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A Typical Client - Therapist Exchange in an Internal Family Systems Session

Client:  I'd like to work on my bingeing. Therapist:  OK, can you find the part of you that gets you to binge? C:  I don't know. I can sense an agitation. T:  Where do you feel this agitation in your body? C:  In my solar plexus. T:  Can you tell me more about the feeling? C:  It's kind of jumpy and pushing. T:  Can you relate to this feeling as a part that gets you to binge? C:  I guess so. T:  How do you feel toward this part? [If the therapist is talking to Self, the answer will be something along the lines of compassion, curiosity, and/or acceptance.] C:  I need to get rid of this part; I gained 20 pounds in the last two years. T:  So there are parts of you that hate the bingeing part and want to get rid of it? C:  Yeah, I guess. T:  And it makes sense that they would feel this way, right? C:  Yeah. T:  See if you can let them know that, and then see if they would be OK if they went into the waiting ro...
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