Self-Therapy Workbook: An Exercise Book For The IFS Process

by Bonnie J. Weiss

This workbook is a companion to Self Therapy by Jay Earley. It is a clear and concise description of the steps in the IFS process designed for people using IFS to do personal work on themselves or professionals introducing the material to their clients. It provides written exercises that give readers a chance to process their experience and track their internal work. It includes sample answers that clarify how to do the exercises, and illustrations that provide a visual understanding the material. There are additional chapters on working with couples and dealing with polarization.

Genres: Psychology, Mental Health, Self Help, Counselling

232 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 5, 2013

Reviews

[Robin Dilley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great workbook for clients between sessions

This workbook allows the client to continue to identify parts and work them between sessions. Excellent illustrations for step by step inner work.

[Amanda Degler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Guide to IFS

This is a fabulous beginners guide to IFS. It includes a breakdown of all key concepts and worksheets to begin working with your parts. I enjoyed using this workbook and have reccomended it to my clients who are wanting to do some parts work on their own.

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

The companion workbook, that really doesn't add anything as far as content goes, but, it does help facilitate the exerecises.

[Esther · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Geat Start

I think this book could have been structured a lot better, there is information in later chapters that really should have been in the beginning and things feel a bit disjointed and not well structured. Despite this I think it is a very valuable resource abd I've found it very helpful. However it is showing me that IFS perhaps isn't something that can be practiced alone simply because its so complex. Unfortunately I don't have anyone to practice with which really isn't great for my sense of hope in overcoming these issues. I also think it doesn't address the issue of getting and staying in Self enough, especially for those of us who can only access small parts of self or who have contact with it rarely. I'm not entirely sure what Self should feel like. It's not something I'm familiar with and yet it is so integral to the IFS processes and helping the different parts that I think there needs to be more information. So I'm disappointed about that but would recommend this if anyone wanted to start doing IFS.

[Allison]

Another of my favorite Internal Family Systems tools - this is the companion workbook to Self Therapy by Jay Early. I give this to my clients to help them learn to do journal style partswork and care.

[Barb · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found that the exercises in the book itself covered the material well enough.

[Cathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

great step by step book at different aspects of ifs. super helpful

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not actually doing IFS without a therapist but this book is very helpful

[Shyra Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helpful and easy to understand.

Book was both informative and easy to use in daily application for self-study. I will be sharing this resource with clients and colleagues.

[Susan Brake · Rating 5 out of 5]

IFS was super helpful for me. Best to compare it to the movie Inside Out

[Kathryn Burwash · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent companion to Jay Earley's Self-Therapy Series. This immensely practical workbook assists one to practice the concepts of Internal Family Systems (IFS). This deepens the healing process. Clearly written with step-by-step activities to get to know and heal your own internal system of parts; protectors and exiles while encouraging connection to and strengthening of your natural inner Self.

[Rose Boyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been through this book several times this year with clients. There are good skills to learn and ideas to be had. Even if they don't all fit, there are interesting ideas.