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IFS was created by pioneering psychologist Richard Schwartz, PhD. It is an established and increasingly popular form of therapy. The Pattern SystemSM was created by Jay Earley, PhD. It is still under development, and nothing has been published about it yet. The Pattern SystemSM and IFS complement each other. IFS is a very powerful method for psychotherapy that is process oriented. Unlike many other therapy approaches, IFS doesn’t attempt to lay out the specific dynamics of a person’s psychology, in terms of underlying core issues, primary defenses, and so on. Other than the very important distinction it makes between managers, firefighters, and exiles, IFS focuses exclusively on the therapy process, with the assumption that the therapist doesn’t need to figure out and interpret the client’s issues. Once the client gets to know his or her parts, they will tell you what is going on. The Pattern SystemSM supplies the specific psychology of various types of parts. It constitutes a map of the human psyche. Therefore they complement each other. IFS provides the therapy process and the Pattern SystemSM the psychological content. The Pattern SystemSM needs no method for therapy because it can rely on IFS for that. They work together beautifully.
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