.

Since my Interactive IFS Groups are not therapy groups but personal growth groups, you don't have to be a therapist to take this training.

Interactive IFS Group Leader Teaching

with Jay Earley, PhD

The next Teaching will start in Sept.

If you are interested in taking a future teaching with Jay Earley, please start by filling out the questionnaire.

COMPLETE QUESTIONNAIRE

Course Logistics

Soft prerequisites:
Course meets online twice a month, on Zoom, for 1 1/2 hours
For 10 sessions
Tuition is $500.00.
Recordings of each session will be available on a page for your group.
I may be able to help your practice by referring people to your groups. A few people may lead groups through the Interactive Group Institute.

What People Are Saying About the Interactive IFS Groups:

Dr. F. Towne Allen

Psychotherapist

As a veteran of 30 years of therapies and groups, I have experienced both the mediocre and the masterful in the psychotherapy profession. Never before in such a short time have I received so much growth, power, nurturing, conflict and resolution as I have in Jay’s interactive group. My expectations, already high, have been far exceeded. Jay is consistently present, vulnerable, ego-less, accepting, challenging, available, and impersonally caring. What I had hoped to learn for my clients has been given to me in greater measure personally. Jay’s model is learnable and adaptable. It has affected my psychotherapy work and life.

Jim Spohn

I think it’s a testament to the efficacy of Jay Earley and his relationship group that, unlike some therapy and group experiences I’ve had over the years, I am clearly aware of a number of specific and valuable interpersonal skills I have developed there. I am able to address people in conflict situations in ways that help them hear me without defensive distortions and escalated bad feelings. In turn, I am more able to listen without defensive reactivity. I’ve become aware of lifelong patterns of thinking and behaving that have been problematic for me, and I’ve come to understand their connections to parts of my personality that have been in pain since they were formed in my childhood. Most importantly, I’m learning how to care for and heal those parts. By being able to take in and validate the good feelings people have for me, I have come to appreciate myself more and accept my good qualities. I’ve become a much better friend to myself. I’ve learned the great pleasure of being an authentic person.

Marla Silverman

Ph.D., Director of Training, New York Gestalt Center for Psychotherapy and Training

Jay Earley is a thinker, doer, and trainer in the practice of Gestalt group work. His training groups and workshops have been taken by therapists and trainers from all the major Gestalt training centers in the New York area. California’s gain is New York’s loss! Whether you want to learn how to do group therapy or be a participant, Jay’s gentle style and unique approach will make the difference.