Internal Family Systems therapy

IFS  is a transformative tool that conceives of every human being as a  system of protective and wounded inner parts led by a core Self. We  believe the mind is naturally multiple and that is a good thing. Just  like members of a family, inner parts are forced from their valuable  states into extreme roles within us. Self is in everyone. It can’t be  damaged. It knows how to heal. 

IFS is frequently used as an evidence-based psychotherapy, helping  people heal by accessing and healing their protective and wounded inner  parts. IFS creates inner and outer connectedness by helping people first  access their Self and, from that core, come to understand and heal  their parts.  

But IFS is much more than a non-pathologizing evidence-based  psychotherapy to be used in a clinical setting. It is also a way of  understanding personal and intimate relationships and stepping into life  with the 8 Cs: confidence, calm, compassion, courage, creativity,  clarity, curiosity, and connectedness. Professionals from many different  backgrounds such as, but not limited to, body workers, legal mediation,  school administration, life coaches, and religious leaders may utilize  IFS to inform and guide their work. Our growing list of educational  programs aims to serve not only therapists but the wider public and  other professions.  

The mission of IFS Institute is to bring more Self leadership to the world. (From the IFS Insittute website)