BODY TRUST & IFS TRAINING WITH SAND CHANG
BODY TRUST & IFS TRAINING WITH SAND CHANG
A Four-Hour Workshop for the Body Trust Community
Friday, June 12, 2026
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time
Virtual & Live
ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP
Participants will learn about the basic assumptions of strengths-based parts work, the IFS model of Self and parts, how multiplicity offers an inclusive and affirming lens for people with marginalized identities, and how to approach challenging clinical presentations with compassion and care.
This workshop is an invitation to explore IFS together, not as a certification or a clinical protocol, but as a lens. Didactic and experiential, grounded in the specific realities of clients with marginalized identities, and facilitated by one of our favorite teachers working at this intersection.
Come prepared to engage with your own internal landscape.
Sound Familiar?
What does IFS look like when applied through a liberatory, anti-oppression frame?
I keep hearing about parts work — what do I need to know to get started?
How does IFS apply to clients with eating concerns, body shame, or trauma?
What We Will Cover
01. Foundations of IFS
The history and core assumptions of the Internal Family Systems model a non-pathological view of the mind’s multiplicity and the nature of Self.
02. The Architecture of Parts
Understanding the three types of parts in the IFS model and how they organize around protection and pain.
03. Multiplicity as an Affirming Lens
How a parts-based view of the psyche offers an inclusive and affirming framework.
04. The Role of the Provider
How the clinician’s role in IFS differs from other models and what it means to attend to a client’s internal system with curiosity rather than correction.
05. Blending & Unblending
The difference between being blended with a part versus having access to Self and two foundational skills for supporting unblending in a client’s system.
06. Challenging Presentations with Compassion
Applying an IFS lens to complex clinical scenarios, including eating concerns, body shame, and trauma with curiosity and care as the anchors.
Learning Objectives
- Articulate the history and basic assumptions of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy model regarding its non-pathological view of the mind’s multiplicity and the concept of Self.
- Name and describe three different kinds of parts in the IFS model of multiplicity.
- Identify differences in the role of the provider in the IFS model compared to other models of therapy and apply these differences when viewing the client’s internal system and its role(s) in mental health.
- Describe the difference between being blended or unblended; learn two basic skills for inviting unblending in a client’s system.
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
Everything included with your registration:
✓ Live Access to the Workshop
Friday, June 12 · 8:30am–12:30pm PDT via Zoom
✓ Workshop Recording
Available for 30 days after live session
✓ Curated Resource List
Recommended reading to continue your learning beyond the training
✓ Didactic & Experiential Learning
Both conceptual teaching and reflective practice — including your own internal experience
✓ Community of Practice
Live conversation with Body Trust Community members across modalities
✓ Integration with Your Existing Framework
IFS concepts translated for use alongside Body Trust and weight-inclusive care
WHO THIS IS FOR
Designed for the Body Trust Community and open to all helping professionals.
Therapists & Counselors
LPCs, LCSWs, MFTs, and psychologists wanting to expand their framework for inner-world work.
Dietitians & Coaches
Providers whose clients bring complicated inner relationships to food, movement, and body.
Body Workers & Somatic Practitioners
Those working somatically who want a relational framework for the parts that arise in the body.
LGBTQ+ Affirming Clinicians
Practitioners committed to trans and queer affirming care who want tools shaped for that work.
Community Care Workers
Facilitators, peer supporters, and organizational practitioners navigating collective complexity.
The IFS-Curious
Anyone who keeps hearing about parts work and wants to understand it from a trustworthy, affirming teacher.
No prior training in IFS required. You just need to be willing to come with curiosity. This training will be wholeheartedly weight-inclusive without debate.
Registration
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Equity
Pricing
$165
For people with marginalized identities and those in need. Limited availability.
Standard Pricing
$220
For those with sufficient resources to cover their own participation fully.
Standard Plus pricing
$275
For those with enough resources to cover themselves and increase access for others.
We believe people should not be turned away for lack of funds. If you are unable to pay the price above or in full, you may request a payment plan or request additional equity pricing here.
Your Trainer
Sand Chang, PhD (they/them)
Psychologist · Trainer, IFS Institute · Certified Body Trust Provider
Sand Chang, PhD (they/them) is a Chinese American nonbinary psychologist, trainer, and equity consultant who resides on unceded Ramaytush Ohlone and Coast Salish lands. Dr. Chang works at the intersection of trans health, eating disorders, trauma recovery, and body liberation.
They are a Trainer with the IFS Institute, a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, an EMDR therapist, and a Certified Body Trust Provider. They are the author of All Parts Welcome: The Queer and Trans Internal Family Systems Workbook and A Clinician’s Guide to Gender Affirming Care.
Sand is also one of the co-founders of Queer and Trans IFS (QTIFS), where they bring IFS teaching to queer and trans communities — grounding this model in the liberatory, affirming values that make it so generative for the clients we serve.
“What becomes possible when we stop trying to manage our parts — and start learning to meet them?”