A small IFS practice group designed for IFS Therapists and Practitioners who want to deepen Self-led presence in their clinical and personal lives.

This is an IFS group for professionals who recognize parts carrying a quiet burnout beneath competence, the fatigue of over-functioning, the subtle isolation of always being the steady one, and long for depth without performance. This is not a consultation group or a case discussion forum. It is a space where those who hold others are themselves held, and where even the most capable parts are allowed to rest, be witnessed, and unburden. The group is intentionally small to preserve depth, accountability, and psychological safety, creating a contained field where meaningful process can unfold.

The 12-Week Arc

Each 12-week cycle follows a deliberate developmental arc. We begin with orientation and intention-setting, as each participant identifies a live area of focus — a part, polarization, or constellation in need of greater awareness and compassion. From there, the work deepens through meditations and structured witnessing, experiential exercises, live facilitation, system sculpts, and careful attention to nervous system regulation.

As trust builds within the group field, parts that typically remain hidden or over-functioning begin to emerge and reorganize in the presence of Self. The final phase centers on integration and clinical application, supporting participants in translating their inner shifts into a more grounded, coherent, and quietly confident therapeutic presence.

Participants may continue into subsequent cycles, allowing the work to deepen over time while strengthening an ongoing professional community rooted in shared practice.

Facilitation & Background

The group is facilitated using principles drawn from advanced IFS training and structured relational group process models. Ciro also draws on Chris Burris’s Creating Healing Circles model, emphasizing intentional process, relational safety, and corrective relational experience. Sessions are enriched by Polyvagal Theory, Nonviolent Communication, Integral Theory, Mindfulness, and Meditation.

Ciro Coelho is an Internal Family Systems Level 3–trained Practitioner and Certified Integral Coach who works with individual and group clients worldwide. His work is grounded in rigorous professional training and more than four decades of lived experience overcoming chronic depression — lived experience that informs the depth, precision, and compassion he brings to his work. He offers a grounded, integrative approach that honors psychological depth while supporting clarity, agency, and meaningful forward movement.

IFS groups offer an opportunity for individuals in the group to see their Parts as universally natural and part of being human. Group settings provide real-time experiences where it is possible to heal alongside someone who has triggered unresolved trauma in yourself. […] Internal wounding occurs as a result of interpersonal dynamics. Therefore, therapeutic resolution needs to occur both internally and interpersonally to be fully transformative and integrated […]

Chris Burris — Creating Healing Circles: Using the Internal Family Systems Model in Facilitating Groups

Professional Endorsements

“Ciro is a profoundly compassionate and deeply intelligent IFS Practitioner.”
— Alexia D. Rothman, PhD – Clinical Psychologist; IFS Institute Trainer – Atlanta, GA

“Encountering inner suffering, so often camouflaged in everyday life, can be truly terrifying. The journey with Ciro has been a deeply compassionate, regulated, and safe experience. My inner journey has been intense, yet calm. It has been painful, but SAFE.”
— A. A. – Psychotherapist – Dublin, Ireland

“Ciro is an exceptional human being who brings a beautiful presence of wisdom, connection, and deep compassion to his IFS practice.”
— Angie Wren, Registered Clinical Counsellor – Canberra, Australia

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