IFS-Informed Parts Work
Online therapy in Sacramento & throughout California
“Part of me thinks this is good idea, but another part of me is still unsure.”
If you’ve ever said a statement like the one above, you’re already familiar with Parts Work.
Or, if you’ve seen the Pixar movie “Inside Out”, you’ve already gotten a sneak peek of Internal Family Systems. If you’re curious, check out this clip from the movie.
The truth is, we all have many different parts of ourselves that think, feel and want different things.
For example, you can probably identify the internal voice in your hear that beats you up and tells you you’re not good enough. That’s the Inner Critic.
Or during moments of stress when you just want to crawl into bed and throw the covers over your head, that’s the Inner Child.
These inner voices can feel confusing—even conflicting—but they all have one thing in common: they’re trying to help you survive.
How Parts Work helps
At Wholistic Approach Therapy, instead of pushing these parts of yourself away, we get curious about them.
This helps you move beyond simply understanding your patterns, into actually changing your patterns.
During sessions you’ll learn how to:
Befriend and calm your Inner Critic.
Soothe the fear and overwhelm of your Inner Child.
And strengthen your grounded, compassionate Adult-Self.
Working with these parts help you not just make sense of your inner world, but actually feel more whole, safe, and connected in your daily life.
You don’t need to get rid of your parts.
You just need to bring them together.
FYI: After 15 years of study and practice, Parts Work is my passion and my speciality. This is not traditional Internal Family Systems (IFS), but a simplified Parts Work model that is great for beginners and for those already familiar with IFS and Parts Work.