Reading List

Books and links

Introduction to the Internal Family Systems Model
Second Edition
by Richard C. Schwartz

Internal Family Systems Therapy – 2nd Edition
by Richard C. Schwartz, Martha Sweezy

No Bad Parts
Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model
by Richard C. Schwartz

Creating Healing Circles
Using the Internal Family Systems Model in Facilitating Groups
by Chris Burris, LMFT

Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy
Awareness, Breath, Resonance, Movement and Touch in Practice
by Susan McConnell CIFST

Transcending Trauma
Healing Complex PTSD with Internal Family Systems Therapy
by Frank G. Anderson

Internal Family Systems: Therapy for Addictions
Trauma-informed, Compassion-Based Interventions for Substance Use, Eating, Gambling and More
by Cece Sykes, LCSW, Martha Sweezy, PhD, Richard C. Schwartz

The Mosaic Mind
Empowering the Tormented Selves of Child Abuse Survivors
by Regina A. Goulding, Richard C. Schwartz

You Are The One You’ve Been Waiting For
Bringing Courageous Love To Intimate Relationships
by Richard C. Schwartz

Many Minds, One Self
Evidence for a Radical Shift in Paradigm
by Richard C. Schwartz, Robert R. Falconer

Internal Family Systems: Skills Training Manual
by Frank G. Anderson, Martha Sweezy, Richard C. Schwartz

Internal Family Systems Couples Therapy Skills Manual
Healing Relationships with Intimacy from the Inside Out
by Toni Herbine-Blank, Martha Sweezy

Internal Family Systems Therapy: New Dimensions
by Martha Sweezy, Ellen L. Ziskind

IFS: Innovations and Elaborations in Internal Family Systems Therapy
by Martha Sweezy, Ellen L. Ziskind

Internal Family Systems Therapy With Children
by Lisa Spiegel

Intimacy from the Inside Out: Courage and Compassion in Couple Therapy 1st Edition
by Toni Herbine-Blank, Donna M. Kerpelman, Martha Sweezy

Parts Work
An Illustrated Guide to Your Inner Life
by Tom Holmes, PhD

Transforming Troubled Children, Teens, and Their Families
by Arthur G. Mones, PhD

Self-Therapy: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Wholeness and Healing Your Inner Child Using IFS, A New, Cutting-Edge Psychotherapy
Third Edition
by Jay Earley, PhD

Self-Therapy Workbook
by Bonnie Weiss, LCSW
Inner Harmony
Putting Your Self Back in Charge
by Beth Rogerson, PhD

Inner Harmony
Putting Your Self Back in Charge
by Beth Rogerson, PhD

The Inner Curriculum
How to nourish wellbeing, resilience and self-leadership
by Neil & Jane Hawkes

Self-Compassion Day By Day
by Karen A. Locke

We all have Parts!
An Illustrated Guide To Healing Trauma With Internal Family Systems
by Colleen West, LMFT, IFS Certified Therapist

Introduction to the Internal Family Systems Model
Schwartz, R.C. (2001). Introduction to the internal family systems model. Oak Park, IL: Trailheads Publications.

Theories and Strategies of Family Therapy 1st Edition
by by Jon Carlson & Diane Kjos (Eds.), Theories and Strategies of Family Therapy (pp. 275-295). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Internal family systems therapy

Internal Family Systems Therapy (The Guilford Family Therapy Series) First Edition 
by Richard C. Schwartz (1995/2002). Internal family systems therapy. New York: Guilford Press.

Schwartz, R., (online CSL, accessed Feb 2018) The Larger Self

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