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Internal family systems therapy / Richard C. Schwartz, Martha Sweezy.

Schwartz, Richard C., (author.). Sweezy, Martha, (author.).

Summary:

"Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy reveals how the subpersonalities or "parts" of each individual's psyche relate to each other like members of a family, and how--just as in a family--polarization among parts can lead to emotional suffering. IFS originator Richard Schwartz and master clinician Martha Sweezy explain core concepts and provide practical guidelines for implementing IFS with clients who are struggling with trauma, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, and other behavioral problems. They also address strategies for treating families and couples. IFS therapy is listed in SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices." --Publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781462541461 (hardcover)
ISBN: 1462541461 (hardcover)
Physical Description: xvi, 304 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: New York : The Guilford Press, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes glossary.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [285]-290) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Part I: An overview of internal family systems therapy -- 1. The origins of internal family systems therapy -- 2. Individuals as systems -- 3. The self -- 4. Burdens -- 5. IFS and the body -- 6. The role of the therapist in IFS -- Part II: How to practice IFS therapy with individuals -- 7. Setting the table for treatment -- 8. In-sight and direct access -- 9. Finding, focusing, and fleshing out protectors -- 10. Feeling toward, befriending, and exploring protector fears -- 11. Changing protector polarizations -- 12. Unburdening exiles -- 13. Doing inner work safely -- Part III: IFS therapy with families, couples, and larger systems -- 14. The IFS model's view of families -- 15. Releasing constraints in IFS family therapy -- 16. Unburdening in IFS family therapy -- 17. Treating couples with IFS therapy -- 18. Applying the IFS model to social and cultural systems -- Part IV: Research and conclusion -- 19. Research on IFS -- 20. The laws of inner physics -- Glossary of terms -- References -- Index.