Internal Family Systems Therapy for Shame and Guilt

7 reviews for Internal Family Systems Therapy for Shame and Guilt

1. anne g. lieber

   Rated 5 out of 5

   November 13, 2023

   5.0 out of 5 stars Accessible and fascianting!

   Thank you Martha for a deep dive into Shame in guilt through IFS.

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   MMC

   Rated 5 out of 5

   October 30, 2023

   love this book

   I adore this book in regard to shame and guilt. It really helps one understand the narratives. We tell ourselves how we can overcome them, and help ot...More

   I adore this book in regard to shame and guilt. It really helps one understand the narratives. We tell ourselves how we can overcome them, and help others overcome their narratives with kindness and compassion.

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   M McGuire

   Rated 5 out of 5

   October 28, 2023

   5.0 out of 5 stars Nuances of Shame

   We all have shame, and many layers no matter your background. Martha Sweezy breaks it down, all the flavors of how it shows up in our internal worlds,...More

   We all have shame, and many layers no matter your background. Martha Sweezy breaks it down, all the flavors of how it shows up in our internal worlds, in relationships and in the therapy room. This is an invaluable book for therapists, especially those using the IFS model. It teaches us how shame shows up in language, our ways of bonding, attaching and disconnecting and interacting in the world around us. She weaves in case vignettes to illustrate concepts. The book addresses how therapists can help clients to understand and appreciate their inner landscape, get ‘unstuck’ and move toward greater self- compassion. Highly recommend it!

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   vcd

   Rated 5 out of 5

   September 4, 2023

   5.0 out of 5 stars a great resource

   This is a great book, and not just because shame and guilt lie at the heart of so much suffering. Martha Sweezy does a wonderful job of laying out th...More

   This is a great book, and not just because shame and guilt lie at the heart of so much suffering. Martha Sweezy does a wonderful job of laying out the causes, consequences, and overt and covert manifestations of shame and guilt, which on its own would make a significant contribution to the IFS literature. While doing this, however, she also addresses a common concern of newly trained IFS therapists, who sometimes find its protocols rote and scripted, even to the point that they give up practicing IFS altogether. The many clinical dialogues that Martha Sweezy presents bring IFS therapy to life, showing how a skilled clinician working within the model can remain fluid, spontaneous, and truly connected. This book will be a classic.

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   Chris L

   Rated 5 out of 5

   August 24, 2023

   5.0 out of 5 stars One of my latest must reads

   This book is extremely well written and superbly structured (as an ex-consultant, that’s a compliment I don’t give out easily). Even the “intro to IFS...More

   This book is extremely well written and superbly structured (as an ex-consultant, that’s a compliment I don’t give out easily). Even the “intro to IFS” section—every IFS book seems to have one, which is great as a way to see how different people explain the model, but often tedious to get through—is more informative and succinct than the other ones I’ve read. The book provides a super simple and consistent framework for guilt & shame and illustrates EVERYTHING with a laser-focused (but clearly real) client example. I highly recommend this book for any practitioner.

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   Ender V

   Rated 5 out of 5

   August 9, 2023

   5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books on Shame and Guilt

   This book is a real gift. There are sections that are like listening to Martha Sweezy’s voice. It is very rich and abundant in details. Also, the dia...More

   This book is a real gift. There are sections that are like listening to Martha Sweezy’s voice. It is very rich and abundant in details. Also, the dialogs with clients are very didactical and illustrative on IFS nuances and can easily be adapted to other modalities. For example the thoroughness and detail in the wording of therapist’s questions for as simple as they are. It is beautiful and very useful). It is definitely a must have for any person interested on these two important topics.

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   J. Smith

   Rated 5 out of 5

   July 27, 2023

   5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific contribution to IFS work

   I've mostly felt that IFS work needed to be witnessed or experienced to be appreciated, and that's still really important. But Martha Sweezy's book of...More

   I've mostly felt that IFS work needed to be witnessed or experienced to be appreciated, and that's still really important. But Martha Sweezy's book offers practitioners an almost encyclopedic, clear, comprehensible, example-filled guide to working with clients, their selves and all their many parts. I particularly appreciate her central focus on shame and guilt. Other often valuable therapies tend not to distinguish them so clearly, nor to address shame adequately - a huge omission. Brava! This book is a very informative read, but even better, it's the kind of reference book you can return to repeatedly as you do the work.

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