Internal Family Systems. Principles and Methods of the Approach from the Founder of IFS Therapy

Over the last two decades, IFS therapy has changed the practice of psychotherapy. This guide from its creator will help you understand and learn to apply this inspiring and effective approach to self-discovery and healing. Me: "I need to communicate... more with people." Also me: haven’t left the house for a week. Sometimes it feels like conflicting personalities are fighting within you, depriving you of harmony with yourself and simply making it difficult to live. Richard Schwartz's method, created over 20 years ago, aims to unify disparate internal parts and reveal your true "self." Within the IFS approach, therapeutic effects are achieved by working with internal subpersonalities and the true "self" that unites the other parts. The IFS approach has been included in the registry of evidence-based and proven models and approaches in psychotherapy since 2015. It is used by psychotherapists worldwide, including the bestselling author on trauma, Bessel van der Kolk. Thanks to the tools provided by IFS therapy, you can: -stop worrying about conflicting internal experiences; -heal the wounded parts of your "self" and work through past traumas; -turn the most difficult subpersonalities into invaluable allies; -accept your wonderful multidimensional nature; -discover your true "self," which brings life satisfaction, inner harmony, and peace. "My most remarkable discovery is that by doing this work, you free your true 'self' — who you are," says Dr. Schwartz. Who the book is for For those who seek to transform their most complicated parts from internal barriers into invaluable allies. For everyone who is full of internal contradictions.