Table of Contents
Foreword xi
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction xvii
Section I Trauma and IFS 1
1 Complex PTSD and IFS 3
Glossary of IFS Terms 7
2 Various Types of Trauma 11
3 IFS: Permanent Healing of Emotional Wounds 17
4 Integrate IFS into Your Treatment Approach 21
Section II The IFS Technique: Working with Protective Parts 23
5 Getting Started and the Steps Involved 25
6 The First Three Steps: Identify the Target Part and Help It Separate 29
7 Step 4: Self-Energy and Gaining Access to Internal Wisdom 37
8 Steps 5 and 6: BeFriending, Finding the Job, and Finding the Fear 47
9 Beyond the 6 F's for Trauma 51
Section III The Neuroscience of Trauma and Dissociation 61
10 The Neurobiology of PTSD 63
11 Dealing with Extreme Parts: How Neuroscience Informs Therapeutic Decisions 71
Section IV Attachment and Relational Trauma 75
12 The Stages and Styles of Attachment 77
13 IFS as Internal Attachment Work 81
Section V Common Reactions to Relational Trauma 91
14 Vulnerability 93
15 Reactions to Trauma 97
16 Substance Use: Searching Outside for Protection 103
17 Shame Cycles Associated with Trauma 109
Section VI Associated Features of Trauma 117
18 Systems, Severe Trauma, and Polarities 119
19 Trauma, Feelings, and Loss 133
20 Therapist Parts 139
21 Common Comorbidities 147
22 Medications and Trauma 153
Section VII Healing 157
23 Healing Emotional Wounds 159
24 Associated Features of Healing 177
25 Roadblocks to Healing 183
26 Spiritual Dimensions of Healing 191
References 195
Index 199
