Biography
Mariel Pastor is an IFS Lead Trainer and Certified IFS Therapist who studied closely with Richard Schwartz beginning in the 1990s. She is the principal author of the 200-page Internal Family Systems Level 1 Training Manual and co-founder and Clinical Director of the IFS Telehealth Collective. She is trained in EMDR and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and has trained across the U.S. and internationally.
Training & certifications
- IFS Lead Trainer
- IFS Certified Therapist
- IFS Approved Clinical Consultant
Specialties
Depth orientation
Mariel integrates Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and EMDR with IFS, bringing a body-oriented and trauma-informed depth to parts work. As author of the Level 1 manual and a direct student of Schwartz, she has helped shape the depth and rigor of IFS training worldwide.
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