Internal Family Systems

Internal Family Systems Therapy in Vancouver, Toronto, & Montreal

Gain deeper self acceptance with Parts work

IFS therapy is a transformative, evidence-based model of psychotherapy that aims to restore inner harmony to the multiplicity of "parts" we all have inside us. The "IFS" stands for Internal Family Systems, and is based on exploring the dynamics of our inner worlds similar to how family therapy explores the dynamics of a family system. Though IFS is gentle, permission- and consent-based, it is nevertheless powerful and at times startling in its rapid results.

Move out of “Fight-Flight-Feeze-Fawn” and towards “Tend and Befriend” in how you relate to yourself

According to this approach, we *all* carry inside of us a Self (a true self, an authentic self, or a higher self, etc.) that is often blocked by Protective parts ("protectors") and Exiled parts ("exiles"), who carry burdens from past hardships. In IFS therapy, we begin to "unblend" from the protective parts that often define how we operate in the world and begin to access Self. Once we anchor in Self, we bring the healing qualities of the Self (compassion, calm, curiosity, clarity, courage) and begin to "reparent" and retrieve our exiled parts, which frees up our protective parts to take on new, creative, and life-enhancing roles in our lives. IFS is based on the radical and freeing idea that there are "no bad parts."

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What to Expect from Parts Work in Montreal & Vancouver

Identify and address your underlying schemas.

IFS therapy in Montreal and Vancouver from Resilience Psychotherapy strives to help you address some of the underlying triggers of your emotional upsets and relationship challenges. Some of the things that somatic therapy to help release tensions in your nervous system that may be related to: