InternalFamilySystemsTherapy(IFS)providesarevolutionarytreatmentplanforPTSD,anxiety,depression,substanceabuse,eatingdisordersandmore.Usinganon-pathologizing,acceleratedapproach--rootedinneuroscience--IFSappliesinnerresourcesandself-compassionforhealingemotionalwoundingatitscore.Thisnewmanualoffersstraight-forwardexplanationsandillustratesawidevarietyofapplications.Easytoreadandhighlypractical.Step-by-steptechniquesAnnotatedcaseexamplesUniquemeditationsDownloadableexercises,worksheetsIFSisEvidence-BasedThirtyyearsago,IFScreatorRichardSchwartz,PhD,listenedtohisclientsdescribingthebehaviorsandfearsoftheirmostextremeparts.Hefoundthattheinnerworldofallhisclientswascharacterizedbypartswhohadapositiveintentfortheclientbuthadtakenonextremerolesinanefforttobesafe.Healsodiscoveredthattheseextremepartswouldbecomelessdisruptiveandmorecooperativeoncetheirconcernswereaddressedandtheyfeltsafer.IFSviewspsychicmultiplicityasthenorm:weallhaveparts.Inaddition,everyparthasagoodintentionfortheclient,andeveryparthasvalue.Whenclientslistentoalltheirparts,theycanhealtheirwoundedparts.Today,IFS,whichhasestablishedalegacyofefficiencyandeffectivenessintreatingmanymentalhealthissues,isbeingheraldedbyDr.BesselvanderKolkasatreatmentthatallcliniciansshouldknow.
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