THE FOUNDER OF IFS IS DR. RICHARD SCHWARTZ.

Schwartz began work in family therapy with a systems approach and discovered, through listening carefully to his clients with eating disorders and self harming behaviours, that we have our own internal set of "parts" which effect our psychology on a daily basis, and a "self" which is underneath, connected to something greater than ourselves and completely unaffected by traumas. It is a resource which when reached can provide important insights, confidence and compassion.  HE INTRODUCES HIS MODEL HERE.

RICHARD SCHWARTZ DOES AN IFS DEMONSTRATION WITH SOREN GORDHAMER HERE.

DEREK SCOTT, BEFORE HE SADLY PASSED AWAY IN FEB 2024, WAS DIRECTOR OF IFSCA (IFS Canada).

Having trained with Richard Schwartz for many years, Derek led the Stepping Stones training I completed in Dec 2023. He was a wonderful teacher, rigourous, humerous and deeply committed to the model and its capacity for personal and interpersonal transformation. 

YOU CAN WATCH HIM WORKING WITH A CLIENT HERE.