The Inner Game of Psychotherapy


Family therapist Richard Schwartz has radically redefined our understanding of our “inner self” from a single, monolithic persona to a complex Internal Family System (IFS) of different parts, or subpersonalities-each with its own sometimes antagonistic memories, viewpoints, desires, and agendas. Within this framework, Schwartz has developed a clear, systematic methodology for helping clients heal themselves by getting to know, acknowledge, and “talk” to each part, and in the process connect with a deeper Self that embodies a central core of confidence, compassion, and wisdom. Schwartz will present a video demonstration of how he uses an IFS approach to help clients with complex trauma communicate with their core Self and integrate and embrace their conflicted and disowned inner parts.