Posts

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 room so we could talk to the bingeing part. [The parts can only be he
Recent posts