When people come to therapy, one of the most common questions I hear is: “Why IFS? How is it different from other approaches?” There are many effective therapy models, and each has value. What draws me to Internal Family Systems (IFS) — and why I choose it for much of my work and as an overarching framework — is the compassion and respect it brings to clients’ experiences, the gentle and self-compassionate process, the deep, almost “cellular level” changes it can bring, and the ability to...