Internal Family Systems
Transforming Trauma with Parts Work
You may have noticed that we all have different parts of ourselves—each with their own voices, needs, and strategies. Maybe there’s the overachiever who pushes you to do more, the perfectionist who holds you to impossibly high standards, or the inner critic who points out your every flaw. It’s easy to feel like you’re juggling a bunch of conflicting voices, but the truth is, these parts are simply trying to protect you in their own ways. They’ve developed their own strategies to keep you safe, even if those strategies don’t always serve you in the long run.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy helps you understand and reconnect with these different parts of yourself, fostering greater insight and self-awareness. Rather than trying to silence these parts, we get curious about them, uncovering their stories and motivations. Through IFS, we can help you work with your protective parts in a way that promotes healing rather than making things more complicated. We’ll gently explore the roots of these parts, uncovering how they formed and how we can help them shift into healthier, more balanced roles. By creating a compassionate dialogue between your parts, we can bring more peace, harmony, and even some humor into your inner world. It’s about getting to know yourself better, so you can break free from those old patterns and feel more grounded in who you really are.
My Two Favourite Books on this topic are: