Our protectors, managers and firefighters alike, are devoted parts in our internal system, even if their methods sometimes create struggle or disconnection. When we meet them with curiosity and love, we open the door to change and invite every part of us to work together in harmony.

Art therapy is innately creative, embraces metaphor, often explores unconscious thought, and brings about meaning-making from imagery. Art therapy easily aligns with IFS because of its reliance on internal dialogue, metaphors, communication, and connections.

Art therapy is innately creative, embraces metaphor, often explores unconscious thought, and brings about meaning-making from imagery. Art therapy easily aligns with IFS because of its reliance on internal dialogue, metaphors, communication, and connections.