Parts Work Therapy with the IFS Method
Dr. Richard Schwartz developed the Inernal Family Systems (IFS) Method in response to clients’ experiencing various parts of themselves at different times in their life. He noticed that when these parts felt safe in the client’s body and had felt safer, they were less disturbing. When parts of us feel safe, it allows the client to access the truest version of themselves which Dr. Schwartz calls the “Self” or “Self-Energy.”
IFS therapy believes that all parts have good intentions and all parts are welcome into each therapy session. The goal of parts work is this: once we are able to access Self or Self-Energy, the body and mind feel safe enough to live life with confidence, openness, and compassion.