Internal Family Systems is a non-pathologizing way to look inward to the different parts of us that protect us. IFS was developed by Richard Scwartz, PhD. This is a powerful modality that my clients really seem to be benefiting from.
With IFS, we look at various parts using the 6 F’s. Karen walks each client slowly through the Parts mapping phase, into the 6F’s to aide in connected the resources self led being to connect with the Internal Parts they may not have been aware of.
IFS can be incorporated into EMDR work and with Polyvagal work.
IFS can also be its own concentration. A concentration is a 2- hour block of time where we start by Parts mapping whatever is coming up for the client that day. We work towards unburdening using the 6F’s of IFS.
