Overview

Internal Family Systems Therapy with Children, Second Edition, offers a new way of understanding and supporting children – building deep, respectful relationships with their inner worlds through the adaptation of Richard C. Schwartz’s groundbreaking therapeutic model. With over 50 years of combined experience in child psychotherapy, Lisa Spiegel and Dr. Claire Stubbs weave together theory, step-by-step instruction, and case material to provide child therapists with a clear roadmap for understanding and utilizing the healing power of the IFS modality. The book is enriched with poignant, often humorous vignettes of children’s therapy and offers guidance in a variety of settings including mental health clinics and schools. This updated edition sheds light on several new topics such as gender identity, working with families living with persistent disadvantages, and legacy and cultural burdens. This book also explores the intersectionality of IFS and neurodivergent ""parts,"" and illustrates how to apply IFS methodology. This empathetic guide doesn’t simply tell therapists what to do – it shows them how to truly be with a child in a way that builds trust, emotional safety, and lasting change. This book is essential reading for IFS therapists looking to deepen their understanding of the theory and practice of Internal Family Systems with children and their families.

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Reviews

“It is with great pleasure and excitement that I write these words for the second edition of this wonderful book by Lisa Spiegel and Claire Stubbs. This second edition reflects the changes that have been happening in the world at large and in the domain of IFS therapy. We at The IFS Institute have expanded our reach across the world and now work in schools, with neurodiverse people, continue to work with our racial and class blindspots, and help people who are grappling with their gender identities. This new edition updates and expands the first edition to reflect these changes. This book is an important contribution, not only to the growing literature on IFS, but also to the field of child therapy in general. I’m very grateful.” Richard C. Schwartz, PhD, developer of Internal Family Systems Therapy, faculty at Harvard Medical School “Internal Family Systems and children go together like PB &J. Children naturally take to the imagination, play, honesty and heart of this method. And no voice could be better suited to guide us than that of Lisa Spiegel, a gifted clinician, teacher and storyteller. With warmth, humor and deep compassion, she and Claire Stubbs have written, in this second edition, the definitive text on the subject. A must read for anyone working with either IFS or children and families.” Terrence Real, New York Times best-selling author and Founder, Relational Life Institute “In their readable and relevant 2nd edition of IFS Therapy with Children, Lisa Spiegel and Claire Stubbs masterfully cover all the important bases for reaching children needing extra support. The book refreshes core IFS methods from their first book while adding new chapters addressing the challenges of neurodiversity, gender identity and criminalized children and teens. Each section is filled with relatable case studies, useful explanations, practical interventions and a big dose of clinical compassion. A must-read for parents, clinicians, educators and anyone interested in sensitive, innovative approaches to the complex issues faced by children, teens and families today.” Cece Sykes, LCSW, ACSW, Senior IFS-Institute Trainer; author, IFS Therapy for Addictions: Trauma-Informed Compassion-Based Interventions for Substance Use, Food, Gambling and More

Author Information

Lisa Spiegel, MA, LMHC, is the founder of Soho Parenting in New York City. Lisa is an author and certified IFS therapist and consultant. She teaches therapists around the world. She has worked with children and families for over 40 years. Claire Stubbs, DProf, CPsychol, is a chartered counseling psychologist, author, and IFS therapist specializing in neurodiversity, trauma, and emotionally based school avoidance in the UK.

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