Parts Work Therapy with the IFS Method

Written By Erin M. Randol

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.

Erin M. Randol

My expertise is related to working with adult individuals who desire a stronger sense of self, an increased ability to self-soothe, and skills to safely feel a range of emotions. I work with clients who were taught in childhood to practice strong work ethic no matter what, that setting a boundary is being rude, and that dwelling on the past won’t do any good. I use EMDR and IFS therapies with clients to help process anxiety, emotional abuse, physical abuse, acute trauma events, complex traumas, childhood traumas, relationship issues, depression, family issues, grief and loss. My therapeutic lens is trauma-informed and client centered.

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