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The Third Place
Virtual IFS Groups
“When we seek for connection, we restore the world to wholeness. Our seemingly separate lives become meaningful as we discover how truly necessary we are to each other.”
— Margaret J. Wheatley
Are you ready to:
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Feel more centered and authentic in your life?
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Cultivate self-compassion and confidence that sticks?
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Experience the power of being seen and understood by others on the same journey?
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Support the parts of you that struggle in relationships, and find more peace?
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Tap into the strength of a community that’s committed to personal growth and healing?
What Is the Third Place IFS Group?
Named after the sociological term, "third places" are community settings apart from home and work—where people choose to gather and connect.
Step into a brave, nurturing space where deep inner work, authentic connection, and collective healing unfold.
Drawing inspiration from Senior Lead IFS Trainer Chris Burris’s Creating Healing Circles and Jay Earley’s IFS Social Process Groups, Susan brings their own background in community organizing to create a space that is both grounded in IFS principles and infused with a passion for collaborative healing.
The Third Place IFS Group Intro
5 intro sessions to get a sense if Heart of Caldera IFS groups are for you.
Meets virtually for 2 hours, weekly, for 5 Thursdays 10AM-12 or 6PM-8 PM PST.
Objectives:
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Introduction and explanation of IFS concepts through experiential exercises
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Begin mapping your internal system
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Start developing a core-Self to parts relationship
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Practice speaking for your parts
Investment:
$300 for 5 sessions
Dates:
TBD
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The Third Place IFS Informed Groups
For IFS informed paricipants who have completed the intro group or have been doing IFS parts work in other settings.
Meets twice a month virtually, for 2 hours each session, 10 sessions
Objectives:
*Build on the foundation of The Third Place Intro Group or your previous parts work experience. *Explore how your parts show up in social settings and relationships. *Honor the important roles your protectors have played in coping with social discomfort. *Deepen the relationship between your Core Self, protectors, and vulnerable parts, while witnessing and supporting others doing the same. *Share your internal system with the group to be more deeply seen, understood, and cared for. *Practice interpersonal parts work, navigating connections between your parts and others' parts and Selves. *Experience relational dynamics through Core-Self and parts interactions, cultivating authenticity, compassion, and healing.
Investment:
$600 for 10 sessions ($30/hr, $120/month)
Payment plans available.
Dates:
See below
Continuation: After the initial 10 sessions, the group may choose to re-enroll with facilitation—or evolve into a peer-led “third place” community.
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"What are you feeling?" Befriending the body when chronic illness is present.
IFS Support Group
Sept 7, 2025 - January 18, 2025
1st and 3rd Sundays of the month
12:30-2:30pm PST
10 sessions total
Limitied to 10 participants
Longing and Heartache
schedule and info coming soon
Trans and Non-binary
Internal Exploration & Embodied Healing
schedule and info coming soon
Blossoming Our Own Spiritual Journey: Self-Led Connections and Collective Exploration. Support Group
Sept 7, 2025 - January 18, 2025
1st and 3rd Sundays of the month
5:30-7:30pm PST
10 sessions total
Limitied to 10 participants
Give yourself a break and embrace your ADHD
schedule and info coming soon
Other?
TBD
Continuation: After the initial 10 sessions, the group may choose to re-enroll with facilitation—or evolve into a peer-led “third place” community.
*The Third Place IFS Virtual Groups: While participants will likely experience interpersonal benefits, this is not intended as a counseling or therapy group, nor is it healthcare of any kind. The cost of this group is not billable to insurance.
*These groups are not intended for stabilization or psychotherapy. These groups are an educational experiential to explore IFS parts work for personal growth through social interactions.
*These groups are not meant as a replacement for mental health treatment. If you are not currently working with a mental health professional, and during this time together you realize you are in need of one, Susan can assist in providing referrals.