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IFS and attachment theory in action: which part of you is choosing your partners?
Wondering why your romantic life is difficult? Internal Family Systems (IFS) can help discern which part of you chooses your partners.
Sean Cuthbert
Jun 11, 20236 min read


Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy and Attachment Theory
Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy is an attachment-focused model of therapy where the attachment process can be seen to be taken...
Sean Cuthbert
Mar 16, 20234 min read


What are "Self-like Parts" in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy?
Is a Self-like part running your life, and your therapy? If you're not sure, check and see if you have an agenda for what may happen.
Sean Cuthbert
Jan 18, 20232 min read


Types of "Inner Critic" in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy
Working with Inner Critics is a common process in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy. The 7 types of Inner Critics are discussed here.
Sean Cuthbert
Oct 2, 20224 min read


Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy: a non-pathologising stance
Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy offers an alternative to the mono theory of mind that dominates mainstream psychiatry and psychology.
Sean Cuthbert
Jul 19, 20222 min read


You have needs... and they matter...
Needs are inextricably linked to emotions, and emotional responses are information about whether one's needs are met are unmet.
Sean Cuthbert
Apr 25, 20223 min read


Working with Protective Parts in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy
In Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy, working with protective parts is key, as these parts have survival strategies from early life.
Sean Cuthbert
Feb 25, 20223 min read


The Self in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy
The Internal Family Systems (IFS) model holds that each of us has a Self - who each of us is at our core with our parts separate.
Sean Cuthbert
Jul 11, 20212 min read


The Soul Nerve and Trauma Recovery
How do polyvagal-informed therapies like Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy allow the full mind-body system to be the focus of therapy.
Sean Cuthbert
Nov 2, 20205 min read


Connecting to your "Inner Critic" using Internal Family Systems (IFS)
The COVID-19 Pandemic stay-at-home orders and lockdowns meant that most venues were shut and people couldn't go anywhere or have their...
Sean Cuthbert
Aug 16, 20204 min read


Increased alcohol consumption during COVID-19 lockdown?
We all saw those pictures in the media during the early panic buying days of COVID-19, where people crowded the aisles of Dan Murphy’s...
Sean Cuthbert
May 9, 20203 min read


Managing anxiety related to COVID-19
As COVID-19 turns day-to-day life into something unrecognisable, managing your reaction to the pandemic is going to be key in staying...
Sean Cuthbert
Mar 22, 20202 min read


Mental Health for Tradies and Construction Workers
On the back on International Women’s Day, it’s a good time to look at the expectations put on men in this changing world in terms of...
Sean Cuthbert
Mar 10, 20203 min read


Why trauma and anxiety treatment needs to be different...
Much of my career has been spent with clients who have had strictly talk therapy where they have gained benefits, but there has...
Sean Cuthbert
Oct 13, 20193 min read


Harden Up Princess
Harden up. Suck it up. Man up. Push through. We’ve been telling men this message for years when faced with life’s challenges, but is...
Sean Cuthbert
Jun 23, 20193 min read


Soul Retrieval: Overcoming and healing complex trauma
An unspoken split in the field of trauma psychotherapy is between professionals who will focus on the treatment of trauma as processing...
Sean Cuthbert
May 26, 20194 min read


"Non-Realisation"- Disconnection from Childhood Trauma
In his astonishing book, "Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression, and the Unexpected Solutions", Johann Hari tears...
Sean Cuthbert
Mar 10, 20194 min read


Losing Strategies for Couples in Conflict
Most of my clients are men so I'm uniquely positioned through my clinical experience to hear common losing strategies men (and their...
Sean Cuthbert
Feb 16, 20194 min read


Empathy for perpetrators of family violence
Over the past five years, family violence has rightly become front and centre as a legal and societal issue, particularly since the death...
Sean Cuthbert
Jan 28, 20193 min read


Male suicide: the silent killer
The world is in a time of great transition. Men have never had it better. We've been freed from those "real man", confining gender...
Sean Cuthbert
Nov 10, 20183 min read
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