Inner Family System
(IFS)
"There is a core within each of us that is intact and perfect. Working with the inner parts can help us to connect with this core and live our authentic essence."
Richard Schwartz, founder of the IFS
Is IFS Therapy right for me?
IFS therapy can provide support in all forms of challenging life situations.
For example, IFS therapy can provide support in the following areas of life:
Working with trauma
Extreme mental states
(e.g. Anxiety, Fear)
Relationship problems and family conflicts
Stress and overload
Promoting self-acceptance and self-love
Development of emotional intelligence and self-reflection
Richard Schwartz's IFS (Internal Family Systems) approach assumes that every person is made up of different inner parts that have different needs, emotions and personality traits. These parts can come into conflict with each other, which can lead to inner tensions and emotional problems. By working with the IFS, these inner parts can be better understood, accepted and brought into harmony, leading to holistic self-healing and personal development.
The Guest House
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This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.
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Rumi, persian Poet, 1207-1273
