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IFS

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  • IFS

    Understanding parts work: exiles, managers & firefighters

    IFS parts work is the practice at the centre of Internal Family Systems therapy. It means getting to know the different parts that make up your inner world, often grouped into three roles: exiles, managers, and firefighters.  This kind of…

    8 minute read

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    IFS Therapy for Anxiety, Trauma and PTSD

    Internal Family Systems, or IFS, is a talk therapy approach that treats anxiety, trauma, and PTSD as the work of protective inner parts rather than as flaws to fix. Saalvio's clinical team offers IFS therapy for trauma and related concerns…

    9 minute read

  • IFS

    The 6 F’s and 5 P’s of IFS Therapy Explained

    Internal Family Systems (IFS) uses two memorable frameworks to guide the work: the 6 F's, a six-step process for getting to know a part of you, and the 8 C's and 5 P's, the qualities that show up when you…

    8 minute read

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    How to practice IFS self-therapy at home

    You do not have to understand every part of yourself to start. You just have to be willing to sit down and listen to one part first. Doing IFS self therapy at home means learning to notice the different parts…

    7 minute read

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    IFS vs. CBT vs. EMDR: Which therapy is right for you?

    IFS, CBT, and EMDR are three different kinds of therapy that can help you feel better. IFS looks at the different parts inside you. CBT helps you notice and change thoughts that hurt you. EMDR helps your brain work through…

    8 minute read

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    What Is IFS Therapy? Guide to Internal Family Systems

    IFS therapy, short for Internal Family Systems therapy, is a talk therapy model developed by Richard Schwartz. It sees the mind as made up of different inner parts, each one carrying its own feelings and history, all guided by a…

    6 minute read