In order to allow more people to enroll in the Inner Critic Telephone Class, it has been postponed for two weeks. It will now start on Oct. 7.

Struggling with low self-esteem, depression, perfectionism, self-doubt, or inner conflict? These issues often stem from your Inner Critic, a part of you that judges you and makes you feel bad about yourself. It’s that voice inside that constantly berates you, doubts you, and undermines your self-confidence. Read the rest of this entry »

This fall I will be starting a new therapy group that combines IFS and Interactive modalities.

IFS

Most of you who have been reading my emails know about Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS). For those who don’t, here is a brief description:

IFS is a new form of psychotherapy that has been spreading rapidly across the country in the past decade. It is compassionate, inclusive, spiritual, powerfully healing, and deeply respectful of our inner life. It is incredibly effective on a wide variety of life issues, such as self-esteem, procrastination, depression, and relationship issues. IFS is also user friendly; it helps you to comprehend the complexity of your psyche. Read the rest of this entry »

A reader asks:

I have read your biography, on your website, and am very impressed by (amongst other things) the fact that 1) you have already been a successful practicing psychotherapist for years before adopting IFS, and 2) you switched careers after already having made your mark in computer science, which would seem to be a drastically different field from psychotherapy, though I suspect that it’s not as different as it would first appear. Once I finish your book and have a bit more time to reflect on it, I will have some specific questions for you. In the mean time, I would like to know more about how you came to switch from computer science to psychotherapy and how you came to discover and adapt IFS into your practice. Read the rest of this entry »

A reader writes:

I notice that there were blog entries about both the Inner Champion and the Inner Mentor.

I had thought that the Inner Champion was just a new name for “Bonnie’s” Inner Mentor but from what I understand now they are two separate parts. The Inner Mentor is the Inner Critics POSITIVE helpful role to guide us when needed.

AND because I had just read that…. Read the rest of this entry »

We have developed a free program in which you can choose from a list of statements and images to create a profile of each of your Inner Critic parts — what it says to you, its motivation, the situations that trigger it, and what it looks like. You can also create a profile for the ideal Inner Champion that is the magic bullet to help you deal with each Critic — the encouraging and supportive statements you would like it to say to you and what it looks like. Read the rest of this entry »