The Listener LLC

with Michelle Glass, Certified IFS Practitioner, Alternative Counselor

IFS Courses

The Essential Journey of Self-Leadership for IFS Professionals

A 6-Week Experiential Course for Personal Development and Skill Building Self-Leadership for IFS Professionals

Transform Yourself to Transform Your Practice

This transformative course is designed to help IFS professionals like you explore and nurture your own inner world. By engaging with your internal parts and unburdening your system, you’ll enhance your personal growth, deepen your Self-energy, and develop skills that elevate your client work. This 6-week experiential course is designed to help you develop Self-leadership by exploring your own parts, unburdening your inner system, and enhancing your skills as an IFS professional.

Are You Ready to Deepen Your IFS Practice?

Course Overview

Dates: Tuesdays – March 18, 25, and April 1, 8, 15, 22
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM PST
Format: Online (via Zoom)
Cost: $600 for the full 6-week program
Maximum Participants: 12

This intimate, interactive course provides a supportive space to do your own personal work while strengthening your professional skills. Each session combines meditations, demos, practice groups, and reflective discussions to guide you deeper into your own system and Self-energy.

What You’ll Gain

1. Personal Transformation

  • Engage deeply with your own parts and uncover the roots of your inner dynamics.
  • Experience the transformative power of the unburdening process within your system.
  • Build resilience and clarity by embodying Self-energy.

2. Professional Skill Building

  • Develop confidence in following the thread in your own system and client work.
  • Learn advanced techniques for the unburdening process.
  • Strengthen your therapeutic presence with mindfulness and self-compassion.

3. Community and Connection

  • Join a group of like-minded IFS professionals dedicated to their personal and professional growth.
  • Share experiences and insights in a supportive, collaborative environment.

Course Highlights

Week 1: Consistency in Sessions to Lead Into Unburdening (Following the Thread)
Week 2: Protector Fears Lead Us to Exiles
Week 3: Focus on Therapist Parts
Week 4: Hope Merchanting
Week 5: Committing to Our Work
Week 6: Returning to Previously Activating Clients with More Self-Energy

    Who Is This Course For?

    This program is ideal for Internal Family Systems professionals who:

    • Have IFS-I L1+, IFSCA Stepping Stones, David Stern, or Ted Riskin’s equivalents education; alternative education – write to us for consideration (We will consider someone with a decent time in the seat of client).
    • Are committed to personal development as a foundation for effective client work.
    • Want to deepen their skills in the Unburdening process for their own system.
    • Seek to strengthen their Self-leadership and enhance therapeutic presence.

    Register Now

    Secure Your Spot Today!
    With only 12 participants per cohort, this course ensures a personal and supportive experience. Don’t wait—spaces fill quickly!

    👉 Click Here to Register 

    Have questions? Reach out to us at joe@joebielling.com.

    REFUND POLICY: 💯
    Full refund (minus $50 service fees) up

    until February 4th.

    50% refund (minus $50 service fees) up

    until March 4th.

    No refunds are available after January 5th.

    * This course is not recorded due to content of personal sharing.

    Transform Yourself to Transform Your Practice


    Join us on this essential journey of self-leadership and discover the profound impact it can have for you and your clients.

    About Your Teachers

    Michelle Glass, CIFSP

    Michelle Glass is a Certified Level 3 IFS Practitioner, Oregon Licensed Psilocybin Facilitator, and Alternative Counselor in Eugene, Oregon who has 20 years of IFS experience and has accumulated over 380 hours of direct study with Richard Schwartz, PhD, the founder of IFS. She has been a regular Program Assistant for Level 1 and Special Topic IFSI trainings for many years. She developed and is the author of the Daily Parts Meditation Practice®: A Journey of Embodied Integration for Clients and Therapists, which has become a valued method of deep embodiment of the IFS Model and healing integration. The six tools of integration can now be found within the IFS-inspired app called Sentur. She has given workshops on the DPMP® online and across the globe.

    Her focus has shifted to IFS and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy. Michelle is currently writing a workbook for psychedelic preparation and integration using the DPMP® tools. She offers a 22-Hour Comprehensive IFS Introductory for Psychedelic Facilitators course a few times a year as well as provides smaller workshops aimed to help IFS-trained professionals support their clients who are seeking out psychedelics outside of their services.

    Michelle received a Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy from Naropa Institute and Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) in 2022. In addition, she served as the Editor for OUTLOOK, the Foundation for Self Leadership’s magazine, for seven years. More information can be found at https://thelistenerllc.com. 

    Joe Bielling, LPCA

    Joe Bielling is a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate (LPCA) and Certified Level 3 Internal Family Systems (IFS) Practitioner based in Austin, Texas. With over 15 years of experience, Joe integrates IFS, somatic practices, and psychedelic integration to facilitate profound healing and transformation. His therapeutic approach is informed by his personal healing journey, extensive IFS training, and his role as a Program Assistant for Level 1 and Level 2 IFS trainings.

    Joe is the founder of Unify Yourself, a coaching and therapy practice dedicated to fostering self-love, trauma integration, and spiritual awakening through individual and group sessions. He specializes in helping clients navigate complex trauma, life transitions, and understanding the transformative potential of psychedelic supported therapies. Joe’s programs, such as the Integration Roadmap Masterclass and his upcoming book, From Broken to Badass (Feb 2025), provide practical tools for integrating insights into daily life.

    With advanced training in IFS and somatic therapies, Joe blends modern therapeutic modalities with cutting-edge research in psychedelic healing. His teaching style is dynamic, balancing clinical knowledge with experiential practices to empower clients to connect with their inner wisdom and live authentically. Joe co-leads workshops on IFS and psychedelic integration and facilitates retreats like the Embodied IFS Retreat and Self-Love Immersions. Learn more at UnifyYourself.com.