Internal Family Systems Therapy for OCD: A Clinician's Guide [Hardcover]

Introduction??Part 1: Introduction to Internal Family Systems Therapy??1. The Internal Family Systems Approach? 2. The Process and Methods of IFS Therapy??Part 2: What to Know About OCD??3. An Overview of OCD? 4. Assessment and Diagnosis of OCD? 5. Evidence-based Treatment Options for OCD??Part 3: The Theory of IFS for OCD??6. An IFS Conceptualization of OCD? 7. The OCD Cycle Through an IFS Lens? 8. Why and How IFS Can Be Useful for Clients with OCD??Part 4: The Practice of IFS for OCD: Self-led ERP??9. IFS-informed Assessment of OCD? 10. Phase One: Relating to Protectors and Accessing Self? 11. Phase Two: Encountering and Unburdening Exiles? 12. Phase Three: Reconnecting with Protectors? Afterword? References

Internal Family Systems Therapy for OCD offers a groundbreaking integration of the compassionate, parts-based IFS approach with evidence-based OCD treatments.

I'm thrilled with this book! I spent much of my career trying unsuccessfully to convince the field of psychiatry that IFS was effective with difficult to treat conditions like OCD. Melissa Mose is an OCD specialist who has a depth of knowledge about and experience with the condition. She knows the pluses and minuses of the traditional exposure approach, and, in this well-written book, she deftly combines elements of exposure with a thorough understanding of IFS. She provides ample case examples complete with transcribed dialogues and extensive details in terms of how to implement her approach. I believe this represents a breakthrough in the treatment of OCD and Melissa exhibits such mastery that I suspect many OCD specialists will be tempted to try it out.

Dick Schwartz,?PhD,?developer of the IFS model, adjunct faculty, department of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School

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