Internal Family Systems: An Accessible Introduction
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is an evidence-based form of psychotherapy that was developed by Dr Richard Schwartz, PhD. It’s built on the premise that each of us are made up of a system of sub-personalities, or “parts” which coexist within us like an “internal family” that influences our decision making and behaviour. The IFS approach […]
The Psychology of Parts: Dissociation, IFS, and the Multiple Yous Inside Your Head
We’ve all grown up in the mono-mind paradigm. This assumes that each of us has one unitary mind, out of which our thoughts and feelings emerge. Recent developments in neuroscience, as well as the growing evidence base for “parts-based” psychotherapies such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), schema therapy, and transactional analysis are showing that not […]