Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy is a talk therapy model created by Dr. Richard Schwartz.  Everyone’s mind has many sub-personalities or “Parts”, guided by a healthy core “Self”.  

It helps people heal emotional pain by understanding these inner parts with love and calm.  IFS is a brilliant but gentle way to resolve internal struggles and conflicts which cause distress or unwanted coping behaviours.

Have you ever experienced the inner struggle of “Part of me wants to get better, or be more productive, but another part won’t let it!”   By working with the individual parts that show up when we have a big emotional experience or when we self-sabotage, it’s possible to resolve the inner conflict to resolve the issues.  We can identify the parts that were hurt in the past, and the systems put in place to protect those parts from further harm.   IFS is a wonderful modality of Parts Work and I have had much success with helping people resolve decades old issues gently and safely.

I trained in IFS with Dr Richard Shwatrz, the creator of IFS in 2024.