Note: This is Part Two in a series on Internal Family Systems ("Parts") Therapy. Click here to read Part One . In my work with trauma survivors, especially developmental trauma—physical and emotional ...

IFS therapy is talk therapy based on a theory that everyone’s personality contains multiple “parts,” or sub-personalities, that need space to speak, grieve, and heal. It may help conditions like PTSD.

Have you ever felt so anxious in a tough situation that you didn’t know what to do next? That’s how Seth Kopald felt during his divorce. He worried that he’d lose connection with his kids. “How much ...