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IggyBG t1_j8ojvgi wrote

Is there External Family System therapy (EFS) and if so, how it differs from Internal Family Systems therapy (IFS)?

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LucilleAaronWayne OP t1_j8okchw wrote

Hehe u/IggyBG this question makes me smile.

Yes, the "EFS" is one's actual family.

The person who founded IFS, Richard C. Schwartz, began as a family therapist. This means he conceptualized of psychology in terms of systems - multiple actors who all affect each other. This equipped him to understand and pioneer a new way of working with the individual: essentially, by applying family therapy to one's own inner world.

And that's IFS 😃

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