WELCOME TO IFS IN PICTURES!
IFS in pictures, created by Lucy Parker
Some of us are visual learners and can absorb more through symbols, colours, images, and shapes than a few isolated words can ever convey.
A picture, as they say, is worth a thousand words. So, here is my pictorial version of the IFS model to whet your appetite and excite your curiosity about what IFS might mean to you!
Within this image, you’ll find:
The 8 C’s
The 5’ P’s
The triangle of Managers, Fire Fighters and Exiles, each with their mottos
A sunshine of hope and a cloud of confusion
A nod to polyvagal theory and how this can be woven into the work
A team of integrated family members working together and being SELF led
Of course, this is just a portrayal of parts of a system that is both stunningly simple and deeply complex, as are we all!
That’s why I tailor your sessions to you and your unique inner system, which will chop, change, and adjust on a daily basis. Some days, you might just need to talk, others we may need to get up and move, and sometimes, the sand tray is the only way forward to bring shape, colour, texture, and imagination to life, creating an external version of your intimate experience.
If this picture has stirred some interest, activated some creativity or encouraged a little playfulness, then great! Get in touch and we can start from there!
Until we meet.
Lucy x
Lucy in the Flow Tunbridge Wells studio
Learn more through these Internal Family Systems Links :
Feel Better Live More Podcast with Dr Rangan Chatterjee and Richard Schwartz
In this Podcast, which Dr Chatterjee describes as “potentially one of the most important episodes I’ve ever released,” IFS is described in detail. You can also listen to a live IFS session recorded during the interview, which shows in detail the depth of the process and the profound healing offered.
Written by Lucy Parker
Integrative Counsellor, Psychotherapist & Coach, MBACP
Level 1 Trained IFS Therapist through IFS UK
Senior Yoga Teacher
https://embarkcounselling.co.uk/
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