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Internal Family Systems (IFS):
Development, Application and
Transformational Model to Effectively
Help Clients Improve Well-Being
Paul Ginter, Ed.D.
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Internal Family Systems (IFS):
Development, Application and
Transformational Model to Effectively
Help Clients Improve Well-Being
Paul Ginter, Ed.D.
Rehab Kids
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Paul Ginter, Ed.D., is an licensed psychologist and lead senior
IFS trainer at the IFS Institute. In his private practice, Paul
primarily uses the Internal Family Systems Model in his work
with individuals, couples and families He works with a wide
range of concerns including depression, anxiety, grief and
relationship issues.
Paul is the co-founder of the Center for Psychotherapy and
Wellness. He also served as the Organizational Learning Officer
at the Fetzer Institute, a private operating foundation in
Kalamazoo. Before living in Kalamazoo, Paul was the Program
Director for Wellness House, a not-for-profit organization
located in Hinsdale, Illinois providing psychosocial support for
cancer patients and their families. Prior to living in the Chicago
area, Paul was a psychologist at college counseling centers at
the University of Georgia and East Tennessee State University.
Paul received his B.A from Albion College, master’s degrees from
the University of Iowa and Western Michigan University and his
doctorate from WMU.
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Internal Family Systems (IFS):
Development, Application and
Transformational Model to
Effectively Help Clients Improve
Well‐Being
Paul Ginter, Ed.D.
October 21, 2020
So what differentiates IFS from other
models?
1. Effective process for accessing our core Self
2. Parts understood systemically
3. Unburdening
4. Capacity for Self‐Leadership
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Multiplicity
• Universal phenomenon
• Can experience any number of parts
• Are in relationship with each other
• When not carrying burdens, or in
extreme roles they are helpful
How parts show up
• Thoughts, points of view
• Physical sensations
• Emotions
• Memories
• Roles
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According to the IFS Model, parts are not:
• Metaphors
• Uni‐dimensional
• Created by trauma
• Intractable
• To be eliminated or battled
6 Fs
• Find
• Focus
• Flesh‐out
• Feel toward
• Fear
• BeFriend
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The 8 Cs of Self Leadership
• Curiosity
• Compassion
• Confidence
• Creativity
• Connectedness
• Courage
• Calmness
• Clarity
Common Roles of Parts
Protective Parts
• Managers
• Firefighters
Protected Parts
• Exiles
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Managers
• Work to avoid triggering exiles
• Seek security through control
• Carry burdens of responsibility
• Deserve appreciation and
respect
Common Manager Roles
• Sentries
• Critics
• Analyzers
• Pessimists
• Caretakers
• Perfectionists
• Worriers
• Strivers
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Firefighters
• Reactively spring to action when
vulnerable feelings threaten to
overwhelm system
• Impulsive
• Douse pain or distract/escape
• Often feared & judged socially
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Exiles can threaten the system because:
• They’re desperate to be heard, rescued
• Often frozen in time
• Very sensitive
• They overwhelm with emotions
• They hold intense burdens
• They can trigger firefighters
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What do Exiles need to Heal?
• Relationship with Self‐energy: acceptance, safety, physical closeness,
to not feel/be alone
• To have their stories told and witnessed and understood
• They may need to blend their emotions and energies in order to feel fully
witnessed
• They often need the sense (or perhaps the actual experience) that things
could have/should have gone differently
• Need to let go of beliefs and feelings that they carry from these
experiences
• They need to reconnect with qualities that they have lost, or disconnected
from
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Goals of IFS
• To liberate parts from their extreme
roles.
• To restore trust in Self leadership.
• To achieve balance, harmony and
wholeness.
• To bring more Self energy to
external systems.
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