Understanding Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy: Meeting All Your Inner Parts

As a therapist, I often tell clients, “You’re not too much—you’re just made up of a lot.” Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy takes this to heart. It’s a compassionate, evidence-based approach that sees each person as having many different “parts” inside—like an inner family—with each one holding its own feelings, memories, and roles. The Big […]

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Concerned

Dear Liza,I am writing to you, because I’m concerned about the future of my relationship. I am beginning law school at Villanova in a week. My partner of three years was also supposed to attend Villanova law school with me. However, he was only accepted at Boston University law school. This obviously means we will

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Exploring Existential Therapy: Finding Meaning in the Human Experience

In the therapy room, clients often bring concerns that are difficult to articulate: a nagging sense of emptiness, a feeling that life has lost its meaning, or an anxiety that seems to have no clear cause. While many therapeutic modalities focus on symptoms, patterns, or diagnoses, existential therapy takes a different approach. It invites clients

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Feeling Hopeless

ADVICE COLUMN FOR JULY Dear Liza, I’ve been in a long distance relationship with another man for exactly one year. I’m 32, and this is my first “real” relationship. And my first time being in love. At first, things with my boyfriend were absolutely great. However, my boyfriend has a tendency to just completely shut

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