LucilleAaronWayne OP t1_j8nxvau wrote
Reply to comment by ECU_BSN in Hi, I'm Lucille Aaron-Wayne, MA - Certified IFS therapist (Internal Family Systems therapy). Ask me anything! by LucilleAaronWayne
Thanks u/ECU_BSN 😄
In the professional realm, I officially trained in 2011 to 2012, so that makes it over 10 years.
This is pretty unusual, as back then hardly anyone knew about Internal Family Systems. The vast majority of IFS therapists have trained in the last few years.
Living and working with IFS for years has changed my relationship to it and understanding of it to be much more nuanced. At the beginning, I thought it was the Holy Grail of healing. Now I understand it can be a central tool, but it's not the answer in every case. (Not everything is a nail needing a hammer!)
As a client, I was introduced to IFS in my early 20s. So it's been a personal tool for quite a long time.
bokurai t1_j8op3iw wrote
Would you be willing to elaborate on how you were first introduced to IFS, how it was beneficial to your own life compared to other types of therapy, and what made you decide to specialize in it?
LucilleAaronWayne OP t1_j8ot5a2 wrote
Yes, u/bokurai. I found IFS as a young adult after a traumatic incident. The trauma therapist I saw began with EMDR - which was very helpful - then incorporated IFS into sessions.
When I first got into Self energy, I felt like I'd finally returned to who I really was. I became aware I'd forgotten who I was for so long that I didn't even know I'd lost "me."
It was such an incredible feeling that I was hooked. I immediately read all the IFS literature available at the time (only Dick Schwartz books back then!) and began adopting IFS into my worldview.
Years later, I had trouble finding an IFS therapist, and I got fed up of the frustration. I decided to sign up for an official IFS training - mainly to get the personal benefit, to be honest!
My book coming out in autumn 2023 goes into the FULL story 😉
Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments