Discover the Relational Intelligence® psychotherapeutic model! A method developed from the latest advances in neuroscience, based on the relational dynamic between patient and therapist... You are a mental health professional (psychiatrist, psychologist, psychotherapist, psychopratician, etc.), an individual support worker (coach, mediator, pedagogue, marriage counselor), a teacher, an educator, or you work in the field of health [...].
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Quantum Way Online Summit - Trauma, attachment and resilience - Edition 2025
As he does every year, Dr. François Le Doze will give an online lecture at the now traditional «Quantum Way» summit on Trauma, Attachment and Resilience, taking place: March 10-24, 2025. His talk will take place on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 7pm (Paris time). Live access to [...].
The first English-language presentation of Relational Intelligence® in Europe
Discover Relational Intelligence®! Two days of introductory training Join us in discovering the foundations of the Relational Intelligence® model of psychotherapy, through lectures and supervised hands-on practice. Developed by François Le Doze, this method draws on the latest advances in neuroscience to promote the healing of trauma and the regulation of the Autonomic Nervous System [...].
The first academic article presenting the Relational Intelligence model has been published!
Dear friends, I'm pleased to announce the forthcoming publication of a book in which I had the honor of contributing a chapter entitled: The Relational Intelligence Model of Psychotherapy: A Neurobiological and Relational Approach to Treating Trauma. I invite you to discover this book, written in English and co-edited by [...].
A thesis on the Relational Intelligence® model
A psychology thesis has recently been published on the Relational Intelligence® model. The author is Alexandra Roveda, Clinical Psychologist. Here's a summary below, which you can access and read in our new «Resources» section «Background - Traditional psychotherapies for the treatment of traumatic after-effects are neither tolerated nor appropriate [...].
The one inside... continued! Some images from Tammy Sollenberger's interview with Dr. François Le Doze
Following on from our previous article presenting the podcast given by Dr. François Le Doze at the invitation of Tammy Sollenberger, we present 4 short videos extracted from this podcast. These videos are in English with English subtitles. To find out more, you can access the audio version of this podcast by [...].
New podcast with François Le Doze.
On today's episode I chat with Dr. François Le Doze. He is a psychotherapist, an IFS therapist, and trainer and has been a neurologist for nearly thirty years in a teaching Hospital in Caen, France. He has always been interested in the relationship between the body and mind, and his knowledge of neuroscience allows him to [...]
Quantum Way Online Summit - Trauma, attachment and resilience - Edition 2024
As he does every year, Dr. François Le Doze will be giving an online talk at the now traditional «Quantum Way» Summit on Trauma, Attachment and Resilience, to be held from April 3 to 16, 2024. His talk will address the following theme: Conscious therapeutic engagement: a key to treatment [...]
Interview with Dr François Le Doze: polyvagal theory applied...
In this article, we share with you Sandra Boré's (EfferveScience) interview with Dr. Le Doze on the links between polyvagal theory and Relational Intelligence. This video is also complemented by a feature article on the «EfferveScience» website, linked below. Here are a few highlights: Dr. Le Doze is [...]
Dr Le Doze is a signatory of the tribune against educational violence.
"More than 160 academics and professionals working in the fields of childhood, healthcare and justice, including Dr François Le Doze, lawyer Dominique Attias and psychiatrist Thierry Baubet, have written an article for the French newspaper "Le Monde", reminding everyone of the urgent need to [...].
Self Thérapie Formation is evolving with a new website
Self Thérapie Formation is evolving. Discover our new website! You'll find several new features on our new pages, including: A fresh, optimized design Easier creation/modification of therapist presentation pages, via your personal account on this site. Improved visibility for therapists in the directory, whether in the [...]
The language of the Relational Intelligence® model (Part 1) - Names of the parts
By ceasing to conceive of our inner world as a block, the IFS model gives it relief, contours, shapes, colors, faces and movement. It admits a truth that we all perceive without accepting: we are plural, i.e. made up of a very large number of parts. More than [...]
The language of the Relationship Intelligence® model (Part 2) - Life of the parties
Both biological and psychological life are subject to the law of homeostasis. This law postulates that systems, whether biological or psychological, seek to return to equilibrium when disturbed. In this way, blood glucose levels always return to 1 g/L, some time after they have been raised by the ingestion of food. [...]
Coming soon: an introduction to IR and polyvagal theory in comic strips?
Art-mella is the author of the personal development comics «Emotions, enquête et mode d'emploi» (volumes 1 and 2). Her books are used in the fields of personal development, NVC, therapy, and even in schools, to facilitate the integration of sometimes complex notions of human functioning, in a light, playful way. [...]
