by Robert Falconer | Aug 15, 2020 | IFS Model, Parts, Robert Falconer, Teaching
Much of the work of my adult life was searching for ways to heal from severe trauma for myself and my clients. This search took me decades of hard work and there was much wasted effort and time. IFS is the most potent and respectful model I have found. I want...
by Robert Falconer | Aug 15, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorized
IFS has a revolutionary way of thinking of and working with addictions. The knowledge of firefighter parts and how they function in a person’s system illuminates and clarifies addiction treatment. Even though many therapists do not believe it, IFS fits very well...
by Robert Falconer | Jul 17, 2020 | IFS Model, Sexual Abuse, Trauma
This was my primary area of focus and expertise for most of my life. It was my training ground and testing ground for various healing methods. It is still at the base of what I do. Many therapists and people today are too young to remember, but back in the 70s and 80s...
by Robert Falconer | Jul 17, 2020 | Expressive Arts, IFS Model, IFS work, Movement, Teaching
The fields of movement, dance, and expressive arts are already to some extent unified within IFS but so much more could be done with movement. There is so much talk of somatic psychotherapy these days; but most of the time that’s all it is: talk. If people get...
by Robert Falconer | Jul 17, 2020 | IFS Model, Featured, IFS work, Unattached Burdens
Carl Jung discovered, that as we go deeper and deeper into our psyches we start to find things that transcend our personal life experiences. These realms, the others within, or what I also call the further reaches of IFS. Until I published The Others Within Us in...
by Robert Falconer | Apr 15, 2020 | Podcasts with Robert Falconer, Blog, IFS Model, Parts, Robert Falconer, Sexual Abuse
In this episode of IFS Talks, Robert Falconer is featured. Robert was one of the first men to speak publicly about childhood sexual abuse, and for many years he worked primarily with men with a similar trauma history. He discusses his own history with his family, his...