What is Internal Family Systems Therapy? What is IFS?

Humans are complex by nature, and it is part of what makes us all so incredible. We all bring different strengths and skillsets. Some, we find on our own. Others, we are given by the people around us or experiences that we have. As we get older and continue to evolve, our sense of self and identity takes on more, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapists and coaches believe that we should celebrate this unique family of traits that we all possess. In this article, we will discuss what IFS is—and why this form of therapy is so revolutionary, even decades after its first introduction.

Timecodes
00:00 Intro
1:34 Understanding Systems and Family Therapy
4:00 IFS
8:31 The Importance of Integration and Self-Leadership in IFS

IFS Therapy: An Overview

There are many different schools of thought in psychology and plenty of different approaches to helping our minds. Internal Family Systems therapy is one approach to therapy that was fully developed in the nineties. Decades later, it is still helping people to learn who they are and how that information can be used to help them grow and live a more positive life.

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[tileshp]

What an incredible video and spoken with such clarity and no fluff. Thank you 🙏

[cheekyswitch]

What an excellent description of this therapy that I am interested in exploring. Thanks! 😊

[denyemcguire]

Hello! I want to tell you how great you communicate IFS. The way you break it down and explain it makes it easy to connect with our parts… very accessible. I’ve been using IFS since 2019 and feel it works very well for me already then coming upon your channel just helped me hit a deeper EASIER level to work with my inner family.
Thank you!

[silviabarrosodesousa]

Olá. Parabéns pelos seus vídeos acerca do modelo de IFS. Além de claros e muito úteis ajudam psicólogos como eu cuja experiência ainda é pouco. Muito grata mesmo pelos seus vídeos. Espero que possa fazer mais para ajudar todos aqueles que são apaixonados por este modelo mas ainda necessitam de praticar mais. Grata.

[MagicallyResin]

This was really well presented and opened my eyes to some things happening inside of me. Thank you 🙏

[kushlakozeluh]

Hi Conor! I'm so happy and excited to see these new videos on IFS! You are the first person I heard about parts work and IFS from and since then it has become a very valuable part of my life and a deepening interest. I particularly appreciate the energy and insight that you bring to it and that's why I'm so pleased to see you revamping this channel. Looking forward to whatever you decide to share 😊

Also, your beard looks great.

[sassyvirgo]

Thank you so much for this. Your explanation is so simple and clear. This was so helpful 😊

[rossmail]

Oh how I've missed seeing and hearing from you Conor!

[sheelakatze]

Thank you! I believe this is going to be very helpful for people, including me!

[Susan-olys]

Really helpful thanks. Sound is much better now too

[darinsmith]

I am very interested in learning how to do this work on myself.. I had an IFS Therapist that did not work out..