Lecture by Dr Le Doze at the 4th Virtual Congress on Giftedness
«Regards Pluriels sur le Haut Potentiel»: The 4th edition of the Virtual Congress on Giftedness opens its doors! Dr. François Le Doze will give a lecture on October 15 at 7 p.m. (Brussels time - 1 p.m. Quebec time) For more information and to register, click on the image below:
COVID-19 EMERGENCY« virtual summit»
Dr. François Le Doze will be speaking next week at the «Quantum Way» virtual congress, organized from April 16 to 19, 2020, on the theme of fear and anxiety in the face of Covid-19. This unique gathering of leading international experts in their fields (psychology, energetic psychology, psychotherapy, personal development) is free, online and [...].
New video: «On friendship with oneself...».»
Check out this new video of an interview with Pr. françois Le Doze by Pierre Portevin, author of the book «Mon meilleur ami... c'est moi» published by Eyrolles. «In his interview with me, François Le Doze briefly presents the IFS model and explains the vision it brings to friendship with oneself.... »
The origins of the Relational Intelligence model: the Internal Family Systems approach
See / download here: http://www.selftherapie.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Article-1-Les-origines-1.pdf
The origins of the Relational Intelligence model (continued): a method for resolving trauma
See/download on this page http://www.selftherapie.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Framework-Article-2-2.pdf
PSYCHOLOGIES makes room for IFS in its May 2016 issue.
Thanks to this article in this month's PSYCHOLOGIES, the IFS model is about to pass a milestone in its visibility to the public, whether therapists or people seeking treatment. It's a great joy for me to see how far I've come since I started out in 2003, joined by so many [...].
Intimacy from the Inside Out (IFIO) for the first time taught outside the USA.
SELF THERAPIE FORMATION had the privilege of enabling Toni Herbine-Blank to give her teaching program called IFIO to French-speaking couples therapists already trained in IFS (from May 18 to 22). The program is based entirely on IFS principles. It includes additions drawn from Herbine-Blank's extensive experience as a couples therapist [...].
«Internal Family Systems restores our inner unity»: Psychologies magazine
Here is the full interview given by Dr. Le Doze to the May 2016 issue of «Psychologies» magazine. Overcoming our inner conflicts, freeing ourselves from the burdens of the past to rediscover the pleasure and power of being ourselves. Unhindered. That's what Internal Family Systems (IFS) is all about. This therapy, developed thirty years ago in the United States by Richard Schwartz, a doctor of family and marriage therapy, does not [...].
IFS and neurobiology - Integrating neuroscience and Polyvagal Theory into your practice.
A new training course is offered by SELF THERAPY FORMATION in the form of a basic level in 2017 and an advanced level in 2018, focusing on integrating neuroscience and Polyvagal Theory into your practice as an IFS therapist. Organized in the form of workshops and co-supervised by Deb Dana (clinician in private practice specializing in traumatic stress [...]
What has the IFS changed in my practice as a therapist?
Testimonial from therapist Mercedes Schaffter.
Indispensable inner conversations
Article published in LE FIGARO on January 24, 2011 Download PDF.
IFS applied to migraine management
This article was published in the Journal of Self Leadership, 2006. Download the PDF.
Our inner reality is multiple
Article published in the daily newspaper LE TEMPS on January 20, 2012 Download PDF.
CONFERENCE AT THE LIGUE FRANCAISE DE LA SANTÉ MENTALE - IFS APPROACH TO DISSOCIATION
I had the privilege of presenting the IFS model on April 7, 2016, at the invitation of the Ligue Française pour la Santé Mentale, for a conference entitled «IFS Approach to Dissociation». The welcome was very warm and the questions numerous. I wrote an article in connection with this conference, which will be published in a book [...].
IFS INTRODUCTION DAY in LYON
On Saturday April 11th, the IFS model arrived in the Auvergne Rhône Alpes region. Accompanied by Anne Borel, Tiphaine Jullian and Suzanne Simon, I had the pleasure of presenting the principles of the model and sharing my experience with an open and demanding audience from Lyon and the Drôme. Thanks to Liz [...]
Find out more: Migrosmagazine article: Those little voices that get under our skin
Pixar's new film "Vice-Versa" delves deep into the inner workings of its characters to capture the debates that take place there. A vision akin to a psychotherapeutic model in vogue, the Inner Family System. An imp on one shoulder, a little angel on the other. Cartoons have long been fond of illustrating the [...]
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