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“Ta[BeHold and Lead the
Internal Sexual System (BLISS)™
An 8 week program to increase your capacity to help clients
by getting to know your own system first
Would you like to feel more Self-Led addressing sexuality?
Are you a therapist or practitioner already familiar with the basics of the IFS model?
Are you ready to take a deep dive into your own system for your own self-care and to better hold space for clients?
This unique small group program offers an opportunity to explore internal aspects of sexuality through Patty's cutting edge model of Self-Led Sexuality, which is based in IFS and incorporates Embodied Practices, Sexual Health Perspectives, and a Social Justice Lens.
Before you can help others, it is important to gain clarity and compassion for your own parts, and also to experience the methods that you may bring to others. Therefore, this program focuses on YOU, and is focused on getting to know your own protectors, exiles and Self-energy. You will have opportunities to focus on personal trailheads as well as the "positive trailheads" offered by The Six S's of Sexual Self Energy™.
This program is appropriate whether you are single or in relationship(s), of any gender identity or sexual orientation, are conservative or kinky, as long as your parts are able to respectfully share space and Self with folks different from yourself.
The benefits will ripple personally, professionally and beyond.
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“I have taken Patty’s Six S’s session and I have to say how much more expansive and transformative it was than I expected. And I’m not embarrassed to say my husband appreciated me taking the course lol!!! 🤣He explicitly told me so.”
“There are few issues that trigger our parts more than sex.
There is no one who has provided a better map to lift us out of that morass and into Self led bliss than Patty Rich.”
This 8 week program includes:
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Online, synchronous experiential small group gatherings
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Experiential activities informed by The Six S's of Sexual Self Energy™
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Live demos by lottery
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Short didactic lessons and discussion
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Journal prompts and weekly email feedback from Patty
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Access to a member portal
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Access to session recordings (minus material members want edited out)
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Pending approval for up to 13 CE's toward re/certification from the IFS Institute
“Patty is going where few professionals dare to go and embracing the "Self" in sex. With a focus on consent, joy and Self leadership Patty re-writes the story on sex as taboo, scary, provocative or trauma driven and offers participants an opportunity to get curious about what drives them and in which direction all parts of them really want to go."
New cohorts forming!
(Level One or significant exposure to the IFS model required)
Tuesday Cohort: 6-8:30pm EST
January 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th
February 6th 13th, 20th, 27th
(Back up date March 5th)
Thursday Cohort: 12-2:30 pm EST
January 11th, 18th, 25th
February 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
(Back up date March 7th)
Why I am offering this:
Over the last few years I have developed an integrative model for Self-Led Sexuality that is grounded in IFS. Many people who have attended my workshops have expressed interest in having more time and support to find their parts and to bring more Self energy to their internal systems. While I do offer individual sessions, I have found that bringing sexuality out of exile in the context of a small Self-Led group offers many benefits:
Feeling less alone with sexual trailheads or challenges
Reducing shame and embarrassment
Greater ease of communication
Appreciation for a wider range of parts and people
Practicing choice and boundaries
Recognition of collective legacy burdens and external systems of oppression
Increased hope
Greater access to fun and pleasure
More Self Energy
Costs less than individual sessions and increases access
I have also found that group work is enriched by between session activities and a bit more connection with me. That is why I am excited to offer between session
weekly journaling with personal feedback from me!
How will it work?
Once the program begins, you will gain access to the member portal.
On the meeting dates, we will meet as scheduled on Zoom.
Each group will include a meditation or experiential activity aligned with one of The Six S's of Sexual Self Energy™ (Safe, Sensual, Spacious, Sensitive, Steamy, Satisfied).
There will be a chance to speak for parts and to identify trailheads, and one or more of the following: teaching, breakout rooms, live demo or additional activities.
*Please note that there will be no nudity or sexual activity during the meetings.
While a willingness to speak for your parts and to share something about your internal processes is expected in order to build trust and safety in the group,
each participant can determine their own level of self-disclosure and privacy.
Grab Your Spot Now!
This is a new and unique personal growth opportunity that I am only offering to a limited number of people who have prior experience with IFS. It would be well suited to folks who have already taken one of my workshops or courses as there will be minimal didactic content provided.
