Queer and Trans Internal Family Systems
All genders. All sexualities. All parts welcome.
Queer and Trans Internal Family Systems is a project that aims to make IFS accessible to queer and trans practitioners and the communities we serve. We provide courses and workshops that offer an affirming, intersectional, and anti-oppression framework for applying the IFS model. We believe that IFS has enormous potential to facilitate healing and connection, allowing us to reclaim the magic and joy of who we are.
Current Trainings
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IFS Foundations Course
Learn IFS in a space where you can bring your full self. Our QTIFS Foundations course offers a space for you to learn IFS with other queer, trans, and nonbinary clinicians.
This is a 36-hour, 6-session series (3 weekends across 3 months). 33 hours are online via Zoom. 3 hours are pre-recorded self-study.
Who We Are
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Sand Chang, PhD (they/them)
Coast Salish and Ohlone land
Sand is a Chinese American nonbinary psychologist and equity consultant who works at the intersection of trans health, eating disorders, trauma recovery, and body liberation. They are a Co-Lead Trainer with the IFS Institute, Certified IFS therapist and Approved Consultant, Body Trust provider, EMDR therapist, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. They are the author of All Parts Welcome: The Queer and Trans IFS Workbook and A Clinician’s Guide to Gender Affirming Care.
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Nic Wildes, LMHC (they/them)
Pocumtuc & Nipmuc land
Nic (they/them/their; Pocumtuc & Nipmuc land) is a white queer transmasculine mental health counselor with a passion for using IFS to empower queer, trans, and nonbinary people. They are a Certified IFS therapist, IFSI approved consultant and trainer, and Certified Psychedelic-Assisted Therapist. In addition to teaching and consulting, Nic maintains a private practice in Massachusetts.