Common Responses to Trauma and Coping Strategies

Patti Levin has listed common physical and emotional reactions to trauma, as well as a list of helpful coping strategies. She has also included links to other resources.

Common Responses to Trauma and Coping Strategies2019-10-21T20:40:33-04:00

Gender/Transgender

This post contains a link to a video by Derek offering an IFS perspective on gender and transgenderism, as well as a link to The World Professional Association for Transgender Health's Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People and an article on "Monogenderism"

Gender/Transgender2019-10-21T20:40:33-04:00

Coming Out: Intrapersonal Loss in the Acquisition of a Stigmatized Identity

Authored by Derek this piece was originally published in "Counting Our Losses: Reflecting on Change, Loss, and Transition in Everyday Life". Darcy L. Harris, ed. Routledge: 2010. It invites a reflection on the process of embracing a stigmatised identity by recognising how complex loss and disenfranchised grief activate specific protectors within the system.

Coming Out: Intrapersonal Loss in the Acquisition of a Stigmatized Identity2019-10-21T20:40:33-04:00

Multiplicity and Internal Family Systems Therapy – A New Paradigm?

Authored by Derek and first published in Psychologica, the magazine of the Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists, this article considers the emerging perspective of multiplicity in light of Kuhn's notion of a paradigm shift.

Multiplicity and Internal Family Systems Therapy – A New Paradigm?2019-10-21T20:40:33-04:00

Inner Critic

According to Jay the Inner Critic is the part of you that judges you, demeans you, and tells you who you should be. It undermines your self‑confidence and makes you feel bad about yourself. This site contains (1) an Inner Critic questionnaire and (2) a profile program.

Inner Critic2019-10-21T20:40:33-04:00

Nathan meets his Monsters

"If your child has fears, this book is a great way to change your perspective and theirs. It can empower children and help them transform their fears." Christina Russell, M.A., Licensed Professional Counselor and Mother

Nathan meets his Monsters2019-10-21T20:40:33-04:00

IFS and Eating Disorders

Judi Addleston has created a power-point presentation describing how eating disorders may be understood through an IFS lens.

IFS and Eating Disorders2019-10-21T20:40:33-04:00

IFS Applied To Migraine Management: Two Cases Reports

The sessions of two migraine sufferers undergoing successful IFS therapy are reported in detail. Linkages are discussed between psychological processes and the occurrence of migraine attacks. The results of the study suggest how IFS therapy may be useful in framing a new approach for understanding the dynamics of migraine headaches from an intrapsychic perspective.

IFS Applied To Migraine Management: Two Cases Reports2019-10-21T20:40:33-04:00
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