There’s a lot of talk these days in IFS circles about training – who’s authorized, who’s “certified,” who’s truly qualified  to teach or practice Internal Family Systems. Scroll through social media long enough and you’ll see it: therapists introducing themselves with titles like “Level 3-trained” or “the only certified IFS therapist in my area.” There’s a kind of quiet hierarchy in those words – an implication that certification equals mastery, that the Institute’s blessing

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