Category Archives: Research

What Is Self-Led Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)?

While IFS therapy does not speak the same language as CBT, each has roots in the same underground spring of mindful awareness and similarly facilitates an experiential process of internal differentiation among the parts of a person that may have distorted or outdated views and feelings. This brings into power the actual Self in the…

Internal Family Systems: What is IFS and How is it Used in Therapy?

Driven by my passion to find a better way to support the healing of individuals with OCD as well as their families, I’ve concluded that therapists need a greater variety of effective tools to address some of the missing pieces in OCD treatment.  My experience and research over the past decade have demonstrated that the…