Going Inside: Healing Trauma from the Inside Out
Hosted by licensed trauma therapist John Clarke, LPCC, Going Inside is a podcast on a mission to help you heal from trauma and reconnect with your authentic Self. This show explores trauma healing through the lens of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy with detours into EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, and more. Tune in for enlightening guest expert interviews, immersive solo deep dives, real-life therapy sessions, and soothing guided meditations. Learn more about and apply to work 1-1 with John at https://www.johnclarketherapy.com.
Going Inside: Healing Trauma from the Inside Out
Self-Like Parts & IFS with Mel Galbraith of IFSCA
In this episode, I’m joined again by Mel Galbraith of IFSCA, a seasoned IFS therapist and teacher, to dive into what it means to be self-led in the therapy room. We talk about the subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways our therapist parts show up during sessions, and how being human—and having parts—doesn’t make us bad therapists. In fact, when we tend to those parts with care, we actually expand our ability to hold space for clients. We explore how therapist agendas can interrupt attunement, why love and curiosity are key to working with any system, and how the work we do on ourselves is just as important as what we do with clients. If you’re a practitioner trying to deepen your self-leadership and your IFS skills, this one’s for you.
🌿 Key takeaways:
- Therapists must attend to their own parts in real time to maintain attunement with clients.
- Effective IFS work relies equally on knowing the model and staying grounded in self-energy.
- Clients feel safer and go deeper when therapists release the agenda and trust the process.
Learn more about Mel Galbraith below:
https://www.youtube.com/@IFSCA
www.youtube.com/@mel.galbraith
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61568170237483
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