Tori Lock

Internal Family Systems practitioner, working online with adults across the EU, UK and USA.

Originally from New Zealand, I’ve lived in Europe since 2016. After studying Education Sciences in Berlin and a career in in Learning & Leadership Development in the tech industry, I trained as an IFS practitioner in 2021. As a highly-sensitive person (HSP), I was drawn to IFS for how it places mindfulness, self-compassion and systems thinking at the centre the healing process. It was a relief to train in a modality that didn’t focus on pathology or ‘corrective’ interventions. I believe deeply in the potential of this work to transform lives and the way we all coexist together.

My Story:

I blend IFS with my training and interest in somatic modalities such as Hakomi: Body-centered Psychotherapy and Polyvagel Theory. These modalities interweave beautifully, to bring a body-centered, trauma-informed approach to parts work.

I’m dedicated to best practice and take part in weekly peer consultation groups and supervision, not to mention my own own personal IFS sessions.

Below is a list of trainings that I have successfully completed or have already registered to participate in:

  • June, 2024: Level 3 IFS Training with Chris Burris LPC, LMFT

  • Feb 2024: Polyvagal Theory and IFS - An Integrative Journey Training in Portugal, Deb Dana, LCSW & Dr. Alexia Rothman

  • March 2024 -April 2027: Advanced Hakomi: Mindfulness-based Somatic Psychotherapy training

  • Dec, 2023: IFS & The Eating System: Healing relationships with food, Kimberly M. Daniels, Psy.D.

  • Nov, 2023: IFS for Shame and Guilt Workshop, Martha Sweezy, PhD

  • Nov, 2023: Level 2 IFS Training: Deepening & Expanding, Mariel Pastor, LMFT

  • September, 2023: IFS Trauma and Dissociation Workshop, Joanne Twombly, MSW, LICSW

  • August, 2023: IFS & Autism: The Autistic Self Workshop, with Sarah Bergenfield and Eleanor Carn

  • July, 2023: IFS & Polyvagel Theory: The Survive/Thrive Spiral Workshop, Ruth Culver

  • March 2023: Stepping Stone: 4-month Comprehensive IFS Course, Internal Family Systems Counselling Association Canada

  • March 2023: Foundational year of Hakomi: Mindfulness-based Somatic Psychotherapy Training (1 year of applied experiential training)

  • June 2021: Level 1 IFS Training, Einat Bronstein, MSW, LCSW (100+ hours)

My Approach & Training:

“The only journey is the one within”
— Rainer Maria Rilke