What is ERP therapy?
If OCD has been running your mornings, your commute, or the last thing you check before you leave the house, you have probably already tried to reason your way out of it. Reasoning rarely works on its own, because OCD…
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Exposure therapy for anxiety disorders: What it is and how it helps
You keep saying no to the party. No to the highway. No to the meeting where you might have to speak. Each no feels small. But the fear behind it keeps growing, because avoiding a thing tells your brain that…
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What happens in an IFS therapy session? IFS therapy techniques explained
An IFS therapy session usually starts with a short check-in. Then your therapist helps you notice one part of you, like worry or anger. Together, you get curious about that part instead of pushing it away. This is called unblending.…
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IFS couples therapy: Healing relationships through parts work
IFS couples therapy is a way for two partners to understand the hurt parts inside each of them that show up during a fight. It comes from Internal Family Systems, or IFS, a therapy built on the idea that everyone…
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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…
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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…
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The 8 C’s of self in IFS therapy: A simple guide to your core self
You have a part of you that stays steady even on your hardest days. IFS (Internal Family Systems) therapy calls this your core Self, and it describes it using eight qualities known as the 8 C's of Self in IFS…
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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…
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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…
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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…