COURSE DESCRIPTION
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is conventionally considered as a challenging and multifaceted syndrome in which obsessive-compulsive processes (OCD) are driven by the need to avoid negative feelings such as contamination, fear, and shame.
This conceptualization is valuable as far as it goes, but from the IFS perspective we could also ask about the mechanisms of this avoidance and how to heal this cycle at its core, that is, the protectors and exiles involved.
In the first part of this workshop, we will present an IFS definition of OCD, examine the many manifestations of OCD, and offer a solid approach to IFS assessment of obsessive and compulsive systems.
In the second part we will explore OC processes such as the behaviors of protective parts that are motivated not only to avoid, but to exile negative feelings in predictable ways and how to free protectors from their extreme states by adding the precious ingredients of Self-Leadership and compassion and healing the exiles that drive the process.
Topics to talk about
- Understand and identify obsessive-compulsive systems.
- View obsessive-compulsive disorder through the lens of IFS.
- Evaluate the protection system and trace its dynamics.
- Advantages and benefits of adding IFS to the treatment of OCD.
- The practical application of IFS to OC systems.
- The importance of Self-energy in the healing process.
Trainers
Melissa Mose
Melissa Mose, LMFT has been a licensed marriage and family therapist since 1995. In addition to her practice with clients and consultations, she supervises associates in her group practice in Los Angeles, CA. She is a Certified Level 3 Internal Family Systems Therapist, an IFSI Approved Clinical Consultant and has been on staff for several IFS Level 1 and 2 training courses.
Melissa's experience as a mother of a child with OCD led her to specialize in the treatment of OCD and anxiety 12 years ago. She is the President of TOC Southern California, a local affiliate of the International OCD Foundation, whose mission is to raise awareness, build community, and improve access to effective treatment for OCD. Bringing her experience with obsessive-compulsive systems to the IFS community is her passion.
