Richard C. Schwartz

Richard C. Schwartz (born 14 September 1949),[1] is an American systemic family therapist, academic, author, and creator of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) branch of therapy.[2][3][4] He developed his foundational work with IFS in the 1980s[5][6] after noticing that his clients were made up of many different pieces of "parts" of their "Self."[4][7][8] He teaches that, "Our inner parts contain valuable qualities and our core Self knows how to heal, allowing us to become integrated and whole. In IFS all parts are welcome."[9]

Career

Schwartz earned his Ph.D. in marriage and family therapy. He has taught at several institutions, including the University of Illinois and Northwestern University as well as Harvard Medical School.[6][3][8]

He is the founder of the Center for Self Leadership in 2000, but in 2019, the organization changed its name to the IFS Institute.[10]

Publications

Schwartz has published over 50 articles about IFS,[4] and his authorship includes the following:

  • Introduction to the Internal Family Systems Model, Second Edition
  • Internal Family Systems: Skills Training Manual (co-authored with Frank G. Anderson & Martha Sweezy)
  • No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model[8]
  • The Mosaic Mind: Empowering the Tormented Selves of Child Abuse Survivors (co-authored with Regina A. Goulding)
  • You Are The One You've Been Waiting For: Bringing Courageous Love To Intimate Relationships
  • Many Minds, One Self: Evidence for a Radical Shift in Paradigm (co-authored with Robert R. Falconer
  • Handbook of Family Therapy Training and Supervision (Edited by Howard A. Liddle, Douglas C. Breunlin, and Richard C. Schwartz)

References
  1. Birth date from ISNI, retrieved 2023-07-18
  2. "Richard Schwartz | Faculty Member | Esalen". www.esalen.org. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  3. "Richard C. Schwartz". Guilford Press. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  4. "Richard C. Schwartz, Ph.D. - The Founder of Internal Family Systems | IFS Institute". ifs-institute.com. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  5. "About IFS". www.foundationifs.org. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  6. "Center for Mindfulness & Compassion - Boston". Center for Mindfulness & Compassion. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  7. Qureshi-Hurst, Emily (2021-07-01). "Interview With Dr. Richard Schwartz: No Bad…". Spirituality+Health. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  8. Biancolli, Amy (2022-07-16). "The Parts Within Us: An Interview with Richard Schwartz, Creator of Internal Family Systems". Mad In America. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  9. "What is Internal Family Systems? | IFS Institute". ifs-institute.com. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  10. "About Us | IFS Institute". ifs-institute.com. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
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