Anxiety
Intrusive and persistent, anxiety can often feel irrational or overwhelming on the surface. In therapy, we work together to slow down these experiences, creating space to explore and understand the underlying triggers. This process allows us to re-educate and update the reactive parts of ourselves that may be stuck in old patterns. With time and attention, relief and healing are possible.
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NPR: “Ever felt so stressed you didn’t know what to do next? Try talking to your 'parts'"
October 27, 2024
The premise of the IFS model is that our minds are not one-dimensional. “We’re all multiple,” Schwartz says. We all have multiple perspectives within — for example, people often identify an inner critic, worrier, or striver. And some parts tend to dominate our lives, while others are more hidden. IFS teaches a process to embrace all your parts, bring them into balance and find a sense of wholeness.
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“There’s a big difference between, ‘I am the anxiety and fear versus I am here with the fear, I’m here with the anxiety,’” he says. And in that realization his natural state of “confidence, courage and compassion” resurfaced. “It's almost like I have a new operating system now,” Kopald says.