Internal Family Systems Therapy

Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a talking therapy that sees the mind as made up of different ‘parts’, each with its own feelings and beliefs. With the therapist, you get to know these parts with curiosity and compassion, guided by your calm core ‘Self’. It was developed by Richard Schwartz and is used with individuals, couples and families. There is no good evidence yet, as IFS has only a few small, early studies: see “Internal Family Systems: what the research says”.