Modern Mental Health Blog

Our sense of identity and relationships comes from our experiences and our interpretations of those experiences. As we evolve and change our past experiences still inform us but are not congruent with present realities, this has to be reconciled and relationships are often what bring it up.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy is a framework, a specific process, and a set of skills. It is a theory of how the mind works and a roadmap for how the mind can heal. IFS therapy helps people access the internal place where the mind functions like a well-oiled system. From that place, the person can build or rebuild a relationship with themselves that makes sense and actually works.