This is an experiential psychoeducational group in which to find and explore your own sexual trailheads, This may prove benefiicial personally and professionally.
Please note:
*This is NOT a training program, though it will prepare you for upcoming training opportunities.
*This is NOT a psychotherapy group and is not recommended if you tend toward significant dysregulation related to sexuality or are in a state of instability overall.
I am happy to answer any questions related to whether this group would be a fit for you at this time.
In order to create the safest possible group experience, I have created an application that you can complete here and will set up a short audio call as a next step. I take great care in screening and setting up the groups so that participants can have the best possible experience.
The size of the group will be limited to 12 participants, it will run for 8 weeks/20 hours total group time, incorporate The Six S's of Sexual Self Energy, a personal journal , email prompts with individualized feedback from Patty, and the cost is $1100. We are currently offering
an early bird special of $990.
Limited scholarships for those with financial hardship. See application form.
A little more about me...
My name is Patricia Rich and I'm a
Certified IFS Therapist and Approved Consultant,
AASECT Certified Sex Therapist and Supervisor, and
Certified Clini-Coach™
I have a passion for bringing compassion to the parts of ourselves that may be sexually burdened, exiled, oppressed or neglected. I teach a process that clears a pathway toward consensual, authentic, fulfilling and expansive sexual Self-expression.
I began teaching about Self-Led Sexuality at national conferences several years ago and have since been developing an innovative framework for sexual healing, pleasure and empowerment, have taught for the IFS Institute Online Continuity Program, presented workshops internationally, and now offer coaching and consultation as well as therapy.
I welcome diverse folks including those who are single, coupled, poly, LGBTQIA*, conservative, kinky, young adult to advanced ages, BIPOC, immigrants and more.
You can learn more about me here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to tell people my super private stuff?
The beauty of IFS is that we can speak for our parts and spend time internally with our system without needing to disclose the details of what we are remembering or experiencing. You are not required to do anything that does not feel safe or wise. You will be invited, however, to share some level of vulnerability, such as speaking for the protectors who say No to more disclosure.
Do I have to be IFS Level One trained?
No, you do not need to have formal training from the IFS Institute to participate. However, you will be asked whether you have had significant experience with the model such as attending a substantive introductory workshop and practice unblending and speaking for, not from Parts. This is so that there is a common language and way of relating as a starting point for this dive into BLISS.
Will IFS CE's be offered?
This cycle is pending approval for up to 18 IFS Institute CE credits.
Learning Objectives:
1. To use the 6 F's to recognize the parts of the internal system that may become activated in relation to sexual topics.
2. To interview parts to learn the roles that parts take on to either utilize or prevent the resource of sexuality.
3. To engage the healing steps to identify the individual and collective burdens often taken on through socialization and lived experience which shape adult sexuality.
4. To explore Internal Consent as a way to facilitate the setting of safe and appropriate boundaries including working with polarized protectors.
5. To recognize the importance of pleasure and sensuality to a sense of well-being and fulfillment, and how we can create space for clients to explore these within their own values frameworks.
6. To unblend parts and access Self qualities that may be experienced as sexual, and to consider how Self-Led Sexuality differs from Part-Led Sexuality.
Will sessions be recorded?
The sessions will be recorded during teaching, meditations, and demos. These portions will be posted in a private portal for the duration of the program. These recordings are only to be watched by other group members who are committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of all participants. Individuals may request that their demos not be posted to the group. Live attendance is strongly encouraged.
Is this a synchronous group?
Yes, this group will take place on Zoom and you are requested to be fully present (e.g. screen on, not multitasking, private location) in order to create a well held space for all.
Will Patty be explaining her whole model?
While the Six S's of Sexual Self Energy will frame the experience and some additional concepts such as Internal Consent will be explored, this is NOT primarily a didactic format, but rather an experiential exploration. HOWEVER, you can now read Patty's chapter on Self-Led Sexuality in Altogether Us, in which she lays out the model in more detail.
Will there be homework?
You will be asked to do some reflective journaling before and after the sessions, to read a chapter, and watch a few short videos.
I'm interested but some of the details don't work for me this time around.
Feel free to fill out the application anyway, indicating your barriers and/or your interest in a future round of this type of group. You can also join Patty's private FB group and get a free explainer of The Six 6's of Sexual Self Energy here.
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