Internal Family Systems Therapy for Shame and Guilt by Martha Sweezy

This book, filled with clinical examples, provides a new viewpoint on the roles of shame and guilt in psychiatric suffering, as well as a step-by-step therapeutic methodology. Martha Sweezy demonstrates how Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy principles can assist trauma survivors and other clients who suffer from crippling guilt comprehend and heal psychological areas that were harmed in childhood. Annotated case pictures demonstrate and explain IFS techniques in action. Other valuable elements include boxed therapeutic exercises, decision trees, and hints to assist therapists in avoiding or overcoming typical mistakes.