Internal Family Systems

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	• Internal Family Systems Therapy Richard C. Schwartz The Guilford Press, 1994 - 248 pages average customer review:based on 11 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Internal Systems

I found this book really useful for me as a therapist. It is well written and easy to follow and use as a therapist.

Internal Family Systems

An excellent and provocative review of the internal family systems paradigm, I thoroughly enjoyed this extremely well written review. This is a must read for any professional in both the traditional and mental health fields who works with families.

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Groundbreaking insight.

Dr. Richard Schwartz contributes groundbreaking insights and a fresh model that is surprisingly effective for healing our inner battles...not just coping with them.

Amazing

I had been hesitant in buying this book, because I didn't like the title. It sounded too much like 'family therapy' to me, and had nothing to do with dissociation, parts, alters, or anything; but eventually after multiple recommendations I purchased the book.

It was fantastic. It still is, I re-read it a lot. It helps to really de-pathologise dissociative disorders where parts or voices or alters or personalities (insert your terminology of choice here) are involved, and as a person with a dissociative disorder made me feel more empowered, gave me ideas to help myself further heal, and gave me a normalised structure in which to view my own parts. It is a validating and refreshing look at the concept now common with dissociative disorders, that suggests that integration of parts shouldn't be the goal; but concepts of co-operation, co-consciousness and compassion should be.

I highly recommend it to anyone who wants practical case studies and advice as to how to address internal dissociative systems; and provides a successful model to look towards a healthier future.

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A client's perspective

IFS has been a godsend to me. As a victim of long-term, sometimes torturous sexual abuse as a child, I tried to fight my way out of my pain for decades. I bounced from therapist to therapist expecting nothing more than to find a few good coping techniques to get me through the rest of my life. But I FINALLY met a therapist who seemed to hold the key, IFS. We've been working with IFS for about 2+ years and the results I've enjoyed go beyond my wildest imagination. I've found a love of myself...part by part...that I can only describe as miraculous.

If you are a mental health professional then please do yourself and your clients a huge favor by exploring this model.

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University of Illinois, Chicago. Presentation of the author's model of intrapsychic systems therapy called Internal Family Systems.

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