Internal Family Systems – The Healing Place Podcast

Leslie Slemmons – Somatic Reconnection: Reclaiming Lost Parts of Ourselves

By thehealingplacepodcast | March 27, 2026

Such a deeply insightful conversation with Leslie Slemmons, LISW-CP, CYT 200, Level 2 IFS trained and PRT trained licensed clinical social worker and experienced yoga and somatic teacher. Please join us as we discuss:

the whole body as one system – mind and body is one
reclaiming lost parts of ourselves
all behavior as communication
parts work – the body helps us along our own journey
what she means by window of tolerance
how consciously dissociating can be helpful
how Somatics is about re-connection
3 modalities: Internal Family Systems and Pain Reprocessing Therapy and Somatics
Neuroplastic pain
Internal psyche as multidimensionality
healing isn’t always about feeling good
and so much more!

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Deezer, Amazon Music, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also catch our insightful interview on YouTube.

Bio:

**Leslie Slemmons**

Leslie Slemmons, LISW-CP, CYT 200, Level 2 IFS trained and PRT trained is a licensed clinical social worker and experienced yoga and somatic teacher with two decades of work in mental health care. She specializes in anxiety, trauma, and mind-body healing, integrating therapeutic modalities with movement and nervous system education to support whole-person wellness. She is also a mother of 4, proud Filipino American, and a lover of books, good conversations, and laughs.

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Upcoming workshops: Jiva center 7 part series of chakras and somatic therapy starting January 10 and runs every other Saturday. Weekly hip hop and yoga fusion class Mondays at 6pm, candlelight somatic yoga Mondays at 7pm both at MindState Movement in Bluffton, SC.

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Jenna Riemersma – Internal Family Systems (IFS), Spirituality, & the Role of Protector Parts

By thehealingplacepodcast | June 26, 2020

I am feeling so very blessed to have had the opportunity to engage in an enlightening, informative, and powerful conversation with Jenna Riemersma, LPC, CSAT-S, CMAT-S, EMDR, IFS, NCC – founder and clinical director of the Atlanta Center for Relational Healing and teaching faculty for the International Institute of Trauma and Addiction Professionals. Please join us as we discuss:

Jenna’s recent #1 selling book release: Altogether You: Experiencing Personal and Spiritual Transformation with Internal Family Systems Therapy
the role of protector parts after trauma/adverse childhood experiences
the God-image within us (or core self)
protector parts: what are exiles and firefighters?
moving against vs. moving toward
and so much more!

Welcome to The Healing Place Podcast! I am your host, Teri Wellbrock. You can listen in on Pandora, iTunes, Blubrry, Spotify, Deezer, Google Podcasts, Podbean, and more, or directly on my website at www.teriwellbrock.com/podcasts/. You can also watch our insightful interview on YouTube.

Bio:

“Jenna Riemersma is the founder and clinical director of the Atlanta Center for Relational
Healing, and teaching faculty for the International Institute of Trauma and Addiction
Professionals (IITAP).

Jenna holds a Masters Degree in Public Policy from Harvard University, and a Masters
Degree in Professional Counseling from Richmont Graduate University. She is a licensed
professional counselor and a certified sex addiction therapist supervisor